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14 Cards in this Set
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The Declaration of Independence proclaims that God gave what rights to every person? |
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness |
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Nat Turner |
led a revolt against slave owners |
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The Missouri Compromise |
Allowed a free state and a slave state to enter the union |
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abolishionist |
a person who opposed slavery and wanted it to end right away |
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Fredrick Douglas |
former slave who became and abolishionsit |
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Harriet Tubman |
freed over 300 slaves through the underground rail road |
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Abraham Lincoln |
became famous for debating Stephen Douglas won the election of 1860 which led to succession |
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Jefferson Davis |
Chosen as the first president of the Confederate states of America |
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Dred Scott |
appealed to the Supreme Court for his freedom |
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Kansas-Nebraska Act |
Settlers could decide for themselves weather or not to allow slavery in these areas |
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Harriet Beecher Stowe |
Wrote a book about slavery called Uncle Tom's Cabin |
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The north with lots of cities and towns was |
Urban |
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The south in the country or farm with lots of agriculture was |
rural |
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Fort Sumter |
The first battle of the Civil war began here. |
