Pre-AP OK History Ch. 9 Vocab
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fortysixandtwo on November 4, 2008
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pre-ap oklahoma history and government
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 tariff | a tax, often on imported goods |
| states' rights | the principle that the rights and responsibilities of the states should take precedence over the rights and responsibilities of the federal government |
| free state | a free state that did not allow slavery |
| slave state | a state that did permit slavery |
| secede | to break away, as a state breaking away from the Union |
| Compromise of 1850 | legislation by which California was admitted as a free state, the Texas-New Mexico boundary was settled, the northern boundary of the Texas Panhandle was set at 36 degrees 30 minutes N latitude, the slave trade was banned in the District of Columbia, the fugitive slave law was strengthened, and the territories of New Mexico and Utah were organized without mention of slavery |
| abolitionist | one who was against slavery |
| Underground Railroad | a secret network of safe places for slaves to hide as they escaped to the North or Canada |
| popular sovereignty | a process by which those living in a territory could decide for themselves on an issue, such as if they wanted slavery |
| Confederate States of America | the government formed by those southern states that seceded from the Union in 1861 |
| brigade | a battalion |
| guardianship | a situation where one entity guards another |
| guerrila | type of warfare based on ambushes |
| neutral | not favoring either side |
| supply depot | a station which supplies armies |
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