Civil War Vocabulary

The Confederate states SECEDED from the Union. What does SECEDE mean?

• to fight with

• to break away from

• got angry with

• to shout from

Many slaves lived on the PLANTATION. What is a PLANTATION?

• a house in the woods.

• a rickety tent.

• a large farm

• a Southern mansion.

During the Civil War, there was a strong feeling of SECTIONALISM. What is SECTIONALISM?

• homes were split into sections

• loyalty toward one part of the country

• the country was unified

• sections of farms were given away.

The country had many TARIFFS on goods. What is a TARIFF?

• sales on goods

• a tax on goods from ones own country

• packaging on goods

• taxes paid on goods from other countries

In the South, they enforced SLAVE CODE.

• laws to help runaway slaves.

• law tp punish people with slaves.

• laws created to control slaves.

• laws created to make sure slaves were treated fairly.

ABOLITIONISTS began speaking out on their beliefs. What is an ABOLITIONIST?

• a person who is for slavery

• a person who owns slaves

• a person who is nice to slaves

• a person who wants to get rid of slavey

Harriet Tubman is known for her work on the UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. What is the UNDERGROUND RAILROAD?

• an underground tunnel

• secret route for keeping slaves working

• secret route for helping slaves escape

• a train that the slaves ride

The south set up BLOCKADES to the North. What is a BLOCKADE?

• shutting off an area to keep people and supplies from moving out.

• a block that the slave children played with

• a wall made of bricks

• allowing people to move from one place to another freely

The CONFEDERACY was made up of southern states. What is the CONFEDERACY?

• the group of states that remained part of The United States

• a confederation, or group of slaves

• people who own farmland

• the group of states that broke away from The United States

The UNION made up the northern stated. What the UNION?

• the group that remained loyal to the United States

• the group that broke away from THE United States

• a group of slaves

• a group of southern abolitionists