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Congress Compromis of 1850
This compromise gave the US more land, gave us the Gold Rsh, and helped with the belief of Manifest Destiny -
Harriet Tubman becomes a conductor of the Underground Railroad
One of the most famous conductors of the US -
California Enters the Union
California finally enters the Union and still has a heavy population -
Harriet Breecher Stowe publishes Uncle Toms Cabin
This was one of the first slave books made, It was gruesome with details, and it explained how life for a slave really was. -
Franklin Pierce is elected President
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The Republican Party Forms
More Political issues............ -
Congress approves the Kansas - Nebraska Act
helped with manifest destiny, gave the US more land and more area for materials -
James Buchanan is elected President
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John Brown attacks the arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
John was caught and hanged for his crime and they chanted hang hang hang john brown -
Abraham Lincoln is elected President
