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The North and the South were divided and the North was against the Fugitive Slave Law and the South didn't want more slaves admitted. -
Many of the west states and new states became a Union. Fillmore wanted to get more members in the Capitol, so every new state he added two senators and multiple representatives. -
A crowd watched the dedication of the cornerstone of the Capitol's expansion, Secretary of State and former senator. Daniel Webster did a speech that lasted two hours. -
Kansas and Nebraska goes to a popular sovereignty. Then the residents decide if the state is enslaved or free. -
The Massachusetts senator spoke on the Senate floor. He talked about Kansas should either be a free state or an enslave state. -
The decision threatened to recast the political land and tried to prevent the Civil War. Southerns agreed with this decision. -
Both people did seven public debates in Illinois because Illinois had the most confidential issue which was slavery. Douglas went with the Democratic Party and destroyed his presidential chances. -
He supported the violent action against the South to end slavery. He distribute the federal armory among local slaves and armed insurrection. He played a major part in starting the Civil War. -
Emmett composes a song named, "Dixie." This popular song turned into a marching song for the Confederate army during the Civil War. It is the Confederate anthem. -
He was not including on a major amount of the Southern ballots. His party was anti-slavery and the Southerns feared them.