Things that led to the civil war

There were many problems the United States faced while becoming a new nation. Territory boundaries, slavery, and voting issues often divided the country. Without solutions to these problems, our government would have failed and our nation would have self-destructed. The Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and Popular Sovereignty, are just a few examples of the attempts made to repair our nation.
In 1819, the issue of admitting Missouri as part of the United States arose. Previously, there was an even balance between slave and non-slave owning states. When a ...