Vocabulary 1
Defeat
Defeat: failure to win
Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
Yankees
the nickname given to Union soldiers during the civil war.
Advisors
people who give advice
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Proclamation to declare the end of slavery in the United States.
Rebels
the nickname given to the Confederate soldiers.
Issue
a problem or topic that people are talking about, and may disagree about.
What is a war called if it is between 2 groups in the same country?
Civil War
Abolitionists
a person who worked to abolish, or end slavery.
Expand
to spread out, or to become bigger.
Who created the Red Cross Organization?
Clara Barton
Plantation
large farms where crops are raised.
Value
usefulness or importance.
Who won the Civil War?
North
Economy
the system by which people produce and trade goods