Dred Scott Decision: Bombshell or Blessing?

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Dred Scott Decision: Bombshell or Blessing? Using pages 406-407 develop a thesis and introductory paragraph for your assigned viewpoint. Abolitionists and antislavery northerners: the decision was a bombshell Proslavery southerners: the decision was a blessing

Some historians have argued the primary cause of the Civil War was ____________ Slavery Westward Expansion Bad Leadership States’ Rights Gather as much historical evidence as possible to support your cause. Gather as much historical evidence as possible to refute the other 3 causes.

Why did Abraham Lincoln’s victory in the election of 1860 trigger secession?