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The Compromise of 1850 was laws that were placed to control slavery and help prevent national distress. This was beneficial for both the North and the South because it led to the end of slave trade and allowed Utah and New Mexico to choose whether it was a slave or free state. -
The Fugitive Slave Act was a law that made a it a crime to help out escaped slaves and also made it so all citizens has to help capture them. This is more beneficial for the South because it allowed them to continue to have federal power and grow their enslaved labor. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin was published after the Fugitive Slave Act as an anti-slavery narrative which revealed the abuse that enslaved people faced and exposed cruelty of slavery. This was beneficial towards the North because it gave them more support towards the abolitionist movement and also helped change the way the public viewed slavery. -
"What to the Slave, Is The Fourth of July" by Fredrick Douglass is about how Americans celebrate the 4th of July as a way to celebrate freedom and liberty however not everyone was allowed to celebrate due to slavery. This is more beneficial towards the North because it aim to change morals and exposed the hypocrisy of freedom to all. -
Bleeding Kansas was a span of time where pro-slavery and anti-slavery got violent with each other due to Kansas becoming a slave or free state. This did not benefit either the North or South because it only increased tension between them. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act gave settlers in new territories to vote if they wanted slavery of not. This benefited both the North and South however it was more beneficial towards the South because it allowed them to expand their slave states more easily by southerns voting for slavery. -
The Dred Scott vs. Sandford Decision declared that African Americans were not considered US citizens which gave them no right to sue. This was Beneficial for the South because allowed them to continue to treat African Americans cruelly without penalty. -
John Brown was an abolitionist who raided Harpers Ferry with a group of other abolitionists in order to start a revolt against slavery. Which he unfortunately did not succeed. This was not beneficial for either the North or South because it only created stress on both sides. -
After Lincoln's election, the South did not appreciate the prevention of slavery that was being put in place. Due to this the South found it best to separate from the Union which led to the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president, he won all the free states in the North. Lincoln's election caused for Southern states to feel threatened due to Abraham Lincoln's views on slavery. The North benefited from this more because Lincoln made it so slavery would not continue to expand which eventually led to the separation of the South. -
After the South separated from the Union they became the Confederates States of America. This was beneficial for the South because it allowed them to be independent for the US making it so they have their own laws. This also allowed them to continue on with slavery which led to the Civil War due to their split. -
The Battle of Fort Sumter happened when the Confederate States attacked the Union-held fort in Charleston Harbor. The outcome of the Battle was that the South won which led Lincoln to call troops to shut down the rebellion eventually provoking the Civil War. This was not beneficial for either the North or South because or the War that was fought causing death and loss of money .