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Civil War
CHapter 15, 16 vocab
| words | definitions |
|---|---|
| Sectionalism | loyalty to a region |
| fugititve | runaway or trying to run awayto leave or withdraw |
| secede | to leave or withdraw |
| abstain | to not take part in some activity, such as voting |
| popular sovereignty | political theory that government is subject to the will of the people |
| border ruffians | missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in kansas election during the mid 1850s |
| arsenal | a storage place for weapons and ammunitin |
| martyr | a person who sacrifices his or her life for a principle or cause |
| secession | withdrawal from the union |
| states rights | powers and rights reserved for the state |
| border state | states between north and south |
| blockade | cutt of area |
| offensive | posititon of attacking |
| rebel | confederate soilder |
| yankee | union soilder |
| blockade runner | ship that sails into and out of a blockade |
| ironclad | amored naval vessels |
| casualty | a military person killed |
| emancipate | to free from slavery |
| ratify | to give official approval to |
| habeas corpus | legal order |
| draft | selection |
| bounty | hit on someone |
| greenback | us paper |
| inflation | rise in goods |
| entrenched | occupying a strong defensive position |
| total war | war on all aspects |