nation devided By deaacon1290 1846 Wilimot Proviso Jan 29, 1850 Compromise of 1850 1852 Uncle Tom's Cabin" is first published 1856 John Brown's Masacre at Pottawatomie Creek 1857 Dred Scott Decision 1858 Lincoln - Douglas Debate "A House Divided Against itself can not stand."58 1859 John Brown's Raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia October 16, 1859 1861 Confederate States of America are formed