| A | B |
|---|
| abolition | ending or doing away with completely (slavery) |
| Underground Railroad | system of secret routes used by slaves to escape to the North |
| Fugitive Slave Act | law in 1850 that made police in Free States help secure escaping slaves |
| States Rights | belief that each state should be allowed to make its own decisions |
| secede | to break away from group (south seceded from Union) |
| Confederacy | gov't that formed in 11 southern states that seceded from Union |
| Union | states that make up the US (Northern states) |
| Civil War | war fought betw. Union and Confederacy 1861-1865 |
| draft | plan to select people and force them to serve in the military |
| Emancipation Proclamation | official announcement by Pres. Lincoln to end slavery in 1862 |
| patent | document issued by gov't that gives inventor right to make, use, sell an invention |
| labor union | group of workers united to gain better wages, and working conditions |
| discrimination | unfair difference in treatment of people |
