Texas Civil War Vocabulary (6th 6 weeks)

a person who wanted to do away with slavery.

Rights and powers held by the state instead of the federal government.

A league or alliance southern states during the war. Generally pro-slavery.

an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region.

People who lived in the Northern states during the war. Non-slave owners

the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.

a crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower.

A war between citizens of the same country

sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.

a minor change in a document (an article added to the US Constitution)

to withdraw from or drop out of a union.

Make of no use or value, to cancel out.

Rebuilding period after the Civil War; to rebuild after being damaged or destroyed.

A tax or duty on imports and exports

the freeing of someone from slavery.