AP-APUSH-5.4

U5.4 The Sectional Crisis of the 1850s

Explain how the Compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott v. Sandford, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, and John Brown's raid progressively escalated sectional conflict over slavery in the 1850s, and evaluate the extent to which the Civil War was or was not a foregone conclusion by 1850.

What you'll do in this lesson

A voice-first session with the Crimsora tutor on U5.4 The Sectional Crisis of the 1850s, then targeted practice and FRQs — with the tutor adapting to where you get stuck.