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The American Crisis
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The Comprimise of 1850
Congress adopts the Compromise of 1850, which admits California to the Union as a free state, but does not forbid slavery in other territories acquired from Mexico. It also prohibits the sale of slaves in Washington, D.C. and includes a strict law requiring the return of runaway slaves to their masters -
First National Womens Rights Conference
The first national women’s rights convention, held in Worcester, Mass., attracts delegates from nine states. -
Saving A Slave
A Boston crowd rescues Shadrack, a fugitive slave, from court custody -
The Start of Prohibation to spread Nationwide
Maine adopts a law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages, leading future prohibition statutes to be called Maine laws. -
Uncle Tom´s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which sells 300,000 copies in a year and a million copies in 16 months. When Stowe met President Lincoln at the White House, he reportedly asked her: “Is this the little woman whose book made such a great war?” -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Sen. Stephen Douglas introduces the Kansas Nebraska Act, which repeals the Missouri Compromises and opens Kansas and Nebraska to white settlement.