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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Slave State | A state that permits slavery |
| Free State | A state that is against slavery |
| States' Rights | The rights and responsibilities of the states come before the Federal Government |
| Missouri compromise | A compromise over slavery that let Missouri enter the Union as a slve state and Maine a free state |
| Underground Railroad | A network of places to help slaves escape from the south |
| Compromise of 1850 | A bunch of changes with states joining the union and confederates |
| Popular Sovereignty | People living within a territory gets to decide an issue |
| Insurrection | Rebellion |
| Treason | Crime against a country |
| Martyr | A person who dies for a cause or belief |
| Secede | To leave the union |
| Confederate States of America | States that seceded from the union |
| Platform | The guidelines for a political party |
| Moderate | A non-extremist |
| Mandate | Authority given to someone to perform certain tasks |
| Agrarian | Agriculture |