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The Missouri Compromise and Sectional Balance in 1820
Explain how the 36°30' line and the admission of Maine and Missouri maintained political balance in the Senate.
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The Road to the Civil War: Sectional Crisis and Secession
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Analyze the escalating political, moral, and constitutional conflicts over slavery from the Missouri Compromise through the election of 1860 and southern secession.
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Learning standards covered
8.SP1.1Arizona Social Studies Standards · All agesAnalyze connections among events and developments in broader historical contexts.
8.SP4.1Arizona Social Studies Standards · All agesExplain the multiple causes and effects of events and developments in the past.
8.C4.2Arizona Social Studies Standards · All agesAssess specific rules and laws (both actual and proposed) as means of addressing public problems.