compromise - a way to settle an argument when both sides give a little to get a part of what they want
fugitive - running away or fleeing, as from the law
slavery - the state of one bound in servitude as the property of a household
rebellion - defiance toward an authority
abolition - act of doing away with
repeal - to revoke, recall, or reverse
arsenal - governmental establishment for the storing war materials
telegraph - communications system that transmits and receives simple unmodulated electric impulses
secede - withdraw formally from membership in an organization
opposition - being in conflict
confederate - to band together
rebel - oppose by force an established government
union - the United States of America regarded as a national unit
Yankee - inhabitant of a northern U.S. state
emancipation - act of setting free from the power
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