Question

many events connected to slavery led to the civil war. Match each event with how it helped lead to the civil war.

The Missouri compromise

fugitive slave act of 1850

Kansas Nebraska act

Dred Scott decision

election of 1860

how it helped the civil war answers:
northerners resent southerners for making them participate in the capture of runaway enslaved people

pro-slavery and anti-slavery Americans fight each other to gain political control of a territory

a geographic line separates the country into slave territory and free territory

southern states secede from the union because of Abraham Lincoln's victory

Anti-slavery Northerners feel that the Supreme Court is too pro-slavery

Answer 1

Certainly! Here’s how each event connected to slavery led to the Civil War, matched with the appropriate explanation:

1. **The Missouri Compromise**:
- **Answer**: a geographic line separates the country into slave territory and free territory.

2. **Fugitive Slave Act of 1850**:
- **Answer**: northerners resent southerners for making them participate in the capture of runaway enslaved people.

3. **Kansas-Nebraska Act**:
- **Answer**: pro-slavery and anti-slavery Americans fight each other to gain political control of a territory.

4. **Dred Scott Decision**:
- **Answer**: Anti-slavery Northerners feel that the Supreme Court is too pro-slavery.

5. **Election of 1860**:
- **Answer**: southern states secede from the union because of Abraham Lincoln's victory.

These events contributed to the escalating tensions between slave and free states, ultimately culminating in the Civil War.