Antebellum South

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What Georgia leader constantly spoke out against seceding from the Union?

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Alexander Stephens

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What does "Popular Sovereignty" mean?

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Ability of the residents of a state to decide on an issue like slavery, etc.

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What does "antebellum" mean?

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Before Civil War

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What does SECESSION mean?

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To leave or withdraw

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What does the phrase "states' rights" mean?

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States' should have authority to make decisions over the federal government.

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What does "NULLIFY" mean?

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To declare a law invalid

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What stated that Georgia would agree to the Compromise of 1850 as long as the Federal Government would enforce the Fugitive Slave Act?

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Georgia Platform

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What does COMPROMISE mean?

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Each side gives up something and gets a part of what they wanted

Front

What is a "platform" in the unit we are studying?

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A list of a group's ideas and beliefs

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What does "abolition" or "abolish" mean?

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To get rid of something