Chapter 10 - Section 1 Flashcards
1
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Popular sovereignty
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Meant that people in the territory or states would vote directly on issues rather than having their elected representatives decide
2
Q
Secede
A
Withdraw
3
Q
Fugitives
A
Runaway enslaved people
4
Q
Henry clay senator of Kentucky
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He had the nickname the great compromiser.
5
Q
John c Calhoun
A
South Carolina senator was against compromise
6
Q
Daniel Webster
A
Massachusetts senator who rose to support clays proposal and called for an end to the bitter sectionalism that was dividing the nation.