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