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Causes of the Civil War: "Bleeding Kansas" and the Dred Scott Decision
• causes of the civil war • bleeding kansas • dred scott decision

The Dred Scott Decision
With the election of James Buchanan in 1856, the incoming administration sought to reconcile differences over the slavery issue. However, a Supreme Court decision would have just the opposite effect.
• the dred scott decision • slavery • civil war • south • north

The Presidency of James Buchanan
Despite a successful political road leading up to becoming President, Buchanan was forced to face some of the worst crises America has ever seen; a ask at which he failed
• president james buchanan • kansas-nebraska act • dred scott decision • chief justice roger b. taney • lecompton constitution

The Rise of Abraham Lincoln
Beginning in 1847, Abraham Lincoln entered national politics, and quickly made a name for himself for his personal convictions and blunt honesty.
• politics of abraham lincoln • history of the republican party • lincoln-douglas debates • presidential election of 1860 • american civil war


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