Section 1. Differences between North and South: Religious, Climate, Economics, Geography, and Culture. It was the issue of slavery that increased tensions.
Compromise of 1850 Henry Clay’s compromise rejected by Senate but Douglas had the items passed by introducing them individually Henry Clay’s compromise.
Chapter 19 Drifting Toward Disunion. Uncle Tom’s Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the novel in response to the Fugitive Slave Law Highlighted the strain.
