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When the bill to make Missouri a state came before Congress, Representative James Tallmadge of New York decided to keep that nightmare from coming true. Southerners in Congress greeted Tallmadge's amendment with a roar of protest. They would have no power over the north because they wouldn't have enough slave states to overpower the north. The northerners favored this because it gave them more dominance over the south which is crucial for them.

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Missouri applied for statehood as a slave state. Most northerners questioned whether it should be admitted as a slave state. If the was north of where Missouri was it would be a slave state instead of a free state. The southerners favored this because it would admit more slave state power and could give them dominance. Missouri would eventually become a slave state. And that decision, was one of the events that lead the north and the south to go to war.

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Nat Turner destroyed the white Southern myth that slaves were actually happy with their lives or too docile to undertake a violent rebellion. His revolt hardened pro slavery attitudes among Southern whites and led to new oppressive legislation prohibiting the education, movement, and assembly of slaves.  The Northerners were disgusted by the amount of slaves and freed blacks killed. Because of this, they were convinced that the institution of slavery needed to be removed from the United States. White Southerners responded brutally to the rebellion. They executed 55 enslaved people for participating in or supporting the revolt. including Turner, and other angry white people killed over 200 African-Americans in the days after the rebellion.

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In 1836, in an effort to stop the flood of abolitionist petitions and curb debate on slavery, a group of pro-slavery House Members introduced the “gag rule” to prohibit consideration of these petitions. The “gag rule” tabled all anti-slavery petitions without further action or discussion. The House of Representatives used the “gag rule” to end discussions and debates about petitions calling for an end to slavery. Southern members of Congress were concerned about the increasing opposition to slavery.

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The Wilmot Proviso stated slavery would not be allowed in the Mexican Cession. The northerners favored this because they didn't want anymore slave states/ territory. Southerners wanted more slavery but unluckily for them they couldn't get anymore to overthrow the north.

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California applied for admission as a free state. Northerners favored to admitting California as a free state because they would have more power over the slave states. Southerners opposed admitting California as a free state, and because of that there was talk of seceding and wanting more power.

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Both sides were unhappy with the Fugitive Slave Law, though for different reasons. Northerners did not want to enforce the law. Southerners felt the law did not do enough to ensure the return of their escaped property. The northerners favored assisting slaves because the northerners gave sympathy to the slaves that were under harsh conditions. On the other hand, southerners very disliked this, and hated the northerners for this.

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Uncle Tom's cabin told the story of a slave and his master. This book shed the light on the horrors of being a slave. In the north, the book was very popular telling the truths of being enslaved. In the south the southerners were scorning and cursing at the book.

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Northerners who were horrified by slavery were roused to fury by two events in 1854: the publication of the so-called Ostend Manifesto, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The Kansas-Nebraska Act stated that the issue of slavery in those territories would be decided by popular sovereignty. Both pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces rushed to the territories to vote. Northerners were horrified by this act. The southerners on the other hand were pleased because more slave states would mean more power, which they very much wanted.

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Dred Scott was a slave and was moved to a free state. He argued that he should be free because he was in a free state which would mean slavery is prohibited while he himself is a slave. The southern states believed that Dred should still be a slave because the southern states thought he was property rather than a human. On the other hand, the northern states thought that he was in fact a human and not property and should be free.

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During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, positions regarding slavery were made clear. Lincoln, representing the north thought it was a moral issue because slavery shouldn't be taken to extreme's. Douglas, representing the opinion of the south, felt slavery was legal because slavery was key to the south's wealth and without it, everything would go downhill.

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John Brown Attacks at Harper's Ferry-1859

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John Brown Attacks at Harper's Ferry-1859

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John Brown attacked the arsenal at Harper's Ferry to get weapons for a slave rebellion. Some northerners upset southerners because the northerners were helping the slaves which the southerners thought was wrong. Southerners were fearful about Brown's raid because the southerners thought and feared that they could be next.

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In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected president. Northerners were happy about the election because Lincoln promised to end slavery which northerners thought was a crucial step towards a better america. Southerners on the other hand were unhappy because they wanted to keep and continue slavery because to them it was a huge part of their society.

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Although the Southern states seceded separately, without intending to form a new nation, they soon banded together in a loose coalition. Northerners, however, led by Abraham Lincoln, viewed secession as an illegal act. The Confederate States of America was not a new country, they felt, but a group of treasonous rebels. How did Northerners and Southerners view the secession of the Southern states? The north thought it was unconstitutional, the south thought it was the right thing to do.

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The North considered the fort to be the property of the United States government. The people of South Carolina believed it belonged to the new Confederacy. Four months later, the first engagement of the Civil War took place on this disputed soil. The Confederate victory at the Battle of Fort Sumter resulted in enormous support for military action from both the North and South. President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to put down the rebellion, while four more states joined the Confederacy.