CAUSES OF

THE CIVIL WAR

Part 1, 20 April 2017
Objectives: Students
will
Analyze how states rights led to conflict
between the North and South.

Journal:
How did compromises increase tensions
between the North and South before the
Civil War? Cite specific historical examples.
 Summarize
Describe each issue and its results.
Event States Rights Result
issue
Constitutional
Interpretation
Nullification
Crisis
Dred Scott

Secession
 Summarize
Event States Rights Result
issue
Constitutional Should the states The results tend to
Interpretation have any rights not lean toward
given to the federal strengthening the
government in the powers of the
Constitution? federal
government.
Nullification
Crisis
Dred Scott

Secession
 Summarize
Event States Rights Result
issue
Constitutional Should the states The results tend to
Interpretation have any rights not lean toward
given to the federal strengthening the
government in the powers of the
Constitution? federal
government.
Nullification Can the states No the federal
Crisis reject a federal law government has
that seems to be supreme power
unconstitutional or over the states
unfair to specific
states?
Dred Scott
Secession
 Summarize
Event States Rights Result
issue
Constitutional Should the states The results tend to
Interpretation have any rights not lean toward
given to the federal strengthening the
government in the powers of the
Constitution? federal
government.
Nullification Can the states No the federal
Crisis reject a federal law government has
that seems to be supreme power
unconstitutional or over the states
unfair to specific
states?
Dred Scott Should the laws of Yes states need to
states be recognize the laws
recognized beyond of other states as
their borders? valid
 Summarize
Event States Rights Result
issue
Constitutional Should the states The results tend to
Interpretation have any rights not lean toward
given to the federal strengthening the
government in the powers of the
Constitution? federal
government.
Nullification Can the states No the federal
Crisis reject a federal law government has
that seems to be supreme power
unconstitutional or over the states
unfair to specific
states?
Dred Scott Should the laws of Yes states need to
states be recognize the laws
recognized beyond of other states as
their borders? valid
Secession Should a state be The federal