Causes of seperation - nation torn apart By bturner2 Jan 1, 1844 Samuel F. B. Morse invents telegraph Period: Jan 1, 1844 to Jan 1, 1861 Causes of separation Mar 4, 1848 Presidential election of 1848 Jan 1, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Mar 4, 1852 Franklin Pierce was elected president Jun 5, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin was published Jan 1, 1854 Stephen Douglas wanted to run for presidency Jan 4, 1854 Nebraska-Kansas Bill was passed Mar 20, 1854 Republican party was founded Jan 12, 1857 Cannibals all was written Apr 12, 1861 Civil War
