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Uncle Tom's Cabin
the fugitive slave laws and intensified the feelings of the abolistionist in the North. it appealed to the emotions of most of the northerners and aroused them aganist slavery as a moral evil and it forced southerners to defend their position on the slavery issue -
Tariff of 1857
lowered duties on imports in response to a high Treasury surplus and pressure from Southern farmers. -
Constitutional Union party
formed by moderate Whigs and Know-Nothings in an effort to elect a compromise candidate and avert a sectional crisis. -
Trent Affairs
first major crisis with Britain during civil war (1861); two Confederate Diplomats removed from British mail steamer. -
national banking system
authorized by Congress in 1863 to establish a standard bank currency. Banks that joined the system could buy bonds and issue paper money. First significant step toward a national bank. -
13th amendment
constitutional amendment prohibiting all forms of slavery and involuntary servitude; former Confederate States were required to ratify the amendment prior to gaining reentry into the Union.