Causes of the Civil War Vocabulary

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Political theory that government is subject to the will of the people; before the Civil War, the idea that people living in a territory had the right to decide by voting if slavery would be allowed there

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POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

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to cancel or make ineffective

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NULLIFY

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A tax on imported or exported goods

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TARIFF

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A way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs

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CULTURE

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To leave or withdraw from

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SECEDE

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To make or produce goods

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MANUFACTURE

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A large estate run by an owner or manager and farmed by laborers who lived there

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PLANTATION

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Rights and power independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the Constitution; the belief that states’ rights supersede federal rights and law

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STATES’ RIGHTS

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Relating to farming

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AGRICULTURE

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Relating to that within a city

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URBAN