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1848-1862
This is a timeline which touches on before, during, and after the civil war. -
Free-Soil Party
The Free-Soil party took a clear position on anti-slavery and was created by Northernes as a way to help Zachary Taylor, a Mexican War hero, win the election. -
Zachary Taylor is elected President
With help from the Free-Soil Party Zachary got an extra 10% of the popular vote and won the election. -
California enters as Free State
Because of the Gold Rush the population of California sky-rocketed and eventually skipped right into becoming a state. The only problem with this is that the people in California didn't want to be a slave state so soon came the Compromise of 1850. -
Fugitive Slave Law passed
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Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
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Franklin Pierce is new President
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Pro-slavery forces attack Lawrence, Kansas
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Pottawatomie Massacre: John Brown and followers kill 5 pro-slavery settlers
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Lincoln-Douglas debates begin in Illinois
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John Brown takes control of the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry
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Abe Lincoln elected President
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South Carolina votes to secede from US
