Causes of the Civil War
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- The Kansas Nebraska Act was an act proposed by Stephen Douglas which was the senator of Illinois. The act allowed territories to chose whether they wanted to be a slave or free state. This process was done through popular sovereignty which meant that anyone who live in the territories could vote on the state's status. The act was controversial because many people moved in large numbers to sway the voting. This lead to many fights between pro slavery and abolitionist supporters.
- Kansas Nebraska Act, 1854Emmanuel Velazquez
- This should be a free territory!
- Well I think it should be a slave territory!
- The 1860 election was the presidential election number 19 and the main candidates were Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas, John Bell, and John C. Breckenridge. One of the main topics of these presidential debates was the topic of slavery and whether it should keep expanding into the western states. Although Lincoln did not show up in many southern states, he still won the election. The election was controversial because the southern states thought Lincoln would try to take their slave, so they decided to leave the union and formed the confederacy.
- 1860 Election, 1860Emmanuel Velazquez
- I'm not getting rid of slavery!
- Yes you are! We're leaving ,and making our own country.
- Fort Sumter, 1861Emmanuel Velazquez
- The battle of fort Sumter was a battle in the Civil War, and it concluded in a confederate victory. After the Confederacy tried to leave the U.S. They ordered the union troops to leave southern soil. Lincoln ordered the troops to stay in the south to which the Confederates started seizing U.S forts. The North was planning on resupplying the fort which was low on essential supplies. The south saw this action as an act of aggression and attacked the fort. This battle was controversial because it was the battle that started the Civil War.
- Since you won't leave, we will attack you!
- We are low on supplies, we surrender!!
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