Causes of the Civil War

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People who believed that slavery was wrong and tried to stop it

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abolitionists 

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Right to stand before a judge and ask why you are in prison (charged with a crime)

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habeas corpus

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Someone running away from their owner (slave) or from the law

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fugitive 

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Cultural and political differences that divided the country

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sectionalism

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States that DID NOT allow slavery

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free states

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States that DID allow slavery and practice it.

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slave states

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States have individual rights outside of the ones in the federal government.

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state's rights

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To leave, or quit, a group or union

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secede

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Case brought before the Supreme Court involving a slave wanted his freedom: Court decided African Americans CAN'T be citizens and can't sue in federal court. Options: Dred Scott Decision, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Fugitive Slave Act

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Dred Scott Decision

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Split the Nebraska Territory into the states of Kansas and Nebraska, where they also got to choose whether to be a free or slave states... causing conflict within the states.

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Kansas-Nebraska Act