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11th Grade
12/17/2012

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new slavery differed form prior age of discovery how?
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slavery was on a much bigger scale; work was difficult and labor intensive.
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push and pull compelled many european settlers to migrate to america?
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push- overpopulation
pull- land promised and religious freedom
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how were new and old world affected by the columbian exchange
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ppl, animals, plants, and ideas were traded through europe, africa and america
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strategies used by colonists to preotest britains post war colonial policies prior to 1775
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boycot british goods; refuse taxes; protests
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how did george iii serve to destabilize politics in britain and strain colonial relations
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he constantly replaces ministers and leaders without a cause
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albany plan of union
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ben franklins idea to unite colonies during f and i war
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virtual representation
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british response to no taxation without representation
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stamp act
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first direct tax on the colonists; raised money to pay debt
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why were acadians expelled from nova scotia during f and i war
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believed to be disloyal and were sent to louisiana
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causes and conseq of f and i war
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france lost territory; britain gets territory but then goes into debt and later raises taxes
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1619 african slavery was introduced to the southern colonies and caribbean why
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the work was labor intensive; disease wiped out the natives
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early european contact devastated nativs populations by introducing what
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disease
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indentured servants
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agree to work 7 years to pay for passage into america then set free
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main economic activities of new england, mid atlantic, and southern colonies were what
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ne- farming, fishing
ma- trade, shipbuilding
south- plantations
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great awakening
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renewed spiritual emphasis; motivated by belief that america was immoral
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replaced system of indentured servitude
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slavery
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primary purpose of the sugar, stamp, tea act
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raise money
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boston massacre
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britain firing on citizens
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led to shot heard round the world
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british troops looking for weapons
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purpose of declaration of independence
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succeed from britain
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common sense urged americans to do what
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break away from britain
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colonists felt british tax laws were unfair cuz why
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only hurt the colony; no taxation without representation
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purpose of proclamation of 1763
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no settlers west of appalachian mtns to stop indian fighting
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john lockes theory of the social contract
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if ppl obey gov, gov should protect ppl and their rights. if they dont, the people can get rid of the gov
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first inhabitants of the americas reached the new world why
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indians were looking for food
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financing of virginia came from where
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va company; joint stock
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european settlement fur trading with hurons and other tribes
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french settlements
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why did southerners suport the compromise of 1850
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they got the fugitive slave act
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why did slavery become a major issue in the 1840 and 50s
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people began acquiring more land
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by opening territory nort of 36'30' to slavery, the kansas nebraska act repealed what?
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missouri compromise
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stephen douglas advocacy of popular sovereignty in kansas nebraska act ignited rater than dispelled that flame of sectionalism
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people whanted to make kansas a free or slave state; bleeding kansas
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new republican party
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party, remnants of whigs; opposed slavery in new territory
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policies based on the idea of manifest destiny led to what
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conflict over slavery
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in congress most criticism of mexican war came from what
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northerners
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california gold rush resulted in
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people pouring into california; called for territorial government' compromise of 1850
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application for californa statehood caused turmoil in congess why
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balance of power; slavery
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president zachary taylor favored what in the debate of the compromise of 1850
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california coming in as a free state
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manifest destiny based on what concepts
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belief that america was destined to expand from atlantic to pacific
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cause of the increasingly tense relations between mexican gov and american residents in texas after 1830
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mexico became a dictatorship and the american residents lost their freedoms
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advocates of manifest destiny claimed motive for territorial expansion was to what
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americas destiny and gods will to get the territory
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main issue in james k polks 1844 presidential campaign was his commitment to do what
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acquire land from mexico and the oregon territory
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ostend manifesto, anerican diplomats calld for america to do what in extension to do what?
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annex cuban territory
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opponents of war with mexico
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northerners opposed conspiracy on slave holders to expand
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reason for anglo texan rebellion against mexican rule
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mexico wanted people to settle and nthen became dictatorship and the people lost their rights
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provisions of treaty of guadalupe hidalgo
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america acquires west territories such as new mexico, california, and rio grande was the border
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polks strategy for acquiring oregon
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said he wanted war for all land up to canada then compromised for half which was oregon
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provisions of wilmot proviso
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apposal; no territory won through the mex american war was to be open to slavery
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prominent issue in national politics in 1840s
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slavery
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mexican american war began with what
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mexican troops fired on americans when they thought they were on their own land
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why
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northern manufacturing blossomed between 1820 adn 1840 why
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textile, cotton production, interchangeable parts, protective tariff
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majority of internal transportation improvements made during antebellum period was where
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north and west
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cyrus mccormicks mechanical mower-reaper stimulated agricultural production where
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west
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what did many americans in mid 1800s believe they were meifestly destined to do
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settle west
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whig party leaders expelled president john tyler from te party in 1845 why
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he didnt support most whig ideas
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polks 4 goals as president
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acquire oregon, acquire california, lower tariff and create an independent treasury
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polk sent what general to patrol border of the above state
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zachary taylor
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treaty that ended the mexican war
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guadelupe hidalgo
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us acquired oregon how
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polk threatened war to bluff britain into a compromise
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in early 1800s spanish and mex gov set up the empresario system to achieve what
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method of encouraging people to settle in the nothern provinces; people got land for others to settle
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american general that captured mexico city in 1847 in the mexican war
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winfield scott
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after leaving santa fe early in mexican war general stephen kearny marched his troops to what future us state
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california
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mexican cession
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territory mexico gave up after the mexican american war
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americans completed their expansion across the continent with what purchase in 1853
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gadsden purchase
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gold was discovered in northern california at a sawmill owned by john sutter, what follows
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gold rush
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in marbury vs madison, cheif justice john marshall argued successfully that the supreme court could do what
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declare an act of congress unconstitutional
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in 1800 federalists viewed jerffersonian republicans as dangerous radicals and feared the conseq if they gained control of the gov. what actually happened when the republicans were elexted
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jefferson didnt change much at all
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louisiana purchase of 1803
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america got lousisiana from napolean cuz he was at war with everyone adn decided it would be easier to give it up then fight for it
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between 1806 and 1809 non importation, non intercourse, and embargo acts sought to do what
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punish england and france for stopping trade
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causes of war of 1812
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tension over britain seizing american ships, occupying american soil, and apparent aiding indians; warhawks wanted control over canada
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results of new transportaion routes constructed during the canal age was
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new territory for trade
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issuance of monroe doctrine in 1823 was prompted by what concerns
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fear of europe to colonize america again
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purpose of lewis and clark
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explore the louisiana territory
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foreign policy of jefferson and madison
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avoid conflict with the french
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embargo act of 1807 became a significant factor in the development of american industry in 1800-20 how
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couldnt get manufactured goods over seas and america had to make everything
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in mcculloch v maryland th esupreme court declared what
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states couldnt interfere with the national bank
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war hawks
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wanted war with britain
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resolutions from the hartford convention were controversial why
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they were thinking about succession
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treaty of ghent which ended war of 1812 what were the terms
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nothing changed for either sides
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significant about the congressional election of 1810
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new generation of leaders elected to congress; war hawks
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after war of 1812 henry clay called for american system by which he meant what
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protective tariff, internal improvement; national bank; similar to hamilton plan
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in rush bagot treaty, great britain and us agreed to what
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common border and demilitarization of the great lakes
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embargo act of 1807 hurt who
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america; cut off from trade with europe
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missouri compromise of 1820 did what
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drew line in louisiana for slavery and freedom
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erie canal revolutionized domestic markets in what way
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more markets were open to trade with the west
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beginning of the american industrial revolution during the early 1800s resulted from what
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growth of textile, interchangeable parts, samuel slater
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what marshalls decisions in dartmouth v woodward
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states couldnt interfere with contracts
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provisions of clays american system
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protective tariff; interchangeable parts; national bank; similar to hamilton plan
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industrial revolution had what effects on slavery in the south
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increased slave demand
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what was the most important cause of the rise of manufacturing in us
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pro independence policies; development of industrial revolution; interchangeable parts; samuel slater
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factors led to bleeding kansas
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to vote on slavery; popular sovereignty and sway the vote
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who was john brown and why was he considered a martyr and a madman
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raided harpers ferry; willing to die for his cause of abolishment; murdered people for his cause
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led to south carolinas secession in 1860
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lincolns election was the immediate cause
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