| A | B |
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| Antebellum | The period in the South before the Civil War |
| Emancipate | To set free, especially with respect to slaves |
| Yeoman Farmer | A white, middle-class farmer who generally owned fewer than 100 acres |
| Sectionalism | Putting the interest of a particular section or region above those of the nation |
| Tariff | A tax or duty imposed on goods imported from other countries |
| Sovereign | Independent; subject to no higher authority or government |
| States' Rights | Belief that American states have certain rights under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that the national government cannot violate |
| Nullification | Declaring that a law is without force and is not binding |
| Secession | The act of southern states, in 1860 and 1861, of withdrawing from the Union |
| Abolitionist | A person opposed to slavery |
| Interdependent | Being dependent on one another for certain needs |
| Popular Sovereignty | The idea that government must be based on the will of the people |
