| A | B |
|---|
| sectionalism | regional loyalty. |
| diverse economy | An economy that is based on many industries rather than just a few. |
| free state | A state that did not allow slavery. |
| slave state | a state that allowed slavery. |
| tariff | a tax on imports. |
| states' rights | the idea that the states not the national government, should hav the final say on all laws. |
| fugitive | Someone who escapes from the law. |
| Underground railroad | A system of secret escape routes that led enslaved people to free lands. |
| secede | to leave |
| Confederacy | The states that left the Union to form their own national government, also called the Confederate States of America. |
| border state | A state located between the North and the South that permitted slavery but had not ceceded. |
| artillery | Large mounted guns. |
| civil war | A war between people in the same country. |
| strategy | A long- range plan made to reach a goal. |
| emancipate | To free. |
| prejudice | An unfair feeling of dislike for members of a certain group because of their background, race, or religion. |
| address | A short speech. |
| assassinated | Murdered. |
