Key Terms of the American Civil War Era

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Slavery

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The practice of owning people as property and forcing them to work without pay.

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Abolition

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The movement to end slavery.

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Sectionalism

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Loyalty to a specific region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.

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Secede

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To withdraw (leave) formally from a federation or body, especially a political state (like a country).

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Union

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The northern states during the American Civil War, which supported the federal government (USA).

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Confederate States of America

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The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1860-61. (CSA)

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Agriculture

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The practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for growing crops and rearing animals to provide food, wool, and other products.

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Industry

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Economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacturing of goods in factories.

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Tariffs

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Taxes imposed by a government on imported or exported goods.