The Events Leading Up to the Civil WarConflicts widened between the North and the South as two sides collided in every event before the Civil War. The North and the South were very different in many ways. They were known as two different countries because of their cultural and economic differences. The disagreements between the North and the South aggravated the separation that was soon to follow. When the North gained the control of the government, the South seceded.The North was industrialized and had many factories. It also included railroad tracks of more than 20,000 miles. The railroad transferred settlers, manufactured goods, wheat, and raw materials. On the other hand, the South ...view middle of the document...
There were many debates between the two and many crucial questions were answered in these debates. Douglas, who showed his intelligence and cleverness during the debate, won the senate seat.Another event stroked the conflict between the North and the South. John Brown, a radical abolitionist, felt that he was the messenger of God. He was studying the slave uprisings in the ancient Rome because there was a similar uprising in the United States. He had mistaken that the Southerners killed five of his men. Brown sought revenge. He and his men sneaked into a proslavery settlement in Kansas and killed five men. John Brown's involvement in the Bleeding Kansas led to the Harpers Ferry Raid. Brown's plan was to capture the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia and distribute the weapons to slaves. His plan failed and John Brown was captured. Soon after, he was hung for treason.The candidates struggled for votes from each and every state in the Election of 1860. The Democrats split over into Northern Democrats who supported Douglas and Southern Democrats who supported J.C. Breckinridge. The small parties such as Know-Nothings, Whigs, and moderate Northerners formed Constitutional Union Par...
