Unit 1 Essay: The Politics of Slavery

The historian Shelby Foote once commented that the primary cause of the Civil War was that Americans lost their ability to compromise in the three decades preceding the war. Open the attached document, The Politics of Slavery Timeline, which identifies 8 events beginning in the 1830's that center around the politics of slavery. After looking at these events, pick three events from the list and using these events write a 5 paragraph essay explaining how the lack of compromise between pro and anti-slavery forces in the years between 1830-1860 led to the Civil War.

I will be doing a live class on this subject on Thu, 11-10 in order to go over these new requirements. You can get to the live class by clicking on the link in the announcement for it on this website. I think that this will make a more interesting essay for you to write that will better connect you to what is important in this unit. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Trehal