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| Missouri wanted to join the union, but because it wanted to join as a slave state, it would upset the balance in Congress. So, Maine, formerly part of Massachusetts, was added to the Union as a free state to balance out Missouri. |
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| exaggerated loyalty to a particular region of a country |
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| David Wilmot proposed that any land acquired from Mexico, slavery should be prohibited. John C. Calhoun proposed that Congress had no authority to ban slavery from a territory. Neither proposal was passed. |
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| hero of Mexican War. 1848 Whig candidate. |
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| stood for Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor, and Free Men. Martin van Buren was the presidential candidate. |
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| multi-part plan to settle all issues in Congress series of bills. passed |
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| required all citizens to help catch runaway slaves |
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| letting the people decide |
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| repealed the Missouri Compromise, and let people diecide |
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| pro-slavery people who traveled in armed groups to vote in both Kansas and Missouri |
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| Whigs, Democrats, and Free Soilers joined together |
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| 1856 Republican candidate |
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| 1856 Democratic candidate |
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| said that Constitution supported slavery |
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| 1858 ran for senator said that the government can not stand divided. 1860 won presidential election |
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| Douglas's response at Freeport |
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| ammunition and weapons storage |
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| someone who dies for a good cause |
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