Stack #4464551 Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
Sectionalism	Sectionalism is loyalty to the interests of one’s own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.
Fugitive	A fugitive is a person who is running away or trying to escape, especially from the law or from slavery.
Secede	To secede means to formally withdraw from a political organization, such as a nation or state.
Abstain	To abstain means to deliberately avoid voting for or against a proposal or motion.
Popular Sovereignty	Popular sovereignty is the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, often used in reference to allowing settlers of a territory to decide whether slavery would be allowed there.
Border ruffians	Border ruffians were pro-slavery activists from Missouri who crossed into Kansas to force the acceptance of slavery there in the mid-1800s.
Arsenal	An arsenal is a place where weapons and military equipment are stored or made.
Secession	Secession is the act of formally withdrawing from an organization, alliance, or especially a political entity like a country.
States rights	States’ rights refers to the political powers held for the state governments rather than the federal government, often cited as a cause of the Civil War.
Border state	A border state was a slave state that did not secede from the Union during the Civil War (e.g., Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware).
Blockade	A blockade is the use of ships or troops to prevent movement into or out of a port or region, often to cut off supplies.
Offensive	An offensive is a military operation in which forces attack the enemy.
Rebel	A rebel is a person who resists authority, control, or tradition. During the Civil War, "Rebel" referred to Confederate soldiers.
Yankee	Yankee was a term used by Southerners to refer to people from the Northern states, especially Union soldiers.
Blockade runner	A blockade runner is a ship that tries to get through a blockade to deliver goods or supplies.
Ironclad	An ironclad is a warship covered with protective iron plates, first used during the Civil War.
Casualty	A casualty is a person killed, wounded, captured, or missing in battle.

Created by: Trent Garland