Civil War Vocabulary

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Which term means To set someone free from control or restrictions, especially when they were being forced to do something against their will.?

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emancipate

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Which term matches this definition: A series of five laws that attempted to resolve disputes over slavery in territories acquired after the Mexican-American War?

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Compromise of 1850

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Which term matches this definition: The name for the group of southern states that left the United States during the Civil War?

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Confederacy

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To completely get rid of or put an end to something

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Abolish

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A group that is joined together

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Confederation

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Law that allowed people in the Kansas and Nebraska territories to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery.

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Kansas-Nebraska Act

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To formally leave or separate from a group, organization, or country.

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secede

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The name for the group of northern states that stayed part of the United States. These states wanted to keep the country together and were against slavery.

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Union

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An official announcement or statement, usually made by a government or leader.

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proclamation

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Agreement made to try to keep a balance between free states and slave states. It was created because people were arguing about whether slavery should be allowed in new territories.

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Missouri Compromise