compromise - settle a dispute by mutual concession, Missouri Compromise 1820 - This agreement admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state to keep the balance of power in the Senate. It also outlawed slavery above the 36º 30' latitude line in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory., Compromise of 1850  - California was admitted as a free state. The slave trade was outlawed in Washington, DC and the Fugitive Slave Act was passed to return runaway slaves. , Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854 - The territories of Kansas and Nebraska used popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery. It led to bloodshed. , Popular sovereignty - People get to vote to decide issues., abolitionist - A person who wants to end slavery. , secede - to leave, confederacy - The name used for the southern states during the Civil War. , union - The name used for the northern states during the Civil War. , advantage - something to help you succeed, weakness - something that is a challenge, significant - important, national - whole country , strategy - plan of action , Emancipation Proclamation - official announcement by Lincoln ending slavery in the Confederacy., civilians - people not fighting in the war., state's rights - State's belief that they have the power to decide what federal laws to follow. ,

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