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Uncle Tom's Cabin
This book was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe as an anti-slavery piece. It sold all around the nation and was printed in multiple versions and languages. The North claimed that it was an accurate representation of slavery, but the South said it was a misrepresentation, going as far as not ven delivering it to southern territories. -
Republican Party
The new Republican Party was formed to combat the Kansas Nebraska Act and the exspansion of slavery into American territories. This new party was widely accepted by the North, but the South denied the party as representing them. -
Kansas-Nabraska Act
This was passed in order to give the people of Nebraska and Kansas the decision to choose whether they would enter the Union as a free or slave state. This led to the introduction of the term Bloody Kansas in which Kansas became the battle ground for anti- and pro-slavery forces, further dividing the North and South. -
John Brown
John Brown was an abolitionists who was considered a hero in the North, but a menace in the South. Both sides put out cartoons of him that represented their view of him in direct opposition of one another. -
Brooks-Sumner Incident
This incident encompassed the canning of Charles Sumner by Preston Brooks. This occured because Sumner was verbally attacking pro-slavery Senators, specifically Andrew Butler, a relative of Sumner. This further divided the Union because Northerners saw it as uncalled for, while Southerners saw it as the right thing to do. -
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Bleeding Kansas
This was a series of conflicts that often resulted in bloodshed between Pro- and Anti-Slavery groups in Kansas over whether Kansas should be a slave or free state. This further split the Union because both sides were pointing fingers and just fighting one another over slavery once again. -
Election of 1856
The Election of 1856 was the election that began threats of a Civil War if one party won over another. The Democratic Party was the first to make this threat, and the election voerall split the Union even further because of the slavery issue. -
Dred Scott
This court case was fairly controversal because it ruled that Congress could not limit th eexpansion of slavery, giving the South a leg up, while the North was left to worry about how far slavery would expand. -
LeCompton Constitution
This constitution was passed by Pro-Slavery forces in Kansas. This constitution led to the Bleeding Kansas events due to the dispute between Pro-and Anti-Slavery forces in Kansas, further dividing the Union. -
House Divided Speech
This was the speech given by Abraham Lincoln at the state capitol of Illinois after he was nominated as the Senator of Illinios by the Republican Party. In the pseech, Lincoln called the Civil War by claiming that the Union would not be whole again until a crisis occured and ended. He also claimed that the compromise Douglas wanted would not work further dividing the North and South along a political line. -
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Lincoln Douglas Debates
This was 7 rounds of debates between Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln for the position of Senator for the state of Illinios. Douglas, the representative from the South, was disturbed by Lincoln's idea to settle the slavery issue by political means, claiming it would cause a civil war. This is the same thing Lincoln said of Douglas, splitting the Union over who was right. -
Harper's Ferry
This was an attempt by John Brown to use the weapons of the town"s armory and the town itself for a slave revolt. This event was supported by Northerners, but Southerners thought that it was a terrible event. -
Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln won this election, causing the start of seccession by the South from the Union. The issue of slavery was the main reason for debate, and is why the South started to secceed. The Democratic Party also split into its Northern and Southern legs due to an issue over slavery and its legality. -
Secession
Secession from the union started with South Carolina in 1860, leading to the rest of the Confederacy or South following in its footsteps. This caused the South and North to further divide. -
Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address
This speech was given as part of Lincoln's oathtaking ceremony by Lincoln, reasurring the South he would not strip them of their slaves. This slightly pleases the South, but angers the North.