In 1860, the institution of slavery was firmly entrenched in the United States; by 1865, it was dead. How did this happen?

In 1860, the institution of slavery was firmly entrenched in the United States; by 1865, it was dead. How did this happen? How did Union policy toward slavery and enslaved people change over the course of the war? Why did it change?

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