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The Methodist Episcopal Church split in 1844, and the Southern Baptist Convention was formed in 1845, mainly due to the fact of disagreements over slavery.
The church splits mirrored the increasing political and social divide between the North and the South. -
A Protestant religious revival movement that swept across the United States
This movement inspired fervent activism, with many religious individuals becoming involved in social reform movements, including the abolitionist movement against slavery. -
This was a series of religious revivals in the early 19th century fueled social reform movements throughout the United States. This led to a greater emphasis on human equality and inspired the abolitionist movement, which sought to end slavery on moral grounds.
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This was a congressional agreement to temporarily resolve the conflict over the expansion of slavery into new territories. This admitted Missouri to the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
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The issue of slavery was not only a moral and political one, but also had deep social and economic implications. The expansion of slavery and debate over states' rights to permit or abolish it fueled sectionalism and created a climate of increasing tension between the North and the South. This was a health crisis in that it affected the nation's health by pitting the two sides against each other and increasing the risk of war.
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The Methodist Episcopal Church divided into northern and southern branches after its General Conference refused to recognize slaveholding bishops. The American Baptist Missionary Union's decision not to appoint slaveholding missionaries prompted the formation of the Southern Baptist Convention.
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This act repealed the Missouri Compromise's prohibition of slavery in territories north of the line. This allows the residents of the Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide whether to allow slavery through a concept called popular sovereignty.
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This Supreme Court ruling was a significant factor leading to the Civil War, as it denied citizenship to all enslaved or formerly enslaved people and prohibited them from suing in federal court. The decision and the political tensions intensified, directly contributing to the escalating sectional conflict that would ultimately lead to war.