Many events connected to slavery led to the Civil War. Match each event with how it helped lead to the Civil War.(5 points)

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The Missouri Compromise
Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Dred Scott decision
Election of 1860
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

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

1. The Missouri Compromise

   • A geographic line separates the country into slave territory and free territory.

2. Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

   • Northerners resent Southerners for making them participate in the capture of runaway enslaved people.

3. Kansas-Nebraska Act

   • Pro-slavery and anti-slavery Americans fight each other to gain political control of a territory.

4. Dred Scott decision

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

5. Election of 1860

   • Southern states secede from the Union because of Abraham Lincoln's victory.