South because the north wanted to abolish slavery and the south that if it was abolished it would ruin their profit for the slave owners
California's entrance as a free state would cause enslaved people there to be freed automatically.
The muslims had great military leaders such as sultan suleiman and saladin. Their soldiers had great dedication to the cause and conquests in order to spread the faith of islam and believed that if they died martyrs they would be granted a place in heaven. They were well equipped with catapults , strong armour and swords and cavalry, cannons and archers and massive numbers.
Answer: seeing a very bloody battle
A military station in Hawaii would allow for the US to have a Pacific base on American soil. Some of America's largest enemies are in the East (China and North Korea) and a military base in the Pacific would allow us to have more control over the area, while still being on American soil. Being on US soil will allow us to have better access to supplies and logistics, as well as avoiding any problems with the allied nations that we would have to set up base in otherwise (such as problems the military faces with their bases in Okinawa).