chapter 15 and 16
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| Sectionalism | Loyalty to a region
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| Fugitive | runaway or trying to run away
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| Secede | to leave or withdraw
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| Abstain | to not take part in some activity, such as voting
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| popular sovereignty | political theory that government is subject to the will of the people; before the Civil War, the idea that people living in a territory had the right to decide by voting if slavery would be allowed there
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| arsenal | a storage place for weapons and ammunition
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| martyr | a person who sacrifices his or her life for principle or cause
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| secession | withdrawal from the Union
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| state's rights | right and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the Constitution; the belief that states' rights supersede federal rights and law
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| Border State | The States between the North and South that were divided over whether to stay in the Union or to join the Confederacy
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| Blockade | Blockade To cut of an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out
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| Offensive | position of attacking or the attack itself
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| Rebel | Confederate solider, so called because of opposition to the established government
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| Yankee | A union soldier
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| Blockade Runner | Ship that sails into and out of a blockaded area
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| Ironclad | 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
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| Habeas Corpus | a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned
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| Draft | the selection of persons for required military service
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| Bounty | Money given as a reward, such as to encourage enlistment in the army
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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 continuous rise rise in the price of goods and services
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| Entrenched | Occupying a strong defensive position
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| Total War | War on all aspects of the enemy's life
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| border ruffians | one of a group of pro slavery Missourians during the period from 1854 until the beginning of the Civil War who used to cross the border into Kansas to vote illegally, make raids, and intimidate the antislavery settlers.
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