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Slavery
Southern planttion owners of the u.s would travel to africa and forcivly bring african american men and women over sea so they would be worked to death out in the fields. -
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Sectionalism
sectionalism is giving more attention to one area og the country then the whole country in general. -
Stephen Douglass
He was born on April 23 1813
He died on June 3 1861
designer of the kansas nebraska act
American politican from illinois
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Popular sovereignty
"Rule of the people"
The appilication of the doctrine of popular sovereignty receives particular emphasis in American History -
John C Breckingride
Born January 16, 1821
United States senator of Kentucky
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Compromise of 1850
the compromis of 1850 was a package of passed bills in the u.s. in september 1850, which defused a four-year confrontation between the slave and free states. -
Fugitive Slave act
Runaway slaves were to be captured and brought back to their owners. -
Uncle toms cabin
Written by Harriet beecher stowe
published March 20 1852 -
Kansas-Nebraska Aact
1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska territories, opening new lands for sttlement and had the effect of repealing the Missouri act of 1820 by alllowing white male settlers in those territories to determine through popular sovereignty whether they would allow slavery within each territory. -
Republican Party
A united political party united against the spread of slavery in the west. -
Pottawatomie Massacre
Occured during the night of May, 24 and the morning of May 25, 1856. In reaction to the sacking of Lawerence, Kansas by pro-slavery forces. John Brown and a band of abolitionist settlers, Killed five settlers north of pottawatomie creek in Franklin County. One of the many bloody eposiodes. -
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Lincoln said that the centeral issue of the campaign was the spread of slavery. -
John Brown Raid
Was an attempt by the white abolitionst John Brown to start an armed slave revolt in 1859 by seizing a united states aresnal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Accompained by 20 men in his party was defeated by a detachmnet of U.S. marines led by Col Robert E. Lee. -
Election of 1860
This was the 19th quadrennial presidental election. The election was held on Tuesday, November 6th 1860 and served as the immediate impetus for the out break of the american civil war. -
Constitutional Union Party
Reconginzed " no political principles other than the consitutuion of the country, the union of the states, and the enforcement of the laws. -
Secede
South Carolina formally withdrawled from the states and became part of the confederacy.
