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There were many catalysts of the Civil War. The main cause was the secession o f southern states. Many events took place leading up to the secession. The North was determined to stop the expansion of slavery and the South was determined to expand slavery. This cause a huge controversy between both sides. The Kansas-Nebraska act convinces the North that the South was keeping the Nation from expanding. The dispute over slavery was keeping the U.S. from building the Transcontinental Railroad. In this case the south was more worried about whether Kansas was a slave state or not. Popular Sovereignty was a new policy, this caused "Bleeding Kansas." People from both sides flooded to Kansas to influence whether or not Kansas was a slave state or not. Angry Free-Soilers flooded the polls. Another issue that strongly pushed the south towards secession was the Sumner Caning. Charles Sumner, a senator from Massachusetts, gave a speech condemning all slave supporters. Sumner was a vocal anti-slaveryite. Preston S. Brooks was a representative from South Carolina. Brooks believed that this speech was an attack on the Southern states. Preston Brooks then beat Charles Sumner with a cane. This act angered the Northern States and they thought that Brooks was no less than an animal. The South thought of Brooks as a hero with this act of violence. These are just some of the contributions of the Secession of the Southern states. With the election of 1860 the South believed that they didn't have a say in the government. South Carolina had threatened to secede if Lincoln became president. Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas formed the Confederate States of America. They chose Jefferson Davis as President. At this point it was too late for a compromise, this would take a war.