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Civil War Vocabulary

Vocabulary related the the Civil War

TermDefinition
Sectionalism Rivalry based on the special interests of different areas.
Fugitive person who is running away from legal authority.
Secede To withdraw or break away from a nation or organization; to officially leave an organization.
Abstain to choose not to do or have something : to refrain to choose not to do or have something : to refrain Deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
Popular Sovereignty The belief that government is subject to the will of the people
Border ruffians Armed supporter of slavery who crossed the border from Missouri to vote in Kansas during the mid-1850s
Arsenal A place to store weapons and military equipment
Secession Withdrawal; to leave the Union
States rights The idea that states should have all powers that the Constitution does not give to the federal government or forbid to the states; theory that individual states are independent and have the right to control their most important affairs
Border state state between the North and South that was divided over whether to remain in the Union or join The Confederacy: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
Blockade Actions that keep a country from communicating and trading with other nations
Offensive Actively attacking someone.
Rebel Loyal to the Confederate States.
Yankee A term used by Southerners to describe their rivals from the Union, or northern, side of the conflict.
Blockade runner A small group of sailors who sailed goods in and out of Southern seaports under the guns of Northern ships.
Ironclad A warship equipped with iron plating for protection.
Casualty A soldier who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing in battle.
Emancipate To free from someone else's control or power.
Ratify To vote approval of.
Habeas corpus Court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person.
Draft A system of selecting people for required military service.
Bounty Reward or payment.
Greenback A slang term for U.S. paper dollars.
Inflation When it takes more and more money to buy the same amount of goods; a continuous rise in prices of goods and services.
Entrenched To place within a trench, or ditch, for defense; to place in a strong defensive position.
Total war A strategy of bringing war to the entire society, not just the military.
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