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Patrick Kleid - Antebellum
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Compromise of 1850
The compromise of 1850 helped both the North and the South -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe was published. -
Franklin Pierce sworn in as president
Franklin Pierce was sworn in as president -
The Kansas- Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act signed into law. The legislation, designed to lessen the tension over slavery, actually has the opposite effect. -
Pottawatomie Massacre
John Brown and his followers perpetrate the Pottawatomie Massacre in Kansas. -
Harpers Ferry
John Brown launches a raid against the U.S. arsenal at Harper's Ferry. -
Hanged for treason
John Brown is hanged for treason. His death energizes many sympathizers in the North, and makes him a martyr. -
Lincoln Becomes President
