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8th Gr Am His 15

Holt 8th Am His Chapter 15

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popular sovereignty the idea that political power belongs to the people
Wilmot Proviso document stating that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of the territory
sectionalism favoring the interests of one section or region over the interests of the entire country
Free Soil Party a political party which supported the Wilmot Proviso
Compromise of 1850 allowed California to enter the union as a free state
Fugitive Slave Act made it a crime to help runaway slaves & slaves could be arrested in free areas
Uncle Tom's Cabin anti slavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Kansas-Nebraska Act plan to divide the Louisiana Purchase into 2 territories
Pottawatomie Massacre Brown's group killed five pro slavery men in Kansas
Republlican party political party united against the spread of slavery in the West
Freeport Doctrine police enforcement of voters' decision if it went against the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case
John Brown's raid a group of men took over the arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia
Constitutional Union party recognized the political principles of Constituion
secession formal withdrawal from the Union
Confederate States of America the Confederacy
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