• Further divided the North and South more as it expanded the grasp of slavery to more territories, much to abolitionists' displeasure and magnified the differences between them. It highlighted that the South was for slavery and the North was against it.

• Made stricter slave codes and increased tensions between abolitionists and pro-slavery believers as they worked to sway the vote in other territories.

• Further established the differences in ideologies on the subject of slavery and pro-slavery even in the confines of the federal government. It also made the South feel under-represented in government as they weren't being given the choice of nullification which was ironic as later on the North wouldn't be given the right to nullify the Fugitive Slave Act.

• Reinforced differences in political and social beliefs of the public, stricter slave laws, and increased the southern fear of slave revolts and justified their pro-slavery beliefs.

Tensions grew to a boiling point on Oct 2nd, 1835 (*conflict ended April 21, 1836) when shots rang out in Gonzales as Mexico wanted a cannon they gave to Texas. However, Texas refused.

• Further established the idea of "Manifest Destiny" and went against the anti-slavery beliefs of the North to reduce the range of slavery. This displeased the South as it led to an influx of abolitionist laws and bills to fight for the abolishment of slavery.

Texas was accepted by the U.S. as a state; however, Mexico didn't accept Texas' statehood, as its admission into the U.S. aggravated Mexican officials and citizens. President Polk made a deliberate effort to aggravate hostilities with Mexico and start a war by commanding American troops to set up in the Nueces Strip (Jan. 13, 1846), which was a contested area that was not considered part of Texas. Though tension rose, war wasn't declared until May 13th, 1846.

• Increased disputes over territorial expansions and land claims, increased the debate over the expansion of slavery to other territories, and many failed compromise attempts showed the determination of either side to hold their ground on the issue of slavery.

Under the presidency of President Polk, Pennsylvania's representative David Wilmot proposed a proviso to limit the reach and political power of slavery within the New Mexico territories. The proviso was attached to an appropriations bill that would pay Mexico money for the land taken in the Mexican-American War. The bill and the proviso passed the House of Representatives (Aug. 8, 1846); however, only the bill was accepted by the Senate (Feb 1, 1847). This meant that the proviso wouldn't be made into a law, and thus slavery's grasp would expand to the New Mexico territories.

• Increased the debate over the expansion of slavery to other territories and many failed compromise attempts showed the determination of either side to hold their ground on the issue of slavery.

The Compromise of 1850 contained acts that called for the admission of California as a "free state," provided for a territorial government for Utah and New Mexico, established a boundary between Texas and the United States, called for the abolition of the slave trade in Washington, DC, and amended the Fugitive Slave Act. The Fugitive Slave Act required that slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. The act also made the federal government responsible for finding, returning, and trying escaped slaves.

• Emphasized the North and South's economic divide (hierarchical systems, economic foundations, etc.), extremely different views on slavery, and differing social/cultural beliefs.

• Increased sectionalist tensions between the abolitionist North and the pro-slavery South, heightened the fears of Southerners and unintentionally reinforced Southern pro-slavery arguments.

• The manifesto functioned in the South's interest in expanding slave territories, Northern opposition, and worsening sectional relations between North and South.

• Created an atmosphere of distrust and disunity, as well as, increased struggle for control resulting in violent clashes, including raids, massacres, and guerrilla warfare

• Escalation of abolitionist v. anti-slavery established the North and South's distrust in the federal government, increased the radicalness of abolitionist beliefs/practices, and increased Southern fear of slave rebellion.

• Created an atmosphere of distrust and disunity, emphasized the North and South's economic divide (hierarchical systems, economic foundations, etc.), extremely different views on slavery, and differing social/cultural beliefs.

• Gradually led to the formation of the Confederacy because of divergent politics, rowing hostility, breakdown of compromise, and the victory of an abolitionist into office.