What happened to the laws and traditions of the western roman empire once it fell? byzantine rulers tried to keep them alive, but people in the east didn't respect them. the laws and traditions lived on, flourishing through the byzantines who lived in the east. the old laws and traditions disappeared very quickly once the western roman empire collapsed. the western laws and traditions lived on, but only through the legal system.

here are some events that to cause increased conflict between the north and south

1) mexican cession- gaining modern day california, utah, arizona, and new mexico from mexico. caused southern and northern politicians to fight over whether or not there would be slavery in these newly acquired territories.

2) uncle tom's cabin- this famous book described the cruelty of slavery in the south during the antebellum period, causing more northerners to support abolition and southerners to resent the book as they felt it unfairly depicted southern society.

3) kansas- nebraska act- disagreements over whether or not kansas and nebraska would be free or slave states caused issues between northern and southern politicians in congress.

4) bleeding kansas- this fighting took place in kansas after congress allowed this territory to vote on whether or not they would have slavery. citizens were killed and buildings were destroyed during this fighting.