CIVIL WAR AND SLAVERY

Civil War and Slavery

Civil War and Slavery

Introduction

The origins of the civil war can be attributed to a complex combination of reasons, some of which may be up to the early years of American colonization. Key among the issues was the following: Civil War, caused by slavery

In America, began to grow, especially land, has received from the purchase of Louisiana, and then with the Mexican War, the new states admitted to the Union would be slave or free. Missouri Compromise passed in 1820 made a rule that prohibited slavery in the states of the former Louisiana Purchase of latitude 36 degrees 30 minutes north except Missouri. (Benson, 1998) During the Mexican War, conflict began to be about what happened to the new territories that the United States expected to win. Wilmot, David Wilmot proposed reservation in 1846, which would ban slavery in the new Länder. Nevertheless, it was shot down by much debate. The compromise was created in 1850 by Henry Clay and the other deals with the balance between slave and free states in the northern and southern interests. One of the fugitive slave act, which was discussed in the first above. Another issue that has led to a further increase in tension was the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. (Arnson, 1993) He created two new territories, which would allow states to use popular sovereignty to determine whether they will be free or slaves. The real problem has occurred in Kansas, where the proslavery Missourians began to pour in a position to help make it be a slave. The fighting that took place caused it to be known as "Bleeding Kansas." The fight even broke out on the floor of the Senate, where antislavery proponent, Charles Sumner was beaten on the head with South Carolina Senator Preston Brooks.

Other factors

The political question, which finally moved to the nation's conflict lies in the fact that slavery in western territories won during the Mexican-American War. A similar issue has been addressed previously, in 1820, when, under the Missouri Compromise, slavery was permitted by the Louisiana Purchase south of Latitude 36 ° 30'N (the southern boundary of Missouri). Republic David Wilmot tried to prevent slavery in new territories in 1846, when he introduced the Wilmot proviso in Congress. (Arnson, 1993) After a lengthy discussion, it was defeated. In 1850, an attempt was made to resolve this issue. As part ...