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which refers to loyalty to a specific region like the south or the north over the whole country this regional loyalty often centered on the issue of slavery and differing economic systems
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an agreement that allowed missouri to enter the union as a slave state balancing its admission with maine entering as a free state this compromise was considered crucial for maintaining the balance of power in the senate ensuring an equal number of senato
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people who wanted to end slavery they played a significant role by advocating for the immediate end of slavery and influencing public opinion particularly in the north pushing the issue to the forefront of national debate
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southern states viewed it as a basis for resisting federal control over slavery believing individual states should decide the issue in contrast the north generally viewed it as less important than federal power and the preservation of the union
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it allowed people in those territories to vote on slavery which could have let slavery spread into new territories
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an attack to try to get enslaved people to fight for their freedom and start a slave rebellion
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a time of violence over whether kansas would be a free or slave state
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said that escaped slaves had to be returned to their owners even if they were in a free state
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when abraham lincoln who was against the spread of slavery was elected southern states started leaving the us
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the civil war started when confederate troops the south attacked it
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in his speech lincoln honored the soldiers who had died and emphasized the importance of preserving the united states
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he wanted everyone to be friends again he planned to rebuild the south and make sure everyone was treated fairly
