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chapters 15 & 16
chapter 15 flash cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Fugitive | A runaway or someone trying to run away. |
| Sectionalism | Loyalty to a reigon. |
| Abstain | To not take part in some activity, such as voting. |
| Popular Sovereignty | Political theory that governments is subject to the will of the people. |
| Border Ruffians | Missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in Kansas's elections during the mid 1850s. |
| Martyr | A person who sacrifices their life for a principle or cause. |
| Secession | To withdraw from the Union. |
| States Rights | Rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the Constitution ; the belief that state rights supersede federal rights and laws. |
| Secede | To leave or withdraw. |
| Arsenal | A storage place for weapons and ammunition. |
| Border State | A state between the North and the South that were divided on whether to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy. |
| Blockade | A cut off area to close offs a country's ports. |
| Blockade Runner | A ships that sails into and out of a blockaded area. |
| Casualty | A military person wounded, killed, or captured. |
| Bounty | Money given as a reward, such as to encourage enlistment in the army. |
| Rebel | Confederate soldier, so called because of opposition to the established government. |
| Yankee | A Union soldier. |
| Offensive | Position of attacking or the attack itself. |
| Ironclad | An armored naval vessel. |
| Emancipate | To free from slavery. |
| Ratify | To give official approval. |
| Habeas Corpus | A legal order to inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned. |
| Draft | The selections of persons for military service. |
| Greenback | A piece of United States 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 | War on all aspects of the enemy's life. |