Causes+of+the+Civil+War

LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Causes of the Civil War

Complete the following on a sheet of notebook paper:

 Define 'American Civil War'

The following events occurred in the years prior to the American Civil War. Use the Internet to research each one and write at least 3-4 sentences describing the event. Be sure to tell the WHO-WHAT-WHERE-WHEN-HOW of each event. 1. Invention of the Cotton Gin (1793) 2. Missouri Compromise 3. The Liberator 4. Nat Turner's Rebellion 5. Compromise of 1850 6. 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' by Harriet Beecher Stowe 7. Kansas-Nebraska Act 8. Bleeding Kansas 9. Dred Scot Decision 10. Lincoln-Douglas Debates 11. John Brown's Raid 12. Lincoln Becomes President <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">13. CSA is formed <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">14. Attack on Fort Sumter
 * The HOW is HOW did it affect the war or HOW did it help lead to the war.