key figures
the president during the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
proposed law that would have made all future states from the Mexican Cession free
What was the Wilmot Proviso(1846)?
this party was divided into 2 groups (north and south)
What was the Democratic Party?
souther states believed that they had the right to nullify illegal federal laws
What is the Nullification Crisis?
regions of the US had grown so different that they seldom shared the same economic interests or political goals
What is Sectionalism?
an African American social reformer, abolitionist, and statesman who was born into slavery but was freed in 1838
Who was Fredrick Douglas?
five-part plan with leaders from the north and south after california requested admission
What was the Compromise of 1850?
he won without being on an southern ballots
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
Which state declared federal tariff illegal and canceled?
South Carolina
voters within the territories would determine whether slave or free which violated the Missouri Compromise
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act(1854)?
president of the confederacy and represented Mississippi in the senate and house of representatives
Who was Jefferson Davis?
people disagreed about whether they should admit Missouri as a free or slave state
What was the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
to leave or to withdraw from the union
What is seceding?
slaves were not citizens
slaves were property
slaves could not file lawsuits
What was the Dred Scott vs Sanford case?