Congress and the crisis of the 1850s / edited by Paul Finkelman and Donald R. Kennon.

Congress and the crisis of the 1850s /

During the long decade from 1848 to 1861 America was like a train speeding down the track, without an engineer or brakes. The new territories acquired from Mexico had vastly increased the size of the nation, but debate over their status-and more importantly the status of slavery within them-paralyze...

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Corporate Author: United States Capitol Historical Society
Other Authors: Finkelman, Paul, 1949-, Kennon, Donald R., 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens : Published for the United States Capitol Historical Society by Ohio University Press, ©2012.
Series:Perspectives on the history of Congress, 1801-1877.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress > History > 19th century.
Slavery > United States > Extension to the territories.
Slavery > Political aspects > United States > History > 19th century.
Slavery > United States > Legal status of enslaved persons in free states.
Fugitive slaves > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Slavery > Law and legislation > United States > History > 19th century.
Sectionalism (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
United States > Politics and government > 1815-1861.
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