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chapter 15 & 16 vocab

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Sectionalism   Loyalty to a region  
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Fugitive   Runaway or trying to run away  
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Secede   To leave or trying to leave  
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Abstain   To not take part in some activity, such as voting  
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Popular Sovereignty   Political theory that government is subject to the will of the people.  
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Border Ruffians   Missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in Kansas's election during the mid 1850s  
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Arsenal   A storage place for weapons and ammunition  
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Martyr   A person who sacrifices his or her life or a principle or cause  
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Secession   Withdrawal from the union  
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States Rights   Rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the constitution  
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Border State   The states between the north and the south that were divided over whether to stay in the union or join the confederacy  
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Blockade   To close off a country's ports  
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Offensive   Position of attacking or the attack itself  
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Rebel   Confederate soldier, so called because of opposition to the established government  
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