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Answer:

1. Secede.

2. Tariff.

3. Popular sovereignty.

4. Arsenal.

5. Abolitionist.

6. Fugitive.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Secede: when a state leaves the union. It is an which typically involves splitting or withdrawing from being a member of a political union such as a country. For example, eleven Southern states of the United States of America seceded from the Union between 1860 and 1861.

2. Tariff: a tax on imports. It can be defined as government imposed levies, fees or duties on goods that are imported into or exported out of a country.

Generally, tariffs can reduce both the volume of exports and imports in a country. In order to generate revenues, domestic government make use of tariffs.

3. Popular sovereignty: power to the people; the people choose. It is a political theory which states that the creation and sustenance of a government and its authority is subject to the will or consent of the people (citizens) through their democratically elected representatives.

This right is accorded to the people solely under a democracy and enshrined in the Constitution. Democracy can be defined as a government of the people, by the people and for the people.

4. Arsenal: a stockpile of weapons and ammunition. It is a collection of all the weapons, ammunition and other war equipments owned by a country or military establishment.

5. Abolitionist: someone who believes in ending slavery.

For example, John Brown was a famous American abolitionist born on the 9th of May, 1800 in Torrington, Connecticut, United States of America. He had a strong belief and conviction that the only way to end American slavery was through violence since open sermons, speeches, moral pleas and petitions in the past had failed.

6. Fugitive: someone who has run away from the law. A person who commits a crime in a place and flees to another location, so as to avoid being arrested by the authority is referred to as a fugitive.

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