There was great tension between pro-slavery and anti-slavery representatives over how new territories won would handle the issue of slavery.
The Mexican-American War and the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, forced onto the remnant Mexican government, drew some criticism in the U.S. for their casualties, monetary cost, and heavy-handedness. Furthermore, the question of how to treat the new acquisitions also intensified the debate over slavery and in many ways inflamed it, as potential westward expansion of the institution took an increasingly central and heated theme in national debates preceding the American Civil War.
Libel
Publishing false statements knowingly is referred to as libel. This differs from slander which is defamation of character expressed verbally.
Though the US constitution contains an amendment protecting freedom of the press, this amendment does not protect people from false information. The Supreme Court has not allowed people to report false information in particular about individuals that ruin their reputation or defame their character to be protected by the First Amendment.
Georgia was a Royal Colony where the majority of the population were Tories <em>(Colonists that remained loyal to Great Britain</em>), while in the New England colonies Whigs or Patriots (<em>Colonists that wanted Independence from Great Britain</em>) were the majority.
<em>People were motivated to remain loyal to Great Britain in Georgia because of the prosperity they lived when </em><em>Royal Governor James Wright</em><em> came to power</em>, James Wright was a loved Governor by Georgians and because he was loyal to the king he fought hard enough to keep them from joining the revolutionary cause.
When the movement became stronger in other colonies and larger taxes and trade regulations were imposed Patriots began to grow in Georgia, even when they were not the majority they managed to capture Governor James Wright, then sent<em> Lyman Hall to the Second Continental Congress</em>, and turned Georgia intro a rebel colony.
Answer:
The Battle of Fort Sumter in 1861
Explanation:
In most history books, you will find that The Battle of Fort Sumter is considered to be what started the American Civil War.
