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| 1 | senator from illinois, author of the kansas-nebraska act and the freeport doctrine, argues in favor of popular sovereignty | 21 sets | |
| 2 | political who debated lincoln prior to 1860 election - advocated annexation of mexico and strong supporter for compromise of 1850 | 4 sets | |
| 3 | introduced the kansas-nebraska act | 3 sets | |
| 4 | senator from illinois, author of the kansas-nebraska act; argues in favor of popular sovereignty | 2 sets | |
| 5 | american policion and pro-slavery nominee for president, he debated abraham lincoln about slavery during the illinois senatorial race. he proposed the unpopular kansas-nebraska act and he established the freeport doctrine, upholding the idea of popular soverlignty. | 2 sets | |
| 6 | with henry clay, i came up with the compromise of 1850, stating cali as a free state, stronger fugitive slave law, and the creatioin of utah and new mexico, and pop. sov. | 2 sets | |
| 7 | a senator from illinois | 2 sets | |
| 8 | 0 | 2 sets | |
| 9 | taking the stump on his own behalf | 2 sets | |
| 10 | designed the kansas-nebraska act because he wanted to run a railroad from chicago to the pacific | 2 sets | |
| 11 | after clay died, who supported his plan and guided his plan through congress? | 2 sets | |
| 12 | who proposed that the nebraska territory be divided into two territories? | 2 sets | |
| 13 | northern democratic nominee in 1860 | 2 sets | |
| 14 | senator from illinois, author of the kansas-nebraska act , argued in favor of popular sovereignty | 2 sets | |
| 15 | person who set out to open kansas and nebraska to slavery in exchange for support of his railroad in chicago | 2 sets | |
| 16 | he supported the idea of building a rairoad to the pacific ocean. | 2 sets | |
| 17 | who proposed the kansas nebraska act | 2 sets | |
| 18 | person who said, "every man must be for the united states or against it," and suprisingly supported lincoln's call for troops. | 2 sets | |
| 19 | proposed kansas-nebraska act | 2 sets | |
| 20 | an american politician from the western state of illinois, and was the democratic party nominee for president in 1860. he lost to the republican party's candidate, abraham lincoln, whom he had defeated two years earlier in a senate contest following a famed series of debates. | 2 sets | |
| 21 | senator from illinois who proposed popular sovereignty | 2 sets | |
| 22 | strongly opposed popular sovereignty; northern democrat | 2 sets | |
| 23 | a black who went to the north so he thought he could be free so they had a trial and he lost | 2 sets | |
| 24 | senator of illinois, replaced henry clay and guided his plan the compromise of 1850 | 1 set | |
| 25 | known as the little giant, he won the passing of the compromise in the senate. also ran against lincoln in 1860 | 1 set | |
| 26 | senator of illinios who introduced the kansas-nebraska act of 1854 | 1 set | |
| 27 | illinois senator, debated lincoln, democrat, popular soverignty, kansas-nebraska act | 1 set | |
| 28 | wanted to build a railroad from chicago to illinois | 1 set | |
| 29 | continued the fight to pass the compromise of 1850 after henry clay died | 1 set | |
| 30 | wanted railroad in exchange for popular sov. out west | 1 set | |
| 31 | promoted the idea of popular sovereignty | 1 set | |
| 32 | northern democrat favored popular sovereignty | 1 set | |
| 33 | senator from illinois, author of the kansas-nebraska act , argued in favor of popular sovereignty, main southern candidate of election of 1860 | 1 set | |
| 34 | ____________ took up the fight for henry clay who was to sick to continue | 1 set | |
| 35 | strong supporter of popular sovereignty | 1 set | |
| 36 | known as the"little giant" he was thesenator for illinois, kansad nebraska act he ignors ban of slavery in territories of missouri compormise, popular soverignty, lincoln/douglas debates | 1 set | |
| 37 | short,stalky,good looks beat lincoln in the1856 election | 1 set | |
| 38 | __________ _________ proposed the kansas nebraska act | 1 set | |
| 39 | american politician and pro slavery nominee for president, he debated with abraham lincoln during the illinois senator race. | 1 set | |
| 40 | northern wing of the democratic party | 1 set | |