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An old-fashioned illustration depicting a scale balancing "Nebraska" and "Kansas" below a "Popular Sovereignty" banner. Background elements include "1860 Election" news, a map of the "NORTH," historical figures, and a "Sectional Conflicts" banner.

An old-fashioned illustration depicting a scale balancing "Nebraska" and "Kansas" below a "Popular Sovereignty" banner. Background elements include "1860 Election" news, a map of the "NORTH," historical figures, and a "Sectional Conflicts" banner.

Create a graphic for a presentation that includes Students will analyze the principle of Popular Sovereignty and its role in the Kansas-Nebraska Act, evaluate the sectional conflicts that followed, explain how the Election of 1860 reflected the nation’s deep divisions, and assess the events that ultimately led to the Civil War. I can explain how Popular Sovereignty and the Kansas-Nebraska Act increased tensions over slavery in the United States. I can describe how the Election of 1860 revealed the growing divisions between the North and South. I can analyze the key events that led to the Civil War and explain why they caused the nation to split. See more