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Chapter 15/16 vocab

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Definition
Sectionalism   Loyalty to a region.  
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Fugitive   Runaway or to run away.  
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Secede   To leave or withdraw.  
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Abstain   To not take part in some activity.  
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Popular Sovereignty   Political theory that government is subject to the will of the people.  
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Border ruffians   Missourians that traveled in armed groups.  
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Arsenal   A storage place for weapons and ammunition.  
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`Martyr   A person who dies for a great cause.  
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Secession   Withdrawal from the Union.  
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States' Rights   The beliefs that States' rights supersede federal rights and law.  
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Border State   4 states that allowed slavery. Missouri Kentucky Maryland Delaware  
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Blockade   close or block a port  
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Offensive   went on the attack  
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Rebel   confederate army was sometimes called this  
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Yankee   the union army soldiers was know as these  
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Blockade Runner   confederate ships  
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Ironclad   modern armored self-propelled warship  
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Casualty   war deaths  
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Emancipate   free slaves  
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Ratify   officially approve by signing or voting for something  
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Habeas Corpus   guarantees accused persons the right to a hearing before being jailed  
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Draft   this required men between 18 and 35 to serve in the army for 3 years  
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Bounty   a monetary gift or reward usually give by a government  
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Greenback   northern money called this because if its color  
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Inflation   a general increase in prices  
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Entrenched   set up in a strong position  
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Total War   union troops cut a path of destruction sometimes 50 miles wide killing and destroying everything in their path.  
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