RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
RECONSTRUCTIONS EFFECTS ON AFRICAN AMERICANS
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Dred Scott decision by the Supreme Court
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The Compromise of 1850
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Election of Abraham Lincoln as president
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Passage of 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The immediate cause of Southern secession from the Union was the election of Abraham Lincoln.
Detailed explanation-2: -Many maintain that the primary cause of the war was the Southern states’ desire to preserve the institution of slavery. Others minimize slavery and point to other factors, such as taxation or the principle of States’ Rights.
Detailed explanation-3: -Southern states were concerned that the Republican government would attempt to abolish slavery. The abolition of slavery would devastate the Southern economy and made Southern states fearful that their states’ rights would be violated. The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina.
Detailed explanation-4: -What was the immediate cause of the secession of South Carolina and the Deep South? Abraham Lincoln’s presidential election in 1860; Lincoln was anti-slavery and the South was scared he would get rid of slavery.