The Divisive Politics of Slavery 1.Secession: formal withdrawal from Union 2.Popular Sovereignty: right to vote for or against slavery 3.Underground railroad: secret network to freedom 4.Harriet Tubman: conductor on Underground Railroad 5.Harriet Beecher Stowe: Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin 6.Dred Scott: Case for freedom went to Supreme Court 7.Confederacy: Secession states formed new Gov't 8.Jefferson Davis: President of Confederacy
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