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Civil War
Chapter 15-16 Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Sectionalism | loyalty to a region |
secede | to leave or withdrawl |
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. Before the Civil War, the idea that people |
fugitive | runaway or trying to run away |
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 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 the 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 weather 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 in or going out; to close off a country's ports |
Offensive | Position of attacking or the attack itself |
Rebel | Confederate soldier, so called because of the opposition to the established government |
Yankee | Union soldier |
Blockade runner | Ship that sails into and out of a blockaded area |
Ironclad | Armored naval vessel |
Casualty | A military person killed, wounded, or captured |
Emancipate | To free from slavery |
Ratify | To give official approval to |
Habeas corpus | A legal order for an inquiry to determine weather a person has been lawfully imprisoned |
Draft | The selection of persons for military service |
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 | A continuous rise in the price of goods and services |
Entrenched | Occupying a strong defensive position |
Total War | War on all aspects of the enemy's life |