Write an essay of about 1 – 2 pages in response to the following questions. Use examples from your
readings and the lectures to support your points.
- What were the steps that led to the Civil War? What was the process by which the Civil War came
about? In your answer, be sure to cover not only military actions, but ideas, economic
developments, and social realities. You must address FOUR of the following topics: slavery,
westward expansion, the election of Abraham Lincoln, the economy and society of the North, the
economy and society of the South, the firing on Fort Sumter, the political compromises of the 1850s.
Sample Solution
