| A | B |
|---|
| civil war | war fought between groups of one nation |
| secede | separate from |
| states' rights | each state had the right to determine whether to follow federal laws |
| ordinance | an official order |
| allegiance | loyalty |
| plantation | large farming operation |
| cash crop | produced or gathered primarily for market such as cotton or tobacco |
| abolitionist | person opposed to slavery for political or religious reasons |
| slavery | the state of a person who is a chattel (property) of another |
| planters | wealthiest of Texas citizens |
| unionist | wanted to stay in the United States |
| Kansas-Nebraska Act | allowed people living within that state to vote on the issue of slavery |
