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Civil War

"The Civil War was a national tragedy that could not have been avoided."
In the time leading up to the Civil War, the United States was struggling to stay united and strong. The leaders were weak, individuals were going public with the truths of cruelty to slaves, and conflicting rebellious acts were occurring. This national tragedy could have in no way been avoided.
Franklin Pierce was an indecisive, inconspicuous man whose not so stellar attributes shined throughout his presidency. Pierce passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which repealed the Missouri Compromise, reopening the slavery question in the West and enraging both Northerners and Southerners. Pierce was not re-elected for a second term and instead James Buchanan won the presidency. Buchanan improperly grasped the political realities of his time and failed to see his role in the slavery conflict. When the South seceded denied that the states had any legal rights to leave yet held they could not be prevented. He did......


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