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Causes of the Civil War

Causes of the Civil War. Mr. Kitchin 8 th Grade Social Studies. Main Menu. Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act. Dred Scott Supreme Court Decision Election of Abraham Lincoln Further Information. Cause of the Civil War.

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Causes of the Civil War

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  1. Causes of the Civil War Mr. Kitchin 8th Grade Social Studies Main Menu

  2. Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act Dred Scott Supreme Court Decision Election of Abraham Lincoln Further Information Cause of the Civil War Click on the above links to learn about the causes of the Civil War.

  3. Missouri Compromise • Maine admitted as a Free State • Missouri admitted as a Slave State • Slavery forbidden north of Latitude 36° 30‘ Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act Dred Scot Election of 1860 Further Information Main Menu

  4. Compromise of 1850 • California admitted as a free state • Utah/New Mexico territories entered under Popular Sovereignty • Voters in territory make their own decision about slavery Missouri Compromise Kansas-Nebraska Act Dred Scott Decision Election of 1860 Further Information Main Menu

  5. Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) • Repealed Missouri Compromise • Canceled effectiveness of Compromise of 1850 • Kansas enters as a territory based on Popular Sovereignty • Nebraska enters as a territory based on Popular Sovereignty Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Dred Scot Election of 1860 Further Information Main Menu

  6. Dred Scott Supreme Court Decision • Ruling by Supreme Court: • African-Americans denied the right to sue in federal court • Congress does not have the power to make a law taking slaves away from people who bring them into a free territory • The Supreme Court voted 7-2. Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act Election of 1860 Further Information Main Menu

  7. Election of Abraham Lincoln *Election of 1860 • The South vowed to secede from the Union if Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States. Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act Dred Scot Further Information Main Menu

  8. Further Information • For more information, please visit the following: • http://civilwarcauses.org/ • http://civilwar.com/ • http://www.civil-war.net/ Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act Dred Scot Election of 1860 Further InformationMain Menu

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