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32 Cards in this Set
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abolitionism
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a movement that demanded an end to slavery
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antebellum
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the time period before the civil war
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civil rights
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personal freedoms belonging to a person by virtue of his/her status as a citizen/member of society
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Confederacy
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the 11 Southern states that separated from the United States
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emancipation
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a condition of being freed from oppression, bondage, or restraint
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free labor
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system of work in which employees have the right to leave their employer and their job for better opportunities
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fugitive
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a runaway
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moderate
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an individual opposed to radical/extreme views/measures in politics/religion
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plantation
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a large estate's form with growing crops
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peculiar institution
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a term used to mean slavery
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popular sovereignty
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the idea that voters in a territory should decide for themselves if their territory should allow slavery
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Rebel
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someone against the Union and for the Confederacy
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secede
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to withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance
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secession
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to withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance
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Underground Railroad
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a secret network that helped slaves escape to freedom
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Union
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the states that fought against the Confederacy
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secede
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to withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance
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secession
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to withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance
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Yankee
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a person on the side of the Union
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abolitionism
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a movement that demanded an end to slavery
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antebellum
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the time period before the civil war
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civil rights
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personal freedoms belonging to a person by virtue of his/her virtue as a citizen/member of society.
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Confederacy
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the 11 Southern states that separated from the US
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emancipation
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a condition of being freed from oppression, bondage, or restraint
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free labor
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system of work in which employees have the right to leave their employer and their job for better opportunities
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fugitive
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a runaway
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moderate
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an individual opposed to radical/extreme views/measures in politics/religion
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plantation
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a large estate's form with growing crops
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peculiar institution
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a term used to mean slavery
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popular sovereignty
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the idea that voters in a territory should decide for themselves if their territory should allow slavery
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Rebel
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someone against the Union and for the Confederacy
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Underground Railroad
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a secret network that helped slaves escape to freedom
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