Expansion and Civil war


“'A house divided against itself cannot stand.' I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free.” —Abraham Lincoln, 1858
Topics Introduction/Overview The 1840's The 1850's 1850 Compromise Texas The Mexican War Plantation Life Civil War	Documents Seneca Falls Declaration Texas Declaration of Independence William Barrett Travis Letter Polk's War Message Garrison, Editorial Views of Slavery Lydia Maria Child Letter Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 Dred Scott v. Sanford 1850 Compromise Debates Republican Platform 1860 Ordinances of Secession Stevens Cornerstone Speech Sherman's Letter to Atlanta Lincoln Documents Lincoln: Fragment on Slavery Lincoln House Divided Speech A Collection of Lincoln Speeches Inaugural Addresses (Lincoln 1 & 2) Lincoln on Kansas-Nebraska, 1854 Lincoln-Douglas Excerpt	External Links The Alamo Home Page San Jacinto Memorial Civil War Center at LSU University of Kansas Civil War Civil War Institute, Gettysburg Smithsonian Civil War Studies Civil War.net Home Page Gettysburg Battlefield Vicksburg Battlefield Historic Documents More TBA

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