Abolitionist
A person who wanted to end slavery in the united states.
Compromise of 1850
A law admitting california to the union. allowing territory to decide on slavery, and requiring the north to obey the fugitive slave law of 1850
Cotton gin
a machine that separates cotton from its seeds.
Dred scott decision
Am 1857 supreme court decision that said salves were private property.
state rights
the belief that each state should be allowed to make its own decision
slavery
the practice of one person to work without freedom or pay