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states' right (have the right to choose) |
theory that a state could choose to whether to obey or enforce federal laws |
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sectionalism (part) |
concern for regional need and interests |
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tariff(money charge) |
a tax placed on imported or exported goods |
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secede (break away from) |
to withdraw, including the withdrawal of the southern states (to include Texas) from the Union
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blockade(stop) |
blocking off an area to keep supplies from getting in or out
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emancipation(release)
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the act of giving someone freedom
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abolition(to end)
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the ending of slavery
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reconstruction(to make again)
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the act of rebuilding, the process of reuniting the United States after the Civil War and rebuilding the southern states
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martial law(army)
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rule by military authority
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sharecropper (harvester)
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a farmer who rents land and supplies and promises owner half the year's crops
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