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The issue that the North and South fought over was called the Wilmot Proviso. It was basically a law of slavery: the North and South were fighting over slavery. The North were anti-slavery and the South were pro-slavery

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Q: What caused the issue that the north and south fought over in the government when they avoided the slavery issue by the compromises?
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