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Chapter 13 Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Manifest Destiny | the United States to control all of the land area between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. |
| Wilmot Proviso | an appropriations bill in Congress in 1846. The proviso stated that no land obtained from Mexico could become slave territory |
| Joint Resolution | annexing Texas before Polk became president. |
| Fire-Eaters | hot-tempered |
| Kansas-Nebraska Act | creating the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. |
| Popular Sovereignty | the people would be able to vote on whether to have slavery or not |
| Arsenal | arms factory, at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. |
| Martyr | one honored for giving her or his life for a specific cause. |
| Confederate States Of America | adopted a constitution similar to the United States document, elected Jefferson Davis of Mississippi president, and called on the other slave states to join them. |