Assignment task: Write a minimum 375 word essay on the causes of the civil war: Essay must:
1) Why conflicts between the North and South heated up after the US-Mexico War.
2) Integrate the following terms: Free Soil Party, Popular Sovereignty (and its failure), Bleedin' Kansas, and the Dred Scott decision.
This assignment is designed to help you explain to students how the United States almost ended. It is a pivotal period in American History. For background please see this powerpoint (which we will be going over in discussion) and this free textbook chapter. (you must click "next" to scroll through each page)