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14 Cards in this Set
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emancipate
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to free from bondage
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draft
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a process of selecting people for required military duty
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ironclad
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a nineteenth-century warship with metal-armored sides
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blockade runner
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a ship that attempts to get past enemy blockades
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strategy
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a plan of action
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casualty
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a person killed or injured in wartime
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Greenback
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a United States paper dollar
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income tax
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a tax on a person's yearly earnings
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inflation
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a sharp, steady rise in prices
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bounty
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a bonus, often for performing a service for the government
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habeus corpus
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a writ that protects a person from being jailed illegally by requiring that the arrested person be brought to court
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offensive
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attacking
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defensive
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protecting from attack
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enlist
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to sign up for a term of service in the armed forces
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