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ch 15 hs
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| wilmot proviso | a bill that proposed to ban slavery in many territories |
| free soil party | a political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery |
| henry clay | U.S. senator from Kentucky who proposed the compromise of 1850 |
| daniel webster | U.S. senator from massachusettes who supported the compromise of 1850 |
| stephen a douglas | U.S. senator from illinois who worked to pass the compromise of 1850 |
| compromise of 1850 | effort by congress to settle the issue of slavery in the territories that arose when california was admitted as a free state |
| harriet beecher stowe | author of the antislavery novel Uncle toms cabin |
| uncle toms cabin | antislavery novel written by harriet beecher stowe |
| fugitive slave act | law that helped slaveholder recapture runaway slaves |
| popular sovereghty | system where residents vote to decide an issue |
| kansas nebraska act | law that split the nebraska territory into kansas and nebraska and allowed people to vote on slavery in these territories |
| john brown | extreme abolitionist |
| republican paty | anti slavery party that formed the the 1850s |
| john c fremont | republican party candidate in the 1856 presidential electon |
| james buchanan | 15th president |
| dred scott vs sandford | court case that extended the right of slave holders |
| roger b taney | chief justice of the supreme court, who wrote the lead opinion in the dred scott case |
| abraham lincoln | illinois republican candidate for the u.s. senate in 1858 |
| harpers ferry | locations of u.s. arsenal in virginia, which was raidedby john brown |
| platform | statement of beliefs |
| secede | fromally withdraw from the union |
| conferdate states of america | confederaition formed by the seceded southern states |
| jefferson davis | president of the confederacy |
| crittenden plan | compromise plan to prevent secession |
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