| A | B |
| Mason Dixon Line | divided free and slave states |
| homestead | land to settle and build home |
| Compromise of 1850 | agreement over slavery |
| popular sovereignty | allow voters to decide slavery |
| Fugitive Slave Act | help catch and return slaves |
| Kansas Nebraska Act | Create Kansas and Nebraska |
| Dred Scott case | supreme court decision |
| platform | statement of goals of group |
| border states | state between north and south |
| Confederate States | nation formed by 11 states |