Civil War Vocabulary 2021

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The Civil War was.......

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War between North (union states) and South (confederate states) over slavery and succeeding.

Front

What was the name of the states that seceded and formed their own country?

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The confederates

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The northern states during the Civil War, which remained with the original United States government, were called...

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The union

Front

States bordering the North that were slave states but did not secede were called....

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border states

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A formal withdrawal, or breaking apart, of states or regions from a nation is called

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succession

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To save; to keep from harm; to protect is to.....

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preserve

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Slavery is best defined as......

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the condition of being owned by another person and being made to work without wages.

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The president of the Confederate States of America was....

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Jefferson Davis

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The rights and powers held by individual U.S. states rather than by the federal government is called

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states' rights

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Something that is allowed within the boundaries of the Constitution is considered....

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constitutional