| A | B |
|---|
| Yankee | A person from or fighting for the Union during the Civil War |
| draft | the selection of persons for military service |
| secede | to leave or break away |
| states rights | Rights and powers independent of the federal government that are reserved to the state by the Constitution |
| slave codes | Laws passed in Southern states that controlled and restricted the rights of enslaved people |
| Rebel | a person from or fighting for the Confederacy during the Civil War |
| greenback | A piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the North during the Civil War |
| siege | a military blockade |
| Emancipation Proclaimation | a document issued by Abraham Lincoln that was meant to free the slaves in the South during the Civil War |
| Border State | a state between the North and the South that was divided over whether to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy |
| emancipate | To free from bondage or oppression |
| Habeas Corpus | A writ or legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned |
| black codes | Laws passed in the South just after the Civil War aimed at controlling freedmen and enabling plantation owners to exploit African American workers |
| discrimination | unfair or unequal treatment of a group of people |
| Confederacy | The group of southern states that formed their own nation during the Civil War |
| inflation | the continuous rise in the price of goods and services |
| freemen | the term given to former slaves who have been released from slavery |
| pluralistic society | A society in which there are many different people who form one nation |
