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Soc.Stud. Ch 15 & 16
Vocabulary from Chapter 15/16
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ratify | to give official approval to. |
| Casualty | a military person killed, wounded or captured. |
| Offensive | the position of attacking or the attack itself. |
| Emancipate | to free from slavery |
| Border States | the states between the North and the South that were divided over whether to stay in the Union or Join the Confederacy. |
| Yankee | a Union Soldier |
| Rebel | Confederated Soldier, so called because of opposition to the established government. |
| total war | war on all aspects of the enemies life. |
| blockade | cutoff an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out; to close off a countries ports. |
| sectionalism | exaggerated loyalty to a particular region of the country |
| fugitive | someone who runs away from the law |
| secede | to leave the Union |
| popular sovereignty | allowing people to decide issues for themselves |
| border ruffians | pro-slavery supporters from missouri who travelled in armed groups and crossed into Kansas to vote in the 1855 election |
| civil war (in general) | a conflict between citizens of the same country |
| Arsenal | a storage place for weapons |
| martyr | a person who dies for a great cause |
| secession | withdrawl from the union |
| states rights theory | theory that says states are independent powers with the right to make decisions, such as voluntarily leaving the union |
| abstain | term that means not to cast votes |
| List differences and likenesses between the North and South | (blank) |
| What are the 4 points of the Missouri Compomise | (blank) |
| Explain the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 | (blank) |
| What 2 things were accomplished by the Compromise of 1850 | (blank) |
| Which events angered the North? | (blank) |
| Which events helped stabilize the North | (blank) |
| Which events angered the South | (blank) |
| When was UNcle Toms Cabin published? | (blank) |
| Which events helped stabilize the South? | (blank) |
| List 3 results of the Kansas- Nebraska Act of 1854 | (blank) |
| List 2 results of the Dred Scott Decision of 1857 | (blank) |
| Where and what was John Brown's Raid? | (blank) |
| Explain the importance of the election of A. Lincoln in 1860. | (blank) |
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Ben McGrath
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