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Civil War
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History
5th Grade
10/20/2010

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Term
Tariff
Definition
A tax on imported goods.
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States' Rights
Definition
The idea that states, not the federal government, should make the final decisions about matters that affect them.
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Sectionalism
Definition
Loyalty to one part of the country.
Term
Abolitionist
Definition
Someone who joined the movement to abolish slavery.
Term
Discrimination
Definition
The unfair treatment of particular groups.
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Underground Railroad
Definition
A series of escape routes and hiding places to bring slaves out of the South.
Term
Slave State
Definition
A state that permitted slavery.
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Free State
Definition
A state that did not permit slavery.
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Union
Definition
Another name for the United States.
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Popular Sovereignty
Definition
The right of people to make political decisions for themselves.
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Fugitive
Definition
A person who is running away.
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Secession
Definition
When part of a country leaves or breaks off from the rest.
Term
Confederacy
Definition

Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Flordia, Texas, Louisiana

The name of these states (together).

Term
Civil War
Definition
A war between 2 groups  or regions within a nation.
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Border States
Definition
What slave states (that stayed in the Union) were known as.
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Casulties
Definition
Soldiers who wre killed or wounded.
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Draft
Definition
When a government selects people to serve in the military.
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Emancipation
Definition
The freeing of enslaved people.
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