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Was a secret escape route to help slaves reach freedom.
What is the Underground Railroad?
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These people helped hide slaves on their journey to freedom.
What are conductors?
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Was the type of territory Dred Scott lived in.
What is a free territory?
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Led an attack on proslavery settlers in Kansas.
Who is John Brown?
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Was where pro slavery people wanted to take their slaves.
What are the western territories?
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The north used this as a raw material.
What is cotton?
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Was a former slave who helped people use the Underground Railroad.
Who is Harriet Tubman?
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John Brown raided Harper's ferry and was convicted of this.
What is treason?
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Was nominated for President by the Republican Party
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
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The main issues that voters in Kansas were split over.
What is slavery?
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Voters in territories could decide to become free states or slave states
What is popular sovereignty?
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This Party was formed by Free Soilers, Northern Whigs, and Democrats
What is the Republican Party?
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Proslavery forces in Kansas began to do this.
What is bring in voters from southern states?
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Had famous debates on their campaign to the Senate seat.
Who are Lincoln and Douglas?
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This abolished slavery in the District of Columbia
What is the Compromise of 1850?
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The balance of slave states and free states was upset when this territory sought admission to the Union
What is California?
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This group of people feared a southern railroad route would spread slavery to the West.
What are Northerners?
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Settlers in Kansas turned to this concerning the topic of slavery.
What is violence?
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Was beaten with a cane because of anti slavery comments he made.
Who is Charles Sumner?
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Decided that the Missouri Compromise was not legal or unconstitutional.
What is the Supreme Court?
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Forced people to return runaway slaves to owners
What is the Fugitive Slave Law?
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This Senator wanted to organize the territories of Nebraska and Kansas and proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Bill
Who is Stephen Douglas?
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Following the election of Abraham Lincoln some states voted to do this.
What is secede or leave from the Union?
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Was nominated for President by the Democrat party.
Who is Stephen Douglas?
500
Was the Southern Democrat presidential nominee
Who is John Breckinridge?