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Civil War Vocab

TermDefinition
Sectionalism Loyalty to the interests of one’s own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.
Fugitive A person who is running away or escaping, often from the law or from slavery.
Secede To formally withdraw from an organization, alliance, or especially a political union, such as a state leaving the United States.
Abstain To deliberately choose not to participate in something, such as voting.
Popular Sovereignty The principle that the people living in a territory should have the right to decide by voting if slavery would be allowed there.
Border ruffians Pro-slavery activists from Missouri who crossed into Kansas to force the acceptance of slavery there before the Civil War.
Aresenal A place where weapons and military equipment are stored or made.
Secession The act of formally withdrawing from membership in a federation or body, especially a political state.
States rights The belief that individual states have certain rights and powers that the federal government cannot override.
Border State During the Civil War, a slave state that did not secede from the Union (e.g., Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware).
Blockade The use of ships or troops to prevent movement into or out of a port or region, often to cut off supplies.
Offensive A major military attack, or the act of actively attacking rather than defending.
Rebel A person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler; often used to refer to Confederate soldiers.
Yankee A term used, especially by Southerners during the Civil War, to refer to people from the Northern states or Union soldiers.
Blockade runner A ship that tries to slip past a blockade to deliver goods or supplies.
Ironclad A warship covered with protective iron plates, used notably during the Civil War.
Casualty A person killed, wounded, or missing in action during a war or accident.
Empanicate To set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions; often refers to freeing enslaved people.
Ratify To formally approve or confirm something, such as a law, agreement, or amendment.
Habeas corpus A legal principle that requires authorities to show valid reasons for detaining someone; protects against unlawful imprisonment.
Draft The system of requiring people to serve in the military, usually through a lottery or selection process.
Bounty A reward or payment, often given as an incentive for enlisting in the military or capturing someone.
Greenback A nickname for paper currency issued by the U.S. government 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 and difficult to change; in military terms, placed in a strong defensive position, often protected by trenches.
Total War A strategy of war in which all resources and people are mobilized for the war effort, and civilian as well as military targets may be attacked.
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