Instructional Video2:28
Makematic

Secession and Confederacy

K - 5th
In 1860, tensions over slavery pushed the United States to the brink of collapse, leading to secession of 11 states and the creation of the Confederacy.
Instructional Video2:29
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Kansas-Nebraska Act

K - 5th
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 allowed territories to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty, escalating tensions that led to the Civil War.