Timeline leading to the American Civil War
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US History [1]
1850Timeline leading to the Civil War 1860 1857 1854 1836 1859 1856 1852 1848 Gag Rule (1836) -forbade discussion of the slavery question in the House of Representatives -stemmed from Southern members? fear of slave emancipation Mexican Cession (1848) -Argument existed about slavery in the newly acquired Mexican Cession Compromise of 1850 (1850) -California is a free state -New Mexico and Utah territories would be decided by popular sovereignty -Fugitive Slave Act was passed-created federal commissioners who could pursue fugitive slaves in any state; $10 per returned slave Uncle Tom?s Cabin was released (1852) -The reality and the harshness of slavery was revealed through the book