Southern fears mounted at the prospect of a free Mexican Cession territory. ... However, they persisted and defied the southern-oriented "opinion" of the Supreme Court. ... Lincoln's platforms solely were based on non-southern groups. ... The South paralleled her situation to that of the thirteen colonies prior to the American Revolution. ... Davis" authority was merely a byproduct severing southern ties to the Union. ...

• Word Count: 1316
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Southern fears mounted at the prospect of a free Mexican Cession territory. ... However, they persisted and defied the southern-oriented "opinion" of the Supreme Court. ... Lincoln's platforms solely were based on non-southern groups. ... The South paralleled her situation to that of the thirteen colonies prior to the American Revolution. ... Davis" authority was merely a byproduct severing southern ties to the Union. ...

• Word Count: 1330
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Southern fears mounted at the prospect of a free Mexican Cession territory. ... However, they persisted and defied the southern-oriented "opinion" of the Supreme Court. ... Lincoln's platforms solely were based on non-southern groups. ... The South paralleled her situation to that of the thirteen colonies prior to the American Revolution. ... Davis" authority was merely a byproduct severing southern ties to the Union. ...

• Word Count: 1330
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Accordingly, the Missouri Compromise was created in which the state of Maine was shaped out of the Northern colonies of Massachusetts. ... This crisis emphasized the Southerners commitment to slavery and the North's resentment of the southern political power. ... The issue of Southern nullification and secession that followed this arose from the idea of tariffs. ...

• Word Count: 1474
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School