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Mexican - American War Begins
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Asher B. Durand paints Kindred Spirits.
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Compromise of 1850 settles Mexican - American War Land Disputes.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin is Published.
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America and Mexico sign Gadsden Purchase, or Treaty.
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Arthur F. Tait paints The Life of a Hunter: A Tight Fix.
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James Buchanan Elected President.
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Jasper F. Cropsey paints The Backwoods of America.
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Abraham Lincoln Elected President.