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A series of 5 bills passed to address slavery territory related issues. Benefits both the North and the South. -
A law that requires escaped enslaved people to be returned to their enslavers, even in free states. Part of the Compromise of 1850, benefits the South. -
An anti-slavery novel published in 1852 by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Mainly benefits the North. -
Speech in 1852, criticizing America's hypocrisy for celebrating freedom while millions were enslaved. Benefits the North. -
Repealed the Missouri Compromise, allowing Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not to permit slavery through popular opinion. Benefits the South. -
Undeclared civil war in Kansas territory between pro anti-slavery groups from 1854-1861. The South benefits more. -
US Supreme Court ruling that declares that African Americans were not US citizens and had no right to sue. Benefits the South. -
Abraham Lincoln is elected to be the 16th president of the US. Followed shortly by the American Civil War. Benefits the North. -
Effort to initiate a slave revolt by John Brown. Attempted to take over the US arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Benefits neither the North nor the South, causes a deeper divide in between the two. -
Response to Abraham Lincolns election, growing tensions around slavery, tariffs and states rights. Benefits the South. -
Confederate forces fired on the Union, which resulted in the beginning of the Civil War. Benefits the North. -
Seven Confederate states seceded from the Union following the election of Abraham Lincoln to form the Confederate States of America. Benefits the South.