causes of the civil war

             During the 1800's it was a time a time of a lot of turmoil between one country which was divided to North and South halves. This was the United States. The country was torn between one simple factor, slavery. This factor soon caused a war with in the country which would be known as the civil war. There were many key factors that led to this war, they are as follows: the great compromise of 1850, the Kansas-Nebraska act, Lincoln-Douglas debates, Uncle Tom's Cabin, the Dred Scott Case, Bleeding Kansas, John Brown's raid, the Elections of 1860, Abolitionist movements, the Wilmot Proviso, and lastly the firing at Fort Sumter. These were probably the most important factors in leading to the Civil War, and they all played huge roles in sparking the start of the war. In the following paragraphs you will find out how each of these factors contributed top the Civil War.
             The annexation of Texas and the gain of new territory from the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo sparked turmoil between the North and South, concerning the slavery issue. This was immediately met with violent Southern opposition. Then when California asked for admittance it sparked another crisis. Another issue was the bordering of Texas. There was even some fear that the South may leave the union altogether. However, President Taylor did not feel the country was threatened; he favored admission of California as a free state and the same with New Mexico. There were also other arguments saying that the South should be given equal guarantees of equal position in the territories. Henry Clay proposed a series of measures be passed as an omnibus compromise bill. He gained a lot of support form Stephen Douglas. The measures stated that California be a free state, the organization of New Mexico and Utah territories without mention of slavery, the prohibition of the slave trade in the District of Columbia; a stricter Fugitive Slave Law, and the settlement of...

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