| A | B |
|---|
| sectionalism | Regional loyalty. |
| diverse economy | An economy that is based on many industries rather than just a few. |
| free state | A state that did not allow slavery before the Civil War. |
| slave state | A state that allowed slavery before the Civil War. |
| tariff | A tax on imports. |
| states'rights | The idea that the states,not the national government, should have the final say on all laws. |
| fugitive | Someone who scapes from the law. |
| Underground Railroad | A system of secret scape routes that led enslaved people to free land. |
| secede | To leave. |
| Confederacy | The states that left the Union to form their national government called the Confederate States of America. |
| border state | States located between the North and the South that permited slavery but had not seceded. |
| artillery | Large mounted guns such as a cannon. |
| civil war | A war between people in the same country. |
| strategy | A long-range plan made to reach a goal |
| emancipate | To free. |
| prejudice | An unfair feeling of dislike for members of a certain group because of their background,race,or religion. |
| address | A short speech. |
| assassinate | Mudered in a sudden or secret attack. |
