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civil war
chapter 15 &b16 vocab
Term | Definition |
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Sectionalism | Loyal to your region |
Fugitive | Runaway or trying to run way |
Secede | To leave or withdraw |
Abstain | To not take part in some activty |
Popular Sovereignty | Political theory that government is subject to the will of the people |
Border Ruffians | Missourians who traveled in a pack to vote in Kansans election in mid 1850 |
Arsenal | A storage place for weapons and ammunition |
Martyr | A person who sacrifices his or her life for a principle or cause |
Secession | Withdrawal from the Union |
States rights | Rights and powers independent of the federal government |
Border state |