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The Missouri compromise was to balance free and slave states in the United States, which led to Missouri being a slave state and Maine being a free state.

Slave states benefited from the Missouri compromise by allowing it to become a slave states .

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In 1884, James Polk wanted the United States to extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific, fulfilling part of what many called "Manifest Destiny".

The American West benefited from Manifest Destiny because they kept moving West and expanded their territories.

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In 1850, sectionalist citizens saw themselves not as Americans but as a part of their section of the U.S.

The North benefitted from the growth of sectionalism; the North saw economic and political advantages.

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The Mexican War over U.S expansion and annexation of Texas. Which the U.S won in 1848. 

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I feel good about it because Texas had won independence from Mexico in 1835. The region that the Mexican war benefitted from was the southern region of the U.S. because it would be more slavery in the southern.

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In 1850, the Compromise of 1850 ease tensions between the North and South regarding slavery by admitting California as a free state.

Both the North and the South benefited from the Compromise of 1850 because each state helped the law on the slave's treatment.

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Popular sovereignty had allowed settlers in territories to vote on slavery.

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These events fueled tensions over slavery, pushing the country toward civil. I feel like doing this time alot of slavery was going on doing this time. The south benefited more popular sovereignty because it provided an opportunity to expand slavery into new territories .

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In 1857, A black man named Dred Scott was a Missouri slave who sued for his freedom once he moved to a free state, but the Missouri supreme court reserved the decision.

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The Dred Scott decision was unfair. The Supreme Court ruled that Dred Scott, an enslaved man, couldn’t sue for his freedom because he wasn’t considered a citizen. treating Black people as less than human. The decision was later overturned by the, which granted freedom and citizenship to all people, regardless of race.

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The Kansas-Nabraska Act of 1854 allowed settlers in Kansas and nebraska to vote on slavery, overturning the Missouri compromise.

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This led to violent conflicts knowns as "bleeding Kansas". THe south initially saw potential benefits in expanding slavery, the act ultimately intensified national divisions, leading to significant political and social upheaval.

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Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the U.S as the republican candidate. Was in offices from 1861 into 1865

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The northern states benefited more by aligning with their anti-slavery stance. In comparison, the South faced significant upheaval due to secession and war.

The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 was a major turning point. His victory sparked tension between the North and South because of his stance against the expansion of slavery. This led to Southern states seceding and, eventually, the Civil War. Lincoln's election changed the course of U.S. history by setting the stage for the end of slavery and the Union.

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In 1859, John Brown believed the he should end slavery, which only made things worst for himself and the slaves because he was killed and the punishment for slaves was more horrific.

I feel as if john brown should've taken another route for himself and the slaves because the way he went about it caused his life and many more others' life.

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In April 1861, this marked the started confederate forces bombarded the union held fort.President Lincoln sent suppiles to fort sumter and in turn troops of the new confederate states of America fired. 

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While the attack on fort Sumter was a tactical victory for the confederacy, it strategically benefited the union by fostering northern unity and resolve. It propelled the south toward secession, setting the stage for the civil war.