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a bill that proposed to ban slavery in many territories wilmot proviso
a political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery free-soil party
U.S senator from kentucky who proposed the compromise of 1850 henry clay
u.s. senator from Massachusetts who supported the compromise of 1850 Daniel Webster
U.S senator from illinois who worked to pas the compromise of 1850 Stephen A. Douglas
effort by congress to settle the issue of slaveryin the territories that arose when california was admitted as a free state Compromise of 1850
author of the antislavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beacher Stowe
antislavery novel written by harriet beacher stowe uncle tom's cabin
law that helped slaveholders recapture runaway slaves fugitive slave act
a system where residents vote to decide.an issue popular sovereignty
law that split the nebraska territory into kansas and nebraska and allowed people to vote on slavery in these territories kansas-nebraska act
an extreme abolitionist john brown
antislavery political party that formed in the 1850s republican party
republican party candidate in the 1856 presidential election John C. Fremont
15th president james buchanan
court case that extended the rights of slaveholders and limited legal efforts to challenge slavery Dred Scott V. Sandford
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, who wrote the lead opinion in the Dred Scott case Roger B. Taney
Illinois Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1858 Abraham Lincoln
Location of U.S. arsenal in Virginia, which was raided by John Brown Harpers Ferry
a statement of beliefs platform
to formally withdraw from the Union secede
Confederation formed by the seceded Southern states Confederate States of America
President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis
Compromise plan to prevent secession Crittenden Plan
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