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13 Cards in this Set
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civil war
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a war between people who live in the same nation
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popular sovereignty
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the vote of the people decides an issue
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rebellion
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a fight against the government or the people in power
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oppose
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to be against, or act against, something
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slave
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when people own other people
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arsenal
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a place where weapons are stored
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Free Soilers
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people who believe that slavery should not be allowed
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secede
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to leave an organization
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Confederacy (The Confederate States of America)
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The southern states that seceded at the beginning of the Civil War
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The Underground Railroad
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was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th century black slaves in the United States to escape to free states
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the Union
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the United States of America
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"Bleeding Kansas"
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When Kansas became a state, there was much bloody fighting over whether it should be a free or slave state
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the Dred Scott Decision
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an 1857 Supreme Court decision that said a slave was still a slave even if he/she was on free soil
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