US History Chapter 8 Vocabulary

Question 1

governement subject to the will of the people before the Civil War, the idea that people living in a territory had the right to decide by voting if slavery would be allowed there.

Answer 1

Popular Sovereignty

Question 2

withdrawl from the union

Answer 2

Secession

Question 3

a railway system extending across the continent

Answer 3

Transcontinental Railroad

Question 4

the continuation of life or existence

Answer 4

Survival

Question 5

the capacity, degree and accuracy of ones consciousness, awareness or comprehension.

Answer 5

Perception

Question 6

practice of letting voters accept or reject measures proposed by the legislature

Answer 6

Referendum

Question 7

an act of rebellion against the established government

Answer 7

Insurrection

Question 8

communication by letters

Answer 8

Correspondance

Question 9

to prepare or devise according to a systematized statement or formula

Answer 9

Formulate

Question 10

the law administered by military forces that is invoked by a government in an emergency

Answer 10

Martial Law

Question 11

an agreement or pledge to do something in the future

Answer 11

Commitment

Question 12

to establish authority by force

Answer 12

Impose