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12 Cards in this Set
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Missouri Compromise?
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An agreement in 1820 between slave states and free states.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act?
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Kansas and Nebraska territories the U.S. created.
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Abolitionist?
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A person who doesn't like slavery and wants to get rid of it.
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Arsenal?
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Weapon and Ammunition storage place.
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Civil War?
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A war between citizens and the same country.
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Emancipate?
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To set free.
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Fort Sumter?
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A historic site in Charleston, SC.
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Fugitive Slave Act?
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Laws passed by U.S. Congress to get back the slaves who escaped. (1793 and 1850)
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Reconstruction?
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Period after Civil War when Southern States were back into the Union. (1865-1877)
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Repeal?
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Take back.
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Secede?
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Withdraw from an organization.
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State Rights?
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Political powers that U.S. states possess.
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