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Popular sovereignty |
He idea that political authority belongs to the people. |
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Sectionalism |
A devotion to the interests of one geographic region over the interest of the country as a whole. |
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Secede |
To formally withdraw from the union |
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Wilmont proviso |
A proposal to outlaw slavery in the territory added to the u.s. By the Mexican cession. |
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Compromise of 1850 |
California entered the U.S. As a free state Mexico was divided in half Slavery would be decided by popular sovereignty |