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Causes of the Civil
VOCABULARY STUDY AT HOME TOO.
Term | Definition |
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states rights | the idea that states have the right to limit the power of the federal government |
resistance | a means or method of opposing something |
secede | to withdraw from something, such as a nation |
abolitionist | a person who wanted to end slavery |
nullification | the concept that states have the right to invalidate federal laws |
sectionalism | a loyalty to a part of a country instead of the country as a whole |
tariff | a tax on imported goods |
vigilantes | a person who works on their own to punish criminals |
arsenal | |
regiments | |
unionists | |
desertions | |
supremacy |