Chapter 8 The Civil War and Reconstruction

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casualties

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people killed or wounded during warfare

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draft

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picking of persons for required military services

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ironclads

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armored naval vessels

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enlist

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to enroll for military service

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pardon

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to excuse an offense without a penalty

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popular sovereignty

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allowing people in each territory to decide on an issue themselves

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secede

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to withdraw

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sharecropping

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farming land for the owner in return for a share of the value of the crop

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siege

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the placing of an army around a city to force it to surrender

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strategy

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a careful plan or method