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Civil War Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Sectionalism a big devotion to regions of a country over the whole country
Fugitive a person who runs away from legal authority
Secede withdraw or break away from a nation or organization
Abstain to hold yourself back from doing something
Popular Sovereignty a government based on the consent of peopple
Border ruffians an armed proslavery person who crossed the border from Missouri to vote in Kansas during the mid-1850s
Arsenal a place where weapons and military equipment are stored
Secession withdrawal; to leave something
States rights idea that states should have all powers that the Constitution does not give to the federal government or forbid to the states
Border state states between the N. and S. that weren't sure whether to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
Offensive an armed military operation who agressively fight to achieve a goal; invasion or attack
Rebel a person who rises agaist a government or ruler
Yankee a term used by Southerners to describe their rivals from the union or northern side of the coniflict.
Ironclad a warship equipped with iron plating for protection
Casualty a person who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing in battle
Emancipate set free of something like, legal, social, or political restrictions.
Ratify to vote approval of
Habeas corpus a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why that person is being imprisoned
Draft a system of selecting people for required military service
Bounty a reward or payment
Greenback a slang term for U.S. paper dollars
Inflation 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 the strategy of bringing war to the entire society, not just the military
Blockade actions that keep a country from communicating and/or trading with other nations
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