 Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Pasinei nokugadziriswa, kukakavadzana pakati peNorth neSouth kwakaramba kuchikwira mumakore gumi akatevera, kwakatsva, pakati pezvimwe zvinhu, kubudiswa kwebhuku ra1852 rinorwisa uranda Uncle Toms Cabin; kurwisana pakati pevaranda nevanopedza urandamuKansas, kutanga muna 1854; chisarudzo cha1857 cheDred Scott, icho chakarova mirayiro yeCompromise ya1850; kuedza kwaJohn Brown muna 1859 kutanga kupandukira varanda paHarpers Ferry uye kusarudzwa kwa1860 kwemutsoropodzi weuranda Abraham Lincoln kuva purezidhendi. Nyika dzokuSouth dzakabuda muUnited States mumwedzi yakatevera kusarudzwa kwaLincoln, dzichiumba Confederate States of America, uye kutanga kweHondo yeVanhu veAmerica. 