Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
11 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
secession |
the formal withdrawal of a state from the Union |
|
|
popular sovereignty |
the right to vote for or against slavery |
|
|
Underground Railroad |
The system of escape routes |
|
|
Harriet Tubman |
One of the most famous conductors,born a slave in Maryland in 1820 or 1821 |
|
|
Franklin Pierce |
Democratic candidate |
|
|
Dred Scott |
a slave whose owner took him from the slave state of Missouri to free territory in Illinois and Wisconsin and back to Missouri. |
|
|
Stephen Douglas |
Democratic incumbent |
|
|
Abraham Lincoln |
Republican challenger Congressman |
|
|
Harriet Beecher Stowe |
broughtthehorrors of slavery into the homes of a great many Americans |
|
|
Confederacy |
the Confederate States of America |
|
|
Jefferson Davis |
president of Mississippi |
