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8th Grade History
Chapters 16-1, 16-2, 16-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fugitive | person who is running away from legal authority |
| secede | to officially leave an organization |
| border ruffian | armed pro-slavery supporter who crossed the border from Missouri to vote in Kansas |
| civil war | conflict between citizens of the same country |
| regulate | to control |
| network | interconnected system |
| arsenal | a place to store weapons and military equipment |
| martyr | a person who dies for a great cause |
| rigid | firm and inflexible |
| topic | subject of discussion |
| secession | withdrawal |
| state's rights | theory that individual states are independent and have the right to control their most important affairs |
| reject | to refuse to accept |
| justify | to find reasons to support |