It was yet another tax. this one taxing stamps for mailing. but it was a fairly small tax until it hit the big businesses who bought bulk and the tax hurt.
The North didn’t believe in slavery and the south did. The constitution divided them because they both believed in different things. In the South there was more plantations so they needed slaves to keep up the production when the North was cold and didn’t need much help on plantations.
Why it was almost impossible for one party to win a majority because the candidate(s) were represented by north or south. Most south obviously didn’t vote for the north and vice Versa. Since the majority was 50/50 or very close it was almost impossible for one party to win a majority. (You can copy this i didn’t use a website)