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10 Cards in this Set
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States' Rights(obligate) |
Theory that a state could choose to whether to obey or enforce federal laws (like slavery) |
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Sectionalism(divide) |
Concern for regional needs and interests(the country was sectioned into north and south) |
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Tariff(money) |
a taxed placed on imported or exported goods |
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Secede (Separated) |
to withdraw, including the withdrawal of the southern states (to include Texas) from the Union |
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Blockade(Siege) |
blocking off an area to keep supplies from getting in or out |
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Emancipation(liberty) |
the act of giving someone freedom |
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Abolition(Termination) |
the ending of slavery |
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Reconstruction(Reuniting) |
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(Military) |
rule by military authority |
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Sharecropper(rancher) |
a farmer who rents land and supplies and promises owner half the year's crops |