a house divided By ryhawk 1850 Compromise of 1850 Sep 9, 1850 California Statehood Mar 20, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin is published 1854 Bleeding Kansas 1854 Kansas/Nebraska Act Mar 20, 1854 Creation of the Republican Party May 22, 1856 Caning of Charles Sumner 1857 Dred Scott Decision Jun 6, 1858 Lincoln's A House Divided Speech Nov 6, 1860 the presidential election of 1860