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Civil War Vocabulary
100
The main issue in the US that led to the Civil War
What is slavery?
100

This fort was fired upon by Confederate troops to start the Civil war

What is Fort Sumter?

100
The Union general that was victorious at Vicksburg
Who is General Ulysses S. Grant?
100
He was the man that assassinated Abraham Lincoln
Who is John Wilkes Booth?
100
This word is used to mean the freeing of the slaves.
What is emancipation?
200
The main agricultural product in the Southern States that made slavery necessary
What is cotton?
200

In this event, general Sherman led his troops on a 300 mile long journey of destruction.

What is the Sherman's March to the Sea?

200
This Confederate general got his nickname at the first Battle of Bull Run because he stood still and watched the battle without fear
Who is Stonewall Jackson?
200
The name of the theater where President Lincoln was assassinated
What is Ford Theater?
200
This word means to withdraw from a larger unit such as the United States.
What is secede?
300
This was a movement in the Northern States that wanted to rid the US of slavery
What is the Abolitionist Movement?
300
On July 4, 1863 Confederate troops lost major battles at these two places
What is Vicksburg and Gettysburg?
300
This was the President of the Confederate States of America
Who is Jefferson Davis?
300
The rebuilding and reestablishing of the Southern states after the Civil War was called this.
What is reconstruction?
300

To cancel or legally overturn

What is Nullify?

400
Texas seceded from the United States in this year
What is 1861?
400
Robert E. Lee surrendered at this now famous courthouse
What is Appomattox?
400

This General used a strategy of "scorched earth" against the Confederacy.

Who is General Sherman?

400

What was the Amendment that was passed to guarantee the right to vote regardless of the person's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. 

What is the 15th Amendment?

400

The rights of the states that are not defined by the Constitution.

What are states' rights?

500

The states that seceded gave their group this name

What is the Confederate States of America

500
This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
What is Antietam?
500

This Confederate General led his troops to bomb Union troops at Ft. Sumter. 

Who is General Beauregard?

500

This Act outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, etc. 

What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

500

This is a term that used for laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War.

What are black codes?

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