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Civil War Key Terms
Key Terms And Definitions In Chapters 15&16
Term | Definition |
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Chapter 15 Terms | Chapter 15 Definitions |
Sectionalism | An exaggerated loyalty to a particular region of a country |
Fugitive | Runaway slaves |
Secede | To leave the United States |
Abstain | To not cast votes |
Popular Sovereignty | Allowing the people to decide |
Border Ruffians | Armed groups of people from Missouri traveling over the border to vote in the election |
Arsenal | A storage place for weapons and ammunition |
Martyr | A person who dies for a great cause |
Secession | To withdraw from the Union |
States Rights | The rights and powers held by U.S. states rather than by the federal government |
Chapter 16 Terms | Chapter 16 Definitions |
Border States | Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware. These states were states who allowed slavery and stayed with the union |
Blockade | To close southern ports to not allow supplies to reach the south |
Offensive | To go on the attack |
Rebel | Confederate Army Soldiers |
Yankee | Union Army Soldiers |
Blockade Runner | Confederate ships which could sail out of southern ports |
Ironclad | A type of ship which was very strong and was nearly indestructible |
Casualty | People who were killed of wounded |
Emancipate | To free all enslaved slaves |
Ratify | When a bill/amendment is passed or approved |
Habeas Corpus | A right which guarantees accused individuals of the right of trial before being jailed |
Draft | A law in the south that required all males the age of 18 to 35 to serve in the army for 3 years |
Bounty | Payments to encourage volunteers |
Greenback | Northern money which was green hence the name Greenback |
Inflation | A general increase of prices |
Entrenched | To set up in a strong position |
Total War | When the North destroyed everything useful to the South even animals. Sometimes were up to 50 miles wide |