Chapter 9 Vocabulary

a state in which slavery was not allowed

a person who runs away or escapes

a state in which slavery was allowed

loyalty to one region of a country instead of to the whole country

a person who wanted to end slavery

a network of secret escape routes enslaved African Americans followed to reach freedom in the North

a system that allowed people in a territory to make their own decisions

a person whose opinions are very different from those of most people

to break away from, as a state leaving the Union

a war between regions or groups of people in the same country