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Civil War
Mrs. Juncaij 8th grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sectionalism | Loyalty to a religion |
| Fugitive | Runaway or trying to runaway |
| Secede | To leave or withdraw |
| Abstain | To not take part in some activity, such as voting |
| Popular Sovereignty | The principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power. |
| Border ruffians | Missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in Kansas's elections during the mid-1850s |
| Arsenal | A storage place for weapons and ammunition |
| Martyr | |
| Secession | Withdrawal from a Union |
| States rights | n |