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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. |
| 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 | a doctrine, held chiefly by the opponents of the abolitionists, that the people living in a territory should be free of federal interference in determining domestic policy, especially with respect to slavery. |
| Border ruffians | name applied to 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. |
| 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 | n act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving. |
| Offensive | an attacking military campaign. |
| Rebel | a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler |
| Yankee | a Union soldier in the Civil War. |
| Blockade runner | a vessel that runs or attempts to run into or out of a blockaded port. |
| Ironclad | a 19th-century warship with armor plating. |
| Casualty | a person killed or injured in a war or accident. |
| Emancipate | free from slavery. |
| 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 to encourage trade. |
| Greenback | a dollar bill; a dollar. |
| Inflation | he action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated. |
| Entrenched | to place in a position of strength; establish firmly or solidly |
| 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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