Mr. Sweeney's AP US History

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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Required Paper

Choose one of the following essay questions and answer it in a 4-5 page paper. The paper is due on Wednesday, January 4th.

1. Assess the relative responsibility for the coming of the Civil War of each of the following groups:
Abolitionists
Free Soilers
Pro-Slavery leaders

2. Assess the relative responsibility for the coming of the Civil War of THREE of the following people:
Steven A. Douglas
John Brown
Abraham Lincoln
Roger B. Taney

3. "The Civil War was a conflict over the economic direction of the nation. It's coming had nothing to do with the morality of slavery." Assess the validity of the statement above.

Mr. Sweeney's AP US History

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Required Paper

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