Several developments lead to an increase in sectional tension between 1848 and 1861. These developments caused tension between the two regions by making them believe that they have distinct values. Four main developments lead to a heightened sectional. One of the developments was introducing a piece of legislation that crushed all impressions of sectional peace. The Kansas-Nebraska Act formed the Republican Party, caused the division of the Democratic Party, and demolished the Whig Party (James, 195). The extension of slavery to the western territories caused significant tension as the North thought that the South would force their ‘Peculiar institution’ on the whole Union. This is because they had been separate for a long time and had differed economically and ideologically.

Another development that caused sectional tension was the increasing differences in culture between the North and the South. The South’s economy depended on agriculture, and therefore, they needed slaves; however, the North believed slavery was not right. The North was also more developed than the South, arising more differences that caused tension. The changing of territories to state development also brought pressure. Democrats were hesitant to allow California to be part of the Union as it would cause sectional imbalance. This is because California did not support the issue of slavery (James, 198).  The Fugitive Slave Act was reshaped because they had to compromise. It affected the people of the North as it desecrated their laws.

Did morality or economics dominate the debates over slavery during this period?

Disputes regarding the issue of slavery between 1848 and 1861 still furies. Several individuals have tried to find out what causes civil war during that period. Slavery was mostly in the North and the South, where conflict existed. This was because the Northerners did not support slavery since they were more advance. The Southerners, on the other hand, supported slavery since they were agriculturalists.  The differences in the North and the South brought about a need to address the causes of slavery.

In the 1850s, economics dominated the debate over slavery more than morality. Economy and labor are linked in that a countries economy depends on the availability of work. It is, therefore, nearly impossible to address the issue of labor without addressing the economy (Mathisen, 679). The civil war was majorly caused by the coming of Negros to America initiated by slavery. The Negros went to America because of the economy, and they played a vital role in trade. In those days, the cause for slavery was the difference in economy between the Northern state and the Southern. As the two competed in maintaining their economic statuses, the slave trade turned out as one way out.

The Slave trade was very profitable; that’s why the Southern people were rooted in it since it boosted their economy. The debate over slavery stood out in the 1850s, and its cause has been associated with various factors such as culture, morality, and politics. However, what stood out in the debate was that economics played a significant role in slavery. During that period, people were more concerned with economic well-being and did not focus on morality.

How were the various arguments both for and against slavery expressed and contesting during the specific clashes of this period?

During this period, the black and white abolitionists waged an interracial attack contrary to slavery. Their efforts are attested to be tremendously useful. Abolitionists made it challenging to ignore slavery by focusing attention on the slave (Erick, 689). They intensified the gap, which threatened to abolish the country’s harmony from the time of the Constitutional Convention.

Religious groups were at the forefront in objecting to all matters concerning the slave trade and slavery, even though some fraudulent members had slaves.  With time several abolitionists joined to become many anti-slavery societies. These groups took part in various actions to ensure slavery is abolished. For example, they held meetings for abolition, not using products from slave labor, talking about slave abolition, and writing. Apart from these groups, individuals also supported the dissolution of the slave trade by advocating for violent ways.

The white and black opponents mostly functioned together; however, by the 1840s, they varied in thinking and technique. Black Americans tended to a couple of anti-slavery actions with demands for national fairness and integrity. On the other hand, several white abolitionists concentrated only on slavery,

Why did the election of Abraham Lincoln spark the secession of the Deep South?

Abraham Lincoln’s election resulted in the pulling out of seven countries in the South prior to the induction and the outright withdrawal of four more when the Civil War took place with the Battle of Fort Sumter (Oakes, 213). The elections become the first out of six successive wins for the Republican Party. Its policy vowed not to meddle with captivity in the Southern countries but opposed to the additional expansion of slavery to the Western regions.  Another cause that triggered the Deep South’s withdrawal was the fact that the Southerners believed that Lincoln would make laws that would limit or abolish slavery.

Work Cited

Epps, Kristen. Slavery on the Periphery: The Kansas-Missouri Border in the Antebellum and Civil War Eras. Vol. 5. University of Georgia Press, 2016.

Oakes, James. “Capitalism and slavery and the Civil War.” International Labor and Working-Class History 89 (2016): 195-220.

Mathisen, Erik. “The Second Slavery, Capitalism, and Emancipation in Civil War America.” journal of the civil war era 8.4 (2018): 677-699.