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Set #9 (25-26)
Antebellum Period (Set #9) 25-26
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abolotionists | wanted to do away with slavery |
| nullification | the act of separating from a nation or state and becoming independent |
| secession | the act of separating from a nation or state and becoming indpendent |
| antebellum | pre-Civil War period of U.S. History |
| Compromise of 1850 | compromise between the North and South that allowed California to enter the union in exchange for the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act |
| States' Rights | belief that a state's sovereignty (power) is more important than that of the national government |
| Dred Scott Case | Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States |