1850 to 1860

By mnsou795

  • Compromise of 1850

  • California Statehood

  • Fugitive Slave Act

  • "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

  • Creation of the Republican Party

  • Kansas/Nebraska Act

  • Bleeding Kansas (Lawrence)

  • Caning of Charles Sumner

  • Dred Scott Decision

  • Lincoln's "A House Divided" Speech

  • The Presidential Election of 1860