Slavery in the antebellum period

Final Exam US History to 1877 due by 5pm on 7 December 2021

*(There is no length requirement but do answer the prompt fully with the support of factual information.)

Explain why/how slavery during the Antebellum period became the major political issue between the South and North that led to the American Civil War by 1860. Conclude with whether or not the war between the South and North was an impending crisis as some historians have purported