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They declared war on Mexico over the conflict with Texas. The conflict caused big issues which lead up to the Civil War.

An argument started over the U.S. Government with annexation. of Texas The U.S. invaded Mexico, which the Mexicans did not take very well. They ended up fighting back which caused a fight between the two. This lead up to the Civil War.

When discover the land with gold no one really knew how great it was. Until Johann Sutter's found some gold. That's what brought a lot of people to the part of land. The Texans tried to take the gold using their slaves which caused conflict once again. That led up to the Civil War.

The Slave Act is where the Slaves run away, people had to return those slaves to their owner. The U.S. did not want that. That is what caused arguments which led up to the Civil War.

The Know Nothing Party thrived from 1851 to about 1858. This party was fueled by religious prejudice and political hostility. They got their name due to their members refusing to talk about their organization. Many members shared anti-slavery beliefs and eventually joined the Republican as their own party began to dwindle. While the rest joined the democrats.

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin was published. The book had such a major impact that when President Lincoln read it and met Stowe. It was reportedly said that President Lincoln told her “So you’re the little lady who made this made war”. Her book had a major influence in how Americans viewed slavery.

The Republican party was created in 1854 originally to go against the Kansas/Nebraska act and to fight the expansion of slavery into American territories. The original party consisted of African Americans, businessmen, farmers etc. It had very little support in the southern part of the US. President Lincoln was the first republican President.

Texas wanted to be admitted into the Union, but they were allied with Mexico. That caused conflict between all of them. Eventually Texas got their independence back and for sure admitted to the Union. The conflict that they had helped lead to the war.

James Buchanan was the 15 th President. There were some controversial things about him before his Presidency regarding slavery. He was considered neutral however some of his family own slaves. In order to prevent this from getting out he freed the slaves his family owned. He ended up hiring them as servants which was a controversial fine line between freedom and slavery. He’s also often blamed for
inaction in the years leading up to the civil war.

Abraham Lincoln became President. He had the goal of keeping the Republican party unified. Before his inauguration there were 11 states that had seceded from the union. Weeks after he was sworn in the Civil War had begun when the Confederate Army fired on Fort Sumter. Lincoln’s opposite
for the expansion of slavery served as a trigger for the outbreak of this war.