Unit 07: Civil War and Reconstruction Quizs

sectionalism

• Concern for regional needs and interests

• A focus on national unity

• An economic theory

• A political ideology favoring centralization

revenue

• income

• expense

• profit

• loss

blockade

• an agreement between countries to stop fighting

• blocking off an area to keep supplies from getting in or out

• a type of military strategy involving direct confrontation

• the act of negotiating peace treaties

individual rights

• personal liberties and freedoms

• government regulations

• social responsibilities

• economic privileges

sharecropper

• A tenant farmer who receives a portion of the crop

• A farmer who owns the land and crops

• A laborer who works for wages on a farm

• A person who rents land for a fixed fee

martial law

• The imposition of laws by a military authority, generally in defeated territories.

• A legal system governed by civilian authorities.

• A type of law that applies only during peacetime.

• A set of regulations for military personnel in active duty.

confederacy

• A group of Northern states that fought against slavery

• The group of 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States in 1860-61

• An alliance of European countries during World War I

• A political party formed in the 19th century

popular sovereignty

• Independent power given to the people

• Power held by a single ruler

• Authority derived from divine right

• Control exercised by a foreign government

federalism

• Political system in which power is shared between a national centralized government and a collection of smaller state governments

• A system where all power is held by a single central government

• A political ideology that advocates for the abolition of government

• A form of government where citizens have no say in political matters

secede

• To withdraw, including the withdrawal of states from the Union

• To join a political alliance

• To negotiate a treaty

• To establish a new government