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In 1819, Missouri applied for admission as a slave state, which would upset the balance of free and slave states in the Senate. Clay prohibited slavery in Louisiana Territory.

Explanation: Both the North and South benefited because the North and South got a new state one was free and one was a slave state.

Feelings: I feel like its equal because they both got what they wanted but it wasn't necessary for a war if everyone benefited.

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Summary: There was a dispute over the border between Texas and Mexico. When Texas became a part of the USA the border had to be determined truthfully.

Explanation: Americans claimed it was farther south at Rio Grande, but Mexicans believed Americans entered Mexican soil.

Feelings: I feel as though it's understandable on Mexicann behalf because it was kind of their soil but at the same time it was a little bit of both.

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Summary:the fate of America of the United States of America to extended from the Atlantic to the Pacific.Great britain had control over of the Oregon territory it was jointly by both britain and the United States.

Explanation:Both,the South gained land for the expansion of slavery,the north benefited economically from westward expansion

Feelings:I fell slaves should be free and they should be able to be free in slave free states.

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Summary: The North became more industrialized, while the South remained dependent on slavery, increasing economic and cultural differences.

Benefitted Region: Neither this division hurt the unity of the nation.

Feeling : The growing sectionalism made compromise more difficult and fueled Civil War tensions.

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Summary: California entered as a free state, while a stricter Fugitive Slave Act was passed, and popular sovereignty would determine slavery in new territories.

Benefitted Region: The North (California as a free state) and the South (Fugitive Slave Act).

Feeling: This temporarily delayed conflict but angered both sides.

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Summary: The idea that states should decide for themselves whether to allow slavery

Benefitted Region: South, as it gave them a chance to expand slavery, but also North, since states could vote against it.

Feeling's: This increased conflict over slavery, leading to violent clashes.

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Summary: Allowed Kansas and Nebraska to vote on slavery, overturning the Missouri Compromise. This led to violent conflict known as “Bleeding Kansas.”

Benefitted Region: The South, as it allowed slavery to expand into areas previously closed to it.

Feelings: It intensified North-South hostility, making Civil War more likely.

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Summary: Supreme Court ruled that African Americans were not citizens and that Congress could not ban slavery in territories

Benefitted Region: The South, as it meant slavery could expand without restriction.

inspired abolitionists, but also the South, as it justified fears of Northern aggression.

Feelings: Made Southerners more fearful of a Northern-led rebellion, pushing them toward secession.

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Summary: Abolitionist John Brown led an attack on Harpers Ferry to start a slave rebellion but was captured and executed.  Benefitted Region: The North, as it inspired abolitionists, but also the South, as it justified fears of Northern aggression.

Feelings: Made Southerners more fearful of a Northern-led rebellion, pushing them toward secession.

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Summary: Lincoln won the presidency without Southern support, causing Southern states to secede.

Benefitted Region: The North, as Lincoln opposed the spread of slavery.

Feelings: This was the final straw for the South, leading directly to the Civil War.

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Summary: Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter in South Carolina, marking the start of the Civil War.

Benefitted Region: The South, as it showed their commitment to secession, but it also united the North against them.

Feelings: The Civil War officially began.