vocab
a person who wanted to end slavery
Abolitionist
to set free
emancipate
to formally withdraw from an alliance or union
secede
a person who runs away from legal authority
fugitive
rule or control
sovereignty
a war between citizens of the same country
civil war
a person who dies or suffers for a cause
martyr
withdrawal; to leave the Union
secession
state between the North and South that was divided over whether to remain in the Union or join the Confederacy
border state
to join
enlist
a ship covered with iron armor
ironclad
soldier who is killed, wounded, or captured
casualty
a legal process that prohibits the government from jailing anyone without lawful grounds
habeas corpus
the selection system for required military service
draft
surrounding and blockading a town or outpost
siege