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An anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe, which revealed the harsh reality of slavery, helped move the abolitionist movement, contributing to the start of the Civil War. There were divided opinions on the novel, from it supporting the North's opposition to slavery while also making the South defensive and outraged by its exposure.
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Founded in 1854, in opposition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act in which would expand slavery into western territories. The party was composed of many anti-slavery factions such as free soldiers, Whigs, and northern democrats.
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The Act was the organization of both Kansas and Nebraska, but also repealed the Missouri Compromise, allowing popular sovereignty to decide whether to permit slavery or not, intensifying sectional division, sparking the "Bleeding Kansas" war. This heavily contributed to the destruction of the political balance held by the Missouri Compromise.
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Fueled by the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which allowed settlers to decide whether to permit slavery or not, resulting in many opposing, such as the Republican Party, in which the debate over slavery became a violent and bloody battle for control over the Kansas Territory. With the opposition against the expansion of slavery, it further divided the nation, leaving no room for reconciliation.
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A caning attack on Charles Sumner by Representative Preston Brooks, sparked by Charles Sumner's anti-slavery speech in which the failure that the debate of slavery failed in political compromise and instead turned into physical attacks. This further increased the tension between the North and the South and also further divided them.
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The presidential election between Democrat James Buchanan and Republican John C. Frémont solidified political division, deepening the hostility towards the issue of slavery expansion.
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The Court Case of Dred Scott increased tension between the North and the South, declaring African Americans not as citizens but as property, as well as prohibiting Congress from prohibiting slavery in western territories. This fueled the North's abolitionists' rage while empowering the South, which led to the secession of the South and the outbreak of the Civil War.
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A document in favor of slavery was drafted for Kansas, though rejected by Kansas, even by Congress; it wasn't passed when it was supported by President James Buchanan. It increased tension between the North and South with the expansion of slavery. It elevated the Republicans' status, with the Southerners losing their popularity, bringing war closer.
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An address given by senatorial candidate Abraham Lincoln aimed at Stephen A. Douglas contributed to the tension between the North and South, stating that the issue of slavery would continue to be considered unsustainable, even with the continuation of its political debate. This speech solidified his public opposition to slavery, rousing the South, which believed him as a threat.
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They were a series of seven debates between Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas and Republican Abraham Lincoln, focusing on the issue of slavery expansion. The debates led to the Freeport Doctrine and also led to Douglas giving a workaround to the Dred Scott decision.
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John Brown, an abolitionist, led a raid on Harper's Ferry, intended to seize a federal arsenal to get weapons needed to free slaves, but failed. Though it failed, the attempt contributed to the Civil War outbreak in support of no slavery. This increased tension between the North and South, with the South fearing the increase in the North's aggression, which could lead to a violent conflict over slavery.
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John Brown received his trial and execution following the raid on Harper's Ferry, which increased the tension between the North and South, with the outcome outraging the North in support of John Brown, a fellow abolitionist against slavery.
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The presidential election resulted in Abraham Lincoln being elected president of the United States. Democrats became divided to the point of collapse, and South Carolina left the Union over the conflict of slavery.
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Delivered after he was elected to address the secession of the Southern States, persuading other states not to secede, and wishing for a peaceful unity of the United States.
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South Carolina secedes first, and the rest of the southern states follow suit, leading to the Confederate States being in opposition to the Union.