Treaty of Guadalupe holds go ends Mexican American war, Zachary Taylor elected president, free soil party formed
California and Utah seek admission to the union as free states
Compromise of 1850, California admitted as a free state, American party formed, Zachary Taylor dies, Millard Fillmore becomes president
North reacts to fugitive slave law, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s uncle toms cabin published
Franklin piece elected president
Ostend manifesto, Kansas Nebraska act, treaties with Indians in northern part of Indian territory renegotiated, Republican Party formed as Whig party dissolves
William Walker leads his first filibustering expedition to Nicaragua
Burning and looting of Lawrence Kansas, Josh’s brown leads pottawatomie massacre, attack on senator Charles sumner, James Buchanan elected president
Dred Scott decision, president buchanan accepts pro slavery lecompton constitution in Kansas, Panic of 1857
Congress rejects lecompton constitution and Lincoln Douglas debates
John browns raid on harpers ferry
Four parties run presidential candidates, Lincoln elected president, South Carolina secedes
Six other states secede, confederate states of America formed, Lincoln takes office