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Practice flashcards covering key terms related to the sectional struggle in the United States during the mid-19th century.
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Wilmot Proviso
A proposed declaration that lands seized from Mexico would be off-limits to slavery, gaining support among northern legislators.
Free-Soil Party
A short-lived political party that opposed the expansion of slavery into the territories, nominated candidates in the elections of 1848 and 1852.
Underground Railroad
A secret network aiding escaped slaves in their journey to freedom, known for its symbolic rather than significant impact.
Compromise of 1850
Legislative package aimed at resolving issues related to slavery; included California as a free state and strict Fugitive Slave laws.
Filibusters
Groups of armed Southerners seeking to expand U.S. territory in South or Central America to create more slave states.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
1854 legislation that allowed the status of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska to be determined by popular sovereignty, overriding the Missouri Compromise.