The South wanted to secede from the Union because it thought the North was too powerful. The North wanted to keep the United States together.
What does your book say about the Dred Scott Decision and the Missouri Compromise?
I have a few questions:
What started the Civil War?
What was the Dred Scott Decision?
What was the Missuri Compromise?
3 answers
i don't know, we had to return our books a few days ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dred_Scott_v._Sandford
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Compromise
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missouri_Compromise