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41Timeline of United States history (1820–1859) — This section of the Timeline of United States history concerns events from 1820 to 1859.1820s*1820 New England Textile mills expanded *1820 Missouri Compromise *1820 Maine becomes a state *1820 U.S. presidential election, 1820 *1821 Missouri… …
42Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 — [ thumb|right|200px|Daguerreotype of Lincoln c. 1846] The Lincoln Douglas debates of 1858 were a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate, and the incumbent Stephen A. Douglas, a Democrat, for an Illinois seat in… …
43Nashville Convention — The Nashville Convention was a political meeting held in Nashville, Tennessee, on June 3 – 11, 1850. Delegates from nine slave holding states met to consider a possible course of action if the United States Congress decided to ban slavery in the… …
44Fillmore, Millard — born Jan. 7, 1800, Locke Township, N.Y., U.S. died March 8, 1874, Buffalo, N.Y. 13th president of the U.S. (1850–53). Born into poverty, he became an indentured apprentice at age 15. He studied law with a local judge and began to practice in… …
45History of the United States Congress — The Continental CongressesAlthough one can trace the history of the Congress of the United States to the First Continental Congress, which met in the autumn of 1774, the true antecedent of the United States Congress was the Second Continental… …
46Franklin Pierce — Infobox President | name=Franklin Pierce nationality=United States caption=President Pierce, about 1855, by Matthew Brady order=14th President of the United States term start=March 4, 1853 term end=March 4, 1857 predecessor=Millard Fillmore… …
47Utah War — Date March 1857 July 1858 Location Utah, Wyoming Result Brigham Young replaced as governor of the territory. A full pardon for charges of sedition and treason issued to the ci …
48Nullification Crisis — Events leading to the U.S. Civil War Northwest Ordinance Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions Missouri Compromise …
49History of New Mexico — Evidence from archaeologists conveys the existence of natives back to approximately 9200 BC. However, the history of New Mexico was not officially recorded until the arriving of the Conquistadors, who encountered Native American Pueblos when they …
50Webster, Daniel — born Jan. 18, 1782, Salisbury, N.H., U.S. died Oct. 24, 1852, Marshfield, Mass. U.S. lawyer and politician. He served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1813–17). After moving to Boston (1816), he built a prosperous law practice and… …
