The Union in Crisis: The 1850s

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• The Union in Crisis The 1850s
• I. Catalyst for CrisisA. Mexican WarB.
  Compromise of 1850C. Fugitive Slave ActD.
  Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)

Terms Missouri Compromise Popular
Sovereignty Stephen Douglas
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II.  Fighting in Kansas, 1854-1856A. Rival
GovernmentsB. Bleeding KansasC. Bleeding
SumnerD. Two Wars for KansasE. Election of
1856 A Hollow Victory for Democrats
Terms Pottawatomie Massacre John Brown Charles
Sumner Andrew Butler Preston Brooks
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III. Politics and Rebellion A. Dred Scott Case,
March 1857 B. The Lincoln-Douglas Debates,
1858 C. John Brown's Raid, 1859Terms--Abrah
am Lincoln--Harper's Ferry (West) Virginia