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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Franklin Pierce | Democratic candidate that won against General Winfield Scott because the Whigs did not like his opinions and helped the Kansas Nebraska act |
| Stephen Douglas | senator from Illinois who proposed popular sovereignty |
| Kansas-Nebraska Act | An act made to decide if the Kansas-Nebraska territory would be slave or free by popular sovereignty. The dispute strengthened the rift between the north and south states. |
| Pottawatomie Massacre | attack where John Brown and a group of abolitionists killed 5 pro-slavery individuals |
| Charles Sumner | Senator of Massachusetts who gave a powerful antislavery speech entitled ''The Crime Against Kansas'' in congress |
| Preston Brooks | Responsible for beating radical republican Charles Sumner with his cane |
| Terms | 6 |
| Creator | pink_rose |
| Created | May 14, 2009 |
| Group | la reina study group |
| Subject | history vocabulary |
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