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Nat Turner’s Rebellion

A slave uprising in Virginia led by Nat Turner, resulting in the deaths of around 60 white people and a harsh crackdown on enslaved people.

American Colonization Society

An organization that promoted the migration of free African Americans to Africa, leading to the establishment of Liberia.

Liberia

A West African nation established by freed African Americans with the support of the American Colonization Society.

The Liberator

An abolitionist newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison that advocated for the immediate end of slavery.

American Anti-Slavery Society

A leading abolitionist organization founded by William Lloyd Garrison and others to push for the immediate abolition of slavery in the U.S.

Gag Resolution

A congressional rule that automatically tabled anti-slavery petitions, effectively silencing the debate on slavery in Congress.

William Lloyd Garrison

A prominent abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer who published The Liberator and co-founded the American Anti-Slavery Society.

David Walker

An African American abolitionist who wrote Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World, urging enslaved people to fight for their freedom.

Frederick Douglass

A formerly enslaved person who became a leading abolitionist, writer, and orator known for his autobiography and advocacy for civil rights.

Tariff of 1842

A protectionist tariff that raised duties on imports to protect Northern manufacturers, reversing previous reductions.

Manifest Destiny

The belief that the U.S. was destined to expand westward across North America, used to justify territorial expansion.

Walker Tariff

A revenue tariff signed by President James K. Polk that lowered tariff rates and favored Southern and Western agricultural interests.

Spot Resolution

Proposed by Abraham Lincoln to know the exact location where blood was shed on American soil, challenging President Polk’s justification for the war.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

The treaty that ended the Mexican-American War, granting the U.S. significant territory in exchange for $15 million.

Wilmot Proviso

A proposed amendment that sought to ban slavery in any territory acquired from Mexico; it failed to pass but intensified sectional tensions.

James K. Polk

The 11th U.S. president, known for his expansionist policies including the annexation of Texas and the Mexican Cession.

Popular Sovereignty

The idea that territories should vote on whether to allow slavery, rather than having Congress decide.

Free Soil Party

A political party that opposed the expansion of slavery into western territories, arguing that free men on free soil was superior.

Underground Railroad

A secret network of safe houses and routes that helped enslaved people escape to free states and Canada.

Seventh of March Speech

A speech by Senator Daniel Webster urging compromise between North and South on slavery issues, supporting the Compromise of 1850.

Compromise of 1850

A series of laws aimed at easing tensions between free and slave states, including admitting California as a free state.

Fugitive Slave Law

Part of the Compromise of 1850, this law required the return of escaped enslaved people to their owners.

Ostend Manifesto

A secret proposal by U.S. diplomats suggesting the U.S. should buy or seize Cuba from Spain; it was rejected.

Kansas-Nebraska Act

A law allowing popular sovereignty to determine slavery in Kansas and Nebraska, leading to violent conflict in 'Bleeding Kansas.'

Harriet Tubman

A former enslaved woman who became a conductor on the Underground Railroad, helping hundreds escape slavery.

Millard Fillmore

The 13th U.S. president, who supported the Compromise of 1850 after Zachary Taylor’s death.