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Dred Scott decision
Dred Scott sought to gain his rights of freedom on the grounds that he had become free by entering free territory and could not be reenslaved.
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James Buchanan
Democratic nominee for the elections of 1856; an accomplished legislator and diplomat.
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John Brown
An abolitionist from Connecticut who came to Kansas to help win the territory for the anti-slave forces.
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Stephen Douglas
A southerner who proposed legislation stating that no one could prohibit a territory from having slaves until it became a state.
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Jefferson Davis
Former senator from Mississippi, secretary of war under Franklin Pierce, and elected president of the Confederacy.
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Constitutional Union Party
A group of states that seceded from the Union during the Civil War.
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Democratic Party
Originally the Democratic-Republican party, it played a significant role in the political landscape after dropping 'Republican' from its name.
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Abraham Lincoln
Nicknamed 'Honest Abe', he believed the federal government had no right to interfere with slavery in states where it already existed.