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Civil War
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sectionalism | loyalty to your part of a country instead of the whole country |
| Fugitive | A person who escaped from somewhere or is¨ in hiding¨ |
| Secede | to official leave a large group like leaving the union |
| Abstain | to not participate/not to vote in an election |
| Popular Sovereignty | a government is ruled by the people |
| Border ruffians | pro slavery activists from Missouri that forced Kansas to be a slave state |
| Arsenal | a collection of weapons/a place where weapons are stored |
| Secession | the action of official leaving a group commonly political |
| States rights | powers that states have but the country dosen´t |
| Border state | A state that is in between the union and confederate states that has slaves but is part of the union |
| Blockade | blocking something off |
| Offensive | being aggressive commonly militarily related |
| Rebel | A person who opposes a government or to oppose a government |
| Yankee | An insult for someone who lives in the union or United States |
| Blockade runner | someone or something that escapes a blockade |
| Ironclad | something protect or covered by armor |
| Casualty | Someone who died during the civil war |
| Emancipate | to set something or someone free from legal restrictions like slavery. |
| Ratify | to make an agreement valid |
| Habeas corpus | public officials must bring someone to court and explain why they are in jail. |
| Draft | To force people over a certain age to join a war effort |
| Bounty | to have a price to capture or kill someone |
| Greenback | A dollar bill |
| Inflation | a rise in prices |
| Entrenched | a person who is unlikely to change |
| Total war | A conflict where people are willing to die for their cause |