Ch. 8.1-8.2 Vocab Flashcards
missouri compromise
kept the number of slave and free states equal
wilmot proviso
called for a ban of slavery in all states won from mexico
popular sovereignty
the right for people to create their own government
free-soil party
made up of abilitionist whigs and northern democrats who disagreed with slavery
secede
to remove themselves from the us
fugitive
slave who fled slavery
civil war
a war between people of the same country
compromise of 1850
- Allowed California to enter union as a free state
- divided mexican cession into utah and new mexico
- ended slave trade in dc
- strict fugitive law
- settled border dispute between texas and new mexico
uncle tom’s cabin
1852 novel written by harriet beecher stowe about the hardships of slavery
john c. calhoun
south carolina senator who supported slavery
daniel webster
massachusetts senator who opposed slavery
henry clay
suggested admitting maine as a free state and missouri as a slave state
kansas-nebraska act
- let territories use popular sovereignty to vote whether or not they want slaves
- repealed the missouri compromise
border ruffian
people who crossed from kansas to missouri to vote illegalyl and vote for missouri to become a slave state
guerilla warfare
small military groups use the tactics of surprise to attack others
