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Civil War Vocab
Question | Answer |
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Sectionalism | An exaggerated loyalty to a particular region of the country |
Fugative | Runaway |
Secede | Leave |
Abstain | Not to cast votes |
Popular Sovreignty | Allowing the people to decide |
Border Ruffians | Missourians traveling in armed groups |
Arsenal | A storage place for weapons and ammunition |
Martyr | A person who dies for a great cause |
Secession | Withdrawal from the Union |
States' Rights | The states had voluntarily chosen to enter the union, so they had the right to remain independent states according to the constitution, so the states had the right to leave the union |
Border States | States on the border between the North and the South |
Blockade | Close |
Offensive | Went on the attack |
Rebels | Confederate Army(850,000 soldiers) |
Yankee | Union Army( 2.1 million soldiers) |
Blockade Runner | Confederate Ships that could sail in and out of Southern ports |
Ironclad | Covered in thick iron plates |
Casualty | People killed or wounded |
Emancipate | Free |
Ratify | Approve |
Habeas Corpus | The right of accused individuals the right to a hearing before being jailed |
Draft | Required men between ages 18-35 to serve in the army for 3 years |
Bounty | Payment to encourage volunteers |
Greenback | Northern Money |
Inflation | A general increase in prices |
Entrenched | Set up in a strong position |
Total War | A method of waging war in which the North destroyed everything that could be useful to the South |