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civil war
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sectionalism | restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being |
| fugutive | a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution. |
| secede | withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization. |
| abstain | restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something. |
| Popular sovereignty | The concept that political power rests with the people who can create, alter, and abolish government. |
| Border ruffians | pro-slavery activists from the state of Missouri, who crossed into Kansas Territory to force the acceptance of slavery there |
| arsenal | a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country, person, or group.` |
| secession | the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state. |
| states rights | the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government |
| border state | any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War. |
| blockade | an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving. |
| offensive | actively aggressive; attacking or causing someone to feel deeply hurt, upset, or angry. |
| rebel | a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler. |
| Yankee | a person who lives in, or is from, the US. |
| Blockade runner | a vessel that runs or attempts to run into or out of a blockaded port. |
| ironclad | covered or protected with iron. |
| casualty | a person killed or injured in a war or accident. or a person or thing badly affected by an event or situation. |
| emancipate | set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions. |
| ratify | sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid. |
| habeas corpus | a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention. |
| draft | compulsory recruitment for military service. |
| bounty | a sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal. or a sum paid to encourage trade. |
| greenback | a dollar bill; a dollar. |
| inflation | a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. |
| entrenched | (of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained. |
| total war | a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded. |
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