Arc 2: Events Leading to Civil War

Reorder

Put the following Causes of the Civil War in the correct order.

• Texas joins the United States

• Compromise of 1850

• Dred Scott Decision

• Election of 1860

• Secession - Join the Confederate States of America

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• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

Who was elected President in 1860 that led to the secession of 11 southern states?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

Dropdown

A Supreme Court ruling that held that African Americans were not citizens, and therefore could not sue in federal court. It also ruled that Congress had no power to forbid slavery in federal territories. -_​ ​

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Open Ended

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