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Wilmot Proviso
Declared that slavery should be banned in territories acquired from Mexico.
Compromise of 1850
Allowed California to join as a free state, enacted a stricter Fugitive Slave Act, and created Utah and New Mexico territories
Fugitive Slave Act
Required Northern states to assist in capturing runaway slaves, angering many Northerners.
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Anti-slavery novel that increased Northern opposition to slavery and angered the South.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Created Kansas and Nebraska with popular sovereignty to decide on slavery, leading to violence in Kansas.
Bleeding Kansas
Violent clashes between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas.
Republican Party
Political party formed to oppose the spread of slavery in the territories.
Dred Scott Decision
Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens and Congress couldn’t ban slavery in the territories.
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Series of debates focused on slavery between Illinois Senate candidates.
John Brown’s Raid on Harpers Ferry
Failed raid on a federal arsenal aimed at inciting a slave rebellion, led by an abolitionist.
Election of 1860
Election that prompted Southern states to begin seceding from the Union.
South Carolina
First state to secede from the Union in December 1860.
Panic of 1857
Banking crisis that worsened sectional economic divides, impacting the North more than the South.
Popular Sovereignty
Proposed that residents of a territory should vote to decide if slavery would be allowed.
Missouri Compromise
Abolished slavery north of the 36°30' line but was later nullified by the Kansas-Nebraska Act.