After reading the Unit VII Study Guide and Chapter $14,$ select one event from the list below:

The Compromise of $1850$

The Kansas$-$Nebraska Act

Presidential Election of $1856$

Dred Scott v$.$ Sandford $(1857)$

The Lincoln$-$Douglas Debates

John Brown$$s raid on Harpers Ferry

Presidential Election of $1860$

Write a scholarly paper in which you accomplish the following:

Explain why you believe this single event caused such intense disunion within the United States that the country was placed on a trajectory toward the American Civil War.

Provide an insightful and thorough analysis of the event.

Clearly describe how it served as a catalyst for the American Civil War.

Include how major social, political, and economic dynamics may have played a role in the event.

Your paper must be three, but no more than four pages in length. The title page $($if used$)$ and the reference page do not count toward this requirement.

You must use at least at least three peer$-$reviewed or academic resources, two of which must come from the CSU Online Library, to support your paper.

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