road to the civil war vocabulary

A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States is called a:

• abolitionist

• secessionist

• nationalist

• federalist

Someone who is running away or escaping is known as a:

• fugitive

• immigrant

• settler

• pioneer

To formally break away from is to:

• secede

• annex

• integrate

• colonize

A war between people of the same country is called a:

• civil war

• world war

• cold war

• revolutionary war

A place where weapons and ammunition are stored is known as an:

• arsenal

• depot

• barracks

• fortress

The idea that the states have certain rights that the federal government cannot overrule is called:

• state's rights

• federalism

• nationalism

• centralism

The law that was passed requiring American citizens to help capture and return runaway slaves is the:

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Homestead Act

• Missouri Compromise

A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery is the:

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Compromise of 1850

• The Emancipation Proclamation

The belief that people should vote on important decisions is known as:

• Popular sovereignty

• Federalism

• Nationalism

• Autocracy

A series of violent fights between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas is known as:

• Bleeding Kansas

• The Kansas Conflict

• The Missouri Struggle

• The Nebraska Battle