Vocabulary
Is a person who is serving in a country’s army a civilian?
(yes or no)
no
I was the president of the United States of America during the civil war and I wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. Who am I?
Abraham Lincoln
What were the northern states called during the Civil War?
The Union
What were the Southern States called during the Civil War?
The Confederacy
Did abolitionists want to keep slavery?
(yes or no)
no
I was a slave who escaped and helped lead the Underground Railroad. Who am I?
Harriet Tubman
True or False:
The Union was a collection of northern states that did not secede, or leave, the United States.
True
True or False:
The south left/seceded from the United Sates of America because they wanted to be able to keep slavery legal.
True
A student who refuses to follow the school rules is being________.
(value, rebellious, wounded, abolished)
rebellious
I led the Union Army during the Civil War. Who am I?
Ulysses S. Grant/General Grant
True or False:
The Union was a group of states that relied mostly on slavery for the workers on their large plantations.
Artemis
True or False:
The Underground Railroad was used by enslaved Africans to travel to southern states to gain their freedom.
False
The group of people that help the president make decisions is called the__________.
(abolitionists, value, civilians, cabinet)
cabinet
I led the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Who am I?
Robert E. Lee/General Lee
I am the president of the Union.
Abraham Lincoln
The Confederate soldiers were called ________.
rebels
If you fall and scrape your knee, that means you are _________.
(wounded, cabinet, abolitionists, value)
wounded
I was a female nurse who helped the wounded during the Civil War and created the American Red Cross Foundation. Who am I?
Clara Barton
Challenge:
The Union soldiers were called ________.
Yankees
Challenge:
This city was the capital of the Confederate States during the Civil War. (Hint: it is in Virginia)
Richmond