Chapter 9 Vocabulary Flashcards
a piece of U.S paper money first issued by the North during the Civil War
Greenback
Requiring people to enter military service
Conscription
a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned
Habeas Corpus
the act of wearing down by constant harrassment or attack
Attrition
enough, adequate
Sufficient
to put into action, to asemble
Implement
money given as a reward as to encourage enlistment in the army
Bounty
ship that runs through a blockade, usually to smuggle goods through a protested area
Blockade Runner
to bring together in a certain place for a particular purpose
Assemble
something considered important or essential
Crucial
a hard biscuit made of wheat flour
Hardtack
a person captured in war
Prisoner of War
refusal to satisfy a request or desire
Denial
an addition to something meant to make it complete
Supplement
to search or raid for food
Forage
a military blockade of a city or fortified place to force it to surrender
Siege
to come upon face to face as an enemy or adversary
Encounter
to advance in station rank, or honor
Promote
to loot or plunder
Pillage
authorization to act given to a representative
Mandate
one who is under the authority of a superior
Subordinate
something that is composed or arranged into a unified whole, as a building or edifice
Structure
