Civil War Vocabulary

Which statement about the Union is FALSE

• The Union consisted of northern states

• The Union did not secede from the United States

• The Union was looking to abolish slavery

• none of the statements are false

Which of the following statements about the Confederate states is FALSE

• Consisted of southern states

• Favored slavery

• Included states such as Delaware and New York

• Seceded from the United States

Border States, such as Delaware, Maryland, Missouri, West Virginia, and Kentucky, were states that

• allowed slavery but did not secede from the United States

• allowed slavery and seceded from the United States

• did not allow slavery and did not secede from the United States

• did not allow slavery but seceded from the United States

To secede means to...

• Join

• Break away

• Co-operate

• Form an alliance

The trading of enslaved people among the states of the United States

• Slave codes

• Domestic Slave Trade

• Transatlantic Slave Trade

• Triangular Trade

In response to slave revolts, southern states passed ______, which were laws in Southern states that controlled enslaved people.

• Prejudice

• States' rights

• Slave codes

• Emancipation Proclamation

Define SECTIONALISM:

• Rivalry based on the special interests of different areas (example: North vs. South)

• a system of cooperation to aid and house enslaved people who had escaped

• person who is running away from legal authority

• the idea that states should have all powers that the Constitution does not give to the federal government or forbid to the states

A slave looking to find freedom in the north would look to travel along this:

• The Underground Railroad

• The Domestic Slave Trade

• The Transatlantic Slave Trade

• The Erie Canal

Slaves traveling along the Underground Railroad were considered _______, because they were running away from legal authority.

• Confederates

• fugitives

• abolitionists

• northerners

What is the difference between PREJUDICE and DISCRIMINATION?

• Prejudice is an unfair OPINION not based on facts; discrimination is unfair TREATMENT of a group.

• Discrimination is an unfair OPINION not based on facts; prejudice is unfair TREATMENT of a group.