Lincoln Austin Steffens was an American investigative journalist and one of the leading muckrakers of the Progressive Era in the early 20th century and author of "The Shame of the Cities."
When South Carolina forced the surrender of Fort Sumter.
Constitution of the United States
The north and the south became tow separate political entities.
Slavery was an issue that contributed to the event of Bleeding Kansas. Bleeding Kansas was also known as the Bloody Kansas war.
it required private citizens to assist in the search for runaway slaves
He would not interfere with slavery in the states where it already existed.
The government was willing to use force to end strikes
Crittendens compromise
If I am correct, and I believe I am, the Compromise of 1850 ended the practice of slave auctions inside the borders of Washington DC.
Direct election of senators
The CSA is the abbreviation for the Confederate States of America.
Abraham Lincoln (APEX)