(Solution) HIST405N Week 4 Discussion 1: Stepping Stones to the Civil War

COURSE

HIST405N – United States History

Initial Post Instructions
For the initial post, pick three (3) of the leading causes of the American Civil War:

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

Then, address one (1) of the following for your selections:

  • Based on the historical facts given in this module, 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 American civil war began in 1861, with the immediate trigger being the election of President Abraham Lincoln in 1860 (Corbett et al., 2017). President Lincoln’s election led to the secession of eleven Southern states that formed the Confederate States of America. The Republican victory was perceived as a threat to the Southerners who felt that the Republican abolitionists would employ the violent tactics, used previously by John Brown, to deprive them of their chattel slaves.……Please click the icon below to access entire solution at $5