The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the U.S. Congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for them whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. The Act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery north …show more content…
The entire South’s civilization came from slavery. Therefore, Abraham Lincoln winning the Election of 1860 caused the south to be cautious. The southerners had many complaints to tell. They claimed that the Tenth Amendment prevents the federal government from their right of a new area. Furthermore, they claimed that federal government isn’t allowed to interfere with slavery in those states where it already existed. Also, they believe that a strict nullification can shield their lifestyle. In Document I, Charleston of South Carolina wrote, “We affirm that these ends for which this government was instituted have been defeated and the Government itself has been destructive of them by action of the nonslaveholding States.” In this quote, South Carolina decided to write A Declaration of the Causes which induced the Succession of South Carolina. Southerners thought that the succession was unavoidable to secure their economic due to the North imposed to the South. Hence, this increase the sectional conflict tensions between the North and the