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Civil War
Chapter 15 and 16 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Sectionalism | |
Fugitive | runaway or trying to run away |
Secede | to leave or with drawl |
Abstain | to not take part in some activity, such as voting |
Popular Sovereighty | let the people choose |
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 |
Martyr | a person who sacrifices his or her life for principals |
Secession | with drawl from the union |
States Rights | |
Border state | |
Blockade | |
Offensive | |
Rebel | |
Yankee | |
Blockade runner | |
Iconclad | |
Casualty | |
Emancipate | |
Ratify | |
Habeas corpus | |
Draft | |
Bounty | |
Greenback | |
Inflation | |
Entrenched | |
Total war |