Chapter 15-16 Vocab of The American Journey 8th Grade textbook
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| Sectionalism | loyalty to a region
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| Fugitive | a runaway
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| Secede | to leave or withdraw
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| Abstain | to not take part in an activity
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| Popular Sovereignty | political theory that government is subject to the will of the people
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| Border Ruffians | People from Missouri who traveled to Kansas to vote in the election
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| Arsenal | a storage place for weapons and ammunition
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| Martyr | a person who dies for a principal or cause
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| Secession | to secede, i.e. from another country
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| States' Rights | the belief that states' rights supersede federal rights and law
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| Border State | a state between the North and South that debated joining the Confederacy.
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| Blockade | to prevent supplies from going in and out of an area by military force
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| Offensive | a position of attacking
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| Rebel | a Confederate soldier
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| Yankee | Union soldier
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| Blockade Runner | a ship that sails in and out of a blockaded area
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| Ironclad | an armored naval vessel
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| Casualty | a military person killed, wounded, or captured
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| Emancipate | to free from slavery
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| Ratify | to give official approval to, i.e. by congressional decision
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| Habeas Corpus | legal inquiry into whether or not a person has been legally imprisoned
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| Draft | the selection process of persons for military service
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| Bounty | money given as a reward
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| Greenback | a piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the North during the Civil War
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| Inflation | a rise in the price of goods and services-the devaluation of money
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| Entrenched | occupying a strong defensive position
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| Total War | a war on all aspects of the enemy's life
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