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Title: A pictorial school history of the United States; to which are added the Declaration of independence, and the Constitution of the United States
Year: 1866 (1860s)
Authors: Anderson, John J. (John Jacob), 1821-1906
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Publisher: New York, Clark & Maynard
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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mportant discovery made in California? 4. What was it?5. What was the consequence ? TAYLOR S ADMINISTRATION. 287 on their way to the land of gold. The rush thither was trulymarvelous; not only did people go from the United States,but they likewise flocked from Europe, iVsia, South America,and even the isles of the sea. III. So rapidly did the territory become populated, that inSeptember, 1849, there was ** sufficient number of settlersthere to constitute a State; and a constitution was then adopted,preparatory to petition-ing Congress for ad-mission into the Union.An article of the Con-stitution, by which sla-very was excluded fromCalifornia, became acause for a violent dis-pute, not only in Con-gress, but in the legis-latures of the severalStates, and among thepeople throughout theUnion. While Con-gress was in session,engaged in angry de-bate, President Taylor,after an administrationof only one year, fourmonths, and four days,died on the 9th of July,) 850, at the presidential mansion
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III. Qttestioxs.—6. Wh.-it did the people of California do in September, 1849?7. What became a cause for a violent dispute in Consrress and elsewhere? S, Whatcalamity befell the nation while Congress was in session? 288 FILLMORE S ADMINISTRATION. FILLMORES ADMIOTSTEATIOI^. I. By the death of Taylor, the Vice-President of the Uni-ted States, Millard Fillmore, became President, taking theoath of office on the 10th of Jfflly, 1850.* 11. The question inrelation to the admis-sion of California hadbeen greatly compli-cated in Congress, bythe application of New-Mexico for admissioninto the Union, and bya claim on the part ofTexas to a large por-tion of New Mexico.For the purpose ofmaking an amicablearrangement of allquestions in contro-versy between the Freeand the Slave Statesgrowing out of thesubject of slavery,Henry Clay made a .:—<m,i^^^.~~^ ^ - proposition, known as -^^^^^-^C^--^-^- the Omnibus Bill, or the Compromise Act of 1850.

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