K.+Road+to+the+Civil+War

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** Road to the Civil War (1848-1860) ** // The Civil War was caused by historic economic, social, and political sectional differences that were further emotionalized by the slavery issue. //  · Slavery  || · Nature of the Union · "Compact Theory" vs. "Contract Theory"  || · Regional Economic Differences || · Extremism (growing unwillingness to compromise) || · 1848 Election || · 1852 Election || · 1856 Election || · Freeport Doctrine || · Election of 1860 · Democratic Split · Lincoln  || · Who and Why · Attempts at Compromise Failed (Crittenden Plan) ||
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 * __ Four Main Issues __
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 * __ Presidential Politics and the Issues __
 * __ Presidential Politics and the Issues __
 * __ Presidential Politics and the Issues __
 * · Compromise of 1850 ||
 * · // Uncle Tom's Cabin // & Harriet Beecher Stowe ||
 * · Kansas-Nebraska Act  ||
 * · "Bleeding Kansas” ||
 * · Dred Scott Case ||
 * · Lincoln-Douglas Debates
 * · John Brown and Harper’s Ferry ||
 * __ Presidential Politics and the Issues __
 * · Secession