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| a political party that responded to increased immigration in the early to mid 1800's with strong Nativism |
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| combined efforts of a diverse group of people who called for making slavery illegal |
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| factions that united to support the Wilmont Proviso and keep slavery out of the Western Territories |
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| laws passed to limit opportunities available to slaves, before the Civil War |
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| a campaign by certain individuals to end slavery in the United States |
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| supported the Wilmont Proviso and sought to keep slavery out of the Western Territories |
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| settled a long running debate over slavery by admitting California as a free state and allowing poeple in territories acquired from Mexico to choose |
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| reaction to 1850 compromise that further restricted freedom of slaves by requiring citizens to help campture runaways |
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| a covert system used by slaves, and often assisted by Whites, to escape bondage in the south |
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| A escaped slave who served as a conductor of the Underground Railroad, also know as Black Moses |
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| wrote a famous book about the plight of slaves in the South, which evokes compassion and sympathy from Northern readers. |
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| a famous novel that details the life of a patient, gentle slave named Tom. |
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| continues the debate of slave vs. free states and admitted Kansas as a slave state and Nebraska as a free state |
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| a pre-Civil War territory that became a literal battleground of slavery |
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| the battle over slavery occured in the Senate when a member of the House of Representives beat a senator which a cane |
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| a political party that opposed slavery and was a combination of antislavery Democrats, Whigs, Free Soilers, and Know - Nothings |
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| a secretive organization that violently opposed immigration |
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| Supremem Court ruling which established slaves as property who could not sue in the courts |
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| a series of public discussions airing opposing political views prior to 1858 senatorial election |
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| attacked the federal arsenal in Harper's Ferry in hopes of inspiring slaves to join a revolution |
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| The election of 1860 brought America's worst fears to life in that there were two political parties in America. |
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| senator from Mississippi who later became the leader of the Confederacy during the Civil War |
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| The states of American who favored slavery and the life it provided |
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| 16th president who led our nation during the Civil War |
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| when representatives from a state decide to remove it from a formal union |
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| federal fort guarding the harbor in Charleston, SC and where the American Civil War officially began |
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| ships prevent merchant ships from delivering goods to an opposing nation's harbor |
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| strong leader of the Confederate forces and a distinct advantage for the South |
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| Union strategy for victory in the Civil War |
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| a Union Army defeat early on during the Civil War that put an end to hopes that the war would end quickly. |
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| General made his way across Georgia, from Atlanta to Savannah, burning as he went |
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| on April 14, 1865 General Lee surrendered to Union troops |
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| assasinated President Lincoln in the Ford Theatre |
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| different plans to restore the south after the Civil War |
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| term used to describe voting in post-Civil War southern states |
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