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February 23rd, 2026
Study stack for next coming up history quiz
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abolition | the act of putting an end to something, such as slavery |
| Abolitionists | people who wanted to end slavery |
| Missouri Compromise | a compromise in which the people of Missouri could own slaves, but all lands acquired as a result of the Louisiana Purchase would have slavery banned to keep the balance of free & slave states |
| Free-Soil Party | a political party created by the Whigs and Democrats who were dedicated to keeping slavery out of the new territories & states that were added as a result of the Mex-Am War |
| Compromise of 1850 | a new compromise in response to the slave states threatening to leave the US; California was admitted as a free state and the issue of slavery would be left open in the Utah and New Mexico territories. Also strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act. |
| Pony Express | |
| Fugitive Slave Act (1793 - original) | |
| Fugitive Slave Act (1850 - strengthened) | |
| Federal Marshals | |
| IRacism | |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe | |
| Tariffs | |
| Ostend Manifesto (1854) |