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Causes of the Civil War: Focus on States' Rights

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Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
6 questions
~12 mins
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This worksheet explores the role of States' Rights as a cause of the American Civil War, encouraging students to analyze and compare different perspectives and consequences.

Topics covered:

#History
#History
#Causes of Civil War
#Standard
#Cause and Consequence
#States' Rights
#Explain the concept of States' Rights and its importance in the lead-up to the Civil War
#Compare the views of different states regarding States' Rights
#Analyse how States' Rights contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War

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Causes of the Civil War: Focus on States' Rights

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Grade Year 9 / GCSE / Grade 8
A

Introduction to States' Rights and the Civil War

Source A: Excerpt from a Southern States' Declaration of Sovereignty 'The states have the right to govern themselves without interference from the federal government. Each state should decide on its own laws regarding slavery and other issues.' Provenance: Statement from South Carolina, 1860, during the push for secession.

1.
Explain why States' Rights was a significant issue leading to the Civil War. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
2.
Compare the views of Southern states and Northern states regarding States' Rights. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
B

Historical Perspectives and Consequences

Source B: Letter from a Northern Abolitionist 'The rights of individual states should not override the rights of the nation. Allowing states to secede undermines the unity and progress of our country.' Provenance: Letter written by William Johnson, 1861.

1.
Outline the main argument of Source B regarding States' Rights and the Union. (3 marks)
[3 marks]
2.
Analyse how the issue of States' Rights contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War. (6 marks)
[6 marks]
C

Consequences of the States' Rights Debate

Source C: Speech by Abraham Lincoln 'The Union must be preserved, and no State has the right to secede based on the principle of States' Rights.' Provenance: Inaugural Address, 1861.

1.
Explain how Lincoln’s view on States' Rights contrasts with that of Southern states. (4 marks)
[4 marks]
2.
Compare the consequences of the States' Rights argument for the Union and for Southern states. (5 marks)
[5 marks]

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