Vocabulary 2-3

4. Compromise 1820 agreement that balanced free and slave states
6. Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court case that ruled African Americans were not U.S. citizens
8. Proclamation Lincoln's order that declared enslaved people in rebellious areas free
10. Tom's Cabin Antislavery novel that increased Northern opposition to slavery
11. of Tears Forced journey of Cherokee and other Native Americans to western lands
13. Railroad Secret network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom
14. Cession Land Mexico gave the United States after the Mexican-American War
15. Doctrine U.S. warning European nations not to interfere in the Americas
18. Act Law that allowed settlers to decide whether slavery would be allowed
19. Act of leaving the United States, leading Southern states toward the Civil War
20. Massachusetts Famous African American Union regiment that fought in the Civil War

1. of 1850 Laws created to settle conflicts over slavery and western territories
2. Address Lincoln speech that emphasized equality and preserving the Union
3. Gold Rush Event that brought thousands of people to California searching for gold
5. Slave Act Law that required escaped enslaved people to be returned to slavery
7. Sovereignty Idea that settlers could vote on whether slavery would exist in their territory
9. War War that led to the U.S. gaining large amounts of western land
12. Movement dedicated to ending slavery in the United States
16. Falls Convention 1848 meeting that launched the organized women's rights movement
17. Destiny Belief that the United States was destined to expand across North America