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Two variables that have a negative correlation move in opposite directions.
Fugitive Slave Act
Legislation passed in 1850 in the United States that required the return of escaped slaves to their owners, regardless of the state where they were found.
Wilmot Proviso
The Wilmot Proviso was a proposed amendment to a military appropriations bill in 1846, seeking to ban slavery in territories acquired from Mexico, igniting a heated debate over slavery’s expansion in the United States.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
A 1854 U.S. law that allowed territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide on the legality of slavery through popular sovereignty, exacerbating sectional tensions.
Seneca Falls
Refers to the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848, the first women's rights convention in the United States, which launched the women's suffrage movement.
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