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Unit 10B Vocab

Causes of the Civil War

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Henry Clay co-author of the comp. of 1850
stephen douglas co author of the comp. of 1850; proposed the KS-NE act
stephen douglas believed in pop. sov. ran against lincoln for senate in 185, lost pres. election in 1860
John C Calhoun opposed the comp. of 1850, predicted disunion
comp. of 1850 worked out when CA applied for statehood
comp 1850 outlawed the slave trade in DC
comp 1850 split mexican cession into utah and NM, pop. sov. would settle the question of slavery
fugitive slave act federal law that required norhterners to assist in capturing runaway slaves
uncle tom's cabin fictional work used to portray the evils of slavery
harriet beecher stowe author of uncle tom's cabin
james buchanan democrat that won the presidential election in 1856
dred scott decition case involving a slave that sued for his freedom, ruled that slavery could spread anywhere in the US
dred scott v. sanford supreme court case that ruled slaves were property; not citizens and that the MO comp. and pop. sov. were unconstitutional
republican party political party that formed to stop the spread of slavery, made of abolitionists, free soilers, and northern whigs
free soil party formed as a result of the wilmot provisol first party that opposed tthe expansion of slavery
KS-NB act law that repealed the MO comp. decided that pop. sov. would settle status of slavery in LA territory
john brown abolitionist that had pro-slavery people massacred in KS-planned a slave rebellion in the South
Charles sumner northern senator that condemned the violence in KS and was beat with a cane
Preston brooks southern congressman that caned charles sumner for his remarks over bleeding KS
abraham lincoln republican from IL that opposed the expanision of slavery; elected in 1860
Roger taney chief justive of SCOTUS in dred scott v. sanford
harpers ferry US army arsenal in VA that John brown raided
Pop. sov. the idea that people of a territoy would vote on the issue of slavery
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