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16 Cards in this Set
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emancipate
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to free from slavery
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draft
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selection of persons for required military service
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casualty
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military person killed, wounded, or captured
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blockade runner
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ship that sails into and out of a blockaded
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entrenched
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occupying a strong defensive position
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Yankee
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Union soldier
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border states
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the stats between the North an the South that were divided over whether to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy
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ironclad
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armored naval vessel
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habeas corpus
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a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person had been lawfully imprisoned
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inflation
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a rise in the price of goods
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Rebel
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Confederate soldier, so called because of opposition to the established government
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total war
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war on all aspects of the enemy's life
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ratify
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to give official approval to
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bounty
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money given as a reward, such as to encourage enlistment
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greenback
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a piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the North during the CIvil War
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offensive
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position of attacking or the attack itselff
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