Events Leading to Civil War Review - Leigh Face | Library

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How did the Compromise of 1850 settle the dispute over California becoming a new state?

Analyze government policies regarding slavery, such as the three-fifths clause, the Missouri Compromise (1820) and the Compromise of 1850

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How did the Fugitive Slave Act increase tension between the North and South?

Analyze government policies regarding slavery, such as the three-fifths clause, the Missouri Compromise (1820) and the Compromise of 1850

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Why did violence erupt in Kansas in 1855 over the issue of slavery?

Describe pro-slavery and anti-slavery positions and explain how debates over slavery influenced politics and sectionalism

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How did the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin contribute to the start of the Civil War?

Examine the effect that national interests have on shaping government policy, such as the abolitionist movement and slavery, states' rights, and regional commerce

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How did the Supreme Court rule in the case of Dred Scott, the slave who was suing for his freedom?

Analyze the ideological breakdown that resulted from different events and issues, such as Virginia-Kentucky resolutions, the Hartford Convention, nullification/states' rights, political party division, the Dred Scott decision, John Brown raids

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What did John Brown plan to do after attacking the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry?

Analyze the ideological breakdown that resulted from different events and issues, such as Virginia-Kentucky resolutions, the Hartford Convention, nullification/states' rights, political party division, the Dred Scott decision, John Brown raids

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Why were Southerners so angry over the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency in 1960?

Explain why the 1860 election led to the secession of the southern states

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What did it mean for states to secede beginning in December of 1861?

Explain why the 1860 election led to the secession of the southern states

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What was the result of the Battle of Fort Sumter in April 1861?

Identify the goals, resources and strategies of the North and the South

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Which of the following statements is true about the events leading to the Civil War?

Describe how cultural, economic and political differences contributed to sectionalism