How did the raid on Lawrence, Kansas pull the nation apart

To slaveholders, northerns were no better than bank robbers. A good slave was a valuable piece of property. Every time a slave escaped, it was like seeing five acres of land vanish into thin air. Slaveholders demanded that Congress pass a fugitive slave law to help them recapture their property.

Explanation:

they united the colonies in their fight against the british.

c 3 branches because idk why they had 3 well when:

you think of it there are still contrys with 3