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Republican Party   Aristocrats, anti slavery, existed in free states. Created to be against slavery. formed in 1854 to oppose slavery  
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platform   beliefs, what a party stands for  
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secession   pulling out of the union  
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ordinance   a bill or local law  
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Confederate States of America   states that left the union, slavery, agriculture  
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loyalty   a person's devotion to something  
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Antebellum Period   The period just before the Civil War  
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Manifest Destiny   Concept that our country was destined to SPREAD from OCEAN to OCEAN  
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The Battle of San Jacinto   clinched the independence of TEXAS from MEXICO  
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What was the class structure of the North based upon?   Wealth  
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Slave Codes   Sets of laws that took away slaves rights  
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What was one source of conflict between the North and South based on TAXES>?   Tariffs  
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Which decision helped divide the North and South on the issue of slavery by ruling that a slave could not sue because he was not a citizen?   The Dred Scott Decsion  
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Abolitionists   Led political movement to eliminate (abolish) slavery  
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Missouri Compromise   maintained to balance of power in the US Senate between slave states and free states  
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Sectionalism   Belief of the citizens of a given region (section) or area that their interests are more important that beliefs of another area  
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What did the Kansas Nebraska Act contain that stated that citizens of the territory could vote on whether or not to allow slavery?   Popular Soverenigty  
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Who are the three Georgia politicians who led the state to secession?   Robert TOOMBS, Thomas COBB, and Governor BROWN  
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Democrats   supported states rights and slavery  
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Whigs   supported a moderate tariff and federal help for the state  
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What was the boundary between the United States and Mexico?   The Rio Grande River  
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What land did the United States gain from the Mexican American War?   California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, Most of New Mexico, Parts of Wyoming and Colorado  
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States Rights   belief that the state's interest should take precedence over the interests of the national government  
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Name the 6 social Classes in the South   Planters - Farmers with slaves - Merchants and people with letters - yeoman Farmers and Poor Whites - Free Blacks - Slaves  
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Name Georgia's two primary crops during the antebellum period   Cotton and Tobacco  
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What is the underground railroad?   Responsible for helping thousands of slaves escape into freedom.  
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Name the two Georgians that were elected for office in the Confederacy   Robert TOOMBS Secretary of State Alexander Stevens Vice President  
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