| A | B |
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| Union | The North or the United States, the Union was the portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War. |
| Confederacy | The South or the Confederate States of America, the Confederacy was made up of the states that seceded from the United States of America to form their own nation. |
| popular sovereignty | political decisions are made by popular vote |
| fugitive | a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution |
| propaganda | the systematic spreading of ideas or beliefs reflecting the views and interests of those advocating a doctrine or cause. |
| abolition | the act of getting rid of a system or institution |
| abolitionist | one who fights to get rid of a system or institution |
| secede | to withdraw; to leave |
| martial law | military government involving the suspension or ordinary law (when military takes over) |
| proclamation | a public declaration or statement of rule |
| emancipate | to free; to release from restrictions |
| reconstruction | the act of reconstructing or rebuilding |
| sharecropper | a tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent |
| segregate | set apart from the rest or from each other; isolate or divide |
| anarchy | a state of disorder due to absence or nonrecognition of authority |
