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Ch 15 Vocab SS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Wilmot Proviso | Wanted to outlaw slavery in any territory the us might acquire from the war with mexico |
| Free-Soil Party | A political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery |
| Henry Clay | Senator of Kentucky |
| Daniel Webster | Senator of Massachusetts |
| Stephen A Douglas | Senator of Illionios |
| Compromise of 1850 | Became law |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe | Was out raged when she heard about the part of the compromise of 1850 that would help slaveholders recapture runaway slaves |
| Uncle tomes cabin | A novel that portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral |
| Fugitive slave act | Law made to help recapture runaway slaves |
| Popular sovereignty | A system where the residents vote to decide and issue |