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100,000 slaves escape by Underground Railroad
Race was still a big issue at the time of Stanford's founding. -
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Jane Stanford
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Compromise of 1850
Admits California as a free state but adopts Fugitive Slave Law. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Dred Scott Decision
Court rules slaves are property. -
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Civil War
At end: Slavery abolished, Reconstruction begins -
15th Amendment
Gives African Americans the right to vote -
Civil Rights Act of 1875 Unconstitutional
Court rules act that guaranteed equal treatment unconstitutional. -
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Progressive Era
Involved women's suffrage movement -
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Spanish American War
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San Francisco Earthquake
The earthquake caused $3 million in damage, wrecking Jane's buildings and destroying documents.
