war vocab

1. states: Slave states that did not secede from the
5. war A military strategy where an army destroys anything that might be useful to the enemy, including civilian resources like food and infrastructure.
7. A 19th-century warship protected by iron plating.
9. To formally sign up for service in the military.
10. The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union.
11. To occupy a strong defensive position, often by digging ditches or trenches.
15. A soldier who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing in action.
16. A sum of money paid by the government to encourage men to enlist in the military.

2. The refusal to accept or comply with something; in this context, opposition to the enemy’s forces or authority.
3. an unrecognized breakaway republic of 11 Southern U.S. states that seceded to protect the institution of slavery and states' rights
4. rights The political belief that individual states should have more power than the federal government, often used to justify slavery and secession.
6. Proclamation An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing enslaved people in Confederate-held territory.
8. the federal government of the United States and the states that remained loyal to it during the American Civil War (1861–1865)
12. corpus A legal right that protects individuals from being held in jail without being charged with a crime.
13. A system of required (compulsory) military service.
14. The side or edge of a military formation.