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Background: The Crittenden Compromise reinstated the Missouri Compromise line, compensated for runaway slaves, and forbid the abolition in many slaveholding states.

Northern Perspective: Both sides agreed, and the north supported the compromise as it, prevented expansion of slavery northward, and kept unity among America.

Southern Perspective: Both sides agreed, and the south supported the compromise as it, allowed slavery in the southern states, and limited federal governmental power.

Ranking: 1 - This was the final try for peace, which worked for a little bit. But although they both agreed tensions were still rising.

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Background: During the Lincoln-Douglas Debates, they argued on slavery's influence and expansion. This included slave power, race equality, emancipation, and popular sovereignty.

Northern Perspective: These debates helped gain support for the north, in terms of popular sovereignty . Douglas believed that popular sovereignty could help restrict slavery in the new territories.

Southern Perspective: Many southerners lost support for Douglas and brought anger as the South still did not want to let go of the usage of slavery.

Ranking: 2 - By no means were these debates not important, but they mostly resulted in gaining support for the election, rather than physical changes.

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John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry - 1859

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John Brown's Raid at Harper's Ferry - 1859

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Background: Brown, who was a abolitionist, try to attack an armory at Harpers Ferry. Although this raid failed, Brown still hoped for the end of slavery.

Northern Perspective: There was mixed opinions among the northerners, most supported them as they believed that slavery need to end. Others didn't like the use of violence he displays.

Southern Perspective:  Many southerners were angered at this attempted raid. They were upset that someone had tried to attack them and saw Brown as a lunatic.

Ranking: 3 - This raid wasn't even successful, and it only gained support from some of the northerners. though it did show initiative towards the fight of the civil war.

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Background: Preston Brooks a Democrat (pro-slavery) from South Carolina, used a cane to attack a Charles Sumner, a Republican (abolitionist) from Massachusetts. The beating was very violent and nearly killed Sumner.

Northern Perspective: Northerners were outrages by this caning, as he was attack because of his opinions on the abolition of slavery. Even though Sumner was gravely injured Brooks, was left unpunished.

Southern Perspective: Many southerners respected Brooks, and other southerners mocked Sumner as if his injuries were fake. They believed that Brooks had not done as much damages as the northerners had claimed.

Ranking: 4 - Differing views on this situation made tension between both sides rise. Many mocked the other side, and anger filled those especially in the north.

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Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1851-52

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Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe - 1851-52

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Background: This is a story about Uncle Tom, an enslaved person, and Eliza and her son. Eliza and her son are able to escape and head north, but Uncle Tom is eventually sold in the south.

Northern Perspective: Uncle Tom's Cabin became very popular in the North, as over 300,000 copies were sold just in the North. This story helped convince the North that slavery needed to be abolished, and it was a shock to many as it opened thier eyes to what slavery was actually like in the South.

Southern Perspective: The Southerners did not support this story as they felt that it would most likely cause slave revolts/rebellions to emerge.

Ranking: 5 - As the north became even more against slavery, after seeing the true life of slaves and there treatment, separation between the north and south was more apparent.

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Background: These laws went against the Fugitive Slave Act, as they sought to protect free blacks and other slaves that had escaped from the south.

Northern Perspective: The northerners loved these laws as they wanted to protect the slaves and free blacks. Unlike the southerners, many in the north wanted the escaped slave to be seen as free blacks that couldn't be capture and sent back to their farms.

Southern Perspective: Many southerners were upset by these laws as they felt that it violated constitutional obligations, and also threatened slaveholding property.

Ranking: 6 - These laws were some of the first that helped protect blacks. As you can imagine many southerners wanted the opposite., showing how different the north and south were at the time.

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Background: The Compromise of 1850 admitted California as a free state, provided a government for New Mexico and Utah, established a boundary between Texas and the US, called for the abolition of the slave trade in DC, and introduced the Fugitive Slave Law.

Northern Perspective: The northern US gained a lot from this compromise, but they weren't exactly happy. Many were furious about the Fugitive Slave Law, as they did not want to be a part of anything relating to slavery. The northern states also believed this gave the Southern states too much power.

Southern Perspective: The Southerners were somewhat happy about this compromise as it resolved the prior issues of slavery (for the time). But they were exactly pleased as the possibility of slavery expansion, was not assured for the future of the US.

Ranking: 7 - This compromise would eventually lead to the Fugitive Slave Act, which caused large division among American citizen

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Background: This court case was very impactful as it denied black being able to become US citizens, upheld slavery in the US, and declared the Missouri Compromise as unconstitutional.

Northern Perspective: Many northerners did not believe in these decisions, and some states didn't follow by passing laws that would help free blacks and escaped slaves, and make slavery illegal (within their state).

Southern Perspective: The southerners absolutely supported the case as it continued to allow slavery throughout the United States. Many also agreed as it denied that blacks could become citizens.

Ranking: 8 - Everything that the North had been pushing for was dismissed and caused great upset among northerners.

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Background: The Wilmot Proviso was a proposal made by Congress to banish slavery in the new territory that was gained from the Mexican-American War.

Northern Perspective: The Northerners greatly supported The Wilmot Proviso, as they believed in the abolitionist movement. Many believed that slavery should not be implemented in new US territories.

Southern Perspective: The Southerners did not support the Wilmot Proviso at all, as it would limit the allowance of slavery. The South was very dependent on the use of slavery, and instead many plantation owners wanted to spread the use of slavery throughout America.

Ranking: 9 - As new states would not be allowed to use slavery, this gave the north more power. This would cause the south to be angry and want to fight back.

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The Underground Railroad (Harriet Tubman) 1810-1850

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The Underground Railroad (Harriet Tubman) 1810-1850

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Background: The Underground Railroad was a path that helped enslaved people escape from the South. There were several locations that acted as safe homes and ultimately helped around 100,000 people escape.

Northern Perspective: The Northerns supported the Underground Railroad as they were abolitionists, and wanted the end of slavery. Many sympathetic Northerns helped these slaves throughout the Underground Railroad.

Southern Perspective:  The South obviously hated this as many of their slaves ended up escaping. Many slave owners would lose money and laborers for their farms.

Ranking: 10 - As many escaped the south grew angrier as even some northerners were helping the blacks escape.

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Background: This act required that slaves would have to be retuned to their owners. This also applied to those who had escaped and fled to free states

Northern Perspective: The northerners were not very pleased with the Fugitive Slave Act as it made them participate in the institution of slavery. Many referred to this act as the "final settlement" of slavery between the north and south.

Southern Perspective: The southerners had mixed responses to the Fugitive Slave Act. On one hand they were pleased to be able to return their slaves as they were the source of their economy. One the other hand many we upset because they felt as it did not extend their property rights enough.

Ranking: 11 - This act made the north become more involved in slavery, and upsetting as many escaped slaves in northern states could be captured and sent back to their farms.

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Background : The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise as it allowed for popular sovereignty and created two new territories.

Northern Perspective: Many northerners were upset, as the new territory, due to popular sovereignty, could be open to the use of slavery. This is the opposite of what the North wanted towards the owning of slaves.

Southern Perspective: The southerners like the idea of popular sovereignty, as you could determine if a state would have slavery by voting. This made it more likely for the slavery states to spread, as it was easier to become a slavery state compared to before.

Ranking:  12 - Both expansion and slavery was debated leaving a bitter taste in both sides. This act would also lead to even more violence during "Bleeding Kansas"

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Background: Violence broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces after creating the new territory in Kansas.

Northern Perspective: The northerners were horrified to see this violence and expression of slave power. But they were ready to fight for the territory's to be a free state. Many traveled down armed prepared to not go down without a fight.

Southern Perspective: In the beginning the southerners were not interested in fighting, but they were in the middle of everything so they too fought back. Many realized the possible danger of free soldiers, and other abolitionists.

Ranking: 13 - This violence further separated the divide of North and South views on slavery.

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Background: This elections main electives were Abraham Lincoln (republican) and Stephen Douglas (democrat). This election continued to bring up thoughts on slavery, and would eventually affect which way people would vote. This would lead to a very unstable nation.

Northern Perspective: Most northerners support Abraham Lincoln as he wanted to end slavery, as did the northerners.

Southern Perspective: Several southerners fear Abraham Lincoln, as they believed he had to much power, and threated their slavery.

Ranking: 14 - When Lincoln was elected national unity was at a all time low, and the tensions between the south and north began to rise higher than before.

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Background: This attack marked the beginning of the civil war. It took place at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, and no one ended up being killed. When the president tried to fill the fort with troops, South Carolina denied this and fought back.

Northern Perspective: In response to this attack military action increased largely in the North. At one point Lincoln called for over 75,000 volunteers to help him with the rebellion.

Southern Perspective: The Confederates (southerners) were the ones that ended up attacking the fort, as it contained manty national soldiers, and was a crucial fort in the US. There victory increased the military action in the south.

Ranking: 15 - This was the start of the civil war, there was no way of going back. The battle had began.