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These events reflect that the issue of slavery growing more serious and violent. Put these interpreted events (descriptions of the terms on your graphic organizer) in the correct chronological order. If you have your information complete, you should be able to use context clues.

a The US writes a Constitution that includes a counting of slaves for representation purposes.
b Southern states decide that the incoming President would no longer represent or control their governments.
c The US Congress allows new territories to vote or decide for themselves whether to have slavery or not in the potential state.
d The size of the US doubles after a French land sale, potentially opening up lands for slavery or for no slavery.
e The Supreme Court rules that slavery can NOT be limited in any new territories of the US.

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The correct chronological order of events reflecting the seriousness and violence of slavery is United States writes Constitution, Congress allows territories to decide, Supreme Court rules on slavery, Southern states reject incoming President, US size doubles.

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The correct chronological order of the interpreted events reflecting the issue of slavery growing more serious and violent is:

  1. The US writes a Constitution that includes a counting of slaves for representation purposes.
  2. The US Congress allows new territories to vote or decide for themselves whether to have slavery or not in the potential state.
  3. The Supreme Court rules that slavery can NOT be limited in any new territories of the US.
  4. Southern states decide that the incoming President would no longer represent or control their governments.
  5. The size of the US doubles after a French land sale, potentially opening up lands for slavery or for no slavery.

These events illustrate the increasing tensions surrounding slavery in the United States, from the formation of the Constitution to the expansion of the country and the Supreme Court's ruling. The conflict over slavery ultimately led to the Civil War.

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