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Chapter 10 Section 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Dred Scott | A slave from Missouri; began a lawsuit to gain his freedom after his slaveowner's death |
| Roger B. Taney | Supreme court chief justice during Dred Scott v. Sandford case |
| Abraham Lincoln | Republican running for Senate against Douglas |
| Freeport Doctrine | Douglas's idea that slavery could not exist where it is not supported by local police regulations |
| Harpers Ferry | Town in Virginia where John Brown attempted to start a slave uprising |
| Confederacy | Confederate States of America formed by secessionist states |
| Jefferson Davis | former senator of Mississippi, elected President of the Confederacy |