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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
soverignty
popular sovereignty
dictatorship
democracy
strategy of bringing war to the entire society, not just the military.
total war
defensive war
aggressive war
statement made by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863 stating that the slaves in the rebelling southern states are free
Emancipation Proclamation
Proclamation of Freedom
Declaration of Independence
a person who is running away from a legal authority
abolotionist
fugitive
martyr
a place to store weapons and military equipment
military arms facility
arsenal
storage house
a conflict between citizens of the same country
civil war
world war
civil hostilities
a person who dies for a cause
soldier
traitor
martyr
system of selecting people for required military service
secession
draft
impressment
The theory that individual states are independent and have the right to control most important affairs for their state
popular sovereignty
civil hostilities
state's rights
To withdraw from a group or nation
traitor
secession
impressment
secession
traitor
withdrawal (leave)
confederate
