Prologue to Conflict: The Crisis and Compromise of 1850
by Holman Hamilton
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The crisis facing the United States in 1850 was a dramatic prologue to the conflict that came a decade later. The rapid opening of western lands demanded the speedy establishment of local civil administration for these vast regions. Outraged partisans, however, cried of coercion: Southerners saw a threat to the precarious sectional balance, and Northerners feared an extension of slavery. In this definitive study, Holman Hamilton analyzes the complex events of the anxious months from show more December, 1849, when the Senate debates began, until September, 1850, when Congress passed the measures. show lessTags
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Holman Hamilton was professor emeritus of history at the University of Kentucky.
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- Original publication date
- 1964
- Important events
- Compromise of 1850 (1850)
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- Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Politics and Government
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- 973.7 — History & geography History of North America United States Civil War Era (1857-1865)
- LCC
- E423 .H2 — History of the United States United States Revolution to the Civil War, 1775/1783-1861 By period Middle nineteenth century, 1845/1848-1861 Taylor's administration, 1849-July 9, 1850 Slavery question, 1849-1853
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