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Civil War Terms
26 Terms of Civil War
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sectionalism | Loyalty to the interests of one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole. |
| Fugitive | 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 principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power. |
| Border ruffians | The Border Ruffians were pro-slavery activists from the slave state of Missouri, who in 1854 to 1860 crossed the state border 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 | The isolation by a warring nation of an enemy area (such as a harbor) by troops or warships to prevent passage of persons or supplies |
| Offensive | A military operation that seeks through aggressive projection of armed force to occupy territory, gain an objective or achieve some larger strategic, operational, or tactical goal. |
| 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 ship that attempted to get through the Union blockade of Southern waters during the Civil War. |
| Ironclad | A wooden warship of the middle or late 19th century having iron or steel armor plating. |
| Casualty | A person killed or injured in a war or accident. |
| Emancipate | A proclamation made by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 that all slaves under the Confederacy were from then on forever free. |
| 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 | Select (a person or group of people) for a certain purpose. |
| Bounty | A sum paid to encourage trade. |
| Greenback | A dollar bill; a dollar. |
| Inflation | Inflation is the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising and, consequently, the purchasing power of currency is falling. |
| Entrenched | To place (someone or something) in a very strong position that cannot easily be changed. |
| Total war | A military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory, as distinguished from limited war. |
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