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Civil War
Question | Answer |
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border state | state between the North and South that was divided over whether to remain in the Union or join the Confederacy: |
transform | to change significantly |
fugitive | person who is running away from legal authority |
discrimination | unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group |
succeed | to withdraw or break away from a nation or organization; to officially leave an organization |
border ruffian | armed supporter of slavery who crossed the border from Missouri to vote in Kansas during the mid-1850s |
civil war | conflict between citizens of the same country |
secession | withdrawal; to leave the Union |
states rights | the idea that states should have all powers that the Constitution does not give to the federal government or forbid to the states; theory that individual states are independent and have the right to control their most important affairs |
reject | to refuse to accept |
Justify | to provide an explanation for; to find reasons to support |