17.Describe major events, compromises, and incidents leading ot the Civil War.
Dred Scott decision, made the Supreme Court allow slavery and said that african americans were not citizens of the United States. The Comprimise of 1850 started when they wanted California to enter as a free state, after that they used popular soveriegnty which allowed states entering the union to vote on whether or not to be a free or slave state. Uncle Tom's cabin was a book that was against slavery. Fugitive slave law made it illegal to let a slave go if they saw them. When Lincoln was elected southern states started to secede because the thought he was going to ban slavery.
18. Describe the advantages of the north and the south during the civil war.
The north had Abraham Lincoln who was a good leader, the north had a larger population, more railroads, better navy, more factories, more money. The south was more familiar with the terrain since it was in the south, they had better military leaders, they had better trained soldiers.
19. Positive and Negative effects on the US.
Reconstruction occured after the Civil War. Freedmans Bureau was very important to ex-slaves it helped them find something to do. 3 amendments were added after the war, they mainly gave them citizenship and had to give them the same rights as everyone else. The KKK started after the war they wanted to restore white power, they terrozied and killed the black population.
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