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A Divided Nation

1820-1861

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Made up of states that remained loyal to the United States government. Union
Allowed California to be admitted to the Union as a free state. Compromise of 1850
The idea that people of a state can choose the laws that best fit their needs. States' Rights
To break away from the rest. Secede
Preserved the balance between free and slaves states by forming the Compromise Line. Missouri Compromise
States that seceded from the Union formed this. Confederacy
Allowed people in certain areas to determine whether or not their territory would allow slavery. Kansas-Nebraska Act
Law passed with the Compromise Act of 1850 which stated that Northern citizens had to agree to return all slaves caught escaping to the North, even if they had reached freedom. Fugitive Slave Law
Slavery was illegal Free States
State in which slavery was legally allowed Slave State
Loyalty to a section or part of the country rather than to the whole country. Sectionalism
Organized, secret system set up to help enslaved people escape from the South to freedom in the North or Canada. Underground Railroad
West African farmer that led the rebellion on the slave ship Amistad. Joseph Cinque
Elected president of the Confederacy (south) Jefferson Davis
16th President of the United States. Abraham Lincoln
Location of the first battle. Fort Sumter; Charleston,South Carolina
A war between people of the same country. civil war
States unsure of whether to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy. border states
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