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Missouri Compromise
In the Missouri Compromise, the main issue was whether new states would be admitted as free or slave states. In the Missouri Compromise, the North and South were impacted differently because it affected the power in Congress. The Missouri Compromise increased tensions by making slavery a national political issue. -
Nullification Crisis
In the Nullification Crisis, the biggest issue was national vs state government rights. The National Government was impacted because some states were resisting them, and the states were impacted because they were ignoring the National Government. This event increased Sectionalism because it split the North and South into their own subgroups against or for powerful state rights. -
The Compromise of 1850
The main conflict was that the North the South wanted to have an equal amount of states so they wouldn't fight even harder than they already were. The North and South both were impacted because they both got new states admitted into the United States. Tension was increased because some admitted states were bordering the other side, which led to arguments between both sides. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was a major divider of the two sides. It declared that slaves that entered the North could still be caught and brought back to the South. The North hated the act, and was affected negatively, while the South LOVED the act. The Southerners were positively impacted. The North and South's opposing viewpoints on the bill highly increased the tension between the two sides. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
A white woman named Harriet Beecherstowe published Uncle Tom's Cabin to show how terrible slavery was. This impacted the North because they started to stand against slavery instead of seeing it as a necessary evil. The South despised the book, banning it in their territory, and burning any books they got their hands on. This event caused even worse sectionalism between the North and the South, because the two sides were beginning to hate the other. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act allowed popular sovereignty to control whether the states were slave or free. The North hated this act, because they saw how it could lead to having more slave states than they would've if the bill hadn't passed, while the South liked the bill. This increased sectionalism because now not only were the people fighting over slavery, but the government was too. -
Bleeding Kansas Starts
The biggest issue was whether or not Kansas would be a Free state. Some people wanted Kansas to be a slave state, others wanted it to be a free state, and this caused fights. Pro-Slavery Whites were impacted because they were getting killed in revolts led by John Brown. Anti-Slavery people were also being killed, but in much more gruesome ways. This event increased sectionalism because the North and South were becoming outraged that their community members were dying. -
Dred Scott Decision
In the Dred Scott Decision, the main issue was whether or not Dred was a free man, and if slaves had rights. This impacted slaves, because in the end it was ruled that slaves have no rights at all, and can be treated as terribly as an owner chooses. This event increased Sectionalism because it showed the North how unfair slavery was. -
Bleeding Kansas Ends
The biggest issue was whether or not Kansas would be a Free state. Some people wanted Kansas to be a slave state, others wanted it to be a free state, and this caused fights. Pro-Slavery Whites were impacted because they were getting killed in revolts led by John Brown. Anti-Slavery people were also being killed, but in much more gruesome ways. This event increased sectionalism because the North and South were becoming outraged that their community members were dying. -
John Brown's Raid & Trial
John Brown's Raid split the two sides, who both had different opinions on the event. The North lost one of their greatest abolitionists at the end of the line, while the South took many losses because of Brown's men. This increased Sectionalism because the South saw Brown as an evil monster who wanted to end their way of life, while the North saw Brown as a hero and martyr who was willing to sacrifice himself for the cause. -
The Election Of Abraham Lincoln
This event was the last nail in the coffin when it came to Sectionalism, and the Civil War started after this. The South were heavily impacted, because Lincoln was an abolitionist who wanted to end slavery, which was their way of life. This ripped the two sides apart, because all the stress and hate and sectionalism and tension was finally pulled so tight in snapped them.