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Choose one of the following topics and explain its significance (4-6 sentences) leading up to or during the civil war. (Possible talking points: Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act, Dred Scott Decision, Election of 1860, Anaconda Plan, Fort Sumter, Bull Run, Gettysburg, Anitietam, Appomatax Courthouse, Sherman's March, Gettysburg Address, Emmancipation Proclimation, Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E Lee, Ulysses S. Grant)

One significant event leading up to the Civil War was the Compromise of 1850. This compromise aimed to address the issue of slavery in new territories acquired from the Mexican-American War, but ultimately only delayed tensions. The Fugitive Slave Act, part of the compromise, required citizens to assist in capturing and returning runaway slaves, sparking outrage in the North. As a result, the Compromise of 1850 heightened tensions between the North and the South, setting the stage for the eventual outbreak of the Civil War.