Compromise of 1850: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: NCpedia - ANCHOR - The Compromise of 1850. | Aug 08, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Essential Civil War Curriculum - The Compromise of 1850. | Nov 27, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Crisis and Conflict in the 1850s. | Aug 08, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Compromise of 1850. | Jun 26, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Council on Foreign Relations - Why Today Is Not Like the 1850s. | Feb 28, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: UCF's Showcase of Text, Archives, Research and Scholarship - Florida and the Compromise of 1850. | Nov 18, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Teaching American History - Compromise of 1850. | Mar 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital History - The Compromise of 1850. | Dec 04, 2023 | ||
| Media added. | Aug 23, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Compromise of 1850. | Jul 21, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: OpenStax - U.S. History - The Compromise of 1850. | Jun 09, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Bill of Rights Institute - The Compromise of 1850. | Apr 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The University of Hawaiʻi Pressbooks - The Compromise of 1850. | Mar 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Battlefield Trust - Compromise of 1850. | Jan 18, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Archives - Compromise of 1850 (1850). | Dec 09, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - The Compromise of 1850. | Sep 29, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: NCpedia - ANCHOR - The Compromise of 1850. | Apr 03, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: American History Central - Compromise of 1850. | Apr 03, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 07, 2021 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Aug 06, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History for Kids - The Compromise of 1850. | Feb 04, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 17, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 09, 2016 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Dec 19, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: UShistory.org - The Compromise of 1850. | Feb 07, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Compromise of 1850. | Feb 07, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kansapedia - Kansas Historical Society - Compromise of 1850. | Mar 20, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Texas State Historical Association - The Handbook of Texas Online - Compromise of 1850. | Mar 20, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - The Compromise of 1850. | Mar 20, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Texas State Historical Association - The Handbook of Texas Online - Compromise of 1850. | Mar 20, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: eMedicineHealth - Licorice. | Nov 09, 2008 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 10, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Canada History - Fathers of Canada Confederation. | Nov 12, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - The Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act. | Sep 13, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Civil War Home - Civil War Potpourri - Compromise of 1850. | Sep 12, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Library of Congress - Research Guides - Compromise of 1850. | Oct 03, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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