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Unit 7 - 7th Grade
Civil War
Term | Definition |
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Sectionalism | concern for regional needs and interests |
Secede | to withdraw, including the withdrawal of states from the Union |
Blockade | blocking off an area to keep supplies from getting in or out |
Emancipation | the act of giving someone freedom |
Reconstruction | the act of building, generally refers to the rebuilding of the Union following the Civil War. |
Martial Law | the imposition of laws by a military authority, generally in defeated territories |
Sharecropper | a tenant farmer who receives a portion of the crop |
Popular Sovereignty | independent power given to the people |
Confederacy | the group of 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States in 1860-1861 |
Federalism | political system in which power is shared between national government and a collection of smaller state governments. |
Separation of Powers | the act of splitting the legislative, executive, and judicial powers of government into separate bodies |
Individual Rights | personal liberties and freedoms |