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81Abraham Lincoln: A House Divided — ▪ Primary Source The speech by Abraham Lincoln to the Republican State Convention at Springfield, Illinois, on June 16, 1858, launched his campaign for the U.S. Senate seat held by Stephen A. Douglas. Douglas replied less than a month later …
82Dred Scott v. Sandford — Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court of the United States Argued February 11–14, 1856 Reargued December 15 …
83Missouri Compromise — The United States in 1819. The Missouri Compromise prohibited slavery in the unorganized territory of the Great Plains (dark green) and permitted it in Missou …
84Missouri Compromise — U.S. Hist. an act of Congress (1820) by which Missouri was admitted as a slave state, Maine as a free state, and slavery was prohibited in the Louisiana Purchase north of latitude 36°30 N, except for Missouri. Cf. Kansas Nebraska Act. * * *… …
85Connecticut Compromise — The Connecticut Compromise (also known as the Great Compromise of 1787 or Sherman s Compromise) was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and… …
86Mount Vernon Conference — The Mount Vernon Conference was a meeting of delegates from Virginia and Maryland at George Washington s home at Mount Vernon, Virginia in March 1785. It preceded the Annapolis Convention of the following year and was a precursor of the 1787… …
87New Jersey Plan — The New Jersey Plan (also widely known as the Small State or Paterson Plan) was a proposal for the structure of the United States Government proposed by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787.[1] The plan was created… …
88Enumerated powers — The enumerated powers are a list of items found in Article I, section 8 of the US Constitution that set forth the authoritative capacity of the United States Congress.[1] In summary, Congress may exercise the powers that the Constitution grants… …
89Constitution Project — The Constitution Project Constitution Project Logo Formation 1997 Headquarters Washington, D.C. We …
90Continental Association — The Association adopted by the Continental Congress was published and often signed by local leaders. Thomas Jefferson, who was not yet a delegate to Congress, signed this copy (lower left) with other Virginians. The Continental Association, often …
