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Part Four

Part Four. Causes of the Civil War CSS 11.1.3 Essential Question: What were the causes of the American Civil War? 3-5 sentences. Causes of the Civil War. 1. Mexican-American War, 1846 The US tried to buy California from Mexico and then went to war.

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  1. Part Four Causes of the Civil War CSS 11.1.3 Essential Question: What were the causes of the American Civil War? 3-5 sentences

  2. Causes of the Civil War 1. Mexican-American War, 1846 • The US tried to buy California from Mexico and then went to war. • The US grew by 1/3 and then fought over whether the new territory should be free or slave. • When gold was found in 1849 a huge fight began over what to do with California. • The Compromise of 1850 made CA a state and the bad blood that followed led directly to the Civil War. CSS 11.1.4

  3. Causes of the Civil War 2. Sectionalism • The northern and southern states fought over political control of the nation. • Everything came back to slavery even though they tried not to talk about it. • The senate was kept balanced so there was an even number of free and slave votes. CSS 11.1.4

  4. Causes of the Civil War 3. Dred Scott decision, 1857 • Dred Scott, a slave, sued for his freedom because his master took him to a northern state. • The Supreme Court ruled that a slave is property no matter where he/she is. • This made all states slave states. CSS 11.10.7

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