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Bloody Kansas
Between the years of 1854 to 1861. In which was a conflict of whether Kansas would become a free or slave state. Then resulted in the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 called the "popular sovereignty" in which settlers would chose whether or not they would allow slaves. -
Dred Scott
1856 through 1857. A court case involving Dred Scott v. Sanford over labor law and constitutional law. It was said that no African American could become a citizen and therefore could not sue in Federal Courts. -
Brooks-Summer Incident
In the United States Senate, Brooks attacked Charles Summer with a walking cane, where Summer was beaten up badly, and his recovery lasted about 3 years. -
Election 1856
he 18th quadrennial presidential election. In which James Buchanan a United States ambassador to the United Kingdom won over Franklin Pierce who wanted to be re-nominated by the Democratic Party.