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civil war
chapter 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 |
| Border ruffians | Missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in Kansas'selection 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 |
| 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 | cut of an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out |
| Offensive | position of attacking or the attack itself |
| Rebel | a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler. |
| Yankee | an inhabitant of New England or one of the northern states |
| 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 | the freeing of people from someone else's control |
| 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 system for selecting young men for compulsory military service, administered in the United States by the Selective Service System. At present the United States relies on a volunteer military and does not have a draft, though young men are required by la |
| Bounty | a premium or reward, especially one offered by a government |
| Greenback | paper currency (printed in green on the back) issued by the United States during the American Civil War. They were in two forms: Demand Notes, issued in 1861–1862, and United States Notes issued in 1862–1865. |
| 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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