Slavery during the war Stephanie Indigo's class

My theme for my second quilt project is slavery. Slavery was very important because it caused the south to want to secede, which made the north fight to keep the country together. Slavery is why the war began; but think carefully about this, because this was NOT why the war was fought. Not at first, at least.
     The main picture on my quilt square is of the Emancipation Proclamation. This of course was a very important part of the war, and a vital contributor to my subject. Many people may think its silly, stupid even, to have declared a law over all parts of a country you cannot control. It just wastes paper. But Lincoln had a plan. The Proclamation not only stated that slavery was against the constitution, but it also gave the Union something to fight for, and, most importantly, it made France and England support them. For they were firmly set AGAINST slavery, and to support the south was to go against their firm beliefs.
    In the middle of the Proclamation, there is a summery of it.  To each side, there is either an S or a N, to represent the different views of the north and the south. under each letter there is a picture of chains, representing slavery.
     On the north's side, there is a red X through it, show that they are against slavery. Also on the norths' side, there are the words, "FIGHT FOR THE CONSTITUTION". There are also two men by the dividing line between the north and south. One is black. The other is white. This stands for how in the north, blacks were allowed to fight in the war. Opposite the men are two other men. They are both white. This stands for how only whites could join the army in the south, because the blacks were enslaved. In between the soldiers, there is a gray sword (confederate) and a blue sword (union) clashing. this symbolizes the war itself.
     On the south's side, there is black man holding the Proclamation and declaring that he is free. Below this there is the statement "FIGHT FOR SUCCESSION!" Which shows how the Proclamation made the south even angrier and more determined to keep slavery in place.