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| 1 | senator from illinois, author of the kansas-nebraska act and the freeport doctrine, argues in favor of popular sovereignty | 23 sets | |
| 2 | political who debated lincoln prior to 1860 election - advocated annexation of mexico and strong supporter for compromise of 1850 | 9 sets | |
| 3 | 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. | 3 sets | |
| 4 | introduced the kansas-nebraska act | 3 sets | |
| 5 | he supported the idea of building a rairoad to the pacific ocean. | 2 sets | |
| 6 | senator from illinois, author of the kansas-nebraska act; argues in favor of popular sovereignty | 2 sets | |
| 7 | 0 | 2 sets | |
| 8 | who proposed the kansas nebraska act | 2 sets | |
| 9 | taking the stump on his own behalf | 2 sets | |
| 10 | person who set out to open kansas and nebraska to slavery in exchange for support of his railroad in chicago | 2 sets | |
| 11 | 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 | |
| 12 | northern democratic nominee in 1860 | 2 sets | |
| 13 | who proposed that the nebraska territory be divided into two territories? | 2 sets | |
| 14 | 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 | |
| 15 | senator from illinois, author of the kansas-nebraska act , argued in favor of popular sovereignty | 2 sets | |
| 16 | after clay died, who supported his plan and guided his plan through congress? | 2 sets | |
| 17 | proposed kansas-nebraska act | 2 sets | |
| 18 | a senator from illinois | 2 sets | |
| 19 | strongly opposed popular sovereignty; northern democrat | 2 sets | |
| 20 | person who said, "every man must be for the united states or against it," and suprisingly supported lincoln's call for troops. | 2 sets | |
| 21 | designed the kansas-nebraska act because he wanted to run a railroad from chicago to the pacific | 2 sets | |
| 22 | a black who went to the north so he thought he could be free so they had a trial and he lost | 2 sets | |
| 23 | senator from illinois who proposed popular sovereignty | 2 sets | |
| 24 | won 1858 illinois senate race, unsuccessful run in 1860 presidential race | 1 set | |
| 25 | promoted the idea of popular sovereignty | 1 set | |
| 26 | senator from illinois, author of the kansas-nebraska act , argued in favor of popular sovereignty, main southern candidate of election of 1860 | 1 set | |
| 27 | ____________ took up the fight for henry clay who was to sick to continue | 1 set | |
| 28 | northern democrat favored popular sovereignty | 1 set | |
| 29 | northern wing of the democratic party | 1 set | |
| 30 | who was the northern democratic party candidate in the election of 1860 | 1 set | |
| 31 | 1853 looks for way to get n and s to vote for him for pres. creates kansas-nebraska act | 1 set | |
| 32 | a supporter of building a railroad to the pacific ocean; introduced the kansas-nebraska act | 1 set | |
| 33 | called the "little giant"/ senator from illinois who debated lincoln/ proposed the kansas-nebraska act | 1 set | |
| 34 | american politician and pro slavery nominee for president, he debated with abraham lincoln during the illinois senator race. | 1 set | |
| 35 | wanted railroad in exchange for popular sov. out west | 1 set | |
| 36 | wanted to build a railroad from chicago to illinois | 1 set | |
| 37 | senator from illinois before the civil war, nickname was the "little giant", promoted popular sovereignty | 1 set | |
| 38 | name the person that proposed the kansas-nebraska act? | 1 set | |
| 39 | __________ _________ proposed the kansas nebraska act | 1 set | |
| 40 | noted for debates with lincoln. u.s house of representatives 1843-1847. advocated the annexation of texas, supported the war with mexico, and opposed compromise with britain in the oregon dispute.brought about the reopening of the entire slavery question in 1854 by incorporating in the kansas-nebraska act (the bills that established the territories of kansas and nebraska) the principle of "popular sovereignty." supported dred scott decision . 1858 debates with lincoln. | 1 set | |