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The Missouri Compromise, was a compromise passed by Congress that admitted Maine as a free state, and Missouri as a slave state. However, most importantly, it established the 36-30 line. Every state above the 36-30 line was a free state, while everything below the line was a slave state.  This compromise was made to settle tensions between the North and South on the topic of whether new states would be free or have slavery. The Northerners despised the Missouri Compromise because it made the expansion of slavery legal, as long as the territory was under the 36-30 line. Southerners also disliked Missouri Compromise because it established the fact that the federal government can make laws about slavery. Laws that could benefit or hurt slavery. The Missouri Compromise led to the Civil War mainly because of the implementation of the 36-30 line. The 36-30 line will cause disputes between the North and South when the U.S. gains territory from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. They will argue about which territory should be a slave state or a free state according to the 36-30 line. This clashing of beliefs between the North and South will increase their resentment towards one another, eventually contributing to the start of the Civil War.

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Source: https://guides.loc.gov/missouri-compromise
The map up top is a historical map that shows where the 36-30 line is. If you click on the map and zoom in, you will see that the red line in the middle is the 36-30 line made by the Missouri Compromise.  This map increased sectional tensions because it established the location of the 36-30 line. The establishment of this line by the map will lead to different conflicts down the line, such as the arguments between the North and South about which territories (gained from Mexico) will or will not have slavery, and it will also lead to conflict when the territory (Kansas) above the 36-30 line is granted popular sovereignty. To sum it all up, the establishment of this line by the map, set the basis of many conflicts between the North and South, causing sectional tensions to increase.

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The Liberator, written by abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, was an anti slavery newspaper that discussed the terror and inhumanity of slavery. It also discussed why slavery should immediately be abolished. The South despised this newspaper because it attacked slavery, and any attack on slavery was an attack on the South's way of life. On the other hand, the North embraced the Liberator and it was distributed amongst the people of Boston. The Liberator led to the Civil War because it informed the people in the North about the unjustness and unfairness of slavery. As more people in the North become informed on the horrible institution of slavery, more northerners will start to oppose slavery. This opposition of slavery will cause resentment towards the South, contributing to the Civil War.

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The Liberator Primary Source (Excerpt from his  editorial)

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The Liberator Primary Source (Excerpt from his  editorial)

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This primary source is a piece of his writing that was in the Liberator. He wrote, "His state of things afflicted, but did not dishearten me. I determined, at every hazard, to lift up the standard of emancipation in the eyes of the nation, within sight of Bunker Hill and in the birthplace of liberty. That standard is now unfurled; and long may it float, unhurt by the spoliations of time or the missiles of a desperate foe - yea, till every chain be broken, and every bondman set free! Let Southern oppressors tremble - let their secret abettors tremble - let their Northern apologists tremble - let all the enemies of the persecuted blacks tremble..." This primary source coming straight from the Liberator, increased sectional tension because it attacked slavery. The South hated when abolitionists like William Lloyd Garrison, would attack slavery. Any attack on slavery was an attack on their way of life, for the South. William Lloyd Garrisons words also spread throughout North, informing many people about the evils of slavery. These new people in the North who hear about the evil institution of slavery, will start to resent the South. The South will also resent the North for the Liberator  attacking slavery, which is how this primary source led to the increase of sectional tensions.
Source: https://www.courant.com/news/local/consumers/hc-garrison0929.artsep29-story.html

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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was a treaty signed between the U.S. and Mexico. The treaty ended the war between the two countries and due to the treaty’s terms, Mexico had to give up a lot of their territory, including parts of California, Texas, Nevada, New Mexico, and Colorado. Because these territories were acquired, the question of whether they would be free, or have slavery, came up. The North obviously didn't want these territories to have slavery because then the South would have more representation in the Senate. The South didn't want the territories to be free because if they were free, then the North would have more representation in Senate. The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo increased tensions and led to the Civil War because the acquirement of these territories will reignite the arguments between the North and South of whether these territories should be accepted into the Union as free states or slaves states. The disagreeing of the North and the South will cause them to resent the opposing side and their beliefs, ultimately leading to the Civil War.

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Primary Source

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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo Primary Source

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The map up above is a map drawn and published in 1853. It  shows the new territories of Utah, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, and California. This primary source led to an increase in sectional tensions because maps just like this one will start conflicts between the North and South on whether these territories should be free or should have slavery. This argument will cause the North and the South to resent each other's beliefs and wishes, ultimately leading to a growth in sectional tension.
Source: https://guides.loc.gov/treaty-guadalupe-hidalgo

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Fredrick Douglass was a prominent abolitionist who escaped slavery and became a public speaker and author who spoke out against it. He wrote an autobiography about his life as a slave. That autobiography became a best seller. The South hated abolitionists like Fredrick Douglass because they would attack slavery and persuade people to go against it. On the other hand, the Northern abolitionists were pleased with Fredrick Douglass for speaking and against slavery. Fredrick Douglass and his abolitionist work increased tensions and contributed to the start of the Civil War because when his book became a bestseller, more people were learning about the inhumanity and injustices of slavery. Since more northerners were learning about this, more northerners started to despise the South for running the institution of slavery. This loathing of the South, with a combination of other events, will contribute to the start of the Civil War.

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The newspaper above is the North Star, which is an anti-slavery newspaper published by Fredrick Douglass. In his newspaper, he states, " We solemnly dedicate the "North Star" to the cause of our long oppressed and plundered fellow countrymen. May God bless the undertaking to your good 1 It shall fearlessly assert your rights, faithfully proclaim your wrongs, and earnestly demand for you instant and even-handed justice. Giving no quarter to slavery at the South, it will hold no truce with oppressors at the North. While it shall boldly advocate emancipation for our enslaved brethren..." This primary source increased sectional tension because just like the liberator, it viciously attacked the institution of slavery in the South, while also persuading many people in the North to be against slavery. This vicious attacking of slavery angered the South, because they saw any attack on slavery as a threat to their whole section. Since the North star also persuaded people in the North to become abolitionists, these new converts learned to resent the South for their evil doings of slavery. The South and the North have mutual anger towards each other due to Fredrick Douglass's words, caused sectional tensions to increase.  Source: https://chnm.gmu.edu/loudountah/resources_files/byrne_douglass.pdf

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This article, https://www.biography.com/activist/frederick-douglass, talks about the life of Fredrick Douglass and all of his success. The author tells his story from a narrative Point of view and does not seem to be bias. She includes detailed facts in her article which contribute to the understanding of the reader. The author, Caroline Redmond, is also white. Therefore, since Fredrick Douglass is not of her race, she wouldn't include any extra, false fact trying to make Douglass look like even bigger of a hero.

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The Compromise of 1850 was a compromise created by Henry Clay to lessen the tension between the North and South. It  established that California was admitted into the Union as a free state, the Slave Trade was abolished in Washington D.C.,  the Utah and New Mexico Territories were going to be established with no mention of slavery, and the Fugitive Slave Act would be in effect, which means that runaway slaves in the North could be captured and returned to their masters. The Northerners were angered by the Fugitive Slave Act because they saw it as an attempt by the South to spread slavery by force. On the other hand, the South saw the Fugitive Slave Act as a win because the government would help with the locating and returning of slaves. The North was pleased by the addition of California as a free state because there would be more representation for the North in the Senate. The South was not pleased by this because the North would be able to pass laws since they had the majority in the Senate.  The Compromise of 1850 increased tensions and led to the Civil War because the enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act angered the North, since they saw it as an attempt to expand slavery. The Compromise of 1850 also increased tension and led to the war because the admission of California as a free state angered the South, since the North would get more representation in the Senate.  The mutual rage that the North and South felt towards one another increased by the passage of the Compromise of 1850, pushing the nation closer to the Civil War.

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The primary source of the Compromise of 1850 is a transcript from Henry Clay on the compromise. In this excerpt, he states, "Resolved, That California, with suitable boundaries, ought, upon her application to be admitted as one of the States of this Union, without the imposition by Congress of any restriction in respect to the exclusion or in- troduction of slavery within those boundaries. Resolved, That as slavery does not exist by law, and is not likely to be introduced into any of the territory acquired by the United States from the republic of Mexico..." This excerpt from the Compromise of 1850, increased sectional tensions because it stopped the expansion of slavery into the territories received from Mexico. This, of course, along with the annexation of California as a free state, angered the South because the North would have more representation in the Senate, and because the expansion of slavery was being limited. This caused resentment towards the North since the North's beliefs were getting in their way, causing sectional tension to increase.
Source: https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=27&page=transcript

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The Fugitive Slave an was an act passed under the Compromise of 1850 that allowed the South to capture and return runaway slaves in the North to their slave owners. The South was obviously happy with this act because they had a chance to take back their slaves, while the North was angered by this act because they saw it as an attempt from the South to expand the institution of slavery. Because the North saw the Fugitive Slave Act as an attempt to expand slavery , their resentment and hatred towards the South increased. This anger would keep piling up until it would spark the fuse that started the Civil War.

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The following primary source is from a transcript of the Compromise of 1850 that talks about the Fugitive Slave Act. It states, "Resolved, That more effectual provision ought to be made by law, according to the
requirement of the constitution, for the restitution and delivery of persons bound to service or labor in any State, who may escape into any other State or Territory in the Union." This excerpt increased sectional tensions because it established the Fugitive Slave Act, which made runaway slaves in the North subject to arrest. This angered the North because they saw it as an attempt by the South to expand slavery, and because they didn't want their section to be stalking grounds for bounty hunters. This anger by evoked in the North by this excerpt, led to further resentment of the South, leading to the increase of sectional tensions.
Source: https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=27&page=transcript

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In this article by https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2951.html, they talk about the Compromise of 1850 and how bad the Fugitive Slave Act was for slaves in the North. They talk about it from a narrative P.O.V and they might have a bias towards the slaves. Since it says, "Africans in America" on the top left in the article, they support African Americans and their history, which means that they might be over dramatic or stretch a few stories to convince their reader that the Fugitive Slave Act was horrendous. I'm not saying that the Fugitive Slave Act wasn't horrendous. I'm also not saying that they are bias, but there's a possibility that they could have a bias towards the slaves.

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The Underground Railroad was a secret route taken by runaway slaves that led them up north and into the free states, even up into Canada. Slaves were led on this route by Harriet Tubman, and safehouses along the Underground Railroad were established by abolitionists. The Underground Railroad enraged the South because their slaves were escaping through the secret route. Northern abolitionists were also helping slaves find refuge in the North, which added onto the South's hatred of the North. The South made money off of slave labor and when they see that northern abolitionists are taking away their slaves, they will be furious. On the other hand, it pleased Northern abolitionists that slaves were escaping through the underground railroad and gaining freedom. The Underground Railroad will increase tensions and contribute to the Civil War because as I said earlier, the north's abolitionists  aiding the slaves will enrage the South. This rage towards the North along with the anger of other events, will pile over and the South's intense resentment of the North will lead to the Civil War .

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The following primary source is and excerpt from "Running a thousand Miles to freedom". Its from a person who has been on the Underground Railroad. In the excerpt, he states, "Having heard in slavery that "God made of one blood nations of all men", and also that the Declaration of Independence says, "We hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights..." we could not understand by what right we were held as "chattels." Therefore, we felt perfectly justified in undertaking the dangerous and exciting task of

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in order to obtain those rights which are so vividly set forth in the Declaration of Independence." This primary source increased sectional tension because when this book was sold in the North, it caused many people to question the customs of the North concerning slavery. This led to some Northerners resenting the South for their hypocrisy, ultimately leading to sectional tensions increasing.
Source: https://dp.la/primary-source-sets/the-underground-railroad-and-the-fugitive-slave-act-of-1850/sources/1046

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Uncle Tom's Cabin , written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, was a novel that talked about horrors of slavery. It sold over 500,000 copies by 1857 and it would be read in other countries. When the northerners read the book that revealed the terrors of slavery to them, they started to hate the South and slavery even more.  The South was infuriated by the novel because it painted slavery as an inhumane institution (it was). They would try to prevent the selling of the novel in the South. The South will be enraged by the attack of the novel on slavery and will become mad at the North for the making of this book. Uncle Tom's Cabin increased the despising of the North towards the South and the South towards the North, pushing the U.S. closer to the Civil War.

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The following primary source is an excerpt from Uncle Tom's Cabin.  The excerpt states, "Duty, John! don’t use that word! You know it isn’t a duty—it can’t be a duty! If folks want to keep their slaves from running away, let ’em treat ’em well,—that’s my doctrine. If I had slaves (as I hope I never shall have), I’d risk their wanting to run away from me, or you either, John. I tell you folks don’t run away when they are happy; and when they do run, poor creatures! they suffer enough with cold and hunger and fear, without everybody’s turning against them; and, law or no law, I never will, so help me God!” This excerpt increased sectional tensions because when Northerners read this, it appealed to their emotions of sympathy and sadness, causing northerners to resent the South for carrying out the evil institution of slavery. This resentment would contribute to sectional tension.
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/ushistory1os/chapter/primary-source-harriet-beecher-stowe-uncle-toms-cabin-1852/

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The Kansas Nebraska Act, proposed by Senator Stephen A. Douglass, was an act that gave the citizens of the Nebraska and Kansas territory the power decide whether they want to have slavery or if they want to be free. In other words, this act gave those territories popular sovereignty. The North was furious with this act because it repealed the 36-30 line, which established what states would be free or have slavery. Popular sovereignty could allow the South to expand slavery, which is why the North was angry. The South accepted the Kansas Nebraska Act because the Nebraska and Kansas territory were above the 36-30 line, but since the line was repealed by the Kansas Nebraska Act, it pleased them that they had a chance to expand slavery. This Act increased tensions and contributed to the Civil War because the North saw this act as unfair and they thought that the issue concerning slavery was already dealt with by the 36-30 line. The Nebraska and Kansas territory were suppose to be free, according to the 36-30 line, however, because of popular sovereignty, these territories had a chance of having slavery. This chance of expanding slavery enraged the northerners and increased their hatred towards the South, which would ultimately contribute to the start of the Civil War.

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The image above is a political cartoon, which shows slavery being forced down the throat of a free soiler. This primary source contributed to sectional tensions because it portrayed how it felt when Kansas was granted popular sovereignty to choose for themselves whether they want to be free or have slavery. Free Soilers in the North thought that the location of slavery had already been decided by the 36-30 line, but due to it being repealed, it felt like slavery was being forced  down their throats. This led to anger within not only the Free soilers, but the North as a whole, leading to an increase in sectional tension.
Source:  www.loc.gov

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Bleeding Kansas was a series of violent clashes between the pro-slavery population of Kansas and the anti-slavery population of Kansas. Since this territory was given the power to decide whether they want to be a free or a slave state, these two sides fought each other over whether slavery was going to be legal or abolished in their territory. The North rooted for the anti-slavery population of Kansas. The northern abolitionist John Brown even led a group of anti-slavery people in Kansas. They killed 5 pro-slavery people at Pottawatomie Creek. The South reacted to Bleeding Kansas by rooting for the pro slavery side. Southern people from Missouri even went into Kansas and voted illegally for slavery to be present in Kansas. Bleeding Kansas increased tensions between the North and the South, and contributed to the start of the Civil War because Bleeding Kansas embodied the hatred and malice that the North and the South had towards one another. Since the North also saw Southerners from Missouri illegally voting in Kansas for slavery, that angered the North even more. This anger that each side had for one another grew during Bleeding Kansas, which contributed to the start of the Civil War.

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The following primary source is from a transcript of Mahala Doyle, the wife and mother of the men who were killed by John Brown in Bleeding Kansas. In her letter to John Brown, she said, "Altho vengence is not mine, I confess, that I do feel gratified to hear that you ware stopt in your fiendish career at Harper’s Ferry, with the loss of your two sons, you can now appreciate my distress, in Kansas, when you then and there entered my house at midnight and arrested my husband and two boys and took them out of the yard and in cold blood shot them dead in my hearing, you cant say you done it to free our slaves, we had none and never expected to own one..." This primary source led to an increase in sectional tension because it made the South think  John Brown as a terrorist. When the South saw that John Brown had gone as far to kill this woman's family in the name of ending slavery, they knew that he was trouble towards slavery. His act in Bleeding Kansas caused the South to resent the North and their abolitionists even more, resulting in an increase in sectional tension.
Source: www.gilderlehrman.org

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Charles Sumner was the Senator of Massachusetts. After a pro-slavery attack had been carried out in Kansas, he gave a speech called "The Crime Against Kansas". In this speech, he was disrespecting and making a fool out of the Senator of South Carolina, who was Andrew Butler. Butler's nephew decides that he needs to defend his uncle's honor, so he viciously beat Charles Sumner with a cane until Sumner was unconscious. The North considered Sumner a hero while the South viewed Butler's nephew as a hero. This incident increased tensions and contributed to the start of the Civil War because the fighting of the Northern Senator vs. a Southern man physically symbolized the conflict that the North had with the South. The beating of Charles Sumner exemplified the amount of hatred that the South had for the North. The North was obviously angered by the beating of a northern Senator. The South's anger towards the North exemplified through the caning, and the North's anger for the caning of their senator, will contribute to the start of the Civil War.

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Primary Source for Caning of Charles Sumner

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Primary Source for Caning of Charles Sumner

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The following primary source will be an excerpt from the Speech that got Sumner beat with a cane. In the excerpt, it states, "Mr. President, men are wisely presumed to intend the natural consequences of their conduct, and to seek what their acts seem to promote. Now, the Nebraska Bill, on its very face, openly cleared the way for Slavery, and it is not wrong to presume that its originators intended the natural consequences of such an act, and sought in this way to extend Slavery. Of course, they did. And this is the first stage in the Crime against Kansas...  . But the Senator touches nothing which he does not disfigure -- with error, sometimes of principle, sometimes of fact. He shows an incapacity of accuracy, whether in stating the Constitution or in stating the law, whether in the details of statistics or the diversions of scholarship. " This primary source contributed to increasing sectional tensions because the verbal attack of Sumner on the Senator of South Carolina embodied the hatred and resentment that the North held for the South. The South also took the verbal attack on their South Carolinian Senator as disrespect from the North, evoking anger in the South towards the North. Overall, the anger evoked on both sides caused tensions to increase.
Source: tah.eastconn.org

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Dred Scott was a slave that was brought by his master to live in Illinois and Wisconsin for 2 years.  After these 2 years, Dred Scott took his master to court and tried to sue him for his freedom. Scott's argument was that since he lived in free states for years, he was a free man.  The court decided that since Dred Scott was a slave, he was property, which meant that he had no right to a court case. The court also said that the government cannot strip the people's property away from them, no matter where they are in the Union. This meant that Southerners could expand slavery into the free states, which enraged the North. Since the Dred Scott Decision allowed the expansion of slavery into free states, it infuriated the North. On the other hand, the South was happy about the Dred Scott Decision because they could take their slaves and have them work wherever they wanted in the Union. The Dred Scott Decision increased the tensions and contributed to the start of the Civil War because as I said before, the decision allowed the expansion of slavery by the South. The South having the right from the Dred Scott Decision to expand slavery, will anger the North. This increased anger from the North towards the South will contribute to the start of the Civil War.

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As you can see above, this primary source is a piece of literature which talks about Chief Justice Roger Taney's opinion on Dred Scott's case. His opinion is that slaves were not citizens and could not sue in court. He also saw the Missouri Compromise and the 36-30 line as unconstitutional, and he believed that Congress did not have the authority to prohibit slavery. This primary source led to an increase in sectional tension because the North was outraged by the outcome of the case. The outcome allowed for the expansion of slavery, which enraged them. This new found anger in the North towards the South and their major win for the Dred Scott case, caused sectional tensions to increase.
www.loc.gov

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On the website, https://www.britannica.com/event/Dred-Scott-decision/Reception-and-significance, they talk about Dred Scott's background, the court case, the decision, and the significance of the decision. Its not biased because it includes the same information as any other article you would find about Dred Scott. As always, it portrays the information from a narrative point of view, and it seems as if the article has been written with no bias,

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The Lincoln vs. Douglass Debates were a series of seven debates for being Senator of Illinois. In these debates,  Douglass defended his idea of popular sovereignty. These debates mostly dealt with the expansion of slavery into new territories. From these debates, the South concluded that Abraham Lincoln was an abolitionist and that it would be bad news if he was elected as president. On the other hand, the North were adherents of Lincoln because they knew that since he was anti-slavery, he would do things to benefit the North once he got a powerful government position. The Lincoln vs. Douglass debates increased tensions and contributed to the start of the Civil War because these debates make it known to the South that Lincoln is no good  to their section and if he ever becomes president, his policies would hurt them. The anger that was evoked in the South by the bursting of Lincoln onto the scene, will increase tensions with the North, ultimately contributing to the Civil War.

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Primary Source for Lincoln and  Douglass Debate

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Above is a primary source (newspaper) that talks about the results of the debates and how Douglass's victory can make him well known enough to be president. (You can click the picture if you want to read it)This primary source increased sectional tensions because the South didn't like the idea of a northerner running for president. They knew that if a northerner had won the presidency, it would be a threat to slavery. The idea of having a northern president enraged the South, causing them to have more resentment towards the North, which increased sectional tensions.
Source: housedivided.dickinson.edu

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John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry (1859)

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John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry (1859)

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John Brown was a radical abolitionist that believed that the only way to end slavery would be through violence. The Attack on Harper’s Ferry was when John Brown led 21 men to raid a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, in hopes of starting a slave revolt and destroying the institution of slavery. The North was displeased with the Raid since it failed. The South was also displeased because the raid showed them that their precious institution of slavery would always be threatened by northern abolitionists. This event increased tensions and contributed to the Civil War because it made any compromise between the South and the North impossible. The Northern abolitionists' attempt to start a slave rebellion also added anger onto the prior resentment that the South felt for the North. This piling up of resentment, along with no compromise being able to be made, increased tensions and contributed to the start of the Civil War.

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Source:http://www.wvculture.org/history/jbexhibit/independentdemraid.html
The following quote is an excerpt from "Independent Democrat Articles on John Brown Raid". It speaks on the beginning of the Raid. In the article from 1859, it states, "About midnight of Sunday John Brown, with his force amounting, as they say, to 22 crossed the Potomac Bridge with a one-horse covered wagon, containing their guns, picks &c. They immediately seized Patrick Higgins, the watchman at the Bridge, who gave one of the party a blow and made his escape, informing the Conductor of the night train of Cars, Capt. Phelps. They then endeavored to induce Hayward, the free colored watchman of the Railroad Office to take up arms and join them in their nefarious purposes. Upon his refusing to do so, they immediately shot him. He was a valuable fellow, whose life was worth more than all the bandit, as he was trusted with everything in the Depot." This primary source increased sectional tensions because it informed the Southern population of the evils that John Brown and his men had committed. The raiding of the armory by a northern abolitionist enraged them, causing them to resent the North more than ever , contributing to the increase in sectional tensions between the North and South to increase.

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The Election of 1860 was the election where Abraham Lincoln was selected as the 16th President of the United States. He won the election with no southern votes. The North was happy about Lincoln's selection to be president because he was anti-slavery, and he would most likely carry out the North's wishes. However, the South knew that Lincoln's policies would hurt them and their economy, which is why South Carolina and many other states seceded after Lincoln became president. This increased tensions and led to the Civil War because the U.S. will fight the Southern states that seceded and try to get them back into the Union through the Civil War. In other words, the election of 1860 led to the Civil War because the election led to secession of southern states, and the secession of southern states will lead to the Union fighting a Civil War to bring back unity to the U.S.

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The following primary source is an article from the "Wheeling Daily Intelligencer" in 1860. They talk about reasons as to why Virginia should vote Lincoln.  In the excerpt, it states, "Besides these reasons of a more general nature, the domestic polics of Virginia has been shaped for many years back to foster the slave interest at the expense of all others, and it has become necessary for the development of Western Virginia that a different system should prevail. To institute such a policy, vote for Lincoln and Hamlin and help organize a political party in Western Virginia that will counteract and slaveholding oligarchy. It can be done-all that is necessary is to organize the elements on a national foundation and give them backbone enough to hold them upright; and if the people say so, it will be done and our iniquitous laws be modified peaceably, quietly and without disturbance." This increased sectional tension because the South became angry at the blasphemy coming out of the articles mouth. They thought that the North had something to do with the article, thus angering the South and increasing sectional tensions.
http://www.wvculture.org/history/statehood/1860election02.html