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Civil War
CHapter 15, 16 vocab
words | definitions |
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Sectionalism | loyalty to a region |
fugititve | runaway or trying to run awayto leave or withdraw |
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 the people |
border ruffians | missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in kansas election during the mid 1850s |
arsenal | a storage place for weapons and ammunitin |
martyr | a person who sacrifices his or her life for a principle or cause |
secession | withdrawal from the union |
states rights | powers and rights reserved for the state |
border state | states between north and south |
blockade | cutt of area |
offensive | posititon of attacking |
rebel | confederate soilder |
yankee | union soilder |
blockade runner | ship that sails into and out of a blockade |
ironclad | amored naval vessels |
casualty | a military person killed |
emancipate | to free from slavery |
ratify | to give official approval to |
habeas corpus | legal order |
draft | selection |
bounty | hit on someone |
greenback | us paper |
inflation | rise in goods |
entrenched | occupying a strong defensive position |
total war | war on all aspects |