compromise of 1850
51Territorial evolution of North America since 1763 — Territorial evolution of North America of non native nation states from 1750 to 2008 The 1763 Treaty of Paris ended the major war known by Americans as the French and Indian War …
52Mexican Cession — Area Mexico ceded to the U.S.A. in 1848 minus Texan claims. The Mexican Cession of 1848 is a historical name in the United States for the region of the present day southwestern United States that Mexico ceded to the U.S. in 1848, excluding the… …
53Kentucky — Kentuckian, adj., n. /keuhn tuk ee/, n. 1. a state in the E central United States. 3,661,433; 40,395 sq. mi. (104,625 sq. km). Cap.: Frankfort. Abbr.: KY (for use with zip code), Ken., Ky. 2. a river flowing NW from E Kentucky to the Ohio River.… …
54California — Californian, adj., n. /kal euh fawrn yeuh, fawr nee euh/, n. 1. a state in the W United States, on the Pacific coast. 23,668,562; 158,693 sq. mi. (411,015 sq. km). Cap.: Sacramento. Abbr.: CA (for use with zip code), Cal., Calif. 2. Gulf of, an… …
55Bleeding Kansas — Part of Prelude to American Civil War Date 1854 to 1860 Location Kansas and Missouri Result …
56American Old West — Wild West redirects here. For other uses, see Wild West (disambiguation). For cultural influences and their development, see Western (genre). American Old West The …
57John C. Calhoun — Infobox Vice President name=John C. Calhoun nationality=American order1=7th Vice President of the United States term start1=March 4, 1825 term end1=December 28, 1832 predecessor1=Daniel D. Tompkins successor1=Martin Van Buren birth date=birth… …
58Charles Sumner — For other people named Charles Sumner, see Charles Sumner (disambiguation). Charles Sumner Daguerreotype of Senator Sumner, 1855 United States Senator from Massachusetts …
59Ostend Manifesto — Pierre Soulé, the driving force behind the Ostend Manifesto Events leading to …
60Georgia Platform — ▪ United States history statement of qualified support for the U.S. Union among Georgia conservatives following the Compromise of 1850. Drawn up by Charles J. Jenkins and adopted by a state convention on Dec. 10, 1850, at… …
