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The main issue was whether new states would be admitted as free or slave states, so they created a line saying the top half would be free and the bottom half would be slave. This impacted the North and South, but they were impacted differently because it affected the balance of power in Congress. This Increased tensions by making slavery a national political issue. -
the main issue resulted from southern states' resistance to imposed, protective tariffs on foreign goods to guard emerging industries. Southerns were impacted by this and vied these tariffs as unconstitutional because of this sectionalism was increased because of the different beliefs between the North and the South on tariffs. -
The main issue was over slavery and territorial expansion of California. The state entered the union after applying for statehood. This impacted Califonia and Californias when they entered the Union as a free, non-slavery state. Many people did not agree with this because of the 3630 line (their state would be half and half) this increased tension and grew sectionalism. California's location crossed the line that was supposed to separate slaves from anti-slaves, leading to the Fugitive Slave Act -
the main issue about this was the act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. the act also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning ,and trying to escape salves. this act effected both the north and south and the north was very unhappy. this increased sectionaism between the two because the north was already considered free but if a salve was found they would have to return them to there owners. -
The main issue of Uncle Tom's Cabin was the people who were reading it. The book was in a slave's POV and then rich whites were reading it and going to theaters to watch it and cried. The Southerners didn't like it because they were slaves and if people like the rich whites started seeing that stuff they would be against it so then the South banned the book and if anyone was caught reading it they could go to jail or even be killed. This grew sectionalism between the North and South over a book. -
The main conflict was the expansion of slavery into new territories. This Impacted the Southerners, they were not happy with the outcome and feared it would lead to a territory filled with anti-slavery settlers. Because of this, The legislation ended up creating serious division between slavery-supporting legislators in the South and slavery-opposing legislators in the North. Creating a new government increased sectionalism in the United States. -
the main issue with this was the anti-slavery supporters used violence and killed five men from a proslavery settlement on Pottawatomie Creek. This was seen by the public as very unnecessary and wrong. because of this people got very angry causing more sectionalism and tension between the North and the South. -
This upheld slavery in United States territories, denied the legality of black citizenship in America, and decreased the Missouri Compromise to be unconsisitutilas. because of this affected large groups of people. all people of African descent, free or enslaved were not United States citizens. Obviously, the North did not like this and the South did creating another tension between the two. -
the main issue of John Brown's raid and Trial was intended to provoke a general uprising of African Americans that would lead to a war against slavery. The raiders seized the federal buildings and cut telegraph wires. This impacted both the North and South and further polarized the issue of slavery. South believed this was wrong and North thought it was right, creating more tension between the states. -
The main issue with the Election of Abraham Lincoln was when Republicans defeated the Democrats. Witch parties were split depending on their view of slavery. This created greater tension between the North and South creating sectionalism. Because the South did not like the fact that Lincoln won seven of the Southern states led by south Carolina seceded and set the stage for the American Civil War.
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