1. State’s Rights
-Federalism
-system of multiple governments in order to give more localized decision making power
-10th Amendment
-all powers not given to the federal government are reserved for the states and people.

2. Slavery
-pro-slavery
-anti-slavery
-opposed growth of slavery

3. Nullification
-Sedition Acts
-Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
-Tariff laws
1828 Tariff Crisis
-Slavery issues
-southern threats to nullify any anti-slavery laws

4. Nullification
-Sedition Acts
-Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
-Tariff laws
1828 Tariff Crisis
-Slavery issues
-southern threats to nullify any anti-slavery laws

5. Sectionalism
-issues become more and more regional in nature
-slavery, tariffs, economics
-industrial north
-agricultural south

6. Compromise of 1820
-drew a line to determine the future areas of slavery
-solved the slavery debate for about 20 years

7. Compromise of 1850
-Wilmot Proviso tried to block slavery in old Mexican areas but is defeated in Congress
-California applies for statehood
debate begins and Clay organizes compromise
-California admitted as free state
-South gets stronger Fugitive law
-Popular Sovereignty to help decide future cases of slavery

8. Underground Railroad
-many early attempts at escape relied on luck
-network of anti-slavery advocates who helped slaves escape
-many times slaves needed to get to Canada to be totally free
-Harriet Tubman

9. Fugitive Slave Law
-allowed slave catchers to go into free areas and capture runaway slaves
-made it a crime to help any runaway
-suspected slaves need not be given a trial or a chance to testify