Sectionalism

  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850
    This led to the Civil War due to increasing tension between abolitionists and pro-slavery states. The Fugitive SLave Act made abolitionists hate slavery even more due to the law now punishing those who helped slaves run away.
  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas
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  • John Browns Raid at Harpers Ferry

    John Browns Raid at Harpers Ferry
    John Brown was a radical abolitionist who led a slave revolt. He attempted to break in to Haper's Ferry, a federal arsenal to arm the slaves. The caused the Civil War because he died a martyr, someone fighting for the cause to free slaves, leading other abolitionist to fight stronger in his name to free the slaves.