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13 Cards in this Set
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What was the Raid on Harper's Ferry?
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John Brown led a raid on a military post to secure weapons and free slaves
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When did Texas seceed?
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Feb 1861
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What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do?
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Kanasa and Nebraska could vote on whether or not they wanted slavery
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Define abolitionists
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people who want to abolish slavery
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Why was the republican party formed?
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To stop the spread of slavery.
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Define secede
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to withdraw from an organization or nation
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Who was elected president in 1860?
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Republican Abraham Lincoln
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How did the Compromise of 1850 affect the number of salve states in the United States?
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States in the Mexican Cession would vote on wether or not they wanted slavery.
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Define States' Rights
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view that if a state does not agree with a federal law, it could choose to disobey or not enforce it
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What happened to Sam Houston.
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He was removed as governor because he refused to swear an oath of allegiance to the Confederate Staes of America.
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Define ordinance
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an offical order
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Define allegiance
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loyalty to a counrty
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What was the Nullification Crisis?
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South Carolina felt a tariff was unfair and decided not to pay it.
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