Vocabulary from Antebellum Period

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antebellum

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"before the war"; the 50 years in US history prior to the Civil War

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domestic

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within the country

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import

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to bring goods into a country from another place for sale

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profitable

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bringing in more money than one put in

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maximize

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to make as large or as great as possible

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sectionalism

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an intense focus and concern for one's own area.