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Period: to
Congress Dated Facts
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Henry Clay was the speaker of House of Representatives
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Congress declared war for first time
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Capital was rebuilt
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Congress passed Missouri Compromise
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Clay asked for another compromise; California to be a free state, and stricter returning runaway laws
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Lincoln was elected as president
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South Carolina left the Union
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Civil War began
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Government abolished slavery everywhere
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Crusades and Crusadors were out of fashion
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FDR became president, Democrates took over government
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Japan attacked the United States
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Debates on Civil Rights took place