Chapter 9 Vocabulary

Question 1

a piece of U.S paper money first issued by the North during the Civil War

Answer 1

Greenback

Question 2

Requiring people to enter military service

Answer 2

Conscription

Question 3

a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned

Answer 3

Habeas Corpus

Question 4

the act of wearing down by constant harrassment or attack

Answer 4

Attrition

Question 5

enough, adequate

Answer 5

Sufficient

Question 6

to put into action, to asemble

Answer 6

Implement

Question 7

money given as a reward as to encourage enlistment in the army

Answer 7

Bounty

Question 8

ship that runs through a blockade, usually to smuggle goods through a protested area

Answer 8

Blockade Runner

Question 9

to bring together in a certain place for a particular purpose

Answer 9

Assemble

Question 10

something considered important or essential

Answer 10

Crucial

Question 11

a hard biscuit made of wheat flour

Answer 11

Hardtack

Question 12

a person captured in war

Answer 12

Prisoner of War

Question 13

refusal to satisfy a request or desire

Answer 13

Denial

Question 14

an addition to something meant to make it complete

Answer 14

Supplement

Question 15

to search or raid for food

Answer 15

Forage

Question 16

a military blockade of a city or fortified place to force it to surrender

Answer 16

Siege

Question 17

to come upon face to face as an enemy or adversary

Answer 17

Encounter

Question 18

to advance in station rank, or honor

Answer 18

Promote

Question 19

to loot or plunder

Answer 19

Pillage

Question 20

authorization to act given to a representative

Answer 20

Mandate

Question 21

one who is under the authority of a superior

Answer 21

Subordinate

Question 22

something that is composed or arranged into a unified whole, as a building or edifice

Answer 22

Structure