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8 Cards in this Set
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Preserved balance in Congress between slave and free states by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state; prohibited slavery north of Missouri
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Missouri Compromise (1820)
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Indians east of the Mississippi River were to be moved to new lands in the West
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Indian Removal Act (1830)
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repealed Missouri Compromise and allowed Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether they would allow slavery---this was the new idea of popular sovereignty
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Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)
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Fugitive slaves had to be returned to their owners; they could not testify in court or have a trial by jury; and there were heavy penalties for anyone who helped an escaped slave
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Fugitive Slave Act (1850)
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Offered 100 acres free to anyone who would farm for five years
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Homestead Act (1862)
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Declared everyone born in the U.S. to be a citizen and entitled to equal rights regardless of race
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Civil Rights Act of 1866
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Radical Reconstruction; imposed military control of southern states and said that they had to ratify the 14th Admendment and allow former slaves to vote
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Reconstruction Acts (1867)
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established Interstate Commerce Commission, designed to regulate rates charged by railroads
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Interstate Commerce Act (1887)
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