Civil War Vocabulary

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Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
U.S. Supreme Court case that stated no black person-free or a slave-could sue in federal court.
under this law, anyone caught helping a slave escape could be punished.
Controversial book that exposed the harsh treatment of slaves.
a person who opposed slavery and worked to put an end to it.
idea that each state should have the final authority over its affairs, not the federal government.
a federal storehouse for weapons. Slave rebellion was held here with John Brown as the leader.
a state that did not allow slavery before the Civil War.
abolitionist. He and a group of followers siezed a govenrment storehouse at Harper's Ferry.
a person who is running away from something.
institution whereby one person owns another person and requires labor or other services.
to leave.
an escape rout for "fugitive" slaves. The stations were hiding places.
Citizens in the new states decided for themselves whether they would be free or slave states.
a state that allowed slavery before the Civil War..
a tax on goods brought into a country.