Civil War Vocabulary

What is a "Civil War"?

• a war between two super heros
• a war between groups in the same country
• a war between two states
• a war between dogs and cats

What is a "Confederacy"?

• a group of football players who left their teams
• a group of guys who love the south
• the group of southern states that left the Union
• a group of states that love pancakes

What does the term "Union" mean?

• the states that Abe Lincoln lived in
• the states that have letters "A" in them
• the states that were left over after annexation
• the states that remained in the United States

"Defensive" war means?

• done to protect against an attack
• the freeing of people
• done to prevent soldiers from leaving
• done to declare ones army stronger

What does "Emancipation" mean?

• the freeing of birds
• the freeing of poles
• the freeing of people
• the freeing of soldiers from war

What does the word "Draft" mean?

• to select people for military service
• to select people for death
• to select people for cafeteria duty
• to write a first edition of a essay

Definition: a crowd of people who are out of control

• Rot
• Fight
• Riot
• Scuffle

Definition: an event that changes the way things are going

• Vicksburg
• Saratoga
• point of no return
• turning point

Definition: a war against an enemy's civilians and resources as well as its armies

• destruction war
• total war
• march to war
• totality war

Definition: to declare that ones army has won and the fighting can stop

• surrender
• sureal
• draft
• riot