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U.s. Capitol Visitor Center: 1820 1861: Holding the Union Together WebsiteU.s. Capitol Visitor Center: 1820 1861: Holding the Union Together Website
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US Capitol Visitor Center
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9th - 10th
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U.s. Capitol Visitor Center: 1820 1861: Holding the Union Together

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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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