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Slavery was the practice of a human owning other human. This would end up tearing America in half. The North saying no and the South saying yes to the practice.

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The Southern States that supported slavery argued that the federal government should not interfere with internal disagreements. This sparked arm combat.

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The North and South had complete opposite economic standings before the civil war. The North did not rely on slavery and the South did. This led to many disagreements resulting in the civil war.

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The Economics of the North & South Before the Civil War

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Abraham Lincoln grew up in the North and opposed Slavery all through his child hood, so when he was elected and had disbelief's about Slavery it caused tension.

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This decision declared that enslaved people were not U.S. citizens and were not allowed to sue federal court.

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The compromise of 1850 made California a free state. This also enacted the fugitive slave act.

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The Fugitive Slave Act made it where if a Slave had escaped to the north and became free the Slave owners could come and capture them.

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Many people in the North started writing books about slavery. This angered people in the South.

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The election of 1852 would eventually lead to the Fugitive Slave act being put in to place.

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This Act opened a railroad to the west that created more controversy.

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Bleeding Kansas highlighted the deep fight over Slavery and showed that there was no way to end it peacefully.

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These debates focused on Slavery. The two campaigning presidents had different views on Slavery.

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The election of 1860 showed to be the breaking point of an already unstable nation.