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8 Cards in this Set
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A. Compromise of 1850
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As passions mounted, threats of southern secession, the formal withdrawal of state became more frequent.
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Fugitive Slave Act
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act completed the demise of the whigs in 1854.
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Underground Railroad
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Conductors on routes hid fugitives in secret tunnels/false cupboards, provided with food/clothing.
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Kansas- Nebraska Act
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Compromise of 1850 provided for popular sovereignty.
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Republican Party
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"Formed a new political party in 1854,
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Dred Scott decision
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A major supreme court decision was brought about by Dred Scott.
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The raid on Harpers Ferry
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Politicians debated the slavery issue, started a general slave uprising.
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The election of Lincoln to the presidency
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"Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln
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