| A | B |
| abolitionists | someone who abolishes laws |
| constitution | setting up information |
| capital | top part of a pilaster |
| confederate | a group united for common purpose |
| treason | betrayal of trust |
| democratic | upholding democracy |
| candidate | a person who runs for office |
| proclamation | announced officially |
| confederacy | alliances formed by a union |
| espionage | the act of spying |
| treaty | negotiation |
| congressmen | member og congress |
| general | an office above a colonel |
| captain | a leader |
| senator | a member of the senate |
| colonel | a military officer above a lieutenant |
| republican | nature of a republic |
| slavery | condition of being a slave |
| lieutenant | military office below a captain |
| Uncle Tom's cabin | a book about mistreated slaves |