Library	Back to Main
AP United States History	Previous | Next
The 1850s: Decade of Crisis
Compromise of 1850 Fugitive Slave Act and Uncle Tom’s Cabin Kansas-Nebraska Act and realignment of parties Demise of the Whig Party Emergence of the Republican Party Dred Scott decision and Lecompton crisis Lincoln-Douglas debates, 1858 John Brown’s raid The election of 1860; Abraham Lincoln The secession crisis 1850s: Decade of Controversy A Divided Nation Digital History: the Compromise of 1850 Digital History: The Fugitive Slave Act Uncle Tom’s Cabin Digital History: The Kansas-Nebraska Act Digital History: The Breakdown of the Party System The Republican Party Whig Party Digital History: The Dred Scott Decision Letter by Andrew Johnson (Includes Lecompton Crisis) Digital History: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates John Brown’s Raid Digital History: The Election of 1860 Digital History: Secession Southern Secession Digital History: Lincoln Responds to Secession Secession and Civil War Divided Nation