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Author
Pub. Date
[1964]
Language
English
Description
In 1850, America was expanding rapidly westward as countless citizens went in search of land, opportunity-and, thanks to the gold rush in California, fortune. With settlements growing into towns and towns growing into cities, there was an urgent need for state and local government.
But the simmering tension over slavery that existed between North and South would boil over as the effort to draw boundaries and establish civil administration proceeded....
Author
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
In 1807, it became illegal to import slaves to the United States. However, that didn't put a stop to slavery in the South. While slavery wasn't the only cause of the Civil War, it certainly was a big factor. Readers learn more about why the war started with detailed accounts of the abolitionist movement and the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Among other key events, this book features in-depth information budding historians are looking for, questions and comments...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
How did a country once so united split in two? Why did the South feel that the North threatened their traditions and livelihood? Why did the North only want to fight in the South's territory? From the campaign for emancipation to the brutal battlefield, The U.S. Civil War: Why They Fought reveals the motivations behind the U.S. Civil War from all sides. Go beyond names and dates and ask: what were they fight for?
17) On the brink of Civil War: the Compromise of 1850 and how it changed the course of American history
Author
Series
American crisis volume no. 13
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Author
Series
Chronicles of America volume 29
Pub. Date
1921.
Edition
Extra-illustrated edition.
Language
English
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