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In my own words: Explain how the severity between pro-slavery and anti-slavery positions increased between the North and the South.

Page Numbers: 355-361

Addressing the Question:
During the mid 1850's, pro and anti-slavery groups began to become more aggressive and violent. Radicalism grew as these groups began to attack one another. An example of this severe violence is the Potawatomie Massacre of Kansas, when seven abolitionists brutally murdered five pro-slavery settlers in the town. Another example for the opposing side was the murder of an Abolitionist writer named Elijah P. Lovejoy in 1837, when he was slain by anti-abolitionists (pro-slavery) in Illinois. Events like these influenced each side's position heading into the formation of the Civil War, and destroyed many relations between the North and the South

Example: Page 357

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In my own words: Analyze how acquiring new land caused regional conflict between the North and South.

Page Numbers: 340-343, 348, 353

Addressing the Question:
As America started to acquire new land, the territories of these lands obviously were beginning to apply for statehood. As seen in the past with the Missouri Compromise of 1819, the United States was divided between slave and free states. So, in the application process, soon-to-be states juggled with the question: Should our state include slaves? An example of this comes with the state of Texas, which faced increased population of Southerners in the 1820's and 1830's (page 342). Slaves came along with these Southern immigrants and naturally Texas became a slave state by the time of application. This addition of a slave state further adds fuel to the fire of the minds of Northern Abolitionists, who clearly want newly acquired states to be free states.

Example: Page 341

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In my own words: Examine how both the North and South feared each other when controlling the federal government and passing laws against the other side.

Page Numbers: 343, 347, 353-356, 358-361

Addressing the Question:
The rise of sectional tension was reoccurring theme throughout the 1840's and 1850's. Politicians such as Henry Clay tried to balance the positions of the North and South by offering proposals, which would eventually spark more complex debates and crises over slavery (page 353). An example of these law changes is the Fugitive Slave Act. The act ordered run-away slaves in free states to be returned to their owner, regardless of free citizenship. This caused Northern states to pass laws that banned the deportation of former slaves, further distancing its stance on slavery from the South.

Example: Page 355

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In my own words: Evaluate the identity and the beliefs of the pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups. What was the effect of their beliefs?

Page Numbers: 350-351, 358-360

Addressing the Question:
Slaves were always depended on in the South to farm on plantations and aid in daily life. This was always sought out to be defeated by the North, who believed that slavery was immorally wrong and that it need to be out to an end. As Western Expansion was on the rise, these things were taken into heavy consideration. In regard to any territory acquired from Mexico, many anti-slavery democrats, such as David Wilmot of Pennsylvania, believed that slavery should be prohibited at all costs (page 351). On the other hand, Southern militants contended by saying that all Americans should have equal rights in the new territories, meaning they should have the right to move their slaves there with them (page 351). These claims created a Northern Identity of Anti-Slavery and a Southern Identity of Pro-Slavery. This sectional debate went on for years and the effect of these beliefs greatly increased conflicts between the North and South, which, along with many other factors, eventually led to the Civil War.

Example: Page 351