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In 1819, the Tallmadge Amendment by Benjamin Tallmadge stated that Missouri should be admitted as a free state. Northerners favored this amendment because it gave more seats to congress that would favor the Northern anti-slavery ideologies.

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In 1820, with this compromise, Missouri would be admitted as a slave state and the state Maine, would be a free state in the North. Along with that, the 36, 30 line is now in action and no slavery is permitted above it. This gave both the anti and pro slavery sides a well known boundary which was good for both the North and South.

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In 1831, Nat turner who was a slave at the time and six other men went house to house killing all white people they seemed to have found. Eventually the rebellion grew to forty slaves in all. Towards the end, they were able to murder 55 white people in all. In turn, "slave codes" in the South were strengthened.

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In 1836, all the way through 1844, the Gag Rule was in action. It forbade any talk or discussion of slavery with the house or Representatives.

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In 1846, an amendment was added to the bill that president Polk sent to congress for funds. The amendment stated that slavery or involuntary servitude would not be allowed in any part of the territory that the U.S acquired from Mexico. The South strongly opposed this as it took away slavery from more South territory. In the end it passed the house but was rejected in the senate.

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In 1849, California applied for statehood. The statehood was later gained in 1850. The new state was admitted as a free state. This angered the South and made North happier due to more free states being added to the Country.

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In 1850, The Fugitive Slave Law stated that any persons that are escaped slaves that have been captured have no legal rights, this meant that slaves that were captured had no way to defend themselves legally. The Northerners had no want in enforcing it and the slave owners in the South felt like it did not do enough

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In 1852, a book called Uncle Tom's Cabin was published by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The book showed to the rest of the U.S the cruelties of acts of slave owners and the abolition movement. The book was very popular in the North where is drew many others away from slavery while in the South, the author and novel were cursed

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In 1854, the Kansas Nebraska Act was passed which added two new places of settlement for the U.S. The main question at hand was if slavery would or should be allowed in these states. The law let settlers decide for themselves if they themselves would want slavery in the state. Both the North and South were positive towards this act because it gave more of a chance to spread ideologies.

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In 1857, Dred Scott, who was a slave at the time, sued the Supreme Court because he believed that he was now a free man due to him being taken into free territory. In the end, The Supreme Court ruled that African Americans were no longer citizens of the U.S and could not sue in the court. The Missouri Compromise was also ruled as unconstitutional so now Congress had no power to make laws when it came to the issue of slavery. This was a major setback for the North and a step forward for the South.

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In 1858, Abraham Lincoln who was an up and coming politician and Stephan Douglas were both running for a position in the Senate. Douglas was running pro slavery. Lincoln famously said during the debate "a house divided cannot stand." He believed that the U.S and house could not live divided.

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In 1859, John Brown who was a radical abolitionist raided the weaponry at Harperss Ferry. He planned to forcibly move through the South and free all the slaves. These actions made the Southerners mad and led to a larger fear of Northern "aggression" to the South.

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In 1860-1860, Abraham Lincoln was able to win the Election of 1860 by votes from the electoral collage. Though, the South would threaten to secede from the Nation if Lincoln was elected because they feared he would abolish slavery. Once the election finished it made the south mad and the Southern states began to secede. These seceded states formed the new country called the Confederate states of America. The North was pleased with the election but not with the secession .

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In early 1861, by the end of the election of Lincoln, 7 of the Southern states seceded. With this, they created the Confederate states of America. This worried the Northerners of Southern aggression and the South was finally happy they were separated from a anti-slavery country.

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In 1861, after the South seceded Lincoln would say the Southern States had no right to do what they have done. So, Lincoln challenged them to return but after a long stand-off, the Confederate forces attacked fort Sumter in South Carolina. This was a good start for the South and the North would fear more retaliation and attacks from the Confederates.