Dred-Scott case. African-Americans aren't people. The first elevator. The second, and not last, opium war; Ottawa becomes capital of Canade; what else happened that year?

1. Dred Scott vs. Sandford rules that Negroes are not
citizens and slaves cannot sue for freedom.
What Happened in
1857?

2. It is 1857 A.D.
Sheffield F.C., becomes the world’s first association
football team (think they mean soccer).

3. The SS Central America sinks off North
Carolina killing 425 passengers and goes
down with 30,000 pounds of gold, leading to
the Panic of 1857.
It is 1857 A.D.

4. The first elevator, by
Elisha Otis, is put in
place in New York City
It is 1857 A.D.

5. The Second Opium War begins with the goals of:
legalizing the opium trade, expanding coolie trade,
opening all of China to British merchants, and
exempting foreign imports from internal transit duties.
It is 1857 A.D.

6. The Mormons abandon Las Vegas
(it’s never been quite the same).
It is 1857 A.D.

7. The Anglo-Persian War,
over control of Afghanistan, ends. For now.
It is 1857 A.D.

8. Queen Victoria chooses Ottawa as the
capital of Canada (Oh, Canada!)
It is 1857 A.D.

9. The 7.9 Fort Tejon earthquake, still the
most recent large event along the San
Andreas Fault (Californians are waiting for
the next)
It is 1857 A.D.

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Utah
on 11 September 1857 A.D.
The day 120 emigrants on the westward trail
are massacred by Mormons masquerading as
Native Americans.
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