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Unit 8 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tariff | a tax on imports or exports |
| State's Rights | rights or powers held by individual states rather than the Federal Government |
| fugitive | someone running away from the law |
| free state | a state where slavery is ILLEGAL |
| underground | in hiding or in secret |
| slave state | a state where slavery is LEGAL |
| abolitionist/abolish | one who supported the end of slavery |
| emancipation | the freeing of someone from slavery |
| secede | to separate from; to break ties with |
| Union | A group of states that are ruled by one government; the United States during the Civil War |
| Confederacy | the states that seceded from the Union |
| retreat | to withdraw from enemy forces |
| strategy | a plan of action |
| casualty | a person killed or injured in war |
| sectionalism | the loyalty to one's own section of the country. |
| compromise | when both sides give up something to reach an agreement |
| oppose | to be against |
| economy | the system of production, distribution and consumption of goods and services. |