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For more than 160 years, historians have discussed and debated the various factors that have caused the American Civil War. The Civil War and the factors that led to it is so fascinating that this time period is one of the most researched in American history. Throughout Unit VII, we have seen various events or variables that could be identified as the primary factor that set the United States on a path toward the American Civil War. This one factor and its impact will be the focus of our Unit VII assignment.

Assignment Instructions:

After reading the Unit VII Study Guide and Chapter 14, select one event from the list below:

The Compromise of 1850
The Kansas-Nebraska Act & Bleeding Kansas
Presidential Election of 1856
Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
Presidential Election of 1860
Write a scholarly paper in which you accomplish the following:

Explain the event that you have selected
Explain why this event caused disunion in the United States, placing the country on a trajectory toward the American Civil War.