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CH15
Chapitre 15 Vocabulaire
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Wilmot Proviso | outlaw slavery in any territory we get from Mexico |
| Free- Soil Party | Dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery |
| Henry Clay | Senator of Kentucky |
| Daniel Webster | Senator of Massachusetts |
| Stephen A. Douglas | Senator of Illinois |
| Compromise of 1850 | Important Compromise |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe | Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin | Portrayed slavery as immoral |
| Fugitive Slave Act | Capture Runaway Slaves |
| Popular Sovereignty | residents vote to decide on an issue |
| Kansas-Nebraska Act | Split the Nebraska Territory into Kansas and Nebraska |
| John Brown | extreme abolitionist |
| Republican Party | created by the Northern Whigs |
| John C. Frémont | Republican presidential Candidate |
| James Buchanan | Democratic presidential Candidate |
| Dred Scott vs. Sandford | Important case involving a slave |
| Roger B. Taney | The Chief Justice |
| Abraham Lincoln | Challenged Douglas for his seat in Senate |
| Harper's Ferry | A town in Virginia |
| Platform | Statement of Beliefs |
| Confederate States of America | The states that seceded Have joined together |
| Jefferson Davis | President of the Confederacy |
| Crittenden Plan | Compromise Plan |
| J'ai termine M. Hesterman, et J'ai aussi appris français! | I finished Mr. Hesterman, and I also learned French! |