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I believe the Civil War became inevitable and the point of no return was reached (regarding division between North and South) when John Brown the abolitionist killed the pro-slavery men in the Pottawatomie Massacre. These murders and the following butchering of the men divided the North and South in an electrifying way; the North was alive with abolitionism and many people praised John Brown's actions and saw him as a martyr. Meanwhile, the people in the South saw it as an act of treason and saw the North's support of the murders as equally treasonous. The utter shock with which both sides viewed the massacre, but from opposite ends of the spectrum, deepened the already present sectionalism farther than previously thought possible. The events such as the publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin, Bleeding Kansas, and the elections of 1856 and 1860 did nothing to help the sectional divides between North and South; they too only emphasized the differences between the two sides.

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I believe that the Civil War became inevitable when Lincoln became president, because the south said they WERE going to secede if Lincoln was to become the 16th President of the United States.

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I believe the Civil War became inevitable when the book, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" was created and published. I believe this because it stirred up feelings of tension between the North and the South.

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The point in which the Civil War was inevitable was the election of 1856. Before Lincoln of the Republican party was elected, there could have been ways to fix the problems even after Bleeding Kansas. When Lincoln was elected, the threat of the insurrection of their slaves being in the hands of Lincoln was the last straw for the South. Because of his election, the South seceded, which caused the tensions that inevitably brought on the great war known as the Civil War.

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The point of no return was reached and the Civil War became inevitable after the election of 1856. The South vowed to secede if Lincoln was elected and that was exactly what they ended up doing when he won. I think that this was the point of no return because it is what pushed the South to the edge and decide to actually go through with secession. Even though there was a lot of tensions between the North and South and talk of secession before the election, this is what finalized it and brought America into war.

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I believe the the Civil War was inevitable with the publishing of Uncle Tom's Cabin. This is what I believe started all the tensions between the North and South. The North got a glimpse of what Southern slavery was really like. This led to John Brown attacking Harper's Ferry. When the South executed him I think things really changed and war was much closer. Without the publishing of the book there most likely wouldn't of been the formation of the Republican party which led to the end of slavery because of the election of Abraham Lincoln. The publishing of Uncle Tom's Cabin led to a series of unfortunate events that ultimately led up to the inevitable Civil War.

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I believe the point of the Civil War being inevitable was the Pottawatomie Massacre. This is when a man named John Brown mistakenly believed 5 abolitionists were killed in Lawrence. In response, John Brown and several supporters killed 5 men from the pro-slavery settlement Pottawatomie Creek. This triggered revenge attacks in which over 200 people died. This was the point at which the Civil War was inevitable because it was the point at which every side had something to be angry over whether it was true or not. Both sides were already angry and this was the "cherry on top" that set everyone up mentally for war.

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I think that the point of no return in the causing of the Civil War was Bleeding Kansas. In the years of 1854-1856 tensions and violence increased exponentially in Kansas between proslavery and antislavery groups. Events like the Sack of Lawrence in 1856 and the Pottawatomie Massacre, also in 1856, further increased problems caused by the violence. This was all caused by the chance of popular sovereignty in the region as people flooded in from other states to try and influence the votes. These actions caused the South to start to question their position in the country. "How could these people, like John Brown, go against what the government has proclaimed? What right did they have to choose whether slavery is ethical or not?"

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The point of no return was bleeding Kansas. During this time between 1854-1861 the were many attacks between people who were pro-slavery and people who were anti-slavery.  Tensions began to occur between these groups when 800 pro slavery men attacked anti-slavery Lawrence. They also burned down headquarters, printing presses, and they looted stores and businesses. This was the point were the civil war was inevitable.

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The Civil War became inevitable when sectionalism happened between the northern and southern states. The topic of slavery led to the Civil War because the south was pro-slavery and the north was more anti-slavery. The Compromise of 1850 was widely opposed in both the North and South. It admitted California as a free state, it made D.C. have no slave trade, and it had a strong fugitive slave law. This compromise did little to settle the disputes over slavery.  The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 by opening up territories to slavery. The North was very unhappy about this act because there was the possibility of slavery in new territories while the South was extremely happy with this act. Lincoln's presidential election increased the discussion of southern secession from the Union. South Carolina was the first state to secede on December 20, 1860. The battle at Fort Sumter also inevitably caused the Civil War because when Confederate troops attacked the fort, Sumter and the Union troops inside surrendered. This caused Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina to join the confederacy.

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The point for no return was Bleeding Kansas. From 1854-1861 Bleeding Kansas was a sequence of violent events between pro-slavery believers and abolitionists, in the Kansas territory where pro and anti-slavery beliefs competed.  Bleeding Kansas was much more important than any other event, especially the election of 1861. By the time of the election of 1861, Bleeding Kansas had already had huge problems with sectionalism, and many people were already talking of war no matter what the outcome of the election of 1861 was.

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If the Civil War had not already reached a point of no return when southern land-owners called for a greater need of laborers to satisfy their growing agricultural business, it was definitely inevitable when the Compromise of 1820 was made. This agreement between slave and free states stated that Missouri was allowed as a slave state while Maine split off from Massachusetts becoming a free state. This agreement also stated that slavery was prohibited in areas of the Louisiana purchase north of the line 30° 30'. Even thought these terms released some tensions between the North and South and even kept the balance in the Senate equal, they were only a temporary means of peace. This Compromise also was referred back to in later arguments between the North and South. The Kansas-Nebraska act allowed for popular sovereignty to decide whether Kansas or Nebraska was to be free or slave. Since these states were above the 36° 30' line, this went against the decision in the Compromise of 1820. The popular sovereignty call created a small civil war in Kansas over the issue of slavery. This hastened the seeds of Civil War even more. The creation of the Republican Party, which arose from antislavery whigs, led to the nomination of Abraham Lincoln of whom the South said they would secede if he became president. When Abraham was elected, South Carolina became the first state to secede and many followed suit. Thus the sides of the Civil War were shown.

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The point of no return for the Civil War was the Tariff of Abominations. The rising tensions that occurred after the Compromise of 1820, with the issue of slavery in the West as well as power in Congress, plus these tariffs, which were implemented to boost the Northern industry definitely pushed the South over the edge. Not only was the subject of slavery being threatened, but also the South's economy as a whole. This is when a huge division occurs between the North and the South, when these tariffs are implemented, as you can see the North being the beneficiary, while the South has to deal with whatever the federal government gives to them. This is when the South will have interest in seceding, to get away from this federal government that was hurting their economy anyways.

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The point of no return was the Election of 1860. The election was between Lincoln, a republican that wanted to prohibit slavery; Douglas, a northern democrat that wanted popular sovereignty; Breckinridge, a southern democrat that was pro-slavery; and Bell, in the constitutional union and wanted to avoid slavery. Lincoln won the Election of 1860. Southerners disliked Lincoln. They said "The greatest evil that has ever befallen this country" would be Lincoln's election. On December 20, 1860 South Carolina was the first to succeed from the Union. Within a few weeks Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas all had succeeded from the union. The southern states succeeded because Lincoln was elected and he wanted to prohibit slavery. The union of succeeded states created the Confederate States of America in 1861. They made a constitution that was similar to the US constitution but theirs "protected and recognized slavery" in the states and each state was "sovereign and independent" of other states. The President of the Confederate States of America was Jefferson Davis. One thing he said was that "the time for compromise has now passed" and that represents that he even believes that it was inevitable for a civil war.

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Secession and Civil War became inevitable the moment the country was federally divided between North and South (over slavery) in the Compromise of 1820 since it set the line at 36*30'. This paved the way for later conflicts between North and South as individuals instead as part of a group. This also started the issue of territorial expansion of slavery which became one of the biggest conflicts (especially politically) between the North and South.

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The Civil War was inevitable when Bleeding Kansas occurred in the 1854-1856. Due to the high tensions and violence in Kansas it was given this nickname. Pro-slavery groups had set up Kansas's capital in Lecompton while anti-slavery groups set up their capital in Topeka in response and established an anti-slavery town in Lawrence. During the Sack of Lawerence 800 proslavery men had attacked Lawerence, burning down headquarters and printing presses while also looting stores/businesses. Things were taken a step further when John Brown slayed five men from the proslavery settlement in the Pottawatomie Massacre. This was the start of an act of violence against the proslavery and the antislavery groups.

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The point of no return for the Civil War was the Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court Case. Dred Scott was a slave from Missouri, and in 1834, his owner moved him to Illinois, then to the Michigan territory, which were both free territories. When Scott was moved back to Missouri, he claimed freedom because he lived in free areas for several years. Scott sued Emerson, his owner, in a Missouri court and lost. Emerson then died, so Scott sued his new owner, Sandford, in a federal court, and lost, but he appealed to the federal court circuit and was chosen for consideration by the Supreme Court. Robert B Taney, the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court (who was from Maryland), issued a three piece decision: Scott filed suit in Missouri, where he was a slave; Slaves weren't citizens, so they couldn't sue in court; the Missouri Compromise of 1820 was unconstitutional because slaves were property, so Congress couldn't ban slavery because it took away private property. The ruling of the Dred Scott case caused many Northerners to join the Republican party, and caused the Democratic party to split into half, Northern Democrats and Southern Democrats. Northerners were stunned by the ruling, and Southerners cheered because the ruling banned Congress from banning the extension of slavery into new territories. This led to the point of no return because the Republican party continued to grow while the Democratic party continued to divide over the issue of slavery, and led to Abraham Lincoln winning the election of 1860 that caused the southern states to secede from the Union thus began the Civil War.

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The high tensions and violence in Kansas between the Pro-slavery and the Anti-slavery groups, known as "Bleeding Kansas", was the point of no return. When these events began, the Civil War became inevitable. The different groups began attacking each other for what they believed. One example of these attacks is the "Sack of Lawrence". In this event 800 pro-slavery men attacked anti-slavery Lawrence and burnt down headquarters and printing presses. These attacks on each other only made things worse, and the tensions between them only grew. The Civil War is just the point in time when they simply could not hold back anymore.

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I believe the point of no return was the series of events that occurred during Bleeding Kansas. This was the first time violence before this time conflicts were "resolved" diplomatically, but Bleeding Kanas is a major indicator that this method was not effective. The events were considered in many ways unforgivable by both the North and South. One of the most vivid examples of this was the actions of John Brown. In Pottawattamie Creek, John Brown, an avid abolitionist, and his follower hacked to death five pro-slavery men. Once blood was spilled over slavery and both free-soiler and pro-slavery groups were retaliating back and forth, the war was well on the way. These events only shadowed the Civil War to come.