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the United States' Congress passed

the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854.

This act allowed all new territories

to use slavery. Pro-slavery and anti-

slavery groups fought against each

other because of this act known as

Bleeding Kansas. In the meantime,

the North formed the Republican

party because they were against any

kind of slavery. They believed that

slavery should not be spread into the

western territories. Later on, Lincoln

was elected as president in November

1860. This worsened the situation