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- whether new states would be admitted as slave or free
- north and south were impacted differently because it affected the balance of power in Congress
- Missouri Compromise increased tensions by making slavery a national political issue.
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south said that the states should have the power. US puts a tariff on imported goods, the south refusing to pay and only pay the original price. led to Sectionalism because it showed the sides having an argument/idea of who should have the power. -
made it so that slaves would have to be returned to their owners despite being in a free state, if not then people housing or protecting them would be fined, or worse; punished. created tensions because the slaves lived in fear of running away, and the whites feel bad and also fear for the punishments of housing run away slaves. affected slaves -
- defused tensions between slave and free states
- adding the equal amount of free and slave states to satisfy both parties.
- made it so that the state decides on whether they want to be a free state or a slave state.
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a novel that wrote about why slavery was immoral and unjust, writing about why slavery is wrong and published as a book. created tensions due to it being a book about slavery, making two parties feel bad and other parties mad because they want slavery. effected planters and slaves -
allowed for Kansas and nebraska to vote by majority, popular sovereignty. Democratic party was divided and made Sectionalism due to majority vote. effected democrats -
Bleeding kansas was what they called the bloodshed of those who died in the fight of the pro-slavery and abolitionists Pottawatomie massacre was when John brown led a group of men to go assassinated pro-slavery and kidnap one according to God's will impact: slavery, popular sovereignty vote by this now. -
supreme court ruling him as a slave shows division between the people and the government, because slaves weren't recognized as citizens Sectionalism showing states can be pro slavery or against it, it also didn't allow any rights of being a citizen -
John brown went to raid harpers ferry, he did this to free the slaves; the idea that if they died they would be free. the south was impacted because they viewd him as a terrorist because of the idea that he was killing those who had slaves. the North views him as heroic, because he freed the slaves. -
south is trying to leave, they have the belief that Abraham will take their rights and natural way of doing things (getting rid of slavery). shows sectionalism because there are the sides that want slavery and the sides that don't want slavery.