Question

Many events connected to slavery led to the Civil War. Match each event with how it helped lead to the Civil War.(5 points) Put responses in the correct input to answer the question. Select a response, navigate to the desired input and insert the response. Responses can be selected and inserted using the space bar, enter key, left mouse button or touchpad. Responses can also be moved by dragging with a mouse. The Missouri Compromise Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act Dred Scott decision Election of 1860

Answer 1

Here is how each event helped lead to the Civil War:

1. The Missouri Compromise: Established a line (the 36°30' parallel) that divided free and slave territories, temporarily easing tensions but ultimately highlighting the sectional divide over slavery.

2. Fugitive Slave Act of 1850: Strengthened the process for capturing runaway slaves, angering abolitionists in the North and solidifying opposition to slavery.

3. Kansas-Nebraska Act: Allowed settlers in Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery, leading to violent conflict known as "Bleeding Kansas" and increasing sectional tensions.

4. Dred Scott decision: Ruled that African Americans could not be citizens and that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery in the territories, invalidating earlier compromises and inflaming the abolitionist movement.

5. Election of 1860: Resulted in the victory of Abraham Lincoln, who was seen as an opponent of slavery's expansion, leading to Southern states’ secession from the Union.

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