LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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women’s suffrage
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tariffs
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expansion of slavery
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conflicts with foreign nations
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the 1850s, the conflict over slavery brought the United States to the brink of destruction. In the course of that decade, the debate over slavery raged in the nation’s political institutions and its public places. Congress enacted new policies related to slavery.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the United States, tensions over the institution of slavery became prominent and dramatic events hastened the nation’s movement towards civil war. In Europe, new technology was celebrated and the great powers fought the Crimean War.
Detailed explanation-3: -While there were many political and cultural differences between the North and the South that contributed to the American Civil War, the main cause of the war was slavery.
Detailed explanation-4: -The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States.