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Civil war
Term | Definition |
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Missouri compromise | Enter Union as a slave state |
Fugitive | Escape slaves go back to owner |
Sectionalism | Strong concern for local interests |
Urban | Relating to a city |
Popular sovereignty | New area votes to allow slavery |
Secession | Withdraw from group |
Factions | Free slave from bondage |
Emancipation | People who form a minorty within large group |
Naval blockade | Maneuver one sets up a line of ships |
Total war | Sacrifice to defeat an other side |
Habeas corpus | Person who is being detained to appear in court |
Embargo | Government order to restricts trade of particular trade |
Military draft | Requires all people to enroll at certain criteria |
Abolitionist | Official end of slavery |
Rifled musket | Gun used in civil war improved power and accuracy |
Freedmen | Man freed from slavery |
Arsenal | Stockpile of weapons and military equipment |