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This tour takes us down the road to the Civil War, beginning with arguments over extending slavery into the new territories won in the Mexican-American War. We’ll tour the Kansas-Nebraska territory as the settlers fight it out over whether to become a slave or free state, and wind up with the election of 1856 and the rise of the Republican party. Take the tour!
By Hollis KnodeThis tour takes us down the road to the Civil War, beginning with arguments over extending slavery into the new territories won in the Mexican-American War. We’ll tour the Kansas-Nebraska territory as the settlers fight it out over whether to become a slave or free state, and wind up with the election of 1856 and the rise of the Republican party. Take the tour!