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Dr. Christian Keller, Dr. Katherine Pierce, Dr. Robert SandowAdditional Text Laura Davis, Angela Elder, Donald SommervilleFirst published in Great Britain in 2011
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ISBN 978-0-24118-601-Printed and bound in China by Leo Paper Products Ltd.The Rise of the Republican Party
The Republican Party is founded to oppose the
extension of slavery. Quickly becomes a power
on the national stage.The Raid at Harpers Ferry
Abolitionist John Brown’s raid on a federal
armory in Virginia. U.S. Army ends the raid and
captures Brown and his men. Brown executed.The Election of 1860
The Democrats are divided. Four-way contest in
the race for president. Abraham Lincoln is
elected, but fails to win any states in the South.■^ ABRAHAM LINCOLNSECESSION
TRIGGERS WAR
1861
IntroductionTimelineThe Union is Dissolved
The lower South secedes from the Union and
prepares for war. Confederate States of America
inaugurates Jefferson Davis as president.■^ JEFFERSON DAVISThe Call to Arms
Attack on Fort Sumter. Thousands enlist as
Lincoln calls for volunteers. Confederacy
expands to include the upper South.AN IMPERFECT
UNION
1815 – 1860
IntroductionTimelineThe State of the Nation
From end of War of 1812 to 1852, the United
States gains territory and population. One new
state joins the Union about every three years.A Question of Union
In politics domestic issues and personal rivalries
come to the fore. Intense conflict between
federal power and states’ rights.Slavery Divides the Country
The War with Mexico ends. U.S. boundaries
greatly extended. Passionate debate over
slavery—should new states be slave or free?■^ FREDERICK DOUGLASSThe Fury of Abolition
Abolitionists, both black and white, work to end
slavery in the United States.■^ SLAVE AUCTIONBleeding Kansas
Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of
1850 end. Stephen A. Douglas proposes the
Kansas-Nebraska Act. Kansans vote on slavery.
Violence erupts, turning to near civil war.CONTENTS
1012141620222426283032343638404244464850JEFFERSON DAVIS AND HIS GENERALS (BELOW)A WORLD OF IDEAS:
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