Portal:American Civil War/causes

Slavery	Secession
Brazilian and United States Slavery Compared, Herbert B. Alexander Fugitive Slave Act, U.S. Congress Dred Scott v. Sandford, U.S. Supreme Court (and reaction) John Brown (and reaction)	The Doctrine of State Rights, Jefferson Davis South Carolina Ordinance of Secession Mississippi Ordinance of Secession ...Declaration of Mississippi's Secession