26 Civil War Vocabulary Words
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| Sectionalism | restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
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| Fugitive | a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution.
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| Secede | withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
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| Abstain | restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something.
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| Popular Sovereignty | The principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power.
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| Border Ruffians | The Border Ruffians were pro-slavery activists from the slave state of Missouri, who in 1854 to 1860 crossed the state border into Kansas Territory to force the acceptance of slavery there.
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| Arsenal | a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country, person, or group.
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| Secession | the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
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| States Rights | the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
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| Border State | the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
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| Blockade | an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
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| Offensive | causing someone to feel deeply hurt, upset, or angry.
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| Rebel | a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler.
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| Yankee | a person who lives in, or is from, the US.
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| Blockade Runner | a vessel that runs or attempts to run into or out of a blockaded port.
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| Ironclad | a 19th-century warship with armor plating.
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| Casualty | a person killed or injured in a war or accident.
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| Emancipate | 1. set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.
2. free from slavery
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| Ratify | sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.
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| Habeas Corpus | a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
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| Draft | compulsory recruitment for military service.
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| Bounty | a sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal.
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| Greenback | a dollar bill; a dollar.
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| Inflation | a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
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| Entrenched | (of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained.
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| Total War | a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
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