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Events That Led to the Civil War 1. Missouri Compromise—Drew boundary lines on the map of the USA. N-no slavery/S-slavery in new territories/states. 2. Compromise of 1850—CA entered the Union as a free state and slave trade was banned in D.C., Fugitive Slave Act passed forcing Northerners to return runaways. 3. Kansas-Nebraska Act—Both territories tried to enter the Union at same time and were above the Missouri Compromise line. Popular Sovereignty was put in place allowing people to vote for/against slavery. 4. “Bleeding Kansas”—Pro and Anti slavery forces snuck into Kansas to vote illegally. Many pro-slavery supporters were killed. 5. Dred Scott Case—Dred Scott sued for his freedom claiming he was a free man since he was living in free territory and his master was dead. Supreme Court said NO b/c he was not a citizen and could not sue in court. 6. Raid on Harpers Ferry—John Brown led an Anti-slavery raid on an arsenal in VA to seize weapons and arm slaves to revolt. Captured and hanged for treason. Election of 1860 *4 Candidates: --Bell (Constitutional Union)=Took no stance for/against slavery --Breckenridge (Southern Democrat)=Let slavery expand into all territories/states --Douglas (Democrat)=Supported popular sovereignty --Lincoln (Republican)=Contain slavery, keep where it was and don’t let it spread into new states/territories Lincoln Won: Did not win popular vote but did win electoral college SC seceded (broke away from the Union or USA) and formed a new country called the Confederate States of America. Assignment: • Create a CD cover that focuses on the causes of the Civil War. Include the following: 1. An original title related to the topic 2. An image on the front cover related to the topic 3. Your Name as the artist 4. 10 original song titles related to the topic: 1 on the Election of 1860, 3 on slavery, 6 on the events leading up to the war 5. Should be neat and colorful 6. This is a FORMAL grade