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#08 ELECTION OF 1848 & COMPROMISE OF 1850
#08 ELECTION OF 1848 & COMPROMISE OF 1850
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Length:
30 minutes
Released:
Jan 7, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
In which we look at the Presidential Election of 1848, the crisis over the admission of California as a free state, & how Henry Clay laid the groundwork for Stephen Douglas to sweep in and save the day with the Compromise of 1850.
Released:
Jan 7, 2013
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
#11 FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW & UNCLE TOM'S CABIN: In which we discuss the Northern reaction to the new Fugitive Slave Law that was part of the Compromise of 1850. Plus, we look at the significant impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. by The Civil War & Reconstruction