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HistoryChap6Vocab
Ark. History Chapter 6 Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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Arsenal | a place where guns and weapons are made or stored |
Bushwhacker | a Confederate guerrilla fighter during the Civil War |
Jayhawker | a Unionist guerrilla fighter during the Civil War |
Secede | to leave or break away |
Malitia | citizens trained as soldiers |
Martial Law | temporary rule of the government by the military, usually during war time |
Skirmish | a small fight or battle |
Tenacious | sticking to it, not giving up, persistance |
Discrimination | to treat some differently because of race or gender |
Contraband | a slave who escaped during the Civil War and fled to Union Camps |
Tyranny of the Majority | when the South believed that the North could abolish slavery since the North had more representation in congress. Lincoln said he didn't want to abolish slavery where it was already in existence, just to stop it from expanding westward |