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Dred Scott
Scott unsucessfuly sued for his, his wives and his childrens freedom. It became known as the "Dred Scott Decision". Showed that African Americans werent citizens. -
Wilmot Proviso
One of the major events leading to the civil war, would have banned slavery in any territory to be acquired from Mexico in the Mexican war or in the future. Included the Mexican Cession. Introduced by Congressman David Wilmot. -
Free Soil Party
A short lived political party in the United States active from 1848 through 1852 presidential elections, and in some state elections Its purpose was to oppose slavery from moving West. -
sectionalism
a devotion to the intrestes of one geograohic reigon over the intrestes of the country as a whole. -
fugitive Slave Act
A crime to help runaway slaves. commisioners who rejected a slave holders calim earned $5 while those who returned suspected fugitives to slave holders earned $10. the enforcement began immediately. in sept, 1850, the same month the law passed a federal marshalls arrested James Hamlett. in 1850, Anthony burns , a fugitive slave from virginia was arrested in boston. -
Compromise of 1850
A pacage of five laws passed by congress, It defused a four year confrontation between the south and north states -
Uncle toms cabin
the novel shocked the nation and sparked outraged in the south.within a decade, 2 million copies has been sold in the united states. stowe later wrote a key to U.T.C to answere those who critizized her book. -
republican party
a political nperty formed in the 1850's to stop the spread of slavery in the west
nick names- grand old party
founded by abe lincoln, thomos jefferson and amos tuck -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Created territories of Kansas and Nebraska and let white males decide through popular sovereinty if they would allow slavery or not. -
lincoln douglas debate
in 1856 illinois republicans nominated abraham lincoln for the U.S sanate. lincoln challenged douglas in what became the lincolm- douglas debate. in each debate, lincoln stressed that the central campaign was the spread of slavery in the west.Lincoln said that the democrats were trying to spread slavery across the nation. Douglas critisized lincoln that the nation coould not remain "half slave, half free" -
Pottawatomie Massacre
John Brown and a band of abolitionists killed five settlers North of the Pottawatomie Creek. -
johns browns raid
in 1859 john brown raided harpers ferry in west virginia. Robert E. Lee led the army to stop the raid -
Constitutional Union Party
A political party created in 1860 by Georgian Politition's -
Secession
-the act of withdrawing from an orginization -
confederate states of america
confederate states of america is all the seceded states together. some of the anthems are " god save us" " the bonnie blue flag" and "dixie" the capital of the confederat states was montgomery alabama and the president was jefferson dennis.