Missouri Compromise (1820)

Explain each of the following and their influence on the approaching Civil War: 1. Missouri Compromise (1820) 2. Mexican-American War (1846-1848) 3. Comproise of 1850 4. Fugitive Slave Laws 5. Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) 6. Popular Soverignty 7. Dred Scott Decision (1857) 8. Election of 1860