a house divided By laurelburgis Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 Sep 9, 1850 California Statehood Mar 20, 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin is published Mar 20, 1854 Creation of the Republican Party May 30, 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act May 21, 1856 Bleeding Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas) May 22, 1856 Caning of Charles Sumner 1857 Dred Scott Decision Jun 16, 1858 Lincoln's A House Divided Speech Nov 6, 1860 the presidential election of 1860