Prigg v Pennsylvania Adds To Mounting Tension Over “Fugitive Slaves”
Roger Taney Becomes Chief Justice Of The Supreme Court
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Calhoun Again Tries To Rally The South Against The Regional Threats He Sees
Abolitionists Are Met By Attacks In The North And South
Abolitionist Editor Elijah Lovejoy Is Murdered By An Alton, Illinois Mob
Andrew Jackson’s Second Term
The South’s Second Cash Crop: Breeding And Selling Slaves
Britain Abolishes Slavery
Abolitionists Enter Politics After An Internal Schism
Martin Van Buren’s Term
Jackson’s “Specie Circular” Order Triggers A Monetary Crisis
The Creole Slave Rebellion Leads To Diplomatic And Congressional Conflicts
The Mob Behavior In Alton Also Draws A Public Response
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John Fremont’s First Expedition Reaches The “South Pass”
Politicians Once Again Turn To Violence To Resolve Their Differences
America Suffers An Economic Depression
John Tyler Completes The Presidential Term
The American Anti-Slavery Society Is Founded
The Growing Sectional Divide As The Election Of 1840 Looms
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The South’s First Cash Crops: Tobacco, Rice, Cotton And Sugar
Frederick Douglass Makes His First Great Speech Against Slavery
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Southern Fears Mount Further As The Supreme Court Frees Slaves In The Amistad Affair
The American Landscape In 1840 – Overview
The Webster-Ashburton Treaty Resolves A Series Of Disputes With Britain
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Americans Under Sam Houston Annex Texas
Lovejoy’s Murder Begets A Fatal Vow From John Brown
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Selling Slaves
Tyler Turns Against The Whigs And They Turn Against Him
Jackson Ends The Nullification Threat From South Carolina
The Southeastern Tribes Are Evicted Along The “Trail Of Tears”
America’s Drive To Explore The West Picks Up Momentum
Andrew Jackson’s Enduring Legacy
The Breadth Of Slave Ownership In The South
Four Parties Vie For The Presidency In 1832
Free Blacks Are Making Progress
The Wilkes Expedition Adds Luster To America’s Global Reputation
The Political Scene In 1840
The South Intensifies Its Defense Of Slavery
JQ Adams Refuses To Comply With A House “Gag Order” To Silence Anti-Slavery Petitions
Another Race Riot Breaks Out In Cincinnati
William Henry Harrison’s One Month Presidential Term
Fremont’s Second Expedition Explores The West Coast
Jackson “Kills” The Second Bank And Pays Off The Federal Debt
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The Prigg Decision Prompts Lloyd Garrison To Call For Disunion
The Whigs Prepare To Challenge Van Buren In 1836