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John Brown's raid lead to the Civil War because even though the raid failed, it raised tentions and raisied the division between the north and south.

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The north creating the republican party lead to the Civil War because this political entry was based on "the principle of opposing slavery's extension into the western territories".

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The election of 1860 caused the Civil War because for many people in the south, they felt like they lost their power and voice. A lot of people in the south did not want Abraham Lincoln to be elected.

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The Election of 1860 & the Road to Disunion: Crash Course US History #18

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Bleeding Kansas caused the Civil War because the population was angry. People were fighting over slavery.

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The Lincoln-Douglas Debate caused the Civil War because in each of his debates, Lincoln made it clear that his main point was the spread of slavery to the west.

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The Dred Scott Decision made abolitionists mad, and the divide between the North and South grew even more.

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The Dred Scott Decision Explained: US History Review

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The invention of the Cotton Gin lead to the Civil War "set the stage for war", because of the invention of the Cotton Gin increased slavery.

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How inventions change history (for better and for worse) - Kenneth C. Davis

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act caused the Civil War because this act allowed new territory for slavery.

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The election of 1852 lead to the Civil War because the new president (Franklin Pierce) promised to honor the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act.

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Antislavery and abolitionists caused the Civil War because these movements cause even more divide. These stories, meetings, and acts caused a lot of people to become upset.

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The Fugitive Slave Act caused the Civil War because it allowed slaveholders to take anyone who acted suspicious. This caused a lot of divide.

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The Great Compromise of 1850 pushed people in the south to be more scared for the end of slavery, and people in the north more excited for the end of slavery.

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Slavery caused the Civil War because people could not agree on weather slavery was morally right or wrong.