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us history
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sectionalism | Loyal to region |
| Fugitive | Run away of trying to run away |
| Secede | To leave or withdraw |
| Abstain | To not take part in some activity such as voting |
| Popular Sovereignty | Had to decide by voting if slavery would be allowed there |
| Border Ruffians | Missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in kansas elections. |
| Arsenal | A storage place for weapons and ammunition. |
| Martyr | A person how sacrifices his or her life for a principal or a cause |
| Secession | Withdraw form the union |
| States Rights | Rights and powers that the fed gov has reserved for the states by the constitution. |
| Border State | The states between the north and south were divided by union and the confederacy. |
| Blockade | Cut off an area by means troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming or going to country to country |
| Offensive | Position of attacking or the attack it self |
| Rebel | Confederate soldier so called because of opposition to the established government |
| Yankee | Union soldier |
| Blockade Runner | Ship that sails into and out of a blockade area |
| Ironclad | Armored naval vessel |
| Casualty | |
| Emancipate | |
| Ratify | |
| Habeas corpus | |
| Draft | |
| Bounty | |
| Greenback | |
| Inflation | |
| Entrenched | |
| Total War |