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Missouri Compromise of 1820
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Underground Railroad
Follow the drinking gourd. -
Election of 1844
James K Polk elected president of the United States. -
Texas Annexation
Texas becomes part of the Union. -
54-50 or fight
Slogan of the Oregon boundary dispute with Great Britain. -
Wilmont Proviso
An attempt to regulate slavery in any land gained by war with Mexico. -
California Gold Rush
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Presidential Election of 1848
Zachary Taylor defeats Lewi Cass and becomes president -
California entered the Union
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Presidential Election of 1852
Franklin Pierce & running mate William King won the election of 1852. -
Whig Party Disappears
Whig Party disappears from the national scene, -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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Kansas Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska act was a complete defiance of the Missouri comprimise wanted in the union as a free known "bleeding Kansas". -
Birth of the Republican Party
The beginning of the modern Republican Party -
Gadsden Purchase
The Gadsden Purchase was for the purpose of the constuction of a transcontinental railroad in the south. -
Wakarusa War
This was another skirmish in the ordeal of "Bleeding Kansas". -
Pattawatomie Creek Massacre
This was one of the many bloody events between the pro and anti slavery forces in Kansas. -
Election of 1856
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Harper's Ferry raid
John Brown tried to raid the arsenal at Harpers Ferry at Virginia. He was captured by soldiers, led by Robert E. Lee. -
Election of 1860
