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Civil War Causes

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COMPROMISE OF 1850

  • date：January 21, 1850
  • description：Henry Clay had a plan to end the deadlock in California
  • How it increased sectionalism: Henry Clay wanted California a free state
  • Clay also wanted Mexico and Utah to be a slave state
  • People were happy but some people in the south were not
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FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT

  • Date: 1850
  • Description: Required Northerners to help catch runaway slaves
  • How it increased sectionalism: Made Northerners mad
  • They didn't want to support slavery
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UNCLE TOM'S CABIN

  • Date: 1850
  • Description: Henry hoped the Compromise of 1850 would end slavery
  • But it didn't
  • How it increased sectionalism: People in the north and the south were not happy
  • They weren't happy about the Fugitive act
Photo by Gwydion M. Williams
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KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT

  • Date: 1854
  • Description: America wanted to buy Cuba but Spain said "no"
  • How it was increased sectionalism: Northerners charged
  • Pierce's Administration wanted to buy Cuba so it can be a slave state
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BLEEDING KANSAS

  • Date: May 21, 1856
  • Description: "Border Ruffians" from Missouri invaded Kansas
  • How it increased sectionalism: The northerners were really mad
  • They raise money to help repair the damage in Kansas
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DRED SCOTT DECISION

  • Date: 1857
  • Description: Dred Scott went to court and argued to be a free man
  • How it increased sectionalism: Northerners were stunned
  • That Dred Scott was a free man
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HARPER'S FERRY

  • Date: 1858
  • Description: Abe Lincoln ran for senate
  • How it increased sectionalism: John Brown wanted to use weapons
  • John Brown also wanted to use armed slaves to end slavery
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ELECTION OF 1860

  • Date: 1860
  • Description: President Lincoln election
  • How it increased sectionalism: Divid the nation for a lot of years
  • Would now be decided by a civil war
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CANING OF CHARLES SUMNER

  • Date: 1856
  • Description: Charles Sumner got beaten
  • He collapsed and was unconscious
  • How it increased sectionalism: a lot of southerners were happy about it
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POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

  • Date: 1854
  • Description: settlers got to vote
  • How it increased sectionalism: settlers got to vote
  • They got to vote if Missouri is permit salvery In two territories
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LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATES

  • Date: 1858
  • Description: Abe Lincoln fought against Stephen Douglas for senate
  • How it increased sectionalism: John Brown killed a lot of slaves
  • The north liked it
  • The south was in fear
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN

  • Date: 1860
  • Description: Abraham Lincoln was elected president
  • How it increased sectionalism: Abe Lincoln won with 40% of the votes
  • All of them cast in in the north and 10 southern states
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