Civil War Vocab Word Scramble

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Term	Definition
Sectionalism	Loyalty to the interests of one’s own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.
Fugitive	A person who is running away or escaping, often from the law or from slavery.
Secede	To formally withdraw from an organization, alliance, or especially a political union, such as a state leaving the United States.
Abstain	To deliberately choose not to participate in something, such as voting.
Popular Sovereignty	The principle that the people living in a territory should have the right to decide by voting if slavery would be allowed there.
Border ruffians	Pro-slavery activists from Missouri who crossed into Kansas to force the acceptance of slavery there before the Civil War.
Aresenal	A place where weapons and military equipment are stored or made.
Secession	The act of formally withdrawing from membership in a federation or body, especially a political state.
States rights	The belief that individual states have certain rights and powers that the federal government cannot override.
Border State	During the Civil War, a slave state that did not secede from the Union (e.g., Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware).
Blockade	The use of ships or troops to prevent movement into or out of a port or region, often to cut off supplies.
Offensive	A major military attack, or the act of actively attacking rather than defending.
Rebel	A person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler; often used to refer to Confederate soldiers.
Yankee	A term used, especially by Southerners during the Civil War, to refer to people from the Northern states or Union soldiers.
Blockade runner	A ship that tries to slip past a blockade to deliver goods or supplies.
Ironclad	A warship covered with protective iron plates, used notably during the Civil War.
Casualty	A person killed, wounded, or missing in action during a war or accident.
Empanicate	To set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions; often refers to freeing enslaved people.
Ratify	To formally approve or confirm something, such as a law, agreement, or amendment.
Habeas corpus	A legal principle that requires authorities to show valid reasons for detaining someone; protects against unlawful imprisonment.
Draft	The system of requiring people to serve in the military, usually through a lottery or selection process.
Bounty	A reward or payment, often given as an incentive for enlisting in the military or capturing someone.
Greenback	A nickname for paper currency issued by the U.S. government during the Civil War, named for its green color.
Inflation	A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
Entrenched	Firmly established and difficult to change; in military terms, placed in a strong defensive position, often protected by trenches.
Total War	A strategy of war in which all resources and people are mobilized for the war effort, and civilian as well as military targets may be attacked.

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