Chapter 8 Vocabulary Sectional Conflict Intensifies

What does the term "Secession" mean?

• The act of rebellion against the established government

• The practice of letting voters accept or reject measures proposed by the legislature

• Withdrawal from the Union

• The law administered by military forces that is invoked by a government in an emergency

What is meant by "Formulate"?

• To establish authority by force

• To prepare or devise according to a systematized statement or formula

• An agreement or pledge to do something in the future

• A close resemblance or connection

What is "Commitment"?

• The continuation of life or existence

• An agreement or pledge to do something in the future

• Comprehension or understanding influenced by observation, interpretation, and attitude

• The idea that people living in a territory had the right to decide by voting whether to allow slavery

Define "Perception".

• The law administered by military forces that is invoked by a government in an emergency

• The practice of letting voters accept or reject measures proposed by the legislature

• Comprehension or understanding influenced by observation, interpretation, and attitude

• A railway system extending across the continent

What does "Correspondence" refer to?

• A close resemblance or connection

• The continuation of life or existence

• Withdrawal from the Union

• To establish authority by force

What is a "Referendum"?

• The idea that people living in a territory had the right to decide by voting whether to allow slavery

• An act of rebellion against the established government

• The practice of letting voters accept or reject measures proposed by the legislature

• A railway system extending across the continent

What does "Impose" mean?

• To prepare or devise according to a systematized statement or formula

• To establish authority by force

• The continuation of life or existence

• The law administered by military forces that is invoked by a government in an emergency

Define "Popular Sovereignty".

• The practice of letting voters accept or reject measures proposed by the legislature

• The idea that people living in a territory had the right to decide by voting whether to allow slavery

• An agreement or pledge to do something in the future

• A close resemblance or connection

What is the "Transcontinental Railroad"?

• The law administered by military forces that is invoked by a government in an emergency

• A railway system extending across the continent

• An act of rebellion against the established government

• The continuation of life or existence

What does "Insurrection" mean?

• Withdrawal from the Union

• An act of rebellion against the established government

• The practice of letting voters accept or reject measures proposed by the legislature

• To establish authority by force