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1.) This person was an enslaved african american 2.) He was bought by an army doctor in Missouri, a slave state. |
Dred Scott |
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1.) Chief Justice Roger B. Taney of the supreme court ruled over this case. 2.) He claimed that Dred Scott was still an enslaved person. He said Scott was not a citizen and had no right to bring a lawsuit. He claimed his residence of free soil did not make him free, and an enslaved person was property. He wrote that congress had no power to prohibit slavery in any territory. |
Dred Scott Case |
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1.) Anti-slavery whigs and democrats joined forces with free-soilers to form this 2.) The purpose of this was to challenge pro-slavery whigs and democrats so that they could run in the election. |
Republican Party |
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1.)This person was born in Kentucky and he moved to Indiana as a child. He later on moved to Illinois. He was intelligent, ambitious and a successful lower. He didn't really have formal education, but he had excellent political skills. He served in the Illinois legislature and in the US HOR. 2.) He saw slavery as morally wrong. He admitted that there was no easy way to end slavery. He was certain that slavery should not be allowed to spread. |
Abraham Lincoln |
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1.) This is a storage site for weapons. 2.) John Brown took over an arsenal 3.) John Brown took this over because he hoped to arm enslaved african americans and start a revolt against slave holders. |
Arsenal |
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1.) This is a person who died for a great cause. 2.) Martin L. King Jr. is one of these people. 3.) the south feared of a great northern conspiracy against them. |
Martyr |
