Division and Civil War The Union in Crisis. The Politics of Slavery Slavery in America 1850: Existed for 200 years – mostly in the South – Abolished in.
Causes of the Civil War 10 Critical Events. US-Mexican War (1846-48) Starts with a fight over Texas Results in the addition of lots of new territory (S.W.
Drifting Toward Disunion 1854 - 1861. Stowe 1852 – Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin which showed the cruelty of slavery Helped start the.
