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HMS 7 Ch 17
The Civil War
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| border state | state on the border between north and south; Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri |
| enlist | to join; to formally join a military force |
| tributary | a stream or small river that feeds into a larger river |
| ironclad | a warship covered with iron plating for protection |
| casualty | a person who is killed, wounded, captured or missing in battle |
| Emancipation Proclamation | decree freeing enslaved people in Confederacy held areas |
| habeas corpus | a legal order, writ, that guarantees a prisoner the right to be heard in court |
| draft | a system that requires able-bodied men to serve in the military |
| bounty | reward or payment |
| greenback | paper money issued by the US govt |
| entrench | to place within a trench, or ditch, for defensive purposes |
| flank | the side or edge of a military formation |
| resistance | refusal to give in |
| total war | targeting not only the military, but the whole society; land and people |