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Chapter 15 and 16
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| when did texas become a state? | 1845 |
| what is a fugitive? | a runaway |
| what is secede? | to leave |
| who was Zachary Taylor? | a southerner and a hero of the mexican war |
| What is the Fugitive slave act? | It required all citizens to turn in runaways. |
| what was the purpose of the underground railroad? | The purpose was to get slaves away from their masters. Or to move them to Canada because the Fugitive slave act was not in place in Canada. |
| what is popular sovereignty? | Letting the people decide |
| what are border ruffians? | Missourians traveled in armed groups |
| What happened in May of 1856? | The slavery supporters attacked Lawrence. Which is the capital of anti-slavery. |
| what does "bleeding Kansas" mean? | the civil war in Kansas |
| what is a civil war? | A war where Americans fought against Americans. |
| When did West Virginia become separate from Virginia? | In 1861, 48 Virginian counties decided to become their own state. In 1863 the were accepted into the union. |
| Blockade | to close |
| what are states rights | a founding principle of the confederacy |
| where was the first major civil war fought | northern Virginia |
| who was George B McClellen | a general |
| what were blockade runners | many confederate ships |
| How many people were killed or wounded in the battle of Shiloh? | 20000 people from both sides were killed or wounded |
| what is a casualty | someone being killed or wounded |
| what does ratified mean | to aprove |
| Abolitionism | The supporters of ending slavery |
| Compromise | an agreement |
| democracy | government by the people |
| federalism | the principles of the Federalist party |
| historical | real world past events |
| individual liberty | the free liberty for a people |
| institution of slavery | was a euphemism for slavery and its economic ramifications in the American South |
| nationalism | aspirations common to the whole of a nation |
| popular sovereignty | the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people |
| radicalism | the following of radical or extreme views or principles |
| resistance movements | a secret organization resisting authority |
| secession | the withdrawal from the Union of 11 Southern states in the period 1860–61 |
| sectionalism | distinctions at the expense of general well-being |
| greenback | a dollar |
| entrenched | unlikely to change |
| confederate states of of America | A republic formed in February, 1861, and composed of the 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States |
| emancipation | the freeing of someone from slavery |
| military leadership | influencing others to accomplish the mission |
| political leadership | understanding political processes and outcomes |
| total war | a war that is unrestricted |
| turning point | a time at which a decisive change in a situation occurs |
| union | the action of joining or being joined |
| yankee | a person who is from, the US |
| ironclad | protected with iron |
| draft | compulsory recruitment for military service |
| inflation | general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money |
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