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Essay Planning: Causes of the Civil War - Focus on Slavery

History
Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
9 questions
~18 mins
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This worksheet guides students through planning an essay on the causes of the American Civil War, focusing on the issue of slavery. It encourages structured thinking and supports essay development.

Topics covered:

#History
#History
#Causes of Civil War
#Standard
#Essay Planning
#Slavery
#Understand the key causes of the American Civil War
#Analyze the role of slavery in causing the conflict
#Develop skills in essay planning and structuring arguments

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Essay Planning: Causes of the Civil War - Focus on Slavery

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Essay Planning: Causes of the Civil War

Essay Question:

Explain how slavery contributed to the causes of the American Civil War.

Introduction Thesis: Outline the main argument that slavery was a central factor leading to the Civil War, highlighting its significance among other causes.

Point 1 with Evidence: Describe how the abolitionist movement and sectional tensions over slavery increased divisions between North and South.

Point 2 with Evidence: Explain the impact of slavery on economic differences and political conflicts, such as the debates over states' rights.

Counter-argument: Discuss other causes like tariffs or states' rights that some historians emphasize, and analyze how these interacted with slavery.

Conclusion: Summarize the importance of slavery as a cause and evaluate its role relative to other factors.

1.
Outline the main argument of your essay on the causes of the Civil War, focusing on the role of slavery.
[3 marks]
2.
Explain how the abolitionist movement contributed to tensions that led to the Civil War.
[3 marks]
3.
Compare the economic differences between the North and South and explain how these differences related to slavery.
[4 marks]
4.
Analyse the political conflicts over slavery, such as the debates in Congress and the issue of states' rights.
[6 marks]
5.
Explain the significance of events like the Dred Scott decision and John Brown’s raid in escalating tensions over slavery.
[3 marks]
6.
Outline the ways in which slavery was used to justify secession and the Civil War.
[4 marks]
7.
Analyse the relative importance of slavery compared to other causes of the Civil War.
[6 marks]
8.
Summarize the main reasons why slavery was a key cause of the Civil War.
[3 marks]
9.
Explain how the issue of slavery influenced the election of 1860 and the subsequent secession of Southern states.
[6 marks]

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