Civil War in Texas Vocabulary Lesson

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If you were wearing chains, what would this key mean to you?

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​The

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made cotton production faster and easier by removing seeds from cotton.

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The

was fought between the Northern states (Union) and the Southern states (Confederacy) from 1861 to 1865.

Multiple Choice

How did the invention of the cotton gin change the need for labor on cotton farms?

• It had no impact on labor requirements.
• It increased the need for labor on cotton farms.
• It reduced the need for labor on cotton farms.
• It eliminated the need for labor on cotton farms.

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When a group or military stops people or goods from ​

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or​

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an area.

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Union

entering

running

Confederate

leaving

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Match the following

• cotton gin

• Civil War

• labor

• blockade

increased cotton production

conflict between North and South

hard work

stop goods from leaving an area

• increased cotton production

• conflict between North and South

• hard work

• stop goods from leaving an area

Multiple Choice

Which states or people were known as 'Confederate' during the Civil War?

• States that fought against the Union

• States that supported the Union

• Northern states

• Western states

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Select the location of the Confederate states.

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describes the act of setting someone free, especially from slavery.

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Emancipation

Industrialization

Manufacturing

Secession

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Industrialization is changing from making things by ​

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to making them in big ​

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.

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hand

factories

machines

homes

small workshops

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Producing, making things, and factory work are synonyms for ​

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.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the meaning of 'occupy' as used in the context of the Civil War?

• To take possession and control of a place by military force

• To leave or break away from a country

• To set someone free from slavery

• To make items in large amounts

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Match the following

• Confederate

• emancipation

• industrialization

• manufacturing

• occupy

Southern states during the Civil War

The act of freeing enslaved people

Making things in factories

Production of goods in a large amounts

Possession or control of a place

• Southern states during the Civil War

• The act of freeing enslaved people

• Making things in factories

• Production of goods in a large amounts

• Possession or control of a place

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Southern states decided to

from the Union, leading to the Civil War.

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Select THREE other synonyms for 'Union'.

• North

• South

• USA

• Federal

• Confederate

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Select the 'Union' on the map.

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Match the following

• secede

• Union

• Confederate

• abolition

• emancipation

to break away or leave

the northern states during the Civil War

the southern states during the Civil War

the movement to end slavery

freeing of enslaved people

• to break away or leave

• the northern states during the Civil War

• the southern states during the Civil War

• the movement to end slavery

• freeing of enslaved people