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Antebellum American
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Slave State | A state that permits slavery |
| Free State | a state that does not permit slavery |
| States' Rights | the rights and responsibilities of states are more important than that of the federal government |
| Missouri Compromise | a compromise over slavery which determined missouri would be a slave state and Maine would be a free state |
| Underground Railroad | a network of houses that run-a-way slaves could take shelter in |
| Compromise of 1850 st | a number of laws that allowed California to be part of the union and determined some some of the states areas and discussed slavery of the states. |
| Popular Sovereignty | the right that those in a specific area can decide on a issue. ex slavery |
| Insurrection | an armed rebellion |
| treason | when someone betrays there own country |
| martyr | a person who dies for a cause |
| secede | to leave, break off of |
| Confederate States of AMerca | a government made ion 1861 that consisted of states that suceded from the union |
| Platform | the morals and ideas that a specific politcal party supports |
| moderate | a person who is not an extremist |
| mandate | power given to someone to perform a task |
| agrarian | relating to the cultivation of land |