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Missouri wanted to be a slave state which would upset the Senate balance. Henry Clay proposed the Missouri Compromise. Maine would become an independent free state and Missouri a slave state which helped keep peace in the country.

It benefited both because in the North Maine became a free state and slavery was banned in most territories.while in the South it allowed Missouri to be a slave state.

I think the Missouri Compromise was just a temporary fix. It kept peace for a while but it showed how divided the country was over slavery. It didn’t really solve the problem , it just delayed the civil war .

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In 1844, James Polk won the election by believing in Manifest Destiny. After his win, Texas joined as a slave state and the U.S. settled the Oregon Territory dispute with Britain, gaining more land.

I think it benefited both regions. The South gained Texas as a slave state, while the North gained the Oregon Territory, which was mostly free land.

I think this event made the divide between the North and South bigger. It added more land but also brought more tension over slavery, which led to the Civil War.

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The U.S. fought Mexico over border disputes and expansion, winning the war and gaining land like California, Utah, and Arizona through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

The Mexican War mostly benefited the North more than the South even though it benefited both but in different ways. The North gained more free land while the South gained land that could become slave states .

The Mexican American War added more land but it made the issue of slavery even more a

problem , pushing the country closer to the Civil War.

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People became more loyal to their own region than the country.The south used slavery,the west had small farms,and the North focused on factories.Disagreements over tariffs and slavery in new areas made things worse.

It benefited both,south benefited from slavery and opposed tariffs and the north benefited from tariffs and didn't want slavery to spread

This made the country more divided and made slavery an even bigger issue,which contributed to start of the Civil war

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California became a free state but that messed up the balance of free and slave states. So they made New Mexico and Utah decide if they wanted slavery Texas borders's were fixed and slavery stayed in D.C., and a stronger law was made to catch runaway slaves.

Both were benefited because they both got something they wanted.The south got to decide about slavery in new places and the north got California as a free state but they didn't like the new law

The compromise of 1850 didn't really fix things.The south got some stuff they wanted,but the North got mad about the runaway slave law,making the country even more split

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Popular sovereignty was the idea that people in new territories could vote to allow slavery or not .It became part of the kansas-Nebraska Act and led to fighting in Kansas,known as "Bleeding Kansas."

The south liked it because it gave them a chance to spread slavery.The north didn't like it because more slaves states would give the south more power.

I think popular sovereignty made things worse between the north and South it caused more arguments about slavery and helped push the country toward the Civil War.

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Senator Stephen Douglas introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act to get Southern support for a railroad. It split the Nebraska Territory into Kansas and Nebraska. It let the people in these territories vote on slavery, canceling the Missouri Compromise, which had banned slavery there for more than 30 years.

The South was benefited because they got a chance to spread slavery into new places where it was supposed to be banned. The North was upset because they wanted to stop slavery from growing.

I think this act made things worse. It caused more fighting and made people angrier, especially in the North. It helped push the country closer to the Civil War.

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In 1857 the supreme Court decided that Dred Scott a slave who had lived in free areas, couldn't sue for his freedom because he wasn't a U.S. citizen.The Court also said that slavery couldn't be banned in the territories making it harder to stop slavery from spreading.

The south benefited because the decision said the slave owners could take their slaves anywhere, even into new years

I think the Dred Scott Decision made things worse between the North and South. It gave the South more power and made the North even more upset.This just pushed the country closer to the Civil war

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John Brown an abolitionist believed God chose him to end slavery. In 1859, he attacked Harpers Ferry, Virginia to start a slave revolt by seizing weapons. The plan failed, and Brown was captured by U.S. troops led by Robert E. Lee. He was tried for treason and hanged. Many abolitionists saw him as a martyr.

The North benefited in the sense that Brown became a martyr for the abolitionist cause. The South however became more fearful and protective of slavery after the raid.

John Brown's raid was a moment that showed how divided the country was over slavery. Even though the raid failed it made many in the North more determined to end slavery , while it made the South more fearful and defensive. It played a role in leading to the Civil War.

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Abraham Lincoln ran for president as a Republican. The Democrats split into Northern and Southern groups, each picking a different candidate. A new party, the Constitutional Union also joined the race. Lincoln won even though he only got 39% of the votes and no Southern states voted for him.

The North benefited because Lincoln was against spreading slavery. The South was angry because they felt like they had no say in the election.

I think this election made the country more divided. The South was so upset that they started to leave the United States, which helped lead to the Civil War.

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After South Carolina left the Union President Lincoln sent supplies to Fort Sumter. The Confederate army attacked the fort on April 12, 1861 starting the Civil War. Lincoln asked states for soldiers to stop the rebellion, and other Southern states had to choose if they would join the Confederacy or stay with the Union. Some states, like Virginia, joined the Confederacy, while others, like Maryland and Missouri, stayed loyal to the Union.

The South benefited because they fired the first shots starting the war and gaining more states to join their cause. But the North also kept important states loyal to the Union which was important for the war effort.

I think this event was the turning point that made the Civil War start. It made the country even more divided and both sides had to pick a side. This was a big moment that pushed things closer to the war.