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american antislavery society
a society, founded in 1833 and led by William Lloyd Garrison, to abolish slavery. -
clay
Clay is a kind of earth that is soft when it is wet and hard when it is dry. Clay is shaped and baked to make things such as pots and bricks. -
crittenden compromise
a series of constitutional amendments proposed in Congress in 1860 to serve as a compromise between proslavery and antislavery factions, one of which would have permitted slavery in the territories south but not north of latitude 36°30′N. -
jayhawker
a native or inhabitant of Kansas (used as a nickname). -
liberty party
the first antislavery political party, organized in 1839 and merged with the Free Soil party in 1848. -
wade
to walk in water, when partially immersed: He wasn't swimming, he was wading.