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8th - Ch. 11 Vocabulary

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ANNEXATIONthe act of adding something to something else
COMPLYto follow a request or rule
SECTIONALdescription of a region or area
TERRITORYa part of the United States not yet a state
FREE LABORa system of work in which employees have the right to leave for a better job
ACTIVISTsomeone who works hard for a political cause
LIBERATEto set free
APPALLEDhorrified; shocked
RECRUITto try to get a person to join
ELABORATEcarefully thought out and detailed
CONCRETEreal; definite
RUFFIANbully, hoodlum, roughneck
IMPLYto suggest or hint at something without saying it directly
SKIRMISHa small battle
RENDERto cause to become; make
VENGEANCEanger
INSURRECTIONfighting against the government
FRAUDULENTdishonest
CONDUCTORleader
ABOLITIONISTthe advocacy of the end of slavery
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTYself-government of a state by its own elected officials
GUERRILLAdescribing irregular warfare by independent forces
UNDERGROUND RAILROADa network of people who helped escaped slaves to travel north


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