[Answered] HIST405N Week 4: Stepping Stones to the Civil War


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HIST405N – United States History


Initial Post Instructions

In preparation for the initial post, consider two (2) of the leading causes of the American Civil War:

  • The Compromise of 1850
  • The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850
  • Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852
  • The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
  • The Dred Scott Case of 1857
  • The Lincoln Douglas Debates 1858

Then, in one (1) to two (2) paragraphs, address one (1) of the following:

  • Based on the historical facts given your two (2) selections above, assess if the American Civil War was inevitable.
  • Analyze if the United States Supreme Court can settle legal and moral issues through judiciary review. In your response, provide a documented example of a modern parallel of a legal or moral issue settled by the United States Supreme Court.

 

Solution

The factors that led to the American Civil War have been a subject of scholarly interest for long. They have been discussed far and wide since the war ended in the year 1865 (Corbett et al., 2017). No one factor can be cited as the single reason why the war broke out. Relatively, one of the factors that led to the Civil war is the Compromise of 1850..………….please follow the link below to purchase the solution at $5