Causes of the War: 1800-1861

Civil War Highlights uses a revealing and informative timeline format to explore all aspects of the conflict that tore the United States apart between 1861 and 1865.

Causes of the War describes the coming of the Civil War. It charts the history of slavery in North America and explains why the North and the South had come to have complete opposite attitudes toward the institution. It also describes the various political steps that led to secession and the firing of the first shots in the war.

Describes the causes of the war in clear, concise chapters.

Parallel timeline traces developments in the United States and around the world.

Boxes and text panels highlight significant individuals and events.

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Causes of the War: 1800-1861

Civil War Highlights uses a revealing and informative timeline format to explore all aspects of the conflict that tore the United States apart between 1861 and 1865.

Causes of the War describes the coming of the Civil War. It charts the history of slavery in North America and explains why the North and the South had come to have complete opposite attitudes toward the institution. It also describes the various political steps that led to secession and the firing of the first shots in the war.

Describes the causes of the war in clear, concise chapters.

Parallel timeline traces developments in the United States and around the world.

Boxes and text panels highlight significant individuals and events.

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Causes of the War: 1800-1861

Causes of the War: 1800-1861

by Tim (EDT) Cooke
Causes of the War: 1800-1861

Causes of the War: 1800-1861

by Tim (EDT) Cooke

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Civil War Highlights uses a revealing and informative timeline format to explore all aspects of the conflict that tore the United States apart between 1861 and 1865.

Causes of the War describes the coming of the Civil War. It charts the history of slavery in North America and explains why the North and the South had come to have complete opposite attitudes toward the institution. It also describes the various political steps that led to secession and the firing of the first shots in the war.

Describes the causes of the war in clear, concise chapters.

Parallel timeline traces developments in the United States and around the world.

Boxes and text panels highlight significant individuals and events.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781599208138
Publisher: Black Rabbit Books
Publication date: 08/01/2012
Series: Civil War Highlights Series
Pages: 48
Product dimensions: 8.60(w) x 10.60(h) x 0.40(d)
Age Range: 12 - 15 Years

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

What Caused the War? 6

A "Peculiar Institution" 10

Abolition Campaign 14

The Missouri Compromise 18

Kansas-Nebraska Act 20

An Abolitionist Martyr 22

A New President 24

Election of Abraham Lincoln 28

States' Rights 30

The South Leaves the Union 32

The First Shots 36

Strangling the South 40

Need to Know 44

Glossary 46

Further Reading 47

Index 48

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