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Civil War
chapter 15 and 16
Term | Definition |
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Sectionalism | an exaggerated loyalty to a particular region of the country |
Fugitive | a runner away |
Secede | to leave or withdraw |
Abstain | not to cast votes |
Popular Sovereignty | allowing the people to decide |
Border Ruffians | Missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in Kansas's election during the mid-1850s |
Arsenal | a storage place for weapons and ammunition |
Martyr | a person who sacrifices his or her life for a principle or cause |
Secession | withdrawal from the Union |
State Rights | rights and power independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the Constitution: the belief that states' rights supersede federal rights and laws |
Border State | the states between the North and the South that were divided over whether to show disapproval over whether to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy |
Blockade | cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out: to close off a country's ports |
Offensive | position of attacking or the attack itself |
Rebel | Confederate soldier, so called because of opposition to establish government |
Yankee | Union soldier |
Blockade Runner | ships that sails into and out of a blockaded area |
Ironclad | armed naval 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 lafully imorisoned |
Draft | the selection of person for military |
Bounty | money given as a reward, such as to encourage enlistment in the army |
Greenback | a piece if U.S. paper money first issued by the North during the Civil War |
Inflation | a continuous rise in the price of goods and services |
Entrenched | occupying a strong defensive position |
Total War | a war on all aspects of the eenemy's life |