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The Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Birth of the Republican Party, 1854-55

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This lecture traces major political crises of the 1850s, from the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act to the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the birth of the Republican Party.

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- Chapter 1. Introduction
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- Chapter 2. Slavery in the Capital? Texas? Underground Railroad? Issues of 1850
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- Chapter 3. How the Compromise of 1850 Was a Compromise
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- Chapter 4. Consequences of the Fugitive Slave Act and Uncle Tom's Cabin
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- Chapter 5. The Case of Anthony Burns
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- Chapter 6. The Development of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
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- Chapter 7. The Birth of the Republican Party and Conclusion
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