The conflicts in the United States during the 1850's were numerous and brought the nation closer to civil war each day. These conflicts were mainly caused by the diverging society between the North and the South. The North and the South had different goals. The North's aggression to control the South had led to the point where it was intolerable. The issue of slavery was one of the causes of the Civil War. Slavery and slave trades had become a big part of the South's economy. The slaves were needed to work on plantations which helped the South prospered. During the 19th Century, the North worked hard on acquiring free states so that the South would not outnumber them.

As the conflict between the North and the South got more intense, the Compromise of 1850 came into the picture to attempt to please both sides. The Compromise included admitting California as a free state and interstate slave trade to be abolished which went in favor of the North. The Compromise also went with the South when it included stricter fugitive slave laws and New Mexico and Utah were created without slave restrictions. The compromises seemed to have settled the issue of slavery but it was just putting back

The North had been going over the line, trying to take away their state rights. The South had to stand up for themselves and fight for their moral rights. The South, which was dependent on slavery, would have been devastated if slavery was abolished. The prospering North was trying to control most of the South for their own capital benefits. This war was not only fought on the institution of slavery but also on maintaining the Southern civilization.

Another event that triggered conflicts between the North and the South were the debates between Stephen A. Douglas and Abraham Lincoln that were held during the 1858 campaign for a US Senate seat from Illinois. Douglas then was a promoter of Popular Sovereignty, and was responsible for the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854.

As the focus on the government grew in the 1850's, a new party system emerged. There were many competing explanations of the Whig's demise. However, as they disappeared the Republicans rose to power. They emphasized absolute opposition to the expansion of slavery into any new territory. In the coming elections, they cooperated with the northern Know-Nothings, most of whom were former Whigs, as the anti-Catholic nativism would add to an appealing platform of the new party. Together, the Republicans and Know-Nothings won a majority of seats in the House of Representatives in 1854, and became a threat to the ideas put out by the Democrats. Eventually, they abolished slavery and shot down the ways of Southern life.

The North was more populated than the South and the South only counted slaves, which was big part of their populations as 3/5 of a person. Since the House of Representative was based on population representation, the increasing population in the North gave them a big majority over the South. In the North, they strongly believe that majority rules and that they should make and execute the laws. This can be seen in the Lincoln-Douglas election when they were the favorites in the election. They are both from the North and the South wanted Douglas to win because he was for popular sovereignty. In the end, Lincoln won because the Democratic Party was split up and the So

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