Around 1858, the United States was divided geographically-north and south-with the South rely on enslaved labor force because they want to be more agriculture and the North don't rely on enslaved labor force because they want to be more industrialize.
The country was so divided by the issue of slavery, California would have needed the Compromise of 1850 that would please both the northern and southern states.
Around this time, many southern states were seriously considering to secession as a state that will be leave the Union or the United States.
Many people from the North hated slavery, that a group Northern called Abolitionists that have build a system of escape routes that are called the Underground Railroad.
When Uncle Tom's Cabin was published, the northern people increase their protest, while the southern people thought of it being an attack to them.
Two politicians became famous for their slavery debates because both don't want slavery territories but both had different ideas of how to get rid of slavery. Lincoln would want to give slaves natural rights, while
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