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Ch 15 vocab kk.
Who are you? Who who who who~
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wilmot Proviso | Bill proposed by David Wilmot of Penn. that would outlaw slavery in any territory U.S. might acquire from war with Mexico |
| Free-Soil Party | political party dedicated to stopping expansion of slavery |
| Henry Clay | crafted a plan to settle California problem of statehood |
| Daniel Webster | Senator of Mass. who supported compromise for the sake of the Union |
| Stephen A. Douglas | His job was to win passage of the Compromise of 1850 plan |
| Compromise of 1850 | California would be admitted as a free state and slave trade would be abolished in Washington D.C. Congress would not pass laws regarding slavery for territories won from Mexico. Congress would pass stronger law to help recapture runaway slaves. |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe | Abolitionist who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin to expose slavery as brutal and immoral |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin | Story written by Harriet Beecher Stowe to portray slavery as brutal and immoral. |
| Fugitive Slave Act | 1850 law to help slaveholders recapture runaway slaves |
| popular sovereignty | system where residents vote to decide on an issue |
| Kansas-Nebraska Act | allowed people to vote for slavery in territories banned by Missouri Compromise |
| John Brown | extreme abolitionist who avenged the Sack of Lawrence |
| Republican Party | formed by Whigs and other opponents of slavery |
| John C. Fremont | national hero for his explorations in the West. The "Pathfinder" |
| James Buchanan | Democrat nominated to run for president. Neither for nor against Kansas-Nebraska act. |
| Dred Scott Vs. Sanford | Scott sued for freedom and Supreme court ruled against stating he was not a legal citizen and therefore could not sue. |
| Roger B. Taney | Chief Justice who ruled against Scott |
| Abraham Lincoln | nominated by Republican for president. He was against slavery |
| Harpers Ferry | Brown captured aresenal at Harpers Ferry in Virginia to inspire slaves to fight. |
| platform | statement of beliefs |
| secede | withdraw from union |
| Confederate States of America | Southern states that seceded from Union |
| Jefferson Davis | president of Confederacy |
| Crittenden Plan | Senator Crittenden had a plan for compromise between U.S. and Confederate government. |
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