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civil war
Term | Definition |
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sectionalism | loyalty to a religion |
fugitive | a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution. |
secede | withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization |
abstain | formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion |
popular sovereignty | political theory that government is subject to the will of the people |
Border ruffians | pro-slavery activists from the slave state of Missouri |
Arsenal | a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country, person, or group |
martyr | a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs |
secession | the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state. |
states rights | the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government. |
Border states | any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states |
Blockade | an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving. |
Offensive | an attacking military campaign |
Rebel | a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler. |
yankee | a person who lives in, or is from, the US. |
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 | set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions. |
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 | compulsory recruitment for military service |
Bounty | a monetary gift or reward, typically given by a government, in particular. |
greenback | a dollar bill; a dollar |
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. |