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Civil War
Term | Definition |
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Sectionalism | excessive regard for sectional or local interests; regional or local spirit, prejudice, etc. |
Fugitive | a person who is fleeing, from prosecution, intolerable circumstances, etc.; a runaway: |
Secede | to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc. |
Abstain | restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something. |
Popular Sovereignty | it is the principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives (Rule by the People), who are the source of all political power. |
Border ruffians | The Border Ruffians were pro-slavery activists from the slave state of Missouri, who in 1854 to 1860 crossed the state border into Kansas Territory to force the acceptance of slavery there |
Arsenal | a collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country, person, or group. |
Border state | any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War. |
Blockade | an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving |
Offensive | actively aggressive; attacking. |
Rebel | a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler. |
Yankee | a person who lives in, or is from, the US. |
Blockade runner | a vessel that runs or attempts to run into or out of a blockaded port. |
Ironclad | covered or protected with iron. |
Casualty | a person killed or injured in a war or accident. |
Emancipate | set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions. |
Ratify | sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid. |
Habeas corpus | a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention. |
Draft | was a legislation passed by the United States Congress during the American Civil War to provide fresh manpower for the Union Army. |
Bounty | a sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal. |
Greenback | Greenbacks were paper currency (printed in green on the back) issued by the United States during the American Civil War. |
Inflation | a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money. |
Entrenched | (of an attitude, habit, or belief) firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change; ingrained. |
Total war | a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded. |