Civil War

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Before 1854, slavery was banned from remaining Louisiana Purchase territory under the terms of the...

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1820 Missouri Compromise

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Democrat Stephen A. Douglas sponsored what became known as the Kansas- Nebraska Act because...

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He supported construction of a transcontinental railroad

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Many northerners opposed the passage of Douglas’ proposal because...

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It repealed the time-honored Missouri Compromise

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Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act resulted in...

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The collapse of the already weakened Whig Party

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The new Republican Party...

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Was dedicated to a ban on the extension of slavery

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A policy stating that voters in a territory-not Congress-should decide whether or not to allow slavery there.

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Popular Sovereignty

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The political agreement that allowed California to be admitted as a free state by allowing popular sovereignty in the territories and enacting a stricter fugitive slave law.

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Compromise of 1850

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A law that required all citizens to aid in apprehending runaway slaves.

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Fugitive Slave Act

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Who published Uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1852 condemning the horrors of slavery?

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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This nullified the Missouri Compromise by allowing slavery to spread to areas that had been free for more than 30 years.

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Kansas-Nebraska Act