Learning Domain: VA/US History

Standard: The student will evaluate and explain the multiple causes and compromises leading to the Civil War and the role of the institution of slavery as a principal cause of the conflict. Essential Understandings: The events of the 1850s, combined with the lack of strong presidential leadership, led to the secession of southern states. Sectional tensions, originating with the formation of the nation, ultimately resulted in war between the Northern and Southern states.

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