Flashcards on Abolition

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Abolitionist

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Person who sought the end of slavery in the United States in the early 1800s

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Underground Railroad

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A network of routes from the South to the North to escape slavery

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Slave Codes

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Laws in Southern states that controlled enslaved people.

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Fugitive

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A person who is escaping or running away.

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Civil War

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Fighting between citizens of the same country.

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Secede

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To leave or withdraw.

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Popular Sovereignty

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People in a territory can vote to decide if they want slavery, not Congress.

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Border Ruffians

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Armed pro-slavery supporter who crossed the border from Missouri to vote in Kansas.

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Due Process

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following legal procedures and rules to ensure people are treated fairly.

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Industrialization

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the location or time where it starts having factories for mass production of goods