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The tenth in a series on the history of the United States, this video examines the events leading to the Civil War. Access to related links and maps is also provided. [26:40]
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abolition, abolitionist literature, causes of civil war, debate on slavery, election of 1860, runaway slaves, sectional conflict, sectionalism, slavery and secession, slavery issues, compromise of 1850, annenberg foundation, annenberg learner, annenberg media, annenberg media: biography of america: the coming of the civil war, anthony burns, charles sumner, confederate states of america, daniel webster, dred scott decision, fugitive slave law, harpers ferry, john c. calhoun, personal liberty laws, preston brooks, roger taney, supreme court decisions, agricultural south, industrialized north, provisions of compromise of 1850, secession of south carolina, a nation divided (1848-60)
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- Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)