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37 Cards in this Set
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territory that entered the union as a free state- causing the Compromise of 1850 |
california |
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the abolitionist led raids to protest slavery |
john brown |
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portion of the country where slavery was banned |
north |
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these often benefited the north and hurt the south |
tariffs |
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state entering the union as a free state as part of a compromise |
maine |
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territory that "bled" because of protests against slavery |
kansas
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type of tariff that taxes one item to protect another item |
protective
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the south relied on this for their economy |
agriculture
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known as the "great compromise" |
henry clay |
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state entering the union as a slave state as part of a compromise |
Missouri
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created in 1850 to allow western territories to use popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery |
compromise |
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what happened to the Missouri compromise as a result of the Dred Scott decision |
unconstitutional |
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section of the country that strongly supported states' rights |
south
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a person who wanted to end slavery |
abolitionist
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division the north and the south |
36 degrees north line Missouri compromise |
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people choose |
popular soverightey |
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slave that went to court to sue for his freedom |
dred scott |
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republican elected president in 1860 causing the south to secede |
Lincoln
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major issue that caused the civil war |
slavery |
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meant to keep a balance of free and slave states in 1820 |
Missouri compromise
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woman who wrote "uncle tom's cabin" |
stowe |
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anti-slavery book written to show the evils of slavery |
uncle toms cabin
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the right of a state to limit power of federal government |
states rights
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territory divided in 1854 that allowed popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery |
nebraska |
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the north relied on this for their economy |
manufacturing
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1787 |
constitutional convention (slavery remains part of the new nation) |
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1793 |
invention of the cotton gin (slavery more profitable) |
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1820 |
Missouri compromise
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1850 |
compromise of 1850 |
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1850 |
fugitive slave law |
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1852 |
harriet beecher stowe publishes uncle tom's cabin |
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1854 |
kansas/ nabraska act |
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1856 |
"bleeding kansas" |
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1857 |
dred scott decision |
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1859 |
john brown's raid on harpers ferry |
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1860 |
election of Abraham Lincoln as president |
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1861 |
jefferson danvis elected president of the confederacy |
