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abolition
a movement to end slavery, whether formally or informally -
Dred scott trial
slave name dred scott claimed to be free since he was taken to free states with his master. sued for freedom once master died. case reachers supreme court in 1857 and gets Shut Down! -
wilmont proviso
one of the major events leading to the american civil war. would have banned slavery in any territory aquired from mexico in the mexican war or in the future. -
free soil party
anti slavery northerners that supported the wilmont proviso that said "niether slavery nor involentary servitude shall ever exist in any part of the territory." -
sectionalism
wilmont proviso spurred a great debate showing great sectionalism. sectionalism is favoring the intrests of one section or region over the intrests if the whole country. -
popular soveriegnty
the priciple that the authority of the government is created in sustained by the consent of its people -
fugitive slave act
stated it was a crime to help fugititve slaves and it was a crime to have state officilas arrest them while they were in free areas. a result was that suspected fugitive slaves were taken to u.s. commissioners who decided their fate. -
comprimise of 1850
a pakage of 5 bills passed in the united states which defused a 4 year confrontationbetween the slaves states of the south and the free states of the north. regarding the status of territories, aquried during the mexian american war -
uncle tom's cabin
written by harriet beacher stowe. sold over 2million copies in a decade. electrified the nation because of the content -
kansas nebraska act
a plan that would divide the remainder of the louisianna purchase into 2 territories kansas and nebraksa would allow the people to decide the question of slavery with popular soveriegnty -
republican party
one of the 2 major contempory political parties in the united states. dominated politics nationaly for most of the period from 1860 to 1932. first president - abraham lincoln -
pottowatomie
john brown and a band of abolitionist settlers killed five pro slavery settlers at pottowatmie creek on the night of may 24th -
Lincoln Douglas debates
challenge between abraham licoln and stephen douglas. in the debates licoln stressed the central issue of his campaign was the spread of slavery in the west. and douglas critisizedlicoln for saying the nation could not remain half slave half free. -
John browns raid
john brown and his men ransack harpers ferry aresenal in virginia. tried to start a slave rebellion. FAILED! -
election of 1860
united states had been divided during the 1850's on questions surrounding the expansion of slavery and the rights of slave owners. in 1860 these issues broke the democratic party into north and south factions and a new constituional party appeared.
