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The south was planning on seceding from the union. Lincoln declared that there would be no compromise about the subject of slavery.
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/285204588880864199/

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14. Abraham Lincoln is Elected as President

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14. Abraham Lincoln is Elected as President

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Abraham Lincoln won the election with only 40 percent of the votes, however, congress picked him to be President. The south now feared that congress would now try to abolish slavery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln

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John Brown, an abolitionist, planed extreme ways to voice his opinion. He launched his raid to end slavery by seizing a military weapons arsenal. By the end, all his men were captured.
http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article33975.html

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While Douglas believed there was no reason the U.S. couldn't be half slaves and half free, Abraham Lincoln believed that the U.S. should be all free. The debates between the two candidates were widely reported. Lincoln lost the election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln–Douglas_debates

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In 1857, the fight about slavery moved to the Supreme Court. After a Missouri slave named Dred Scott traveled to Wisconsin with his owner, Scott went back home and fought for his freedom.
https://www.biography.com/people/dred-scott-9477240

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After the Bloodshed in Kansas, Senator Sumner spoke about what he had deeply suspected for a long time, that Senator Douglas had planed to Kansas to be a slave state. Sumner talked bad about Senator Butler of South Carolina. Brooks, Butler's Nephew, beat up Sumner until he was unconscious.
https://soapboxie.com/us-politics/Violence-in-the-US-Congress-Fistfights-on-the-Senate-Floor

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After the Nebraska-Kansas Act of 1854, settlers poured into Kansas with their opinions on slavery. Violent groups burned down buildings and homes, tossed newspapers in the river, and murdered people with other opinions.
https://www.kanopy.com/product/decade-discord

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The Nebraska-Kansas Act of 1854 welcomed two new territories, Nebraska and Kansas to the United States. It also gave settlers in that area to vote on whether to allow slaves. Douglas, the man who created the bill, called this popular sovereignty.
http://historycanvas.pbworks.com/w/page/71250016/The%20Kansas-Nebraska%20Act

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The fugitive slave act stated that runaway slaves had no rights when arrested and anyone who helped a slave escape could be put in jail. The north disagreed with this act and only 299 slaves were caught in the 1850s.

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Henry Clay, a senator, proposed a solution to end the deadlock on California. The plan pleased both the south and the north, having California be a free state and letting New Mexico and Utah choose. In addition, the agreement ended slave trade in Washington and created a stronger fugitive slave law.
https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Missouri-Compromise/384518

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In 1849, California applied for Statehood. Because California was a free state, it's admission would unbalance the free and slave states. Northerners welcomed California with open arms while the south crossed their arms. The year ended with the southerners and northerners of congress fighting.
https://sites.google.com/a/apps.hopkinsschools.org/california-parker/

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After 10 years with the gag rule, President Polk sent a bill asking for funds, and David Wilmot added an amendment to the bill known as the Wilmont Proviso. This amendment stated that there could be no slavery in any area the United States won from Mexico. The south was very upset about this but congress continued to say they could not do anything to stop slavery. In 1846, the bill was rejected by the Senate.
http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/chron/civilwarnotes/wilmot.html

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After Nat Turners rebellion, there where no more large scale rebellions. However, that doesn't mean people did not revolt. Individual slaves would run away and escape from slavery. They were often helped to escape from northerners.
https://jmendysse6115.weebly.com/document-h---escape-to-freedom.html

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After the Missouri Compromise was created, Congress was flooded with anti-slavery petitions. Abolitionists wanted to stop slavery but congress had no control over slavery in the states. In 1839, Congress decided to table the issue of baning slavery. This "gag rule" prevented John Quincy Adams's from  sharing his proposal.
http://www.jpost.com/Christian-News/John-Quincy-Adams-Supporting-the-Jewish-homeland-with-the-Bible-in-hand-482375

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The Missouri Compromise was an admission of 2 new states, Missouri and Maine. Congress could not decide which state to add, they decided to add Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. This maintained the balance of power and Congress slip up the Louisiana purchase at latituide 36º30.
http://www.carolana.com/SC/1800s/antebellum/missouri_compromise.html