H.4.8.4

Evaluate the historical significance of key individuals, groups, and events leading to the Civil War<ul><li>Individuals: (e.g., Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Abraham Lincoln)</li><li>Groups: (e.g., Free-Soil Party, Republican Party, Northern and Southern Democrats)</li><li>Events: (e.g., John Brown's raid, Nat Turner's rebellion, Underground Railroad, election of Abraham Lincoln, state secessionist conventions)</li></ul>