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Georgia's Blue and Gray Trail Presents: Election of 1848
An extensive look at the election of 1848 including information about the conventions, the parties which elected candidates, the platforms, and the outcome. From the Civil War Encyclopedia.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: A Divided Nation
This page from the American Revolution Project of the University of Groningen discusses how the 1850s were a time of conflicting ideas between North and South regarding the expansion of slavery. Scroll down to the third paragraph and...
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Digital History
Digital History: Civil War in Kansas [Pdf]
The Compromise of 1850 did not solve all the slavery issues in the territories, which was not surprising. Read about the Kansas-Nebraska Act, put forth by Sen. Stephan Douglas, who proposed that the issue be decided by popular...
American Battlefield Trust
American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: The First Income Tax
This site provides an overview of the development of the first national income tax, instituted to fund the Civil War.
Ohio History Central
Ohio History Central: Margaret Garner
Brief biographical sketch on Margaret Garner, a fugitive slave woman who murdered her daughter and tried to kill her other childern so they wouldn't be returned to a life of slavery.
Curated OER
Salmon P. Chase
This site has photographs and paintings of Civil War leaders, both political and military. Clicking on the arrow will take you through pictures and brief biographies of the leaders. From the National Portrait Gallery.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Salmon P. Chase
Chase was Secretary of the Treasury under President Lincoln and became Chief Justice of the United States.