As members of the Futurist of America Association, we have been assigned
             to look specifically at the cause of the American Civil #War. There are five
             aspects that could of led to the Civil War and they are Westward Movement,
             Social Change, Froeign Policy Development, Government/Politics Development, and
             Economic Development. Out of the five aspects, Economic Development is the best
             First, Westward Movement could of led to American Civil War because of
             the Louisiana Purchase, Wilmont Proviso, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Popular
             Sovereignity, Compromise of 1850, Missouri Compromise, "Bleeding Kansas",
             California Gold Rush, Manifest Destiny, and the Mistreatment of Native Americans.
             The Louisiana Purchase was done by President Jefferson because he wanted to
             doubled the size of the United States and to get control of New Orleans.
             Wilmont Proviso was to ban slaves from territories that might gbe aquired from
             Mexico. Kansas- Nebraska Act was the result of Douglas wanting to build
             railroads from Chicago to San Franciso. Douglas was a big believer in popular
             sovereignity, where the people have the right to decide if they want to be free
             of slave state, and he completely ignore the Missoure Compromise. The Compromise
             of 1850 stated that should be equal number of free and slave states. The
             Missouri Compromise said that any state above the latitude of 36 30' can not be
             a slave state. "Bleeding Kansas" was where people were fighting over the issue
             of slavery and cost many American Lives. The California Gold Rust occurred when
             gold was discovered in California and people rushed out to California.When
             California apply for statehood, it cause huge problems because North and the
             South wanted control of the gold in the state. Manifest Destiny was where
             Americans believe that they had the right to expand westward. The Treatment of
             Native Americans was hoorible because Americans believe they were...