DECADE OF DISCORD
DVD
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Sectional tensions over slavery subside with the Compromise of 1850; resurface as western states seek territorial and then state status. Railroad expansion plans ignite bloodshed in Kansas and Missouri. Parties sectionalized; Whigs disappear, Republicans emerge. Lincoln-Douglas debates foreshadow future Harper’s Ferry Raid convinces South they’ll never be safe in the Union. Election of 1860 divides country; Abraham Lincoln wins ballot.
This title is part of the series: THE UNFINISHED NATION, PART I
| Copyright | 2004 |
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| Publisher | INTELECOM |
| Grade | 8 and up |
| Color | Color and black-and-white |
| Run Time | 26 minutes |