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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Republican Party | founded in 1854, political party dedicated to fighting the expansion of slavery |
| Dred Scott Decision | Supreme court ruling in 1857 that stated Dred Scott should remain enslaved, asserted that enslaved people / African Americans were not citizens, and did not have the right to legal proceedings |
| Unionists | people who believed that preserving the Union and protecting the Constitution outweighed concerns about slavery. |
| Secede | to formally withdraw from a nation or organization in order to become independent |
| Secession | the act of formally withdrawing in order to become independent |
| Confederate States of America (Confederacy) | the 11 southern states that seceded from the Union to form their own nation Know the 11 states that seceded (South Carolina, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia) |
| Jefferson Davis | temporary president of the Confederacy |
| Crittenden Plan | another solution attempt for the North/South division: Federal govt - no power to abolish slavery where it existed Missouri Compromise - reestablished / extended to Pacific Slavery prohibited in North, Slavery left up to the people in the South |
| March 4th, 1861 | the day Lincoln took office as the 16th president of the US |
| Garrison | a defense force of soldiers (think of Ft. Sumter) |