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Civil War
Vocab 15/16
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sectionalism | Restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being. |
| Fugitive | A person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution. |
| Secede | Withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization. |
| Abstain | Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something. |
| Popular Sovereignty | The principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power. |
| Border Ruffians | Pro-slavery activists from the slave state of Missouri, who in 1854 to 1860 crossed the state border into Kansas Territory, to force the acceptance of slavery there. |
| Arsenal | A collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country, person, or group. |
| Martyr | A person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs. |
| Secession | The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state. |
| States Rights | The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government. |
| Border States | Any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War. |
| Blockade | An act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving. |
| Offensive | Causing someone to feel deeply hurt, upset, or angry. |
| Rebel | A person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler. |
| Yankee | A person who lives in, or is from, the US. |
| Blockade Runner | A vessel that runs or attempts to run into or out of a blockaded port. |
| Ironclad | A 19th-century warship with armor plating. |
| Casualty | A person killed or injured in a war or accident. |
| Emancipate | Set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions. |
| Ratify | Sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid. |
| Habeas Corpus | A writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention. |
| Draft | A preliminary version of a piece of writing. |
| Bounty | A monetary gift or reward, typically given by a government, in particular. |
| Greenback | A U.S. legal-tender note, printed in green on the back since the Civil War, originally issued against the credit of the country and not against gold or silver on deposit. |
| Inflation | A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. |
| Entrenched | (Of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained. |
| Total War | A war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded. |
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