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Congress
Congress reaches the compromise of 1850 , admitting california as a free state and passing the fugitive slave act . -
Compromise 1850 (Henry Clay )
Gold discovered in California -
1852
Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle Tom's Cabin, A novel about slave life -
by the end
Republican groups operating in states across the north -
The Deal
If the south goes along with northern route the missouri Comprmise line will be erased . -
May 1854
Kansas-Nebraska Act becomes law . -
Republician Party Starts
Combined Freesoilers, Whigs,&Know-Nothings to form 1st Antislavery party -
May 21, 1856
Proslavery group attacks antislavery stronghold of lawrence, Kansas -
House Divided Speech
Senate 1858- These debates introduced L. to America. He lost but was popular -
october 1859
John Brown seizes the federal arsenal at harpers ferry Virginia
