Reading Metrics
Grade Level
Middle Grades (MG 4-8)
Book Level
6.3
Points
1.0
Fiction/Nonfiction
Nonfiction
Word Count
4713
Points per Word
0.000212
Page Count
48
Points per Page
0.020833
Description
Throughout the 1850s, the issues of slavery and states' rights had divided the nation. With the election of 1860, these issues finally came to a head, setting the stage for the American Civil War.