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Civil War Vocabulary
Chapter 15 and 16 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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sectionalism | loyalty to a region |
fugitive | someone who is a runaway or is trying to run away |
secede | to leave |
abstian | to not take part in an activity, such as vote |
popular sovereignty | the political theory that government is subject ot the will of the people |
arsenal | a storage place for weapons and ammunition |
martyr | a person who sacrifices his or her life for a principal or cause |
secession | withdrawal from the Union |
states' rights | rights and powers reserved for the states (rather than the federal government) by the Constitution |
border state | the states that lay between the North and the South that did not secede from the Union |
blockade | to cut off an area using troops or warships to stop the passage of supplies or people; to close off a country's ports |
offensive | the position of attacking of the attack itself |
Rebel | a Confederate Soldier in the Civil War (named for opposition to the established gov't) |
Yankee | a Union soldier in the Civil War |
blockade runner | a ship that sails into and out of a blockaded area |
ironclad | an armored navy vessel |
casualty | a military person killed, wounded, or captured |
emancipate | to free (from slavery) |
ratify | to give official approval to |
habeas corpus | a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned |
draft | the selection of persons for military service |
bounty | money given as a reward, such as to encourage enlistment in the army |
greenback | a piece of U.S. paper money in the Civil War, first issued by the North |
inflation | a continuous rise in the price of goods and services |
entrenched | occupying a strong defensive position |
total war | war on all aspects of the enemy's life |