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... West , he led a fight in Congress for the Kansas - Nebraska Act , which permitted the extension or exclusion of slavery by local choice in two new territories . The political storm which arose over this measure , passed so long ago and ...
... West , he led a fight in Congress for the Kansas - Nebraska Act , which permitted the extension or exclusion of slavery by local choice in two new territories . The political storm which arose over this measure , passed so long ago and ...
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... West , influenced the social fabric that underlay the rise of the new Republican Party . The balance of sectional interests had altered , and the crisis over the extension of slavery coincided with that change . Population of the rich ...
... West , influenced the social fabric that underlay the rise of the new Republican Party . The balance of sectional interests had altered , and the crisis over the extension of slavery coincided with that change . Population of the rich ...
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... West , Wilson the South and West . Democrats lost seats in both houses of Congress and were able to organize the House only with the help of independents . War and Political Bitterness . Wilson had not pledged him- self to stay out of ...
... West , Wilson the South and West . Democrats lost seats in both houses of Congress and were able to organize the House only with the help of independents . War and Political Bitterness . Wilson had not pledged him- self to stay out of ...
Contents
Crisis and a New Party | 7 |
1856 | 15 |
The Rise of Lincoln | 23 |
Copyright | |
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Antislavery Politics in Antebellum and Civil War America Thomas G. Mitchell No preview available - 2007 |