Vocab Civil War Flashcard Struggles Over Slavery and The War Begins pg. 306-321

Front

Big farm

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Plantation

Front

Nickname for the South when joined together

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Confederacy

Front

Secret systems aiding enslaved people's escape to the North or Canada

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Underground Railroad

Front

Barrier of troops or ships preventing movement in/out of an area

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Blockade

Front

Separating from the Union

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Secession

Front

Nickname for the North in the USA

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Union

Front

Join the military

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Enlist

Front

Right to make local laws, feared loss in the South

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States' Rights

Front

Someone who wanted to abolish slavery

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Abolitionist

Front

Each side gives up a little to reach an agreement

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Compromise