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This was a political doctrine that had the people who lived in a specific state or region decide what kind of government/laws they should have.

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This is an act of withdrawing from something such as a country or organization

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This was a legal case that ruled that Scott who was a slave who settled in a free state is not entitled to freedom

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This is a term that was used to describe the period of violence during the settlement in Kansas territory.

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This was a bill from 1854 that mandated allowing settlers of a territory to decide whether slavery would be allowed or not.

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Fugitive Slave Act Personal Liberty Laws             

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Fugitive Slave Act Personal Liberty Laws             

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These were laws that allowed capture and return of runaway enslaved people that were within US territory.

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This compromise admitted California as a free state. It also left Utah and New Mexico to decide for themselves if they wanted to be a free state or a slave state. Lastly it also defined a new Texas-New Mexico boundary line.