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free-soil movement/party
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sought to keep W. a white only land so not to compete w/slave or free blk laborers.objctv to prevent extension of slvry
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lewis cass
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proposed slave trrty compromise voted by pple settled in terrty. "popular sovereignty"
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compromise of 1850
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by henry clay:CA a free ST,dvd mex.cession into new mex.and UT-(have them vote about slavery),give land btwn Tx & New mex.to new trrtys for fed.gvmnt to assume Tx's pub.debt,ban slave trade in D.C but let whites hold slaves,adopt/enforce slave law
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frank pierce
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dem.candidate in election of 1852. won all but 4 ST's
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Kansas-Nebraska act 1854
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by sen.stephen douglas.repeal comp.of 1820,new antislavry party created. purpose was opposition of slvry spreading
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Repub.Prty
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opposed slavery spreading into new trrtys
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know nothing party
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responded 'i know nothing"to political ?s.drew suppoprt away from whigs,opposed catholics & immigrants
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john c fremont
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repub.nominee for election 1856.won 11/16 ST's
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New eng.Emigrant aid compny
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paid for transport.of antislavry settlers to KA.in response to slv hldrs setting up homesteads to control for S.
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bleeding kansas
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fightin broke out btwn pro/non slavery grps.KA became known as bleeding KA
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john brown:pottawatomie creek
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in reataliation,brown led sons to attack svlry farm sttlmnt & killed 5.
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sumner brooks incident
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brooks beat sumner over head w/cane in defense of his uncles honor,after sumner verbally attacked him in congress meeting
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lecompton constitution
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proslavery ST const.for KA,sent to buchanan-(pres.)for approval.did not pass
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dred scott v.sandford
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scott,a slave,lived in free ST WS for 2 yrs. sued for freedom.chief justice,roger taney,S dem,ruled against scott
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harpers ferry raid
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john brown led band of followers and slaves in attack on fed.arsenal at harpers ferry by arming slaves
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