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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stone wrote and published an anti-slavery novel. She sold 300,000 copies. This novel increased the tensions between the north and the south because it hardened antislavery in the North while convincing the south that they were destructive, continuing to practice slavery. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act allowed people in the Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide for themselves whether or not they wanted to be a slave or free state; served to repel the Missouri Compromise of 1850. This increased the tensions between the north and the south because proslavery forces are going to want more land to practice slavery, and the anti-slavery forces are going to want to get rid of it. -
Republican Party
The Republican Party was founded by the anti-slavery Whigs. This increased tensions of the north and the south because there was now a formal party that went completely against the ideals of slavery. -
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Bloody Kansas
A small civil war between proslavery and antislavery forces to take control of the Kansas territory under popular sovereignty. This increased the tension between the north and the south because they were killing each other. Not only are they fighting for their side, but they're also fighting each other. -
Election of 1856
Candidate James Buchanan of the Democratic Party won the election against John C. Fremont, the first candidate of the new Republican Party. This increased tensions between the north and the south since the democrats won, slavery wouldn't be restricted, completely going against what the Republicans wanted. -
Brooks-Sumner Incident
Southern Congressman Preston Brooks beats Northern Senator Charles Sumner. This increased tensions between the north and the south because NEED TO FINISH... -
Dred Scott
In Dred Scott vs. Sanford, the decision of the court was that Dred Scott was a slave. The court’s decision considered Scott and other slaves to be property. Taney’s opinion ruled that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. The effect of this decision brought up more controversy, increasing the tension between the north and the south, and it limiting popular sovereignty. -
LeCompton Constitution
Proslavery forces in Kansas wrote their constitution to sustain slavery in their territory, which eventually gets rejected. This increased the tensions between the north and the south because this gave the antislavery forces enough time to draw up their own constitution, which gets passed by Congress. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas that covered sectional conflict over slavery and states' rights. This increased the tensions between the north and the south because people of each side are going to support Lincoln or Douglas. This just gives people more reasons to disagree with each other. -
House Divided Speech
Lincoln believed that the government wouldn't be able to live on having half slave states and half free states. This increased the tensions between the north and the south because it more the pressure on the divided sides. -
Harper's Ferry
Abolitionist John Brown, led a small group to raid against a federal armory to destroy the presence of slavery. This contributed to the tension between the north and the south because John Brown was trying to stop slavery, and this raid was going against what the south wanted to keep. -
John Brown
John Brown was an abolitionist who led the raid at Harper's Ferry. He believed that the only way of getting rid of slavery was through force. Later hanged. He contributed to the tensions between the north and the south by choosing and working for the north, attempted to free slaves. -
Election of 1860
In 1860 Lincoln was elected president over a divided democratic party. This increased the tensions between the north and the south because supporters of each side will want the candidate of their side to win, and if their candidate doesn't win, one of the sides are going to get upset. -
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Secessions
South Carolina (December 20, 1860), Mississippi (January 9, 1861), Florida (January 10, 1861), Alabama (January 11, 1861), Georgia (January 19, 1861), Louisiana (January 26, 1861), Texas (February 1, 1861), Virginia (April 17, 1861), Arkansas (May 6, 1861), North Carolina (May 20, 1861), and Tennessee (June 8, 1861). This increased the tensions between the north and the south because the north needed the south to keep their industry. -
Lincoln's 1st Inaugural Address
The speech that Lincoln wrote and spoke to the public when he got sworn into presidency. This increased the tensions of the north and the south because he was a Republican president that wanted to enforce laws to get rid of slavery.