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The Missouri Compromise caused Missouri, a state that stretched far North of the Ohio River, to become a  slave state, while establishing a new line between free and slave states for the unorganized territories West of the Mississippi. The new line was established at the 36th Parallel

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When California applied for statehood, the House and Senate were split on whether to make California a free or slave state. California was right in the middle of the 36th Parallel, which caused the hard decision.

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Fleeing slaves took residence in the North, where they could hide and even be treated as free. The South resented the North for this.

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By way of this compromise, California became a free state. Slave markets were also banned in Washington DC. On the other hand, New Mexico and Utah, slave territories, got to vote for themselves, and the Fugitive Slave Act was passed.

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Both the North and South were unhappy about retrieving fleeing slaves. The Northerners didn't want to hunt the slaves for the Southerners, while the Southerners were unhappy about the unreliability of the Northerners recovering their slaves, which they saw as property, and thus money.

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The act was passed so these areas could vote, and a railroad could be built in these areas. This caused both Northerners and Southerners to flood into the areas.

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Many of the peoples in Kansas formed into two separate groups, the Jayhawkers of the North, and the Border Ruffians of the South. These two groups brutally attacked one another to try and push each other out.

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Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner with a cane. The South saw this as a celebration worthy attack, while the North was horrified at the pro slavery violence

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The widely controversial ruling by the Supreme Court for the Dred-Scott case caused outrage in the North. The Supreme Court denied Dred Scott to sue his owner due to him being a slave and that his stay in Wisconsin did not make him free because the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.

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Although Lincoln didn't win the presidency over Douglas, he made a lasting impression on the nation by forcing Douglas to explain his stance on slavery.

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#11: Abraham Lincoln is Elected as President

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#11: Abraham Lincoln is Elected as President

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Lincoln won the vote with ease, even though no one in the South voted for him. This was due to the opposition being split in three. When the South saw how they had basically no say in the election, they saw that the North now outnumbered them.

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The United States, no longer united, splits in two, causing it to fight, North against South. This event is the catalyst of the Civil War.