CIVIL WAR
VOCABULARY
IMPORTANT PEOPLE
HOLIDAYS
CIVIL RIGHTS
100
The president that fought to end slavery
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
A series of escape routes or hiding places to bring slaves out of the South
What is the Underground Railroad?
100
After escaping to the North, he raised enough money to buy his freedom
Who is Frederick Douglass?
100
To celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776
What is Independence Day (July 4)?
100
The rights that countries guarantee their citizens
What is Civil Rights?
200
The Confederate States of America elected him as President
Who is Jefferson Davis?
200
A tax on imported goods
What is a tariff?
200
He was a general that led a Union army
Who is Ulysses S. Grant
200
To honor all the people who have died in U.S. wars
What is Memorial Day (last Monday in May)?
200
A protest in which all African Americans refused to ride the buses for over a year in hopes of ending segregation
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
300
Where the Civil War began
What is Fort Sumter?
300
Someone who fought to end slavery
What is an abolitionist?
300
She helped many slaves to escape slavery
Who is Harriet Tubman?
300
To honor Dr. King, who worked for civil rights for African Americans and to end poverty
What is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (third Monday in January)?
300
An African American woman that was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on the bus. This woman was very influential in the Civil Rights Movement
Who is Rosa Parks?
400
It is known as the War Between the States or the War Between the North and the South
What is the Civil War?
400
Loyalty to one part of the country
What is sectionalism?
400
The author of the book, Uncle Tom's Cabin
Who is Harriet Beecher Stowe?
400
To remember the people who have served the country in war
What is Veterans Day (November 11)?
400
A minister from Atlanta, Georgia that inspired many people with his courage and powerful speeches
Who is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.?
500
Famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln
What is the Gettysburg Address?
500
The unfair treatment of particular groups
What is discrimination?
500
He was a skilled and respected Confederate general
Who is General Robert E. Lee?
500
To honor the contributions American Indians have made to the United States
What is American Indian Day (celebrated in Tennessee on the fourth Monday in September)?
500
The forced separation the races
What is segregation?
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