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Nat Turner’s Rebellion
A slave rebellion in Virginia led by Nat Turner in 1831; resulted in harsher slave laws.
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Manifest Destiny
The belief that the U.S. was destined to expand westward, leading to territorial expansion and conflicts like the Mexican-American War.
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Texas Annexation
The joining of Texas to the U.S. in 1845, leading to tensions with Mexico and the Mexican-American War.
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Oregon Territory
Established as a result of a treaty with Britain in 1846, setting the U.S.-Canada border at the 49th parallel.
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Mexican Cession
Land gained from Mexico after the Mexican-American War in 1848; intensified the slavery debate.
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Wilmot Proviso
Proposed legislation in 1846 to ban slavery in the territory gained from the Mexican Cession; failed but raised tensions.
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Crittenden Compromise
The last attempt in 1860 to prevent the Civil War by allowing slavery below the 36°30′ line; ultimately failed.
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Bleeding Kansas
A series of violent conflicts from 1854 to 1859 over slavery in Kansas due to popular sovereignty.
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John Brown’s Raid
An attempt in 1859 by John Brown to start a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry, which resulted in his execution and martyrdom.
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Compromise of 1850
A package of legislation that admitted California as a free state and strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act.
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Sectionalism
The growing division between North and South over issues like slavery, economy, and politics, which led to the Civil War.
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Ostend Manifesto
A secret plan in 1854 to buy or take Cuba from Spain, abandoned after public backlash.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
Legislation in 1854 that allowed popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska, repealing the Missouri Compromise.
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Popular Sovereignty
The concept that territories should determine their own stance on slavery, leading to violence in Kansas.
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Stephen Douglas
A Senator who promoted popular sovereignty and debated Lincoln; his actions increased sectional tensions.
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Abraham Lincoln
The 16th U.S. president who led the Union during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Debates in 1858 over slavery, helping Lincoln gain national recognition.
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Fugitive Slave Act
A law passed in 1850 requiring the return of escaped slaves, which angered the North and bolstered abolitionist movements.
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
An 1852 anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that enhanced Northern opposition to slavery.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
The author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, whose work fueled anti-slavery sentiment.
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Dred Scott Decision
A 1857 Supreme Court ruling stating that African Americans were not citizens and Congress couldn't ban slavery in territories.
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Whig Party
A political party that opposed Andrew Jackson and collapsed over the slavery issue.
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Free Soil Party
A political party opposing slavery’s expansion into western territories; later absorbed into the Republican Party.
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Constitutional Union Party
A political party formed in 1860 aimed at avoiding secession and focusing on preserving the Union.
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Democratic Party
A political party dominated by pro-slavery factions in the South prior to the Civil War.
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Know-Nothing Party
An anti-immigrant, anti-Catholic political party that declined in the 1850s.
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Republican Party
Founded in 1854 to oppose slavery's expansion, with Abraham Lincoln as its first successful presidential candidate.
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Edmund Ruffin
A southern secessionist known for firing the first shot at Fort Sumter.
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Sojourner Truth
A former slave and abolitionist who advocated for women's rights and the end of slavery.
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Harriet Tubman
A leader of the Underground Railroad who helped escaped slaves find freedom.
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Henry Highland Garnet
A black abolitionist who encouraged slave rebellion against southern masters.
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Secession
The act of southern states leaving the Union after Lincoln's election, leading to the Civil War.
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Confederate States
The southern states that seceded and formed the Confederacy under Jefferson Davis.
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Union States
Northern states that remained loyal to the U.S. during the Civil War.
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Border States
Slave states that did not secede from the Union, including Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia.
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Henry Clay
Known as the 'Great Compromiser'; crafted key agreements like the Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850.
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Martin Van Buren
The 8th U.S. president and Free Soil Party candidate in 1848.
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William Henry Harrison
The 9th U.S. president who died one month after taking office.
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John Tyler
The 10th U.S. president who supported the annexation of Texas.
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John Quincy Adams
The 6th U.S. president known for his post-presidency fight against slavery in Congress.
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James K. Polk
The 11th U.S. president who led American expansion efforts, including Oregon and the Mexican Cession.
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Zachary Taylor
The 12th U.S. president and a war hero from the Mexican-American War, opposed to the expansion of slavery.
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Sumner-Brooks Affair
An incident in 1856 where Senator Charles Sumner was beaten by Representative Preston Brooks over an anti-slavery speech.