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HST 121 Test #3
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History
Undergraduate 2
11/07/2012

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Term
Fugitive Slave Law
Definition
-Formalized right of recapture
-Outlawed efforts to help fugitives
-Limited role for U. S. government
-1793
Term
Common-law tradition
Definition
-Rights to recover property. . .
-Across state (and sectional) boundaries
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The Amistad
Definition
-(1839)
-Slave ship seized off the coast of Cuba
-Abolitionists help slaves to sue for their freedom
-Defended at the Supreme Court by J.Q. Adams
-Most freed slaves emigrate back to Africa
-No legal bearing on slaves in U.S., but inspiring precedent
Term
Nat Turner
Definition
-Black Preacher
-Kills 55 men women and children. Moving from farm house to farm house.
Term
How many slaves made it north every year?
Definition
-1000 slaves
Term
The Underground Railroad
Definition
-Harriet Tubman
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