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Antebellum Period

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Cotton Gin A machine invented by Eli Whitney that separates the seeds out of cotton
Monroe Doctrine Doctrine stated that there should be no more colonization in the western hemisphere by European Countries
Missouri Compromise In 1820 Missouri was added as a state when Maine became a state keeping the equal balance of free and slaves states. Put a geographical boundary on further expansion of slavery
Antebellum Period before the Civil War
Democratic Party Political party founded when the Democratic-Republicans split and the leader of the Democratic party was Andrew Jackson
Nullification When a state rules a Federal law to be in violation of the Constitution and deems it null and void.
Manifest Destiny Belief that USA has the right to expand westward and expand coast to coast in North America
Compromise of 1850 When California is added to the union as a free state, and other areas can decide for themselves if they want to be free or slave states.
Plantation Large estates and farms that grow crops for profit and use a labor force
Kansas-Nebraska Act In 1854, revoked the Missouri compromise and would allow other territories to decide if they wanted slavery or not
Unionists Supporter of the Union during the Civil War
Cooperstionists Supporter of cooperating and not wanted to go to war
Secessionists Supporter of secession and wanting states to break away from the USA
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