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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 Sumpter?
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 battle outside of Washington D.C., people rode their carriages out to the battlefield and held picnics to watch the battle
What is the Battle of Bull Run or Manassas?
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
This word means the forced enrollment of people into military service.
What is conscription?
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 was replaced by Abraham Lincoln after he did not persue Lee after the Battle of Gettysburg
Who is General Meade?
400
This was the name given to Northerners who came to the South after the war looking to take advantage of the situation and chaos in the Southern states
What is carpetbaggers?
400
This word means using naval vessels to prevent shipment of food and supplies into or out of ports.
What is blockade?
500
The states that seceded gave their coalition this name
What is the Confederate States of America
500
This was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
What is Antietam?
500
This was the leader of the Confederate troops during the Battle of Palmito Hill
Who is "Rip" Ford?
500
This was the name given to slaves that were emancipated
What is Freedmen?
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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