HIST 119: The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877
Lecture 07 - "A Hell of a Storm": The Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Birth of the Republican Party, 1854-55. Professor Blight narrates some of the important political crises of the 1850s. The lecture begins with an account of
the Compromise of 1850, the swan song of the great congressional triumvirate - Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, and John C. Calhoun. The lecture then describes northern opposition to the Fugitive Slave Act passed as part of the Compromise,
and the publication of Harriet Beecher Stowe's classic Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852. Professor Blight then introduces the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, the most pivotal political event of the decade, and the catalyst for the birth of
the Republican party. (from oyc.yale.edu)
Lecture 07 - "A Hell of a Storm": The Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Birth of the Republican Party
Time
Lecture Chapters
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1. Introduction
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2. Slavery in the Capital? Texas? Underground Railroad? Issues of 1850
[00:14:49]
3. How the Compromise of 1850 Was a Compromise
[00:21:33]
4. Consequences of the Fugitive Slave Act and Uncle Tom's Cabin
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5. The Case of Anthony Burns
[00:35:43]
6. The Development of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
[00:45:38]
7. The Birth of the Republican Party and Conclusion