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21 Cards in this Set
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Zachary Taylor
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hero of the Mexican War who won the election of 1848
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Franklin Pierce
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Democrat who won the election of 1852
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Stephen A. Douglas
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Democratic Senator from Illinois who envisioned a transcontinental railroad
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John Sutter
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owned land in California where gold was discovered
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Henry Clay
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Compromise of 1850
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Daniel Webster
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"Seventh of March" Speech
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Millard Fillmore
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became President after Zachary Taylor died
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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John C Fremont
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Republican nominee in 1856 election
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James Buchanan
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won election of 1856
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John Brown
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abolitionist who resorted to violence; Harper's Ferry Raid
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Dred Scott
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sued for his freedom
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Roger Taney
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issued decision in Dred Scott case
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Abraham Lincoln
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lost to Stephen Douglas for Senate in 1858, but won Presidential election of 1860
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John C. Breckinridge
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Southern Democrat nominee in election of 1860
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John Bell
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Constitutional Party nominee in election of 1860
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Stephen A. Douglas
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Northern Democrat nominee in election of 1860
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Jefferson Davis
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President of Confederate States
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John J. Crittenden
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proposed amendments to Missouri Compromise
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Gen. Pierre T.G. Beauregard
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CSA Commander who fired on Ft. Sumter
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Major Robert Anderson
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Federal Commander of Ft. Sumter
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