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Missouri slave who sued to obtain his freedom

Dred Scott

New York Abolitionist who used violence to accomplish his goals

John Brown

Place where Confederate troops opened fire on union troops

Fort sumpter

Law governing runaway slaves

Fugitive Slave Act

policy allowing voters to decide whether to permit oroutlaw slavery

popular sovereignty

Group of seven southern states that seceded from the union

Confederate states

Supreme court chief justice who wrote the dred scott decision

Roger B taney