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Unit 5 Vocabulary
Unit 5: Countdown to Secession vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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secession | the act of withdrawing from a political state |
textiles | any fiber that can be made into cloth and the cloth itself |
precedent | an earlier decision that is used as a guide for future decisions |
martyr | a person who is killed for his/her beliefs |
inevitable | certain to happen |
artisan | a worker who practices a skilled trade |
nullify | to cancel out |
yeoman | a man owning and cultivating a small plot of land |
abolitionist | a person who favored the end of slavery |
evolve | to develop gradually |