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7th grade history 13
Term | Definition |
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States’ Rights | The position that the federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their constitutional rights. |
Secede | To withdraw from something, such as a nation. |
Abolitionist | A person who wanted to end slavery |
Reconstruction | The effort, after the Civil War, to reorganize the seceded states and bring them back into the Union. |
Blockade | Using naval vessels (ships) to prevent shipment of food and supplies into or out of ports. |
Sectionalism | Focus on the interests of one’s regions. |
Unionist | A person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War. |
Vigilante | A person who takes the law into their own hands. |
Homespun | A coarse, loosely, woven homemade fabric |
Juneteenth | June 19th, the date celebrated as the anniversary of the Emancipation Day for enslaved people in Texas. |