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compromise of 1850
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a series of congrational laws intended to settle the major disagreements between free states and slave stats
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confedrate states of america
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the conferation formed in 1861 by the sothern states after their secession from the union
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Crittenden plan
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a compromise introduced in 1861 that might have prevented secesion
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Dred Scott v. stanford
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an 1856 Supreme Court case in witch 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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fugitive slave act
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this act riquired people to help recapture runaway slaves.
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Harpers Ferry
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site of an attack on a federal arsenal
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Kansas-nebraska Act
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Senator stephen A douglas tried to end the slavery debate by allowing people to vote on slavery in their territory
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popular sovereighty
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allowed voters to decide issues
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