Slavery was something that welcomed in the south, but
digusted northerners. Many people believed Slavery was
morally wrong and wanted to do something about it. The book
Uncle Tom’s Cabin and the newspaper The Liberator argued how
wrong it was. In this, Slavery was a major cause in the
outbreak of the Civil War.
There were many things that led to the Civil War. One
of which were the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of
1850 in the Missouri Compromise, Missouri wanted to become a
slave state and notherners demanded something be done. This
made southerners outraged. This was just begining of the
tension between the North and South. Also, the Compromise of
1850 rose more tension. California wanted to become a free
state and of course south politicians had a hissy fit like
the North did when Missouri wanted to become a slave state.
When California wanted to become a free state, it just made
things worse between the North and South. Now, this would
not have been a problem if not for slavery.
Also many conflicts were brough about because of
slavery. Bleeding Kansas became the catchword for the
escalating violence over slavery. There was bloodshed all
the way to capitol hill. At one point in 1856 congressman
Prestor Brooks of South Carolina entered the nearly empty
Senate chamber and beat Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner
with a cane. Brooks felt that Sumner’s “Crime Against
Kansas” speech, which verbally attacked Brooks Kinsman had
Warranted the retaliation. This proves how extreme the
tensions between the North and South were. When you have
political heads attacking eachother you know you’re in
trouble. Also when a few states got the right to be free or
slave this rose tensions even more. Of course the North
wanted them free and the South wanted it to be a slave
state. This just proves how much a factor slavery was
leading to the Civil War.
Finally in 1859 a violent clash captured the nation’s
attention. Abolitionist John Brown, leading an Interracial
band of 21 men attacked the federal arsenal at Harpers
Ferry, Virginia. Brown said he hoped to spark a slave
rebellion that would end slavery and “purge this land with
blood.” Brown was captured within 36 hours and was sentenced
to be hung. People believed the death of a man would not
solve a problem. This also proves that slavery was a factor
leading to the outbreak of the Civil War.
In conclusion slavery was an important factor that led
to the outbreak of the Civil War. People say it was an
underlying factor of the Civil War. It seems pretty obvious
to me. From slave and free states battling to bleeding
kansas, bloodshed all the way to capitol hill. John Borwn
tried to start a slave rebellion. All these were major
factors that caused tension between the North and the South
and led to the outbreak of the Civil War. Slavey was a major
factor in the outbreak of the Civil War.