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- Abraham Lincoln [r]: (1809-65) Born in Illinois, President of the United States during the American Civil War. [e]
- American Civil War [r]: Major war 1861-65 fought over slavery in which the U.S. defeated the secessionist Confederate States of America. [e]
- Daniel Webster [r]: Leading American politician of the antebellum Whig Party, famous for his oratory, his legal and diplomatic skills, and his efforts to prevent the Civil War in the name of American nationalism. [e]
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- Kansas Nebraska Act [r]: A U.S. Congressional Act of 1854 creating the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, and allowing the settlers to decide whether or not to allow slavery. [e]
- Kansas [r]: 34th state of the USA [e]
- Second Party System [r]: Term used by historians and political scientists referring to the United States' political system from about 1828 to 1854. [e]
- Third Party System [r]: The political universe in American politics from about 1854 to the mid 1890s; the main concerns were nationalism. [e]
- William Jennings Bryan [r]: (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) American politician, Democratic presidential nominee and lawyer in the Scopes Trial. [e]
- Wilmot Proviso [r]: A proposal, advanced several times 1848-54 but never adopted, for the U.S. Congress to forbid the expansion of slavery into the Southwest. [e]
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