Causes of the Civil War DBQ
From 1861-1865, The United States were in a Civil War within Itself. The two sides were the Confederates, the South, and the Union, the North. This great conflict had many causes. The first major cause of the Civil War was the Missouri Compromise. The second main cause of the Civil War was the reaction to John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry. The last of the major causes was Abraham Lincoln’s election in 1860 and the South’s secession.
The very first major cause of the…
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