| A | B |
| issue | a subject being thought about or discussed |
| abolitionist | a person who is against slavery |
| fugitive | an escaping enslaved person |
| underground railroad | a system of secret routs used by slaves to reach freedom |
| condutors | members of underground railroad |
| station | a place to stop on the underground railroad |
| states' rights | the right of each state to make decisions |
| secede | to leave the United States |
| Civil War | a war between two parts of the country |
| Camp Chase | a training ground for soldiers |
| Union | the Northern army |
| Emancipation Proclamation | document that freed all slaves |
| reformer | people who fight to change what they think is wrong |
| amendment | change to the US constitiution |
| suffrage | womens's right to vote |
| temperance movement | reform to drinking alcohol |