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Analyze the causes and consequences of the pro-slavery and abolitionist group's respective beliefs in their own superior moral identity.

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Explain the impact of territorial acquisition in intensifying sectional conflict.

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Analyze the degree to which and the ways in which the shift of pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces to more extreme positions worsened the sectional crisis.

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Explain how both the North and South felt threatened by the other side's ability to control the federal government and legislate against the interests of their region.

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Bottom of the Page at "Free Soilers" section

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Page 353 (Sectional Conflict over slavery in the territories

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Page 353 (Sectional Conflict over slavery in the territories

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Formation of the Republican Party (p. 356)

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Formation of the Republican Party (p. 356)

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Page 340- 3rd Paragraph of "Manifest Destiny"

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Page 340- 3rd Paragraph of "Manifest Destiny"

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Page 341, "Opposition to Further Expansion

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Page 341, "Opposition to Further Expansion

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Page 355, "Ostend Manifesto" second paragraph

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Page 355, "Ostend Manifesto" second paragraph

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Page 357, "Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner

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Page 357, "Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner

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The differences in beliefs between the abolitionists and pro-slavery advocates intensified over time. The racial basis of Manifest Destiny helped support the Southern argument for slavery. The Whig's opposition to the Mexican-American war was on moral grounds, and due to the fear of the expansion of slavery. The Free-Soil party was a party specifically dedicated to the concept of free work and abolition, and represented an intensification of the abolitionist's beliefs that were now on a more moral ground. The pro-slavery argument, similarly, was basing slavery as a common good rather than a necessary evil.

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As time went on and the crisis worsened, the government attempted to create compromises with its new leadership, but they were unable to make a "truce" that could satisfy either side on moral grounds. The Ostend manifesto saw much criticism from the North for the possibility of a new slave state. Furthermore, the governmental support towards the South in Kansas and during John Brown's raid incurred further ire from the north.

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There were two positions on expansion in the United States. Abolitionists and Whigs did not want the US to expand further because it may cause the expansion of slavery, while most Southerners wanted the territory for new slave states. As the crisis in Texas and the Mexican-American war pressed on, these groups constantly debated if territory should be taken- and how much. The Treaty that finally ended the war would pave the way for further crisis regarding whether the new states should be slave states or free states.

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As a result of the sectional crisis itself, both the abolitionists and the Southerners would intensify their beliefs. The Republican Party held much more intense beliefs compared to their predecessors. The Dred Scott decision further angered Northerners and led to their anti-slavery position crystallizing. The Democratic Party suffered greatly due to pro-slavery advocates being unable to compromise with more moderate branches of the party. This radicalization of both sides is perfectly represented in the conflict between Preston Brooks and Charles Sumner. Both sides over time radicalized past the point of reconciliation.