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Chapter 16 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 | formally decline to vote either for or against a proposal or motion |
| popular sovereignty | the belief that government is subject to the will of the people |
| border ruffian | 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 | an attacking military campaign. |
| rebel | a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler. |
| yankee | an inhabitant of New England or one of the northern states |
| blockade runner | a ship that manages to enter or leave a blockaded port. |
| ironclad | a 19th-century warship with armor plating. |
| casualty | a soldier who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing in battle |
| emancipate | set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions |
| 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 dollar bill |
| 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 be 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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