| A | B |
| Sectionalism | excessive devotion to regional interests. |
| Nullification | a state had the right to declare a federal law null and void. |
| Secession | a state had the right to leave the Union. |
| Abolitionists | They were opposed to slavery. |
| Free Soilers | They were opposed to the spread of slavery. |
| Martyr | a person willing to die for their beliefs. |
| propaganda | false or misleading information that is spread to further a cause. |
| popular sovereignty | right of people to vote if slavery would be allowed in their territory |
| Confederate States of America | a person willing to die for their beliefs. |
| jayhawkers | right of people to vote if slavery would be allowed in their territory |