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This happened because of the debate on if slavery would or wouldn't be allowed in the new states. But the South and North finally came to an agreement that states above the 36' 30 line would be free states and states below the 36' 30 line would be slave states. As a result of this Missouri was entered as a slave state and Maine was entered as a free state. This compromise would be effective for almost 30 years.

I would rate the influence of the Missouri compromise on the civil war a 8/10 because this completely split the country in half to where one side didn't have any say in what the other side did so we were no longer united, giving the south the right to think they could break away.

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The fugitive slave law was put in to prevent slaves from running away and people giving them shelter. This law made people turn runaway slaves in regardless of their stance on slavery. If they didn't follow the law they could be fined up to 1,000$ or be put in jail for 6 months. This law was ultimately controversial because they could even take the blacks that had always been free and turn them into slaves and northerners didn't like this law because it forced them to in a way contribute to slavery

influence on the civil war: 5
I would rate the influence a 6 because this benefited the south so I don't think this would give them any reason to separate from the Union but this did ultimately anger the north since they harbored runaway slaves.

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^ Bleeding Kansas: as result of this act being passed

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The Kansas-Nebraska act divided the land into Kansas and Nebraska territories and canceled the 36' 30' line that was put implemented in 1820. This act caused slavery to be decided in this area by Popular Sovereignty. (people vote to decide issues). This decision ultimately lead to "Bleeding Kansas" where the pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers rushed into Kansas to vote on slavery and eventually started fighting. 200 people were killed in this and this included the burning of Lawrence and the Pottawatomie
Creek Massacre.

Influence on the civil war: 9

In my opinion this set the stage for the war as it was it's own little battle of its own but it was pretty much between the north and the south. Bleeding Kansas ultimately gave the the civil war the platform.

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Dred Scott was a slave whos owner took him to live in free territory before they moved back to Missouri. But while they were there his owner died. Scott hired an abolitionist attorney that would file a lawsuit for his freedom. Dred Scott's claim was that since he lived in free territory and his owner died he should be a free man. This case went to the supreme court and Scott lost as  it was ruled that Scott was not a citizen and that all slaves were property. This eventually escalated and all African Americans were not viewed as citizens and the constitution didn't protect them.

Influence on the civil war: 8

In my opinion the Dred Scott case made the north even more angry since they said that they don't consider slaves as humans and they consider them as property, increasing the divide between the north and south.

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In 1860 it was election time in the United States. The south was absolutely terrified that Lincoln would win the election and end slavery. Even though Lincoln never even said that he would end slavery one time. Lincoln would eventually win the election even though he only got 39% of the people's vote but would go on to win the electoral college.

influence on the civil war: 8.5

I rate this a 8.5 because I think this is when the plan for the confederacy would be formed. The south was absolutely terrified that Lincoln would end slavery and cripple their economy and there's no way they were going to let that happen.

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A week after Abraham Lincoln got elected the Southern states started to depart from the Union. They started to do this since they all thought Lincoln would outlaw slavery and ruin their economy and way of life.

Influence on the Civil War: 9

The south seceding from the union receives a 9 because this decision officially divided our country in 2. Officially making it one against the other.

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Fort Sumter (A union fort) is attacked by the confederacy. The south absolutely needed this fort so they could continue to flourish and use it to export cotton and other supplies that they needed for war.  The attack on this fort prevented all ships from entering or exiting the harbor. Confederacy started firing and bombing the fort at 4:30 am on April 12th, 1861 and the attack would last 34 hours.

Influence on the civil war: 10

This attack could be used as the first battle of the civil war. It was the first fight between the Union and the confederacy and this ultimately divided our nation completely now that we were fighting our own people.

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lghe6MXkrhisu_aNqWm4_4MvwO0vcjNH/view

https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/Kansas_Nebraska_Act.htm#:~:text=It%20became%20law%20on%20May,territories%20to%20sway%20the%20vote.

https://www.history.com/