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Compromise of 1850
A compromise that said california was allowed to join as a free state. -
California Statehood
California entered the Union as a free, non-9slavery state by the Compromise of 1850. California became the 31st state on September 9, 1850 -
Uncle Tom's Cabin is published
The book had a major influence on the way the American public viewed slavery. -
Creation of the Republican Party
The Republican Party was started in the Northern United States by people who didn't want slavery to spread. The Republican Party soon became the main opposing force against the powerful Democratic Party -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Became a law on May 30 1854. An Act to Organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas -
Bleeding Kansas (Lawrence, Kansas)
a proslavery mob swarmed into the town of Lawrence and wrecked and burned the hotel and newspaper office in an effort to wipe out the “hotbed of abolitionism.” -
Caning of Charles Sumner
Brooks slammed his metal-topped cane onto the unsuspecting Sumner's head