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American history from 1820-1861 is interwoven with the history of the Capitol as it was expanded to accommodate a growing government body. A timeline of significant events in the debates over slavery, the addition of free and slave states to the Union, and the eventual secession of the South are supported by primary documents, maps and images.
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building a more perfect union, capital architecture, capitol expansion, capitol art, capitol history, compromise of 1820, compromise of 1850, gag rule, kansas-nebraska act, missouri compromise, slavery debate, the capitol, u.s. capitol visitor center: 1820-1861: holding the union together, secession from union, a changing nation (1790-1860), capitol building
Classroom Considerations
- Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
- The intended use for this resource is Instructional