Sentences with phrase «tensions over slavery»

Reflecting on Polk's «acquisition of an empire in the Far Southwest,» he notes that this immediate triumph soon exacerbated the tensions over slavery that culminated in the Civil War.

By contrast, in Louisiana — reflecting the incredible tension over slavery and existential fear of revolt — «it was a capital crime to print or distribute material, or to make a speech or display a sign, or even to have a private conversation, that might spread discontent among the free black population or insubordination among slaves.»