2nd CKLA - Domain 9 - The U.S. Civil War

Front

What is the Underground Railroad?

Back

A secret network that helped enslaved Africans escape to freedom in the North.

Front

What is a plantation?

Back

A very large farm where large amounts of crops are grown.

Front

What is the Mason-Dixon Line?

Back

An imaginary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland that separated free states from slave states.

Front

What is the Confederacy?

Back

The group of southern states that seceded from the United States during the Civil War.

Front

What is The Drinking Gourd?

Back

A group of stars that helped guide enslaved Africans to freedom.

Front

What does secede mean?

Back

To withdraw formally from a group or organization, such as the Union.

Front

Who was Abraham Lincoln?

Back

The President of the United States during the Civil War who worked to end slavery.

Front

What was the Civil War?

Back

A conflict between the Northern states (Union) and Southern states (Confederacy) from 1861 to 1865.

Front

What is slavery?

Back

A system where people are owned by others and forced to work without pay.

Front

What is a conductor in the context of the Underground Railroad?

Back

A person who helped guide enslaved people to freedom.