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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. The North and South were impacted differently because it affected the balance of power in Congress. The Missouri Compromise increased tensions by making slavery a national political issue. -
Nullification Crisis
The main issue of the Nullification Crisis the tariffs set on foreign goods. The people who were impacted by the Nullification Crisis were Southern planters who depended on foreign goods. This event added to Sectionalism by continuing to separate the North and South over the issue of slavery. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act made it legal for people to arrest runaway slaves anywhere in the United States. The people who were impacted by the Fugitive Slave Act were free blacks and former slaves. The Fugitive Slave Act made it a crime to assist and help runaway slaves, who would technically be free in the North. -
The Compromise of 1850
The main issue of The Compromise of 1850 is that if California became a free state, there would be fewer slave states than free states. The North and South were impacted by this event because they were the ones deciding whether to be slave or free states. The Compromise of 1850 grew tensions because the North refused to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
The main issue of Uncle Toms Cabin was that Harriet Beecher Stowe shared her thoughts about the unfair law of not being able to help slaves through writing a book. The people who were impacted by this book were abolitionists in the North. it brought attention to slavery in the forefront. Rich white people saw the play and started to think how could we do this to white people, it's so bad. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The main issue of the Kansas-Nebraska Act is that popular sovereignty decided if a state would be admitted as a free state or a free state. The people who were impacted by the Kansas-Nebraska Act is the republican party and people from Kansas, Nebraska, Montana and the Dakotas. It impacted sectionalism by dividing the pro-slavery people and abolitionists even more in the north and south -
Bleeding Kansas
The main issue with Bleeding Kansas was all the violence during this 6 year period. The people who were affected or impacted by this was abolitionists and pro-slavery supporters. The people of Lawrence were also impacted by Bleeding Kansas. There were many violent events that happened that added a lot of tension and increased sectionalism. -
Dred Scott Decision
The main issue of the Dred Scott Decision was that the outcome of the trial went against the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. The court said that blacks were not allowed to have a jury or be able to sue. The people who were impacted by the Dred Scott Decision were slaves and other African Americans. This increased Sectionalism in the US because the outcome of the trial proved the Missouri Compromise to be unconstitutional. -
John Browns Raid and Trial
The main issue of John Browns Raid and Trial was that it was intended to get slaves armed with guns and to create violence in Harpers Ferry. The people who were impacted by this were the people of Harpers Ferry and slaves. This event added to Sectionalism because it added a whole another level of violence to the US and showed that a Civil War would come soon. -
The Election of Abraham Lincoln
The main conflict with Abe Lincoln's election was slavery. The whole US was impacted by Abraham Lincoln's election because he would be their new president. Lincoln's election increased tensions in the US because Abraham Lincoln was planning to get rid of slavery but slave supporters did not like that.