Question

Which is the correct chronological order to illustrate a cause-and-effect relationship among the following events leading to the Civil War?

1) Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott Decision
2) Compromise of 1850, Missouri Compromise, Dred Scott Decision, Kansas-Nebraska Act
3) Kansas-Nebraska Act, Compromise of 1850, Missouri Compromise, Dred Scott Decision
4) Dred Scott Decision, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850

Answer 1

The correct chronological order is: Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott Decision.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct chronological order to illustrate a cause-and-effect relationship among the events leading to the Civil War is:

The Missouri Compromise

The Compromise of 1850

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

The Dred Scott Decision

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 allowed Maine to enter the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state, maintaining the balance between free and slave states. The Compromise of 1850 dealt with the admission of California as a free state and the strengthening of the Fugitive Slave Act.

The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 permitted popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska, leading to conflict over the expansion of slavery. The Dred Scott Decision of 1857 stated that slaves were not citizens and Congress could not outlaw slavery in the territories.