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9.3 | A House Divided

By bianca.roman
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    A compromise that said california was allowed to join as a free state.
  • California Statehood

    California Statehood

    California entered the Union as a free, non-9slavery state by the Compromise of 1850. California became the 31st state on September 9, 1850
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin is published

    Uncle Tom's Cabin is published

    The book had a major influence on the way the American public viewed slavery.
  • Creation of the Republican Party

    Creation of the Republican Party

    The Republican Party was started in the Northern United States by people who didn't want slavery to spread. The Republican Party soon became the main opposing force against the powerful Democratic Party
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Became a law on May 30 1854. An Act to Organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas
  • Bleeding Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas)

    Bleeding Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas)

    a proslavery mob swarmed into the town of Lawrence and wrecked and burned the hotel and newspaper office in an effort to wipe out the “hotbed of abolitionism.”
  • Caning of Charles Sumner

    Caning of Charles Sumner

    Brooks slammed his metal-topped cane onto the unsuspecting Sumner's head
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

    urged Northerners to vote Republican, to represent their stance against slavery, Scott did get freedom but died soon after
  • the presidential election of 1860

    the presidential election of 1860

    Lincoln had a victory in popular votes and the electoral vote