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An 1846 proposal that outlawed slavery in any territory gained from the War with Mexico. Wilmot Proviso
A political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery. Free-Soil Party
He crafted a plan to settle the California problem.California would be admitted as a free state, and the slave trade would be abolished in Washington, D.C. Congress would not pass laws regarding slavery for the rest of the territories won from Mexico. Henery Clay
He supported the compromise for the sake of the Union Daniel Webster
This man wrote the Compromise of 1850 Stephen A. Douglas
A series of Congressional laws intended to settle the major disagreements between free states and slave states. Compromise of 1850
This women wrote Uncle tom's Cabin. Harriet Beecher Stowe
A novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 that portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral. Uncle Tom's Cabin
An 1850 law to help slaveholders recapture runaway slaves. Fugitive Slave Act
A government in which the people rule; a system in which the residents vote to decide an issue. Popular sovereignty
An 1854 law that established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and gave their residents the right to decide whether to allow slavery. Kansas—Nebraska Act
He was a extreme abolitionist, and he murdered five people. John Brown
The political party formed in 1854 by opponents of slavery in the territories. Republican Party
The Republicans nominated him. He lost to James Buchanan John C. Frémont
The Democrats nominated him and he won against John C. Frémont James Buchanan
An 1856 Supreme Court case in which 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. Dred Scott v. Sandford
Chief Justice in 1857 that ruledagainst Dred Scott. Roger B. Taney
A federal arsenal in Virginia that was captured in 1859 during a slave revolt. Harpers Ferry
A statement of beliefs. Platform
Withdraw from the Union secede
He was president of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis
The confederation formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession from the Union. Confederate States of America
A compromise introduced in 1861 that might have prevented secession. Crittenden Plan
This man started to challenge Douglass for his senate seat after the Dred Scott Descion. Abraham Lincoln
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