Vocabulary – Henry L. Benning
Waged
Verb
to engage in war or in a serious fight to achieve an end
Disunionists
Noun
Supporters of the secession movement leading up to the American Civil War
Sectional
Adjective
Involving different groups or sections of a society or region. Divided groups
Associate Justice
Noun
A member of the Georgia Supreme Court. Not the Chief Justice.
Draft
Verb
to sketch or write a first version of a picture, document, or plan
Ordinance
Noun
a law or rule made by an authority such as a city government
Secession
Noun
the withdrawal from the Union of 11 Southern States in 1860-1861 that led to the formation of the Confederacy and the beginning of the Civil War
Old Dominion
Noun
Nickname for the state of Virginia
Rebel
Noun
a soldier who belongs to a force seeking to overthrow a government or ruling power