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13 Cards in this Set
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stated neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of the territory
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wilmot proviso
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North/South of 36-30
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north-free
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devotion to the interests of one region instead of the country as a whole
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sectionalism
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people decide-allow voters in a territory to decide whether they wanted to ban or permit slavery
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popular sovereignty
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didn't like slavery-endorsed wilmot proviso
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free-soil party
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president; elected because he was a war hero
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zachary taylor
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made the compromise of 1850
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henry clay
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antislavery novel-presents various sides of the debate
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uncle tom's cabin
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author of uncle toms cabin
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harriet beecher stowe
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plan that would divide the remainder of the louisiana purchase into two territories-Kansas and Nebraska
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Kansas and Nebraska Act
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breaking away from the union
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secession
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beats Charles sumner with a cane
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preston brooks
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democrat-wins 27 of 30 nothern states-wins election
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franklin pierce
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