A letter to the editor is a statement of your opinion on an issue about which you feel strongly. Choose the event that you believe pulled the nation furthest apart in the mid-1800s. Write a letter to the editor about that event. Your letter should be written from the time period of your event and should: have an appropriate date.
include your (fictitious) name and where you live.
be one or two paragraphs long.
briefly describe the event in one or two sentences.
explain why you believe this event pulled the nation apart and eventually led to civil war.
be free of grammatical and spelling errors.