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10 Cards in this Set
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states' rights (stater) |
theory that a state could choose to whether to obey or enforce federal laws(like slavery) |
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sectionalism (separate) |
concern for regional needs and interests (the country was sectioned into north and south) |
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tariff (money) |
a tax placed on imported or exported goods |
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secede (quit) |
to withdraw, including the withdrawal of the southern states (to include Texas) from the Union |
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blockade (obstacle) |
blocking off an area to keep supplies from getting in or out |
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emancipation (release) |
the act of giving someone freedom |
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abolition (termination) |
the ending of slavery |
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reconstruction (resetting) |
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 order) |
rule by military authority |
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sharecropper (producer) |
a farmer who rents land and supplies and promises owner half the year's crops |