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21 Word Vocab

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Sectionalism   show
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show A fugitive is a person who is running away or trying to escape, especially from the law or from custody. In American history, this often refers to enslaved people who escaped from slavery.  
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Secede   show
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Abstain   show
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show Popular sovereignty is 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. In the 1800s, it referred to allowing settlers of a territory to decide whe  
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Border Ruffians   show
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show An arsenal is a place where weapons and military equipment are stored or made.  
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show Secession is the act of formally withdrawing from a federation or political state. In U.S. history, it refers to the Southern states leaving the Union to form the Confederacy.  
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show States’ rights is the belief that individual states have certain rights and political powers that the federal government cannot overrule. This was a major issue leading up to the Civil War.  
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Border State   show
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Blockade   show
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show An offensive is a military operation in which forces attack the enemy, as opposed to defending against attacks.  
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show A rebel is a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler. During the Civil War, "Rebel" referred to Confederate soldiers.  
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Yankee   show
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show A blockade runner was a ship that slipped past a blockade to deliver goods or supplies, often used by the Confederacy to get around the Union blockade.  
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show An ironclad was a warship covered with protective iron plates, used during the Civil War for greater defense against enemy fire.  
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Casualty   show
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show To emancipate means to set someone free from slavery or bondage.  
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show To ratify means to formally approve or confirm something, such as a law, agreement, or constitutional amendment.  
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show Habeas corpus is a legal principle that protects against unlawful imprisonment by requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or court.  
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Draft   show
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show A bounty is a sum of money offered as a reward, often for enlisting in the military or for capturing someone.  
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Greenback   show
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show Inflation is a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.  
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show Entrenched means firmly established and difficult to change. In a military context, it refers to soldiers being in a strong defensive position, often in trenches.  
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Total War   show
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