sectionalism- popular sovereignty-
was the political doctrine that the people who lived in a region should determine for themselves the nature of their government.
secede- leave/go away from or break away fugitive-
A fugitive is someone who runs away or flees, mostly from the hands of the law
abolitionist- Abolitionists were part of a movement who wanted to end slavery during the 1800's.
prohibit-
to forbid by law or other authority
Confederacy-
a group of persons, parties, states, etc., united by such a confederacy .
Union- to act of uniting or the state of being united Yankee-
Yankee or Yank is English slang for a person from New England , US or from North America. Essentially a person from the US - an American.
popular sovereignty-
was the political doctrine that the people who lived in a region should determine for themselves the nature of their government.
secede-
leave/go away from or break away
fugitive-
A fugitive is someone who runs away or flees, mostly from the hands of the law
abolitionist-
Abolitionists were part of a movement who wanted to end slavery during the 1800's.
prohibit-
to forbid by law or other authority
Confederacy-
a group of persons, parties, states, etc., united by such a confederacy .
Union- to act of uniting or the state of being united
Yankee-
Yankee or Yank is English slang for a person from New England , US or from North America. Essentially a person from the US - an American.