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Dred Scott |
Was a slave, he lived Missouri, then moved where slavery was illegal, then back to Missouri, when his owner died he sued court and protested he was a free slave but he did not win the case. |
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Abraham Lincoln |
Republicans nominated him to challenge Douglas for his US senate seat |
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Roger B. Taneu |
Cheif Justice in court when the Dred Scorr case was held, he stated, since Dred Scott is not a US citizen he can not sue in court. |
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John Brown |
Encouraged slaves to fight for their freedom, he planned for the attack at Harpers Ferry |
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Jefferson Davis |
President of the Condefrate Stae of America |
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Free Soil Party |
A political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery |
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Stephen Douglas |
Nickname was "little giant" he was stongly opposed to slavery and the sentor of Illinois |
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Harriet Beecher Stowe |
The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, she wrote this book when she heard about the Compromise of 1850, to recapture runaway slaves |
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Platform |
statement of belief |
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