Unit 3 Vocabulary Review

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What does the term 'Antebellum' refer to?

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Before the war

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What does the term 'textile' refer to?

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relating to cloth, fabric, or weaving

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What is the meaning of 'Abolitionist'?

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A person who favors the formal ending of slavery.

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What does 'Secede' mean?

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To formally withdraw from membership in a political state

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What is a 'Tariff'?

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A tax to be paid on certain imports or exports

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What does 'Emancipate' mean?

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To set free

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Popular sovereignty is when

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a newly formed territory or state votes to decide on the issue of slavery

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What does it mean to be a fugitive?

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To have run away

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What does transcontinental mean?

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To cross the continent

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What is sectionalism?

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An intense focus on local or regional issues