6. Compromises to resolve differences Attempt to keep Congress equal- no side would have a majority- no side could “take over” Missouri Compromise Missouri (slave state), Maine (free state) Divided the Louisiana Purchase Compromise of 1850 California (free state), southwest territories could decide whether slave or free Kansas-Nebraska Act “ popular sovereignty” (people decided slavery issue) led to “Bleeding Kansas”
7. Southern Secession Following Lincoln’s election, southern states seceded from the Union Nation was one and could not be divided NORTH States had freely created the Union, and could leave freely SOUTH
8. Southern Secession Following Lincolns election southern states seceded from the Union formed the Confederacy CONFEDERATE STATES Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia SOUTH
9. BORDER STATES Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri Slave states that remained in the Union- even though they had slaves
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