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The Civil War
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abolitionist | Someone who wants to end slavery. |
| Secede | To withdraw from an organization or a country . |
| Union | The united states of America, often in reference to the northern states during civil war. |
| Confederacy | The eleven southern states that seceded from the union during civil war. Also called the confederate rate states of America. |
| Emancipation Proclamation | An order issued by U.S. president Abraham Lincoln on January 1,1863. It announced that the enslaved people in the reloading Confederate States were free. |
| Amendment | a change to a government process or document . |