The Civil War

Vocabulary A

100

something that shows usefulness or importance

value

200

you want to do things your own way

rebellious

300

the system by which people buy and trade goods

economy

400

to spread out and become larger

expand

500

southern states that broke away from the U.S.

Confederacy

The North

100

believed that slavery was wrong and made it illegal

Northern states

200

the Union states seceded from the U.S. 

True or False

False

300

The nickname for the Union

Yankees

400

How did the North change after the Civil War? 

more inventions, more factories, more railroads, more people moving to the North

500

I was the capital of the Union Army.

Washington, DC

The South

100

believed that slavery was ok and allowed it to happen

Southern states

200

How many states seceded from the U.S. at first? 

7 southern states

300

The Confederacy seceded from the U.S.

True or False

True

400

The nickname for the Confederacy

Rebels

500

How was the South after the war ended?

they had to rebuild many of their towns and cities

Civil War

100

I was President during the U.S. Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln

200

I commanded the Confederate Army.

Robert E. Lee

300

I commanded the Union army.

Ulysses S. Grant

400

I helped wounded soldiers get the supplies they needed during the battles.

Clara Barton

500

I was a spy for the Union army and helped people escape to freedom.

Harriet Tubman

Vocabulary B

100

northern states that did not secede

Union

200

citizens who are not in the military or police force

civilians

300

people who give advice

advisors

400

people who have been injured or hurt

wounded

500

ended or stopped

abolished