What developments deepened the divisions between North and South?

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catlover5925 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

1793 Invention of the cotton-gin, creating the Southern cotton empire

1828 South Carolina refuses to pay the import tariffs, invoking States Rights.

1848 California acquired - too big to meet the terms of the Missouri Compromise

1850 California admitted as a free state - concessions offend Abolitionists

1852 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' published in protest against Fugitive Slave Act

1854 Kansas allowed to vote on slavery - terrorists intimidate voters

1857 Dred Scott verdict - Supreme Court says slavery is protected by law

1859 John Brown captures Government arms and tries to stir up a slave rebellion

1861 Lincoln rejects last compromise because it would allow extension of slavery

anonymous · Answer

And what she said -> @Catlover5925