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Missouri Compromise | In an effort to preserve the balance of power in Congress between slave and free states, the Missouri Compromise was passed in 1820 admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state |
Abolition | the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution. |
Wilmot Proviso | The Wilmot Proviso was designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired as a result of the Mexican War (1846-48) |
California Gold Rush | A discovery of gold in the state of California the caused mass migration |
compromise of 1850 | The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850, which defused a four-year political confrontation |
Underground Railroad | The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early-to-mid 19th century, and used by African American slaves to escape into free |
Dred Scott v. Sandford | Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393, also known simply as the Dred Scott case, was a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on US labor law and constitutional law. |
Harpers Ferry | Harpers Ferry is a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia, United States. It was formerly spelled Harper's Ferry with an apostrophe and that form continues to appear in some references. |
Abraham Lincoln | the 16th President of the USA |
Jefferson Davis | the first and the last President of the confederation |
Milledgeville | Milledgeville is a city in and the county seat of Baldwin County in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is northeast of Macon and bordered on the east by the Oconee River |
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