statement made by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863 stating that the slaves in the rebelling southern states are free

a person who is running away from a legal authority

a place to store weapons and military equipment

a person who dies for a cause

secession

The theory that individual states are independent and have the right to control most important affairs for their state

To withdraw from a group or nation

a belief in the 1850’s stating that the people living in a newly organized territory can decide whether or not slavery would be permitted there

strategy of bringing war to the entire society, not just the military.

system of selecting people for required military service

a conflict between citizens of the same country