Story Problem
• What role did benevolent reform, especially antislavery, play in the collapse of the Second Party System in the 1850s?
• Western expansion directly resulted in a series of impossible compromises in the 1850s leading the United States toward Civil War. Was the Civil War inevitable?
• Following the abolition of slavery in 1865, how and why did the United States abandon a national reform project that promised but failed to ensure "equal protection under the law" for all citizens, white and black?
The response must include a reference list. Using one-inch margins, double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.