Vocabulary Flashcards

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To move to the outside of the military formation

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Flank

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System of selecting people for required military service

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Draft

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Fee paid to the government based on the amount of money you earn

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Income tax

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Slave states that stayed in the Union

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Border states

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To place with in a ditch for defense

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Entrench

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A soldier who was killed, injured, captured, or missing in battle

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Casualty

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Setting up a physical barrier to communication and/or trade

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Blockade

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Court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding the person

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Habeas corpus

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Northern Democrats who wanted to make peace with the South

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Copperheads

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