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This war lowered tension over the expansion of slavery. This war was fought over the rest of the land that was currently owned by Mexico west of the Louisiana property.
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This event increased tension over slavery because it angered the south because the proviso aimed at ending slavery.
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This raised tension over slavery because they did not want to expand west, but then it would cause the balance of free and slave states to become unbalanced.
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This compromise lowered tension because it established a new free state and created a stronger fugitive slave act.
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This leased the tension over slavery because it established a line where slavery would and would not be which eliminated expansion.
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This event increased section tension because the northerners did not like forcing people to the south without a proper hearing.
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This book increased slavery because it showed the horrors of slavery making people fear it more.
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This caused increased tension because the southerners had realized if a republican was elected, slavery was over.
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This increased tension because it repealed the compromise causing more sectional tension within the US.
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This increased tension because of popular sovereignty because everyone had a different opinion of what to do. Many people were killed.
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This raised the tension over slavery because the southerners did not want the slaves to be able to sue, but the Northerners did not think it was the right ruling.
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This event increased tension because it came at a time when the people were uncertain what to make Kansas, either free or slave.
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This increased tension because he was an abolitionist and went to raid a southern land at Harper's Ferry.
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This increased tension over slavery and led to many southern states to secede from the union.
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This led to increased tension because the southern states did not like the rulings and left the union fearing slavery would be eliminated.
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This event caused more tension because it was caused by more sectionalism and and people from the south opposing Lincoln's decision to put more weapons at fort sumter.
