Road to seccesion

Summary:
The territory of Missouri applied for statehood in 1817. As congress was considering enabling them to write their constitution there were arguments about whether Missouri would be a slave or free state. By the time of 1819 Maine also requested Statehood. It was then compromised in a bill that Maine would join as a free state and Missouri as A slave state along with banning slavery in the rest of Louisiana Purchase north of latitude 36°30′
Northern Perspective:
The North were not happy at first when they heard that Missouri was going to be put in as a slave state, it would not be fair because if would disrupt the balance of the slave/anti-slave balance. After the compromise Northerners were pleased with the balance of power.
Southern Perspective:
Southerners accepted the compromise as there was still a balance of power in terms of slave states to free states. Other Southerners were annoyed that they were not directly in control of deciding whether they're state would be slave or free state.

Summary: In December of 1845 the Republic of Texas was admitted to the Union as the 28th state.
Northern Perspective:
Northerners objected annexation as Texas was a slave state, thus giving the south more power.
Southern Perspective:
Southerners were in favor of annexation as it would admit another pro-slavery state into the Union.

Summary:
Dred Scott v. Sandford case, decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on March 6, 1857, declared that black people, whether free or slave, could not be American citizens and were thus constitutionally unable to sue for citizenship in the federal courts. Also declared Missouri Compromise
Northern Perspective:
Northerners were concerned about the policies this Decision would allow. It shows that congress cannot ban slavery in a state and that the south could go over they're state laws of no slavery.
Southern Perspective:
Southerners were positive about this Decision for the most part as it allowed them to carry their slaves where they wanted and without the risk of losing them. Gave potential for there to be more slave states.

Summary:
A package of 5 bills passed by Congress in September 1850. These bills defused a four year tension between slave and free states about the status of the territories acquired in the Mexican-American war. These bills stated that California would be admitted as a free state,
The remainder of the Mexican cession would be divided into two separate territories, New Mexico and Utah, and these territories would decide by popular sovereignty whether to be slave-holding or free, Texas would cede its claim to parts of the New Mexico territory, and, in exchange, the government would cover Texas’s $10 million war debt, The slave trade would be abolished in the District of Columbia, but slavery itself would continue, and that Congress would strengthen the Fugitive Slave Act by requiring citizens of any state, slave or free, to assist in the capture and return of runaway slaves.
Northern Perspective:
Northerners were glad to get California, but terrified of the strengthening of the Fugitive slave act as well as slavery counting in some areas where it shouldn't be
Southern Perspective:
Southerners were neutral to happy about the compromise. They had more control over their slaves, although efforts were being made to start stopping slavery.

Summary:
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a novel serialized in 1851. An abolitionist novel, It was about the story of Uncle Tom, a slave. While being transported by boat for auction to New Orleans, Tom saves the life of Little Eva, whose father gratefully purchases Tom. Eva in bad condition asks her father to free his slaves, which he plans to but is then killed. His killer who is now Tom's new owner whips Tom to death after he refuses to tell the whereabouts of some runaway slaves.
Northern Perspective:
Northerners were outraged as the novel depicted the extremes of slavery and brought more attention to the issue. Slavery was extreme and this was revealed in the novel.
Southern Perspective:
Southerners were outraged at the novel as it explored the reality of slavery, strengthened the north to move against the south, and so many denied that the book was true and that they were doing them a favor.

Summary:
Senator Stephen Douglass hoping to settle the issues of slavery in the new territory of Nebraska introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Territory be divided into two states, Nebraska and Kansas. Each territory would then decide about slavery by popular vote. This bill was passed In the year 1854. Instead of setting the matter with a peaceful election, proslavery and antislavery forces sent settlers to Kansas to fight for control of the territory.
Northern Perspective:
Caused violence and anger as some northerners were annoyed by the skewing of the votes while others went to secure the new territories as free states.
Southern Perspective:
Caused violence and anger for the same reasons of skewing. Also went to skew results for another slave state.

Summary:
In Harpers Ferry Virginia, John Brown brought an antislavery uprising to the east by stealing a federal supply of guns and trying to supply the to slaves. Robert.E.Lee then kills his troops and captures him.
Northern Perspective:
Some northerners saw John as a hero and praised him. Set motion for some northerners to support abolition of slavery.
Southern Perspective:
Southerners were outraged and provoked. Outraged that someone was being praised as a hero after trying to start a uprising. Provoked that if he was being praised as a hero would the north soon follow suite and start attacking slavery as well.

Summary:
Abraham Lincoln wins the election of 1860. Northern half voted for Abraham while the south almost unifed vote for a single leader and still lost.
Northern Perspective:
Positive. They got a president who seemed promising and seems to want to abolish slavery
Southern Perspective:
Southerners were outraged that the south got outvoted in a election and showed that in other votes they would be overpowered.

Summary:
The south seceded itself from the U.S sending a letter to the house.
Northern Perspective:
Outraged that the south just seceded by themselves. The union starting to fall apart as a territories by itself decided to leave and sends an official message.
Southern Perspective:
Annoyed at the norths disdain of their Secession. Glad that they were able to secede.