Assertion: civil war's effect | /r/CapableOf | redefine the united states
Facets:
value: firmly
type: MANNER
value: as a single, indivisible nation
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: With the defeat of the Southern Confederacy and the subsequent passage of the XIII, XIV, and XV amendments to the Constitution, the Civil War’s lasting effects include abolishing the institution of slavery in America and firmly redefining the United States as a single, indivisible nation rather than a loosely bound collection of independent states.