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Civil War Vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sectionalism | Loyalty to one's own region or section of country. |
| Fugitive | A person that has escaped a place or is in hiding from the authorities to avoid arrest and persecution. |
| Secede | To withdraw from a country or nation to become independent. |
| Abstain | To refrain from casting ones vote for a proposal or motion. |
| Popular Sovereignty | The principle that the authority of a state and it's government is created and sustained by the peoples consent through elected representatives. |
| Border Ruffians | Pro-slavery activists from the state of Missouri that forced people in Kansas Territory to accept slavery. |
| Arsenal | A place where military arms and equipment are produced and stored. |
| Secession | The withdraw of eleven Southern states from the Union to form the Confederacy. |
| States Rights | The rights and powers held by the individual states instead of the federal government. |
| Border State | The slave states that bordered the Northern states during the Civil War. |
| Blockade | The closing of a place to prevent people and goods from entering or leaving. |
| Offensive | An attacking military campaign. |
| Rebel | A person that rises in armed resistance against a government or ruler. |
| Yankee | A person that lives in one of the Northern state. |
| Blockade Runner | A ship that is used to attempt to get into a blocked port. |
| Ironclad | A steam propelled warship that is protected by iron or steel armor plates. |
| Casualty | People that are killed or badly injured during a war. |
| Emancipate | To set people free from slavery. |
| Ratify | To make a treaty, contract, or agreement official by signing or voting for it. |
| Habeas Corpus | A court order requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge. |
| Draft | A system for selecting young men to serve in the military during times of war. |
| Bounty | Money that is paid to encourage trade . |
| Greenback | A dollar bill. |
| Inflation | An increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. |
| Entrenched | An establish attitude, habit, or belief that is very difficult or unlikely to change. |
| Total War | A war that has no restrictions in terms of weapons used, land or people involved, or the objective pursued. |
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