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CH15
Chapitre 15 Vocabulaire
Term | Definition |
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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! |