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| manifest destiny | the belief that it was the will of god that the U.S. expand its boarders to the Pacific Coast
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| annex | to add on such as adding territory to an existing town, city, state
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| skirmish | a minor, short-term battle
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| states' rights | the belief that a states interests of the national government
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| abolition | the movement to do away with something, particularly slavery in the 1800's
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| missouri compromise | legislation passed by congress in 1820 by which Maine entered the union as a free state, missouri entered the union as a slave state, and slavery was prohibited north of the southern boarder of missouri
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| kansas nebraska act | legislation that created the territories of kansas and nebraska and that contained a clause on popular sovereignty that negated the compromise of 1850
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| popular sovereignty | the ability of the residents of an area to decide upon an issue, such as whether they would allow slavery
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| oversee | a person hired to manage slaves on a daily basis
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| sectionalism | the belief by the people in a given region or area that their ideas and interests are better and more important than those of another region or area
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| underground railroad | a series of roads, houses, river crossings and people who helped southern slaves escape to the north or canada
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| slave codes | laws enacted in the south that took away nearly all the rights of slaves by regulaing their actions
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| arsenal | an arms store house
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| rebulican party | political party formed in 1854 to oppose slaver
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| platform | a statement of the principles and policies a political party supporters
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| secession | the act of pulling out the union
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| confederate states of america | the name given to the govenment formed by the southern states that seceded from the union in the early 1860's
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