Civil War Erupts Vocabulary Copy the vocabulary and

Civil War Erupts Vocabulary Copy the vocabulary and the definitions on a piece of paper.

draft • a picking of persons for required military service

casualty • a person or thing injured, lost, or destroyed

Maneuvered To move or guide something Very carefully

Border States • States between the North and the South - Missouri, Kentucky, and Maryland

civilian • a person not on active duty in the armed services or not on a police or firefighting force

telegraph • an electric device or system for sending messages by a code over wires

Persuading To try to get someone to agree With your plan or opinion

Perseverance To try hard and to not give u

Destiny To believe that certain things Will happen because they ar Meant to be.

Encountered To meet or run into someone unexpectedly

Crucial Something that is extremely important

Appealed To make a request with a lot o feeling

Crisis A situation that suddenly Becomes very dangerous or Difficult.

strategy • a careful plan or method

blockade • The cutting off of an area by means of troops or warships to stop the coming in or going out of people or supplies

riot • public violence, disturbance, or disorder

emancipation • to free from someone else's control or power; • especially : to free from slavery