House Divided By hegut 1850 Compromise of 1850 1850 California Statehood 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin 1854 Creation of the Republican Party 1854 Bleeding Kansas 1854 Kansas/Nebraska Act 1856 Caning of Charles Sumner 1857 Dred Scott Decision 1858 Lincoln's A House Divided Speech 1860 Presidential Election of 1860