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Ch 15 & 16 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sectionalism | loyalty to a region |
| Fugitive | runaway or trying to run away |
| 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;before the Civil War, the idea that people living in a territory had the right to decide by voting if slavery would be allowed there. |
| 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 |
| Martyr | a person who sacrifices his or her life for a principle or cause |
| Secession | withdrawal from the Union |
| Border state | the states between the North and the South that were divided over whether to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy |
| States 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 law |
| 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 |
| Border state | the states between the North and the South that were divided over whether to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy |
| Offensive | |
| Arsenal | a storage place for weapons and ammunition |
| Offensive | |
| Martyr | a person who sacrifices his or her life for a principle or cause |
| Secession | withdrawal from the Union |
| States 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 law |
| Border state | the states between the North and the South that were divided 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 | |
| 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 |
| States 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 law |
| Border state | the states between the North and the South that were divided 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 the established government |
| Yankee | Union soldier |
| Blockade runner | ship that sails into and out of a blockaded area |
| Ironclad | armored 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 lawfully imprisoned |
| Draft | the selection of persons for military services |
| Bounty | payments to volunteers who enlist in the army |
| Greenback | northern paper money |
| Inflation | general increase in prices |
| Entrenched | set up in a strong position |
| Total war | Sherman's march to Savannah, Georgia |
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