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Unit 5: Compromise

TermDefinition
King Cotton phrase used by Southern politicians to stress the economic and political importance of cotton production
Plantation System Large farms that focused on cash crops and usually involved slave labor.
Westward Expansion Growth of the U.S. from 17 states to 44 states between 1803 and 1890.
Manifest Destiny idea that the U.S. had a duty to settle the entire continent of North America.
Indian Removal Act Act that gave the president power to give native tribes western land in exchange for their existing lands in the east
Trail of Tears Forced relocation of natives in the Southeast region to the "Indian Territory" west of the Mississippi River.
Fugitive Slave Law law that provided for the capture and return of escaped enslaved persons to their owner, even if they were captured in a free state.
Abolitionist Movement individuals who wanted to abolish slavery and immediately free all enslaved people.
Dred Scott Decision Slave sued for his freedom because he was taken into a free state. The US Supreme Court ruled that living in a free state did not entitle an enslaved person to his freedom.
Missouri Compromise Agreement that allowed Missouri to become the 24th state as a slave state. Maine entered the union as a free state.
Tariff of 1828 Tax put on imported goods to make Americans less likely to buy foreign products. This enraged the south who thought it only benefited the northern industries.
Nullification Crisis (1832-1833) was the showdown between President Andrew Jackson and the SC legislature, which declared the 1832 tariff null and void in the state and threatened secession if the federal government tried to collect duties.
Mexican American War The US annexed Texas, causing a war with Mexico because Mexico believed the Texas area was still their territory. The US won and gained the southwestern area of today.
Compromise of 1850 said that the US would admit California as a free state. Congress would divide the rest of the Mexican Cession into the New Mexico and Utah Territories. Congress would allow the people to decide whether they wanted to have slavery or remain free
Kansas Nebraska Act created Kansas and Nebraska as territories and allowed the people of each territory to decide whether or not to allow slavery. Nebraska stayed fairly calm, but Kansas had a violent uprising known as Bleeding Kansas
Popular Sovereignty Government created by and subject to the will of the people. Allowed people to vote to be a free or slave state.
Election of 1860 Presidential election where Abraham Lincoln won receiving less than 40% of the popular vote but won the Electoral College vote over Stephen Douglas.
Free Soil Political party with the main purpose of stopping the expansion of slavery into the western territories.
SC ordinance of secession (1860) document where SC formally seceded (left) from the Union. Soon other states followed.
Denmark Vesey Former slave who planned a slave rebellion in Charleston. It failed because it was stopped before it could really get started. It increased support for the abolition movement
Eli Whitney Inventor of the cotton gin and promoting the use of interchangeable parts.
Andrew Jackson 7th president of the US and former war hero. First "common man" elected president.
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