1. Unit 7 Vocabulary: Civil War and Reconstruction

2. sectionalism –
Division based on the concern for regional needs and interests

3. secede –
to withdraw, including the withdrawal of states from the Union

4. blockade –
blocking off an area to keep supplies from getting in or out

5. blockade
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6. emancipation –
the act of giving someone freedom

7. reconstruction –
the act of rebuilding, generally refers to the rebuilding of the Union following the Civil War

8. reconstruction
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9. martial law –
the imposition of laws by a military authority, generally in defeated territories

10. sharecropper –
a tenant farmer who receives a portion of the crop

11. popular sovereignty –
independent power given to the people

12. popular sovereignty
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13. Republicanism -
an ideology of being a citizen in a state as a republic under which the people hold popular sovereignty

14. individual rights -
the liberties of each individual to pursue life and goals without interference from other individuals or the government

15. individual rights
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16. separation of powers -
a fundamental principle of the United States government, whereby powers and responsibilities are divided among the legislative branch, executive branch, and judicial branch

17. checks and balances -
a system that allows each branch of a government to amend or veto acts of another branch so as to prevent any one branch from exerting too much power

18. federalism –
the distribution of power in an organization (as a government) between a central authority and the states

19. federalism
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20. constitution -
the system of beliefs and laws by which a country, state, or organization is governed

21. ideology -
a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy

22. principles -
a fundamental truth or proposition that serves as the foundation for a system of belief or behavior or for a chain of reasoning

23. Confederacy -
a league or alliance, especially of confederate states