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Chapter 15 Vocabulary
Rodriquez - 8th Grade - Social Studies
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02/24/2015

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Sectionalism
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Loyality to a region.
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Fugitive
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Run away or trying to run away.
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Secede
Definition
To leave or withdraw.
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Abstain
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To not take part in some activity, such as voting.
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Popular Soverignty
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Political theory that government is subject to the will of the people. Let the people decide.
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Border Ruffians
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Missourians, who traveled in armed groups to vote in Kansas's election during the mid-1850s.
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Civil War
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Conflict between opposing groups of citizens of the same country.
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Arsenal
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A storage place for weapons and ammunition.
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Martyr
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A person who sacrifices his or her life for a principle or cause.
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Secession
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Withdrawal from the Union.
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State's Rights
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Rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the Constitution; belief that states' rights supersede federal rights and law.
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