Civil War Vocab

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Inhumane

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Not treated like a human

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Moral

Back

Doing the right thing

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Devastate

Back

To destroy or ruin something

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Fugitive

Back

Someone running from the law.

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Popular Sovereignty

Back

The people decide laws by voting.

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Liberate

Back

To set free

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Emancipate

Back

To set free from slavery

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The Union

Back

Twenty northern states that fought in the Civil War

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The Confederacy

Back

The eleven southern states that fought in the Civil War

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Blockade

Back

To seal off a harbor by blocking it with other ships.