Social Studies
States rights
Name theory that says states are independent powers with the right to make decisions, such as voluntarily leaving the union
Civil war
What is a conflict between citizens of the same country
Martyr
What is a person called who dies for a great cause
Ironclad
What is a ship covered with thick iron plates
Sectionalism
What is exaggerated loyalty to a particular region of the country
Fugitive
What is someone who runs away from the law
Habeas Corpus
What is the night of accused individuals to have a hearing before being jailed
Casualty
What term describes a person killed or wounded in battle
Popular sovereignty
What term means allowing people to decide issues for themselves
Abstain
What term means not to cast a vote
Emancipate
What term means to free enslaved people
Offensive
What term means to go on the attack
Secession
What term means withdrawal from the union
Aresenal
What term names a storage place for weapons
Border ruffians
What term names proslavery supporters from Missouri who traveled in armed groups and crossed into Kansas to vote in the election of 1855
Border states
What term refers to the four states that allowed slavery yet remained in the union when the Confederacy was formed
Entrenched
What word describes when a military forces in a strong position
Inflation
What word means a general increase in price
Ratify
What word means to approve
Blockade
What word means to close ports
Secede
What word means to leave the union
Blockade runner
What word refers to a Confederate ship that sailed in and out of closed southern ports
Greenback
What world refers to the paper money printed by the north during the Civil War