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civil war
chapter 15 and chapter 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 | the idea of that people living in a territory decide by voting if slavery will be allowed |
| border ruffians | Missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in Kansas election during the mid 1850's |
| arsenal | a storage for weapons and ammunition |
| martyr | a person who sacrifices there life for a principle or cause |
| secession | withdraw from the union |
| states rights | rights and powers the state has that the federal government does not have |
| chapter 16 vocab | |
| border state | the states between the north and south that were divided weather to join the union or confederacy |
| blockade | a cut off of an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people to get pass |
| offensive | position of attacking or the attack itself |
| rebel | confederate soldiers |
| yankee | union solider |
| blockade runner | a ship that sails in and out of a blockaded area |
| ironclad | armored navel vessel |
| casualty | a military person killed,wounded, or capture |
| emancipate | to free from slavery |
| ratify | to give official approval |
| habeas corpus | a legal order to determine weather a person has been lawfully |
| draft | the selection of persons for military services |
| bounty | money given as a reward such as to encourage enlistment in the army |
| greenback | a piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the north during the civil war |
| inflation | the continues rise in price of goods and services |
| entrenched | occupying a strong defensive position |
| total war | war on all aspect of the enemy's life |