3.6 By Brisket08 1850 California Statehood 1850 Compromise of 1850 1850 Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published 1850 Bleeding Kansas 1854 Kansas/Nebraska Act 1854 Creation of the Republican Party 1856 Caning of Charles Summer 1857 Dred Scott Decision 1858 Lincoln's A House Divided Speech 1859 The Presidential election of 1860