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Civil War
Chapter 15-16 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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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 to the will of the people. |
Border Ruffians | Missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in Kansa's election during the mid-1850's. |
Aresenal | A storage place for weapons and ammunition. |
Martyr | A person who sacrifices his or her life for 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 Constitution; the belief that states' rights supersede federal rights and law. |
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 coming or going out. |
Offensive | Position of attacking or the attack to itself . |
Rebel | Confederate soldier, so called because of opposition to the established government. |
Yankee | Union soldier. |
Blockade Runner | Ship that sails into and out of blockaded area. |
Ironclad | Armored naval vessel. |
Casualty | A military person, killed, wounded, or captured. |
Emancipate | To free from slavery. |
Ratify | To give official approval. |
Habeas Corpus | A legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned. |
Draft | A selection of persons for military service. |
Bounty | Money given as a reward. |
Greenback | A piece of US paper money first issued by the North during the Civil War. |
Inflation | A continuous rise in the price of goods and services. |
Entrenched | Occupying a strong defense position. |
Total War | War on all expects of the enemies life. |