Social Studies Chpt. 17
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Created by:
Brie96 on May 21, 2010
Subjects:
Chp. 17, slavery, Abraham Lincoln
Description:
Chpt 17 test, flashcards of study guide. Test: Tuesday May 25
This deck of flashcards include the topics: Vocabulary and Events,and Important People,
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13 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Confederacy | group of southern states that seceded from the United States. |
| Compromise of 1850 | A law that settled the slavery question in California, New Mexico, and Utah. |
| Fugitive Slave Law | A law that required police in free states to help capture escaping African Americans. |
| "Uncle Tom's Cabin" | A book about a slave who was beaten to death. Harriet Beecher, the author who had written this book to show how awful slavery was in the south. To open peoples eyes. |
| Dred Scott Decision | An 1857 Supreme Court decision that said slaves were private property. |
| "Bleeding Kansas" | Brutal deaths related to antislavery issues touched off a war in Kansas for 1 year. |
| Secede | When a state would leave the union. |
| Abolistionist | A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States. |
| Prejudice | A negative opinion formed without proof. |
| Popular Sovereignty | Each state can make its own decisions about slavery. |
| States' Rights | Each state should be allowed to make its own decisions about most issues. |
| Fort Sumter | Marked the beginning of the Civil War when it was taken over by the Confederate soldiers in 1861. |
| Republican Party | Party formed in 1854 that was committed to antislavery issues. |
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