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41 Cards in this Set
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The Union
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the United States
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majority
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a number larger than half of the total
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apply/application
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the act of putting to a special use or purpose
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admit/admission
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the act of allowing to answer
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compromise
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solving a problem by taking parts of both opposing sides
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The Missouri Compromise
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prohibited slavery North of 36degrees 30' north with the exception of Missouri
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proviso
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a clause in ta document, making a qualification, condition, or restriction
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David Wilmot
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creator of the Wilmot proviso
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Wilmot Proviso
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would have prevented slavery's expansion into any new territory.
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moral
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something that you or your family beleives in
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ban
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to not allow
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auction
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to give something away for an unsaid price
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territory
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the property you own
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state
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any of bodies politic which together make up a federal union as in the USA.
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view
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the way someone sees or thinks about something (an issue) or someone; an opinion
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extreme
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to a very high degree
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moderate
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a medium degree
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anti-slavery
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against all slavery
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pro-slavery
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to be for slavery
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Georgia
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slave state
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Alabama
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slave state
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Indiana
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free state
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Vermont
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free state
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Massachusetts
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free state
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Florida
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slave state
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Virginia
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slave state
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North Carolina
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slave state
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New Hampshire
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free state
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South Carolina
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slave state
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New Jersey
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free state
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New York
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free state
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Ohio
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free state
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Tennessee
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slave state
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Pennsylvania
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free state
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Mississippi
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slave state
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Illinois
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free state
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Kentucky
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slave state
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Delaware
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slave state
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Connecticut
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free state
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Rhode Island
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free state
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Maryland
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slave state
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