sectionaism
an exaggerated loyalty to a particular region of the country
abstain
not vote
civil war
a conflict between citizens of the same country
secession
withdrawal from the union
distributed
gave out
temporary
a breif time
network
an interconnected system
rigid
firm, inflexible
rejected
refuse to accept
substitute
replacement
regulate
to control
popular sovereignty
allowing people to decide
topic
justified
found reasons to support
inflation
general increase in prices
fugitive
runaway
border ruffians
missourians that traveled in armed groups
arsenal
a storage site for weapons
blockade
total war
the destruction of an entire land not just the army
seceding
from or leaving the union
inevitable
unavoidable
martyr
a person who dies for their beliefs
challenges
an obstacle
interpreted
exlpained