Problem
I. How did the Dred Scott decision spark new debates over citizenship forA?ican-Americans?
II. Based on the Lincoln-Douglas debates, how did the two differ on the expansion of slavery, equal rights, and the role of the national government? Use examples of their words to illustrate your points.
III. Why did Stephen Douglas, among others, believes that 'popular sovereignty" could resolve sectional divisions of the 1850s? Why did the idea not work out?
IV. Explain how sectional voting patterns in the 1860 presidential election allowed southern "fire-eaters" to justify secession.
V. What do the California gold rush and the opening of Japan reveal about the United States' involvement in a global economic system?