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Civil War Vocab

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

CIVIL WAR VOCAB

BY: SAMANTHA ANDERSON
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ABOLITION

THE MOVEMENT TO END SLAVERY

BALANCE OF POWER

AN EQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF POWER BETWEEN OPPOSING SIDES OF AN ISSUE

BLOCKADE

WHEN ARMED FORCES PREVENT THE TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS

COMPROMISE

TO REACH AN ARGUMENT THROUGH NEGOTIATION, ESCH GETS PART OF WGAT THEY WANT
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CONFEDERACY

SHORT NAME FOR NATION FORMED BY THE SOUTHERN STATE AFTER THEIR SECESSION FROM US
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COTTON DIPLOMACY

SOUTHERN ATTEMPT TO USE EUROPEAN DEMAND FOR COTTON TO GET THE FRENCH AND BRITAIN TO JOIN THE CONFERENCES SIDE IN THE CIVIL WAR

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT CONTROLLED BY THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE BRANCHES BY US

POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY

A SYSTEM IN WHICH THE RESIDENTS OF A COMMUNITY VOTE TO DECIDE AN ISSUE

SECESSION

WITHDRAWAL OF SOUTHERN STATES FRON THE UNION

UNION

THE NAME USED BY THE NORTHERN STATES DURING THE CIVIL WAR