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Decade of Discord

Label
Decade of Discord
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
Decade of Discord
Oclc number
1035152755
resource.otherEventInformation
Originally produced by Intelecom Learning in 2004
Runtime
26
Summary
Sectional tensions over slavery subside with the Compromise of 1850; resurface as western states seek territorial and then state status. Railroad expansion plans ignite. bloodshed in Kansas and Missouri. Parties sectionalized; Whigs disappear, Republicans emerge. Lincoln-Douglas debates foreshadow future Harperђ́ةs Ferry Raid convinces South theyђ́ةll never be safe in the Union. Election of 1860 divides country; Abraham Lincoln wins ballot
Technique
live action
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