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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fugitive Slave Act | If a slave escapes to a free state they must be brought back |
| Missouri Compromise | 30 60 line dividing between slave/free state |
| Compromise of 1850 | Ban on slave trade(but not slavery) in DC South: Fugitive Slave Act |
| Kansas Nebraska Act | Kansas slave/free status decided by popular sovereignty suspending MO Compromise line |
| John Brown | Abolitionist john brown killed Pro-slavery people in retaliation |
| Bleeding Kansas | Both sides became violent in attempt to sway vote |
| Dred Scott | He moved into a free state and tried to sue but got denied because he was black |
| Abraham Lincoln | The us president that tried to free the slaves |
| Robert E Lee | The south had military leaders- Robert E Lee Fighting for way of life |
| Ulysses S Grant | General that got control of all of the army because he was good at what he does |
| Emancipation Proclamation | A thing that lincoln did to try to end slavery after they were winning the war |
| Antietam | Confederates invade north Bloodiest day in american history- 3650 dead 23000 total casualties |
| Gettysburg | Lee again invades north Bloodiest BATTLE of civil war- 51000 killed |
| KKK | a cult that formed kept the black people and the white supporters in check |
| Scalawags | southerners who supported northern reconstruction policies |
| Carpetbaggers | Suitcase like items ( or a big rug) |
| John Wilkes Booth | Assassinated Abraham lincoln in the theater |