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Social Studies 8
Civil War Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Manifest Destiny | 1800's theory that the US should control the land from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean |
| Sectionalism | Different opinions on political, economic and social issues based on your geographic region (north, south, east, west) |
| Agrarian | Society which is based on farming |
| Plantation System | Southern idea where labor lives and works within the boundaries of a self sufficient community |
| Republican Party | Formed during the 1850's as an anti-slavery party, Abe LIncoln was one |
| Secession | Breaking away from a union like the south during the civil war |
| Civil Liberties | Rights which are given to you as a human being |
| Emancipation | Freeing a person or peoples from a bond |
| Justification | Giving a reason for an action (South justified leaving the Union because Lincoln was president) |
| Abolitionist | An individual in the early 1800s who wanted to end slavery |
| Tension | Uneasiness between two parties (The North and South had this on the issue of slavery 1800's) |
| Preserve | To keep in place or intact |
| Domestic | Issues that are dealt with inside of a country |
| Compromise | Have 2 sides to agree on a plan to settle a dispute |
| Industrialization | To move your economy into making products in factories with modern technology |
| Fugitive Slave Act | Law which required the return of any runaway slave captured in the North or South |
| Dred Scott Decision | Stated that slaves were indeed property and had no rights anywhere in the USA |
| Bleeding Kansas | Violence which broke out for 2 years in a border territory |
| Harper's Ferry | Stash of weapons which John Brown attempted to raid to arm slaves |
| North | Advantage of railroads |
| Popular Sovereignty | Territories ability to vote if they would allow slavery in their territory or not |