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Social Studies 7th
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Compromise | an agreement reached by each side giving up something it wants |
| act | laws passed by both houses of congress and apply to all states |
| fugitive | runaway slave |
| territories | land acquired by the U.S. that has not yet become a state governed by the federal government |
| slave state | a state that voted to allow slavery in their state |
| free state | a state that voted to ban slavery in their state |
| political party | an organization seeking to gain power in government |
| supreme court | the judicial branch of the federal governments of 9 justices |
| states rights | the 10th Amendment says states have the power to make any decisions the Federal Government does not make, if not prohibited by the U.S Constitution |
| balance of power | there are an equal number of slave and free states in Congress, thus an equal number of votes for each side of an issue |
| statehood | once a territory had 60,000 people and had a state constitution approved by Congress, the state could hold elections and send senators and representatives to Congress |
| 36,30 | the parallel of latitude dividing free states from slave states and showing from where slavery would be banned in the Missouri Compromise |
| republican party | the anti-slavery political party of the northern free states during the mid-1800s |
| repeal | when an act of congress is declared null or undone |
| 10th amendment | grants all powers not given to the federal government to the people of the individual states |
| popular sovereignty | the people (population) of each state make the laws (are sovereign) for their state |
| sectionalism | refers to the different lifestyles, social structures, customs, and the political values of the north and south in 1800s America |
| congress | the legislatives branch, the lawmaking body of the U.S. with representatives from all states, 2 houses senate and house of representatives |
| senate | the upper house of congress each state has 20 votes |
| house of representatives | the lower house of Congress, 435 votes, each state’s number of representatives is proportional to its population |
| democratic party | the political party of the southern slave states and supporters of states’ rights during the mid-1800s |
| henry clay | the congressman who proposed the Missouri Compromise and the compromise of 1850 |
| dred scott | a slave brought to a free state who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom |
| Stephen Douglas | main candidate of the southern, slave state democratic party and proponent of states’ rights |
| John Brown | Abolitionist who led a violent unsuccessful slave rebellion, he was captured, tried, and hung for treason |
| nat turner | educated slave from Virginia that led the deadliest slave insurrection in U.S. History |
| Louisiana purchase | the U.S. purchased over 500,000,000 acres of land of the Mississippi river from France |
| Missouri compromise | an act allowing the admission of Missouri as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and the prohibition of slavery above the (36, 30) in all future states from the LA Territory |
| compromise of 1850 | an attempt to settle an issue on slavery-5 bills proposed at once henry clay California would be a free state slave trade abolished in nations capitol stronger fugitive slave laws popular sovereignty allowed in future states from the mexican cession and |
| fugitive slave act | stricter laws requiring the return of runaway slaves |
| kansas-nebraska act | an act passed by congress allowing the people of Kansas and Nebraska to vote on whether to allow slavery in their state or not (popular sovereignty)-this act repealed the Missouri Compromise which banned slavery in these areas |
| Dred scot decision | -a supreme court ruling stating slaves have no constitutional rights and that free states banning slavery was unconstitutional because it violates a person’s right to own property |
| German Coast Uprising | the largest slave revolt in U.S. history took place in new orleans |
| Wilmot Proviso | a bill that proposed prohibiting slavery in any new lands acquired from Mexico above and below the 36, 30 |
| Lincon-Douglas-debates | a series of debates on the issue of slavery and states’ rights leading up to the presidential election of 1860 |
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