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Ch 10: Sectional Crisis (1850-1861): Homework Help

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The Sectional Crisis (1850-1861) chapter of this AP US History Homework Help course helps students complete their sectional crisis homework and earn better grades. This homework help resource uses simple and fun videos that are about five minutes long.

How it works:

  • Identify which concepts are covered on your sectional crisis homework.
  • Find videos on those topics within this chapter.
  • Watch fun videos, pausing and reviewing as needed.
  • Complete sample questions and get instant feedback.
  • Finish your sectional crisis homework with ease!

Topics from your homework you'll be able to complete:

  • Tensions related to slavery
  • Major issues of James Buchanan's presidency
  • The raid at Harper's Ferry
  • Lincoln-Douglas debates
  • Lincoln's election
  • Southern succession and the formation of the Confederacy
  • Start of the Civil War

9 Lessons in Chapter 10: Sectional Crisis (1850-1861): Homework Help
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Uncle Tom's Cabin and Tension Over Slavery in the 1850s

1. Uncle Tom's Cabin and Tension Over Slavery in the 1850s

Uncle Tom's Cabin captured the plight of slaves in the 1850s like no other book. The novel, coupled with the Missouri Compromise and the Fugitive Slave Act, served to further strain the country, which was at a breaking point over the issue of slavery. This lesson details these events.
Bloody Kansas: Causes, Effects and Summary of Events

2. Bloody Kansas: Causes, Effects and Summary of Events

The events in the Kansas territory were a microcosm of the violent forces shaping the United States in the decade of the 1850s, forces that would ultimately lead to a disintegration of the Union itself. This lesson details what has come to be known as Bleeding Kansas and its impact on the issue of slavery.
Dred Scott v. Sanford and President Buchanan

3. Dred Scott v. Sanford and President Buchanan

The Dred Scott decision was one of the most important turning points in the debate over slavery in the United States. It came during the presidency of James Buchanan, a man well qualified but ill suited for the job of keeping the nation together. This lesson discusses both as we attempt to understand the dynamics that led to the American Civil War.
John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry: Fighting Slavery

4. John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry: Fighting Slavery

John Brown was a man of strong convictions - so strong that he was willing to fight, to kill, and to die for them. These abolitionist beliefs led him from Kansas to Virginia, where he would pay the ultimate price. This lesson tells that story.
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858: Summary & Significance

5. The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858: Summary & Significance

In an effort to secure their own appointments to the U.S. Senate, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas squared off in a series of seven debates in 1858. Find out why Douglas might have won in the short term but Lincoln won in the long term.
Lincoln's Election, Southern Secession & the New Confederacy

6. Lincoln's Election, Southern Secession & the New Confederacy

Learn about how Abraham Lincoln's election in the contentious 1860 presidential race set off a domino effect leading to the secession of South Carolina and six other states and the formation of the Confederate States of America.
The Battle of Fort Sumter & the Start of the Civil War

7. The Battle of Fort Sumter & the Start of the Civil War

South Carolina's attack on a U.S. military outpost triggered the American Civil War. Learn more about the Battle of Fort Sumter and the consequences of the fort's surrender to the Confederacy.
Millard Fillmore: Presidency, Facts & Accomplishments

8. Millard Fillmore: Presidency, Facts & Accomplishments

In this lesson, we explore the life and presidency of the thirteenth president of the United States of America, Millard Fillmore. Some historians consider him to be among the least successful of the nation's presidents.
Who Was Stephen Douglas? - Facts, Debates & Timeline

9. Who Was Stephen Douglas? - Facts, Debates & Timeline

Stephen Douglas (1813-1861) was a United States senator from Illinois. He is best known today for the series debates he participated in with Abraham Lincoln during the 1858 Senate campaign in Illinois.
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