r his life informed them of the Black and Tans addresses. They then went and killed many of them. This led to the British calling a truce. (Coogan,"Troubles",pgs. 35-42)
             Michael Collins was chosen to go over to London to negotiate this truce. They came to an agreement that
             Ireland, except six northern counties known as Ulster, would become a freestate, but still pledge allegiance to Britain. Collins felt that this was a stepping stone towards a republic.(Coogan, "Michael Collins", pgs. 9-20)
             When he came back to make the agreement known, DeVelera disagreed with it. He didn't want to settle with anything but full freedom as a republic. In Michael Collins eyes this was nothing but a declaration of all out war. So they took a vote of the people to see what they wanted. The majority chose to keep the agreement. DeVelera got a group that felt the same way as he did together to form an alliance. Meanwhile Michael Collins and the newly formed freestate had developed an official army.(Coogan, Michael Collins, pgs. 23-35) DeVelera's people and Michael Collins army ended going into civil war. After many deaths, DeVelera called Collins up to Beal na Bla, County Cork to talk out some sort of compromise. But it was all a setup, and Michael Collins was killed. The Irish Army ended up
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