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Civil War
Civil war
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Sectionalism | Loyalty or support for a specific region or section of a country, often at the expense of national unity. |
| Fugitive | A person who is running away from legal authority, often used in the context of someone escaping slavery or justice |
| Secede | To withdraw or break away from a nation or organization. In U.S. history, this most notably refers to Southern states leaving the Union prior to the Civil War |
| Abstain | To deliberately choose not to participate in a vote or decision. |
| Popular Sovereignty | The principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people. |
| Border Ruffians | Proslavery raiders from Missouri who crossed into Kansas Territory during the mid-1800s to influence whether Kansas would enter the Union as a slave state |
| Arsenal | A place where weapons and military equipment are stored |
| Secession | The act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or especially a political entity. |
| States' Rights | The idea that states should have all powers that the Constitution does not specifically give to the federal government or forbid to the states. |
| Border state | A slave state located between the North and South that remained in the Union during the Civil War, such as Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, and Delaware |
| Blockade | The practice of positioning naval ships in front of an enemy’s harbors and river openings to prevent vessels loaded with commerce from entering or leaving |
| Offensive | A military operation in which forces attack rather than defend; an aggressive movement or campaign against an enemy. |
| Rebel | A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States during the Civil War |
| Yankee | A nickname for people in the North, especially Union soldiers, during the Civil War |
| Blockade runner | A ship that attempts to slip past a blockade to deliver goods or supplies. |
| Ironclad | A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding |
| Casualty | A soldier who is injured, killed, captured, missing in action, deserted, became sick, was discharged, or otherwise lost to service during battle |
| Emancipate | To set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions; in the Civil War context, to free enslaved people. |
| Ratify | To formally approve or confirm a law, treaty, or constitutional amendment, making it officially valid. |
| Habeas corpus | A legal principle that protects against unlawful imprisonment, requiring authorities to bring a detained person before a court to determine if the detention is lawful. |
| Draft | A system for requiring people to serve in the military; also called conscription |
| Bounty | A sum of money offered as an incentive for enlisting in the military. |
| Greenback | A paper currency issued by the United States during the Civil War, named for its green color. |
| Inflation | A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. |
| Entrenched | Firmly established in a position, often used to describe troops or defenses that are dug in and fortified. |
| Total war | A strategy in which all of a nation’s resources and population are mobilized for the war effort, targeting not only the enemy’s military but also its infrastructure and civilian resources. |
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