| Term | Definition |
|---|
| it would make the numbers in the Senate uneven - 11 free, 11- slave states- would unbalence power | Why did Northerners oppose allowing Missouri to enter as a slave state? *** |
| upset about unbalence in Senate, Henry Clay made compromise, Missouri- slave but Maine- free, drew imaginary line across southern border of Missouri, slavery ban north of line expect Missouri | Explain the Missouri Compromise? *** |
| added vast lands to the U.S. | Why was there a conflict about slavery after the Mexican War? |
| plan for west having to do with slavery, ban slavery in New Mexico Teritory | What was the Wilmot Proviso? |
| banned thoughtout the country, insisted slaves were morally wrong | What did abolitionist want regarding slavery? *** |
| wanted it to be allowed, slaves that escape be returned to their owners | What did Southern slaveholders want regarding slavery? |
| wanted the Missouri Comprise extended across Mexican Cession | What did moderates want regarding slavery? *** |
| the right of people to create ytheir government | What is popular sovereignty? *** |
| keep slavery out of western territories | What was the main goal of the Free-Soil Party? |
| slavery had become a national issue | What did the success of the Free-Soil Party indicate? |
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