| A | B |
|---|
| sectionalism | an exaggerated loyalty to a particular region of a country |
| fugitive | a runaway criminal |
| secede | to leave or withdrawal |
| abstain | to not cast a vote for or against |
| Popular Sovereignty | The people rule their government through voting. |
| border ruffians | Missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in Kansas's election during the mid 1850s |
| civil war | conflict between opposing groups of citizens of the same country |
| arsenal | storage place for weapons and ammunition |
| martyr | a person who dies for a great cause |
| secession | withdrawal from the larger group, as in United States |
| states' rights | the belief that the states' power supercede that of the federal or national government |
