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Civil War
chapter 15 & 16 vocab
Term | Definition |
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Sectionalism | Loyalty to a region |
Fugitive | Runaway or trying to run away |
Secede | To leave or trying to leave |
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's election during the mid 1850s |
Arsenal | A storage place for weapons and ammunition |
Martyr | A person who sacrifices his or her life or a principle or cause |
Secession | Withdrawal from the union |
States Rights | Rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the constitution |
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 | 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 |