| A | B |
|---|
| draft | A law requiring men of a certain age to serve in the military. |
| civilians | A person NOT in the military. |
| habeas corpus | The right to have charges filed or a hearing before being jailed. |
| inflation | An economic cycle in which the value of money falls and the prices of goods rise. |
| emancipate | To set free. |
| Union | The name of the Northern, or United States army, during the Civil War. |
| Confederacy | A loose alliance of states who work together for common defense, but allow each state to govern itself. This is what the South formed when they seceded from the United States. |
| secede | To formally withdraw. |
| copperhead | A Northerner who was unsupportive of the war effort and wanted to let the South secede. |
| bounty | Payments made to men for joining the army. |
