Civil War vocab Flashcards
Habeas corpus
A law saying that a person under arrest must be brought to a judge or court.
The right to be told what your are being held for and appear before a judge
Emancipate
To give someone the political or legal right that they did not have before
Siege
To surround a town cutting off transportation, supplies, etc
Border states
The states the separated the north from the south
Martial law
Military government involving a suspension of an ordinary law
Rule by army
Copperhead
People who opposed using force to keep the south in the union
Draft
To be recruited in a military service
Inflation
A rise in prices and the decrease in the value of money
Income tax
A tax on a persons earnings
Profiteer
People who get rich off the government by charging excessive prices for goods needed to supply the military
Total war
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