| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Wilmont Proviso | Pennsylvania Democrat, territory from Mexican War should not have slavery, outraged south- not approved by Congress |
| popular sovereignty | citizens of each territory vote on slavery, appealed to many: would not be a political issue, Democratic soultion |
| Free-Soil Party | some Democrats and Whigs joined together, opposed slavery in the "free soil" of the western territories |
| California Gold Rush | population of CA increased, applied for statehood in 1849, free or slave state???? |
| Compromise of 1850 | California admitted as a free state, popular sovereignty in New Mexico and Utah, Fugitive Slave Law, Texas is given $10 million, slave trade banned in Washington, D.C., Texas border with New Mexico resolved |
| Fugitive Slave Law | part of Compromise of 1850, thought to benefit slaveholders, caused increased Northern resistance, free blacks were claimed to be runaways, incentive to rule in favor of slaveholders($10) |
| Underground Railroad | secret network of routes helping slaves to freedom, conductors, such as Harriet Tubman, transported runaways North, helped thousands of slaves escape, if caught helping runaways could result in a heavy fines or jail time |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin | by Harriet Beecher Stowe, portrayed the reality of slavery, shocked many northeners, 1852- sold 300,000 copies |
| Kansas Nebraska Act | created by Stephen Douglas, repealed the Missouri Compromise, slavery in ______ and ________ territories would be decided by popular sovereignty |
| Bleeding Kansas | pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers entered Kansas to decide the slavery issue, Border Ruffians- Missourians who illegally voted for slavery, pro-slavery men raided town of Lawrence, anti-slavery men led by John Brown raided Pottawatomie Creek and murdered 5 pro-slavery people |
| election of 1848 | Zachary Taylor, died in office, Millard Filmore became president |
| election of 1852 | Franklin Pierce |
| election of 1856 | James Buchanan |
| made up Republican Party | anti-slavery Whigs, anti-slavery Democrats, Free Soil Party |
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