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16 Cards in this Set
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What was the WILMOT PROVISO?
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An amendment to a bill that stated that none of the territory acquired in the war with Mexico could be open to slavery.
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What was POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY?
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residents of a territory had the right to vote for or against slavery
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What is SECESSION?
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the formal withdrawal of a state from the Union
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What was the Compromise of 1850?
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CA admitted as a free state
Utah and New Mexico territories decide about slavery Texas-Mexico boundary was resolved Slave trade banned in Washington, D.C. Stricter fugitive slave law |
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Who was STEPHEN DOUGLAS?
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Helped to get the Compromise of 1850 passed. He took the package of resolutions apart and introduced them one at a time.
Called the Little Giant, served as a judge, member of the House and a Senator |
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Who was HARRIET TUBMAN?
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a black woman who was a "conductor" for the Underground Railroad
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What was the UNDERGROUND RAILROAD?
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a system of escape routes for slaves from the South to the North
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What is HARRIET BEECHER STOWE known for?
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She wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, a book about the evils of alavery
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What was the KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT?
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a bill introduced by Stephen Douglas that divided the territory in the West into two territories. Nebraska in the north, Kansas in the south. It would repeal the Compromise of 1850 and give popular sovereignty to both territories
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Who was JOHN BROWN?
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an abolitionist, he fought AGAINST slavery
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What is NATIVISM?
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native born people are favored over immigrants
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What was the FREE-SOIL PARTY?
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a political party that opposed the extension of slavery in the territories.
SLOGAN: Free Trade, Free Labor, Free Speech, and Free Men Abraham Lincoln was a Free-Soiler |
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Who was DRED SCOTT?
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a slave who attempted to sue his owner for his freedom because his owner took him to live in the free state of Illinois. He did not win his case.
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What was the FREEPORT DOCTRINE?
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An opinion expressed by Stephen Douglas that any territory could exclude slavery by simply refusing to provide legal enforcement of slave property laws
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What were the CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA?
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Those states that seceded from the Union because of the slavery issue. They favored slavery. South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas
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What happened at HARPERS FERRY? (Virginia)
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John Brown wanted to take guns from the arsenal and give them to slaves to start a slave uprising. U.S. Marines led by Col. Robert E. Lee fought against Brown and his men. Brown was captured and later hanged.
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