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| Sectionalism | Sectionalism is loyalty to the interests of one’s own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.
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| Fugitive | A fugitive is a person who is running away or trying to escape, especially from the law or from slavery.
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| Secede | To secede means to formally withdraw from a political organization, such as a nation or state.
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| Abstain | To abstain means to deliberately avoid voting for or against a proposal or motion.
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| Popular Sovereignty | Popular sovereignty is the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, often used in reference to allowing settlers of a territory to decide whether slavery would be allowed there.
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| Border ruffians | Border ruffians were pro-slavery activists from Missouri who crossed into Kansas to force the acceptance of slavery there in the mid-1800s.
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| Arsenal | An arsenal is a place where weapons and military equipment are stored or made.
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| Secession | Secession is the act of formally withdrawing from an organization, alliance, or especially a political entity like a country.
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| States rights | States’ rights refers to the political powers held for the state governments rather than the federal government, often cited as a cause of the Civil War.
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| Border state | A border state was a slave state that did not secede from the Union during the Civil War (e.g., Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware).
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| Blockade | A blockade is the use of ships or troops to prevent movement into or out of a port or region, often to cut off supplies.
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| Offensive | An offensive is a military operation in which forces attack the enemy.
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| Rebel | A rebel is a person who resists authority, control, or tradition. During the Civil War, "Rebel" referred to Confederate soldiers.
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| Yankee | Yankee was a term used by Southerners to refer to people from the Northern states, especially Union soldiers.
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| Blockade runner | A blockade runner is a ship that tries to get through a blockade to deliver goods or supplies.
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| Ironclad | An ironclad is a warship covered with protective iron plates, first used during the Civil War.
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| Casualty | A casualty is a person killed, wounded, captured, or missing in battle.
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