John Brown Abolitionism
in 1832, but he and his group were found and hung. Abolitionist movements erupted despite government warnings. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a successful novel called Uncle Tom
Cabin, which managed to describe the struggle of slaves. John Brown led a raid at Harper's
Ferry, Virginia, but he was later hanged.
With the problem of slavery still in action, states' rights became an overriding issue. The
North believed that their vision of a perfect Union would protect the future of the United States.
They wanted to establish a strong federal government that would govern all states, regardless of change. They accused the South of pushing their own wealth and desires, and therefore, wanted to have states that reflected their ideas make laws for
them. The majority of the South didn't believe in the North's vision of a perfect Union. They thought the North was similar to the
British government and thought they were trying to smother the way they thought things should be done. They also thought that if war was to come, it would be the second American
Revolution. The North and South tried to settle their issues with compromises that would fix problems with slavery and westward expansion. The Compromise of 1850 balanced the upset between slave and free states. The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 was passed under the
Compromise of 1850 and required that all states return runaway slaves to their masters. The
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 opened all new territories to slavery by defending the rule of popular sovereignty over congressional demand.
As peace between the divided the country failed to prosper, Southern secession became the desired option in the South. The real threat of secession began after Abraham Lincoln and the
Republicans won the 1860 presidential election and promised to preserve the Union. Lincoln quoted, let us have faith the right makes might; and in that faith let us to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it (Kindersley, 39). Democrats in the Lower South who deeply opposed
Cabin, which managed to describe the struggle of slaves. John Brown led a raid at Harper's
Ferry, Virginia, but he was later hanged.
With the problem of slavery still in action, states' rights became an overriding issue. The
North believed that their vision of a perfect Union would protect the future of the United States.
They wanted to establish a strong federal government that would govern all states, regardless of change. They accused the South of pushing their own wealth and desires, and therefore, wanted to have states that reflected their ideas make laws for
them. The majority of the South didn't believe in the North's vision of a perfect Union. They thought the North was similar to the
British government and thought they were trying to smother the way they thought things should be done. They also thought that if war was to come, it would be the second American
Revolution. The North and South tried to settle their issues with compromises that would fix problems with slavery and westward expansion. The Compromise of 1850 balanced the upset between slave and free states. The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 was passed under the
Compromise of 1850 and required that all states return runaway slaves to their masters. The
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 opened all new territories to slavery by defending the rule of popular sovereignty over congressional demand.
As peace between the divided the country failed to prosper, Southern secession became the desired option in the South. The real threat of secession began after Abraham Lincoln and the
Republicans won the 1860 presidential election and promised to preserve the Union. Lincoln quoted, let us have faith the right makes might; and in that faith let us to the end, dare to do our duty as we understand it (Kindersley, 39). Democrats in the Lower South who deeply opposed