The Missouri Compromise happened between august 1817 to 1819, when the Missouri territory would apply for statehood as a slave state. This was countered by northerners when they introduce the northern territory, Maine into the union as a free state. This would raise tensions to civil war by showing how both sides feared the opposing regions having more Free or Slave States over them. This would also initially set Sectionalism because it is the first time the Northern States directly go against slavery.

• Northern States support Protective Tariffs of 1828 because they make money off of exports.

• Southern states disagree with Protective Tariffs of 1828 because it raises prices of imports.

• Southern States end up nullifying Protective Tariffs of 1832 by writing the Nullification Ordinance

Often referred to at the time as the Tariffs of Abominations, the protective tariff of 1828 is the largest Protective Tariff seen yet. While Northern states suffered less because of their Industrial economies, southern plantation owners who rely on imports were mostly effected by this. The Protective Tariffs of 1832 and 1828 escalated tensions between North and South to Civil War because this raised prices on southerners mostly. This from the southerners point of view it wasn't fair to do without southern interests being recognized.

The compromise of 1850 was an compromise that was introduced by Henry Clay and Stephen Douglas. This compromise saw the slave trade banned in Washington D.C. and finally, the slave fugitive act is strengthened. The Compromise of 1850 increases tensions to Civil War because there was a bigger amount of Territory added to American Land as a free states.

Uncle Tom's cabin is a book that describes the life of a slave named Tom who is punished severely and is in the end Murdered. This book is a reason for tensions rising to Civil War because it incriminated southerners furthermore making the south mad at the north. Another reason is that it Gathered the more support and abolitionists, this angered southerners because this villainizes the Southern Slave Owners.

Bleeding Kansas is caused when Congress allows the Kansas and Nebraska Territories to vote for if they'd be a Slave or Free states, These settlers would start to fight with each other about if the state was Free or Slave State. This would be a primary cause to the civil war because it shows the Southern and Northern States how bloody and violent the an action between Southern and Northern states. this was shown by the many raids and riots that happened in the Kansas territory.

The Nullification Crisis takes place from 1832 to 1833, when the federal government applies more Protective Tariffs as when the southern states start to nullify these protective tariffs the President of the United states writes a force bill, making military enforce these Tariffs. The Nullification Crisis bring the nation more to Civil War because this creates more sectionalism between Southern and Northern States. The reason why it creates Sectionalism is because of the difference of economies and how the economies of the Southern States were Plantation based and the Northern States were industrial based.

The Kansas-Nebraska Compromise accepts both the Kansas and Nebraska Territories as Free states, and sees building of the Trans-Continental Railroad. This is one of the causes of the Civil war because it increases the number of Free States over slave states even further. The outcome angered Southerners because it violated the missouri compromise, it also angered the Northerners because they were having slavery being voted on even though it wasn't allowed already in their opinion.

• Decides that missouri compromise was unconstitutional because slaves were property and "property" could go anywhere.

The Dred Scott Decision happened when an Enslaved Black Man went to the north, when he wasn't free he decided to sue. He wasn't granted freedom because the court ruled he was property and couldn't be freed if he was property and not a citizen. This led to the Civil war because it made the abolitionists

John Brown is a well Known Abolitionist who thought congress did a lot of talking and not enough action, Who was infamous for him and his sons killing Pro-Slave Owners. He was raiding The Harper's Ferry Armory alongside slaves and create a widespread slave revolt in the south. Him and his 5 Sons failed to take the Armory. His Sons were killed by militia, While John Brown was hung December 2 1859. This caused tensions to rise in the south because of the violence displayed by an abolitionist. This caused panic in the south of what if a larger raid might have happened.

The Election of 1860 was the act that drove the southern states to civil war because of the results of the Election of 1860 when the anti-Slavery Candidate, Abraham Lincoln won. This is because of the fear of southerners of loosing slave labor.

The Theory of secession was an idea developed by the Southern States in 1860 when the United States was on the verge of Civil War and supports the idea that America is not a union but a Confederation of States that have more power than the Federal government. This brings the nation closer to Civil war because this would cause federal representatives and southern state representatives to be in a disagreement. This is because in both sides don't have any power over each other and it can be difficult to enforce an act.