Civil War Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Sectionalism | loyalty to a region |
Fugitive | runaway or trying to run away |
Secede | To leave or withdraw |
Abstain | To not take part in some activity,such as voting |
Popular Sovereignty | Political theory that government is subject to the will of people. |
Border ruffians | Missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in Kansas’s election during the mid-1850s. |
Arsenal | A storage place for weapons and ammunition. |
Martyr | A person who sacrifices his or her life for a principle or cause. |
Secession | Withdraw from the Union. |
State rights | Rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the Constitution. |
Border States | The states between the North and the South that were divided over whether to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy. |
Blockade | Cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out. |
Offensive | Position of attacking or the attack itself. |
Rebel | Confederate soldier,so called because of opposition to the established government. |
Yankee | Union soldier |
Blockade runner | Ships that sails into and out of blockaded area. |
Ironclad | Armored naval vessel. |
Casualty | A military person killed, wounded,or captured |
Emancipate | To free from slavery. |
Ratify | To give official approval to. |
Habeas corpus | A legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned |
Draft | The selection of persons for military service. |
Bounty | Money given as a reward,such as to encourage enlistment in the army. |
Greenback | A piece of U.S paper money first issued by the North during the Civil War. |
Inflation | A continuous rise in the price of goods and services. |
Entrenched | Occupying a strong defensive position. |
Total war | War on all aspects of the enemy’s life. |
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