Causes of the Civil War Vocabulary

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A thing that is given, especially in response to a demand

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concession

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The action or fact of being joined, especially in a political context.

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union

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An agreement that is reached by each side making a concession.

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compromise

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A political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people

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popular sovereignty

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A body of principles according to which a state agrees to be governed.

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constitution

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The restriction of interests to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests.

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sectionalism

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The action of formally withdrawing from a membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.

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cesession

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A war between citizens of the same country is called a/an

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Civil War

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A person who has escaped from a place is known as a

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fugitive

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In US history, the sectional crisis was a crisis between

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two geographic sections of the country