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Mrs. Brown
8th grade final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Underground Railroad | network of escape routes for the African Americans from the South to the North |
| fugitive | runaway |
| secede | leave |
| abstain | not to cast votes |
| border ruffians | Missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in Kansas's election |
| civil war | conflict between citizens of the same country |
| blockade | close |
| Rebels | Confederate soldiers |
| Yankees | Union soldiers |
| emancipate | to free |
| ratified | approved |
| draft | law that required men between ages 18-35 to serve in the army for 3 years |
| bounties | payments to encourage volunteers |
| greenbacks | Northern money |
| inflation | a general increase in prices |
| total war | method of waging war |
| amnesty | a pardon |
| impeach | formally charge with wrongdoing |
| scalawags | scoundrel, or worthless rascal |
| segregation | separation of the races |
| muckrakers | nickname for journalist who helped progressives by exposing injustices |
| nationalism | a feeling of intense loyalty to one's country |
| prohibition | total ban on the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol |