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Vocab CH 15 AL

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Wilmot Proviso A bill proposed by David Wilmot that would ban slavery in territories gained from Mexico
Free-Soil Party A party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery
Henry Clay A famous Congressman who created many compromises, including the Compromise of 1850
Daniel Webster A senator who supported the Compromise of 1850
Stephen A. Douglas A senator who helped pass the Compromise of 1850
Compromise of 1850 A compromise that helped solve California's statehood problems and other slavery issues around the nation
Harriet Beecher Stowe The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin A book depicting the life of a slave named Uncle Tom through the hands of three owners
Fugitive Slave Act Act that made it a law to escape and help escaped slaves
Popular Sovereignty An idea that the people should make all decisions
Kansas-Nebraska Act An act passed by Stephen A. Douglas that split Nebraska into Kansas and Nebraska and allowed popular sovereignty to determine slavery status
John Brown An extreme abolitionist who murdered to get his point across
Republican Party Party against slavery
John C. Fremont The first Republican candidate for presidency
James Buchanan 15th President
Dred Scott v. Sandford A court case in which Justice Taney determined that Scott was not free and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
Robert B. Taney Chief Justice during the Dred Scott decision
Abraham Lincoln 16th president, president during Civil War
Harpers Ferry Incident where John Brown tried to arm slaves by capturing Harper's Ferry, but he was caught and executed
Platform A party's beliefs
Secede To break away from a nation
Confederate States of America The states that seceded from the Union
Jefferson Davis President of the Confederate States of America
Crittenden Plan The last attempt at compromise, which failed
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