| A | B |
| ANNEXATION | the act of adding something to something else |
| COMPLY | to follow a request or rule |
| SECTIONAL | description of a region or area |
| TERRITORY | a part of the United States not yet a state |
| FREE LABOR | a system of work in which employees have the right to leave for a better job |
| ACTIVIST | someone who works hard for a political cause |
| LIBERATE | to set free |
| APPALLED | horrified; shocked |
| RECRUIT | to try to get a person to join |
| ELABORATE | carefully thought out and detailed |
| CONCRETE | real; definite |
| RUFFIAN | bully, hoodlum, roughneck |
| IMPLY | to suggest or hint at something without saying it directly |
| SKIRMISH | a small battle |
| RENDER | to cause to become; make |
| VENGEANCE | anger |
| INSURRECTION | fighting against the government |
| FRAUDULENT | dishonest |
| CONDUCTOR | leader |
| ABOLITIONIST | the advocacy of the end of slavery |
| POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY | self-government of a state by its own elected officials |
| GUERRILLA | describing irregular warfare by independent forces |
| UNDERGROUND RAILROAD | a network of people who helped escaped slaves to travel north |