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civil war
chapter 15 and chapter 16 vocab
Term | Definition |
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sectionalism | loyalty to a region |
fugitive | runaway or trying to run away |
secede | to leave or withdraw |
abstain | to not take part in some activity such as voting |
popular sovereignty | the idea of that people living in a territory decide by voting if slavery will be allowed |
border ruffians | Missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in Kansas election during the mid 1850's |
arsenal | a storage for weapons and ammunition |
martyr | a person who sacrifices there life for a principle or cause |
secession | withdraw from the union |
states rights | rights and powers the state has that the federal government does not have |
chapter 16 vocab | |
border state | the states between the north and south that were divided weather to join the union or confederacy |
blockade | a cut off of an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people to get pass |
offensive | position of attacking or the attack itself |
rebel | confederate soldiers |
yankee | union solider |
blockade runner | a ship that sails in and out of a blockaded area |
ironclad | armored navel vessel |
casualty | a military person killed,wounded, or capture |
emancipate | to free from slavery |
ratify | to give official approval |
habeas corpus | a legal order to determine weather a person has been lawfully |
draft | the selection of persons for military services |
bounty | money given as a reward such as to encourage enlistment in the army |
greenback | a piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the north during the civil war |
inflation | the continues rise in price of goods and services |
entrenched | occupying a strong defensive position |
total war | war on all aspect of the enemy's life |
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