Match the Term with the Definition

question 2

Multiple Choice

Match the term with the definition.
-Government formed by Lower South states on February 7, 1861, following their secession from the Union. Secessionists argued that the election of a Republican to the presidency imperiled slavery and that the South no longer had political protection within the Union.

• A)"Bleeding Kansas"
• B)Compromise of 1850
• C)Confederate States of America
• D)Dred Scott decision
• E)free labor
• F)Fugitive Slave Act
• G)Kansas-Nebraska Act
• H)Lincoln-Douglas debates
• I)popular sovereignty
• J)Republican Party
• K)Uncle Tom's Cabin
• L)Wilmot Proviso

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Definitions:

Vocabulary

The set of words within a language that are familiar to an individual.

Mental Flexibility

The capacity to adjust one's thinking or approach in response to changing environments or situations.

Ego Integrity

The final stage in Erik Erikson's psychosocial development theory, where one reflects on their life and can feel a sense of fulfillment or despair.

Despair

An intense feeling of hopelessness and inadequacy, often associated with major life disappointments or existential crises.