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25 Cards in this Set
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Free-soil Party
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A political party that opposed slavery into the west.
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Missouri Compromise 1820
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A decision that denied slavery above the 36 30 line
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The Compromise of 1850
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a series of congressional laws intended to settle the major disagreements between free and slave states
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
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A law that established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and gave their residents the right to decide whether to allow slavery.
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Henry Clay
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An American lawyer and politician who represented Kentucky and played major roles int he Missouri Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850.
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John Brown
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An anti-slavery man with strong political views who "started the Civil War" and murdered pro-slavery families.
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Daniel Webster
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Daniel Webster was a leading American senator from Massachusetts during the period leading up to the Civil War. He was also the author of the Webster's dictionary.
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Robert E. Lee
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Robert Edward Lee was an American career military officer and education administrator who is best known for having commanded the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War.
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Fort Sumter
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A federal fort located in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina; the attack on this fort started the war.
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Border States
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A slave state that bordered a free state.
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King Cotton
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Cotton was called king because it was the most influential crop to the world market.
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Blockade
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When armed forces prevent the transportation of goods or people into or out of an area.
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Anaconda Plan
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A union plan to defeat the confederacy in the civil war.
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Cavalry
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Soldiers on horseback.
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Minie Ball
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A bullet with a hollow base.
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States following his success as military commander in the American Civil War.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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A novel that portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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Fugitive Slave Act
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A law passed in 1850 to help slaveholders recapture runaway slaves.
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Dred Scott v. Sanford
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An 1856 Supreme Court case in which a slave, Dred Scott, sued for his freedom because he had been taken to live in territories where slavery was illegal; the court ruled against Scott.
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Harpers Ferry
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A federal arsenal in Virginia that was captured in 1859 during a slave revolt.
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Secede
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To withdraw.
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Confederate States of America
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The confederation formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession from the Union.
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Jefferson Davis
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Jefferson F. Davis was an American soldier and statesman, and was the President of the Confederate States of America during the entire Civil War, 1861 to 1865.
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Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865.
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