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wilmot proviso a bill that proposed to ban slavery in many territories
free soil party a political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery
henry clay U.S. senator from Kentucky who proposed the compromise of 1850
daniel webster U.S. senator from massachusettes who supported the compromise of 1850
stephen a douglas U.S. senator from illinois who worked to pass the compromise of 1850
compromise of 1850 effort by congress to settle the issue of slavery in the territories that arose when california was admitted as a free state
harriet beecher stowe author of the antislavery novel Uncle toms cabin
uncle toms cabin antislavery novel written by harriet beecher stowe
fugitive slave act law that helped slaveholder recapture runaway slaves
popular sovereghty system where residents vote to decide an issue
kansas nebraska act law that split the nebraska territory into kansas and nebraska and allowed people to vote on slavery in these territories
john brown extreme abolitionist
republican paty anti slavery party that formed the the 1850s
john c fremont republican party candidate in the 1856 presidential electon
james buchanan 15th president
dred scott vs sandford court case that extended the right of slave holders
roger b taney chief justice of the supreme court, who wrote the lead opinion in the dred scott case
abraham lincoln illinois republican candidate for the u.s. senate in 1858
harpers ferry locations of u.s. arsenal in virginia, which was raidedby john brown
platform statement of beliefs
secede fromally withdraw from the union
conferdate states of america confederaition formed by the seceded southern states
jefferson davis president of the confederacy
crittenden plan compromise plan to prevent secession
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