The State<span> of </span>Alabama<span> declared that it had </span>seceded<span> from the </span>United States of America<span> on January 11, 1861. It then quickly joined the </span>Confederate States<span> during the </span>American Civil War<span>. A </span>slave state<span>, Alabama provided a significant source of troops and leaders, military material, supplies, food, horses and mules; however, very little of the state's cotton crop could be sold, as the main port of </span>Mobile<span> was closed off by the </span>U.S. Navy<span>.</span>
Observing a day of rest one day a week
Women and enslaved or free African Americans. (Depends on the time your talking about)
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"A. Invading Iraq would divert attention and resources from the goal of destroying al-Qaeda." describes the arguments that were made against President Bush's decision to invade Iraq in 2003.
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