Civil War Vocabulary

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What is the term used for a person who wants to end or abolish slavery?

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Abolish/Abolitionist

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What does the term "Blockade" refer to in the context of the Civil War?

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To stop people or supplies from entering or leaving a port or country

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What was the Civil War?

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A war between groups of people in the same country

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What does the term "Confederacy" refer to?

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States that separated themselves from the U.S. during the American Civil War

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What is the Emancipation Proclamation?

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The official statement by President Lincoln to free slaves in the southern states

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What is an Executive Order?

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An order that comes from the U.S. President or a government agency and must be obeyed like a law.

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What does the term "Export" mean?

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to send a product to be sold in another country

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What are "Jim Crow Laws"?

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laws that did not give black people the same rights as white people

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What does it mean to "Nullify" something?

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a legal decision to make something have no effect

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What is a "Poll Tax"?

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a tax that each adult has to pay in order to vote in an election