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what were abolitionist?

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people that get rid of slavery

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what was the position of slavery in the northern states?

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none

2
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what was the underground railroad?

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where people used to help slaves escape

3
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where did you get fugitive slave law required northerners to do?

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to help capture escaped slaves and bring them back

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what would happen if northerners did not obey this law?

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people who broke the law would receive six months jail term and $1,000 fine

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how did this new law prevent slave from fleeing to free territory?

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there would be no escaping to save the anywhere in the United States

6
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what was the attitude of the most northerners considering this law?

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many northerners were upset

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what was the result of this upset?

A

riots broke out in several northern cities

8
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Who was elected as president in 1860?

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Aberham Lincoln

9
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why were southerners not happy about this election?

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many feared that the institution of slavery was at risk

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what did Southernaire do after the election of Lincoln?

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they called for a state convention to discuss leaving the union

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what did the delegates ion this meeting vote for?

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that “the union now subsisting between South Carolina and other States” was ended

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what does the term “union” stand for?

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to the entire United States

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what is meant by “confederacy”?

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southern states that separated

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The six more states

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Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas

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how did six more states agree with South Carolina?

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by seceding

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how many States seceded to for the confederacy?

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eight

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fugitive

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person who escaped for slavery

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secede

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separate or withdraw

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Union

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only the northern states

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Extremist

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person that has different ideas

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civil War

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war between a group of people of a country

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riot

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big disagreement of many people

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delegate

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representative of a group of people