Civil War Vocab Flashcard - 2025

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The word defer means...

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put-off, delay, shelve.

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Habeas Corpus is…

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the right to have charges filed or a hearing before being jailed.

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the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place

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siege

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the word emancipate means

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free, release, liberate.

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Casualty means...

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a person killed or injured in a war

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Rule by the army instead of the elected government is called…

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martial law

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To block a place from preventing goods or people from entering or leaving

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blockade

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Northern sympathizers of the South who were opposed to using force to preserve the union were called

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copperheads

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the word amputate means…

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cut-off, severe, eliminate.

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mandatory (you must) military service is...

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draft