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Civil War
Chapter 15/16 Vocabulary
| Word | 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's election during the mid-1850's |
| Arsenal | A storage place for weapons and ammunition |
| Martyr | A person who sacrifices his or her life for a principal 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 off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from going out, to close off a country's port's |
| Offensive | The position or attitude of aggression or attack |
| Rebel | A person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country |
| Yankee | A native or inhabitant of the united states |
| Blockade runner | A ship or person who passes through a blockade |
| Ironclad | A wooden warship with iron or steel plating |
| Casualty | One who is injured or killed in an accident |
| Emancipation | The act of freeing one from restraint, influence, or the like |
| Ratify | To confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction |
| Habeas corpus | A writ requiring a person to be brought before a judge or court, especially for investigation of a restraint of the persons liberty's. used as a protection against illegal imprisonment |
| Draft | a selection or drawing of persons, by lot or otherwise, from the general body of the people for military service; levy; conscription. |
| Bounty | a premium or reward, especially one offered by a government |
| 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 |
| Inflation | a persistent, substantial rise in the general level of prices related to an increase in the volume of money and resulting in the loss of value of currency |
| Entrenched | to place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly |
| Total War | a war in which every available weapon is used and the nation's full financial resources are devoted |
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Thomas Yousif
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