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US History Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What Is Sectionalism? | Loyalty to the interests of one’s own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole. |
| What is a Fugitive? | A person who is running away or escaping, often from the law. |
| What is Seceding? | To formally withdraw from a group, organization, or political entity, such as a state leaving a country. |
| What is Abstaining? | To deliberately choose not to vote or participate in a decision. |
| What is Popular Sovereignty? | The principle that the authority of a government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, often through voting. |
| What are Border Ruffians? | Pro-slavery activists from Missouri who crossed into Kansas to influence the state’s decision on slavery. |
| What is an Arsenal? | A place where weapons and military equipment are stored. |
| What is Secession? | The act of formally withdrawing from an organization, alliance, or especially a political entity like a nation. |
| What are States' Rights? | The belief that individual states have the right to govern themselves and make their own laws, rather than being controlled by the federal government. |
| What is a Border State? | A slave state that did not secede from the Union during the American Civil War. |
| What is a Blockade? | The use of ships or troops to prevent movement into or out of a port or region. |
| What is an Offensive? | A military operation in which forces attack the enemy. |
| What is a Rebel? | A person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler. |
| What is a Yankee? | A term used during the Civil War to refer to soldiers from the Union (northern) states. |
| What is a Blockade Runner? | A ship that slips past a blockade to deliver goods, often illegally. |
| What is an Ironclad? | A warship covered with protective iron plates. |
| What is Casualty? | A person killed, wounded, captured, or missing in a war or accident. |
| What is Emancipating? | To set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions; often refers to freeing slaves. |
| What is Ratifying? | To formally approve or confirm a decision, law, or agreement. |
| What is Habeas Corpus? | A legal principle that protects against unlawful imprisonment by allowing a person to challenge their detention in court. |
| What is a Draft? | A system for selecting individuals for compulsory military service. |
| What is a Bounty? | A reward, often monetary, offered for enlisting in the military or for capturing someone. |
| What is a Greenback? | Paper currency issued by the U.S. government during the Civil War. |
| What is Inflation? | A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. |
| What is Entrenching? | Firmly established and difficult to change; in military terms, placed in a strong defensive position. |
| What is Total War? | A war strategy in which all of a nation’s resources are mobilized for the war effort, affecting civilians as well as soldiers. |
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