Chapter 15-16 Vocab
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| Sectionalism | loyalty to a region
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| secede | to leave or withdrawl
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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
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| fugitive | runaway or trying to run away
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| Border ruffians | Missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in Kansas's election during the mid-1850's
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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 a principle or cause
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| Secession | withdrawal from the Union
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| States rights | Rights 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 the South that were divided over weather to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy
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| Blockade | Cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out; to close off a country's ports
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| Offensive | Position of attacking or the attack itself
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| Rebel | Confederate soldier, so called because of the opposition to the established government
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| Yankee | 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 to
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| Habeas corpus | A legal order for an inquiry to determine weather a person has been lawfully imprisoned
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| Draft | The selection of persons for 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 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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