What caused the civil war
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What Caused the Civil War Wayne Taylor Tyler Dubosh Michael Polozzi
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What Caused the Civil War
Wayne Taylor
Tyler Dubosh
Michael Polozzi
Slavery
• The main point the Civil war started was the debate over slavery.
Revolts
• The Kansas-Nebraska Act. This broke the Missouri Compromise. Popular Severity was used, so many people for and against slaves moved to Kansas to place their vote
Douglas-Lincoln Debates
• They were both running for Illinois governor.
• They were debating on how to handle slavery
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
• The book by Harriet Beecher Stove caused much controversy over slavery.
• Although the book was fiction, it still gave people the thought that slavery was horrible