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States in the South believed

• They should have more representatives in Congress
• They were better
• They should have the right to decide their own laws
• They were French

What is an abolitionist?

• Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
• Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
• Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
• Someone who wants to never wear jeans.

Sectionalism?

• rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
• to withdraw or break away from a a nation
• a religious meeting
• an official expression of opinion by a group

Many people wanted to abolish slavery. What does abolish mean?

• Start paying more money.

• Run away from.

• Take care of yourself.

• Do away with.

Which part of the United States relied heavily on industry? 

• North
• South

Which part of the United States relied heavily on agriculture? 

• North
• South

What Increased tensions between the North and the South?

• The capital of Virginia becoming Richmond.
• The rise of sectionalism, the growing disagreement over states' rights, and the issue of slavery.
• The Climate and geography of the North and South.
• The Arguments over the growth of the military.

Allowed the federal government to arrest any person accused of being a runaway slave, even in free states

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Wilmot Proviso

• The Declaration of Sentiments

• Harper's Ferry

The Compromise of 1850 allowed certain territories to use___________________________ to determine whether the territory would be free or slave.  This decision applied to much of the land gained from the the U.S. Mexican War.

• Three Fifths Compromise
• Raiding
• Popular sovereignty 
• Secession

Kentucky senator who forged the Compromise of 1850 between the North and South over the issue of slavery

• John C. Calhoun
• Henry Clay
• Abraham Lincoln
• WIlliam Lloyd Garrison