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. before civil war the idea of people living in a territory had the right to decide by voting if slavery would be allowed there. |
border ruffians | Missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in Kansas's election during the mid 1850's |
arsenal | a storage place for weapons and ammunition |
martyr | a person who sacrifices his or her life for a principle or cause |
secession | withdrawal from the union |
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 |
border state | the states between the north and 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 to close off a country's ports |
offensive | position of attacking or the attack its self |
rebel | confederate soldier so called because of opposition to the established government |
yankee | union solider |
blockade runner | ship that sails into and out of a blockaded area |
ironclad | armored navel 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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