1. The Road to Secession
Facing a crisis, the federal government vainly attempted to achieve a balance between the regions. ... Two opposing governments and settlers" feuds over land claims escalated into violence. ... Brown's actions perpetuated the South's stereotypes of northerners as fanatical abolitionists who were either madmen or served as financers of the madmen. ... Thus, the south in a sense became isolated, set in sharp opposition to the federal government and all of the other regions of the country. ... The government was not fulfilling its obligations to protect the interests of its people; thus...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate