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"Peculiar institution"
the South's word for slavery; it was to differentiate it from other examples of forced labor
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"Peculiar institution"
the South's word for slavery; it was to differentiate it from other examples of forced labor
Underground Railroad
chain of anti-slavery homes at which slaves were hidden and taken to the north, Harriet Tubman is known for her role in this
Fugitive Slave Act
a law passed just before the Civil War also called the "Bloodhound Bill", slaves who escaped could not testify in their behalf and were not allowed a ...
Bleeding Kansas
Kansas was being disputed for free or slave soil during 1854-1857, by popular sovereignty. In 1857, there were enough free-soilers (anti-slavery) to o...
Popular Sovereignty
result of K-N Act; settlers in the new territories were to decide all questions concerning slavery; based on the 10th Amendment
Freeport Doctrine
During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Douglas said in his Freeport Doctrine that Congress couldn't force a territory to become a slave state against its...
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
"Peculiar institution" | the South's word for slavery; it was to differentiate it from other examples of forced labor |
Underground Railroad | chain of anti-slavery homes at which slaves were hidden and taken to the north, Harriet Tubman is known for her role in this |
Fugitive Slave Act | a law passed just before the Civil War also called the "Bloodhound Bill", slaves who escaped could not testify in their behalf and were not allowed a trial by jury. If the judge in the case freed the slave they would receive five dollars, if not they would get ten dollars. Those found helping slaves would be fined or jailed. This added to the rage in the north; part of the Compromise of 1850; Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American reformer and writer whose novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852) is a classic of 19th century anti-slavery literature. |
Bleeding Kansas | Kansas was being disputed for free or slave soil during 1854-1857, by popular sovereignty. In 1857, there were enough free-soilers (anti-slavery) to overrule the slave-soilers. So many people were feuding that disagreements eventually led to killing in Kansas between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces. |
Popular Sovereignty | result of K-N Act; settlers in the new territories were to decide all questions concerning slavery; based on the 10th Amendment |
Freeport Doctrine | During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Douglas said in his Freeport Doctrine that Congress couldn't force a territory to become a slave state against its will. |