The shattering of the Union: America in the 1850s

After the compromise

1: 1852: "The vile wretch in petticoats"

2: 1853: "Frank, I pity you"

3: 1854: "It will raise a hell of a storm"

4: 1855: "Kansas has been invaded"

5: 1856: "The rape of a virgin territory"

6: 1857: "A northern man with southern principles"

7: 1858: "It is an irrepressible conflict"

8: 1859: "When I strike, the bees will swarm"

The 1860s and beyond.

After the compromise

1: 1852: "The vile wretch in petticoats"

2: 1853: "Frank, I pity you"

3: 1854: "It will raise a hell of a storm"

4: 1855: "Kansas has been invaded"

5: 1856: "The rape of a virgin territory"

6: 1857: "A northern man with southern principles"

7: 1858: "It is an irrepressible conflict"

8: 1859: "When I strike, the bees will swarm"

The 1860s and beyond.