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civil war

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Sectionalism Restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
Fugitive A person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution.
Secede Withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
Abstain Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.
Popular Sovereignty Popular sovereignty the doctrine that sovereign power is vested in the people and that those chosen to govern, as trustees of such power, must exercise it in conformity with the general will. American History.
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 An act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
Offensive 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 "Yankee" was a name used by Southerners during the Civil War when referring to their northern rivals who were loyal to the Union.
Blockade runner Civil War blockade-runner. The blockade runners of the American Civil War were seagoing steam ships that were used to make their way through the Union blockade that extended some 3,500 miles.
Ironclad Ironclad warships were another innovation of the American Civil War. Like submarines and balloons, the ironclad war ship wasn't invented during the Civil War, but the Civil War was the first time ironclads saw widespread, effective use.
Casualty A fatality is defined as death of a combatant during time of war. A casualty is a military individual lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, disease, internment, capture, or missing in action.
Emancipate If you emancipate someone, you set them free from something. At the end of the Civil War, slaves were emancipated and became free men and women.
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 Habeas corpus. a writ requiring a person to be brought before a judge or court, especially for investigation of a restraint of the person's liberty, used as a protection against illegal imprisonment.
Bounty A sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal.
Greenback Greenback (US) Any bill that is legal tender in the US issued by the Federal Reserve. The United States dollar. A unit of American currency issued during the Civil War by the Treasury Department.
Inflation The action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated.
Entrenched The Civil War A Civil War is a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country. In 1861, two parts of America went to war against each other.
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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