1864/1865 Battle

Define the term parole

• to turn over 1/10 of a farmer's crop to the government as tax

• escaped slaves who joined the Union army

• a pledge by a defeated soldier not to fight

• a northerner who opposed the war

Define copperhead

• a coin used by the Union during the war

• a southerner who didn't support the war

• a northerner who didn't support the war

• a snake used to for its medicinal purposes

Define "Dixie" (2 possible correct answers)

• slang name for the Confederacy

• a small paper cup

• a type of flower

• a popular southern song

Define greenbacks

• Union paper money

• Confederate paper money

• nickname for new soldiers who weren't trained

• nickname for inexperienced officers

Define tax - in - kind

• a sales tax such as when you purchase an item

• a tax paid on your wages

• a tax paid on luxury items like jewelry

• 1/10 of a farmer's crop paid as a tax to the Confederate government

Define contraband

• Escaped slaves who supported the Union army

• Escaped slaves captured as prisoners of war

• Illegal goods used during the war to hurt the enemy army

• A type of band worn around your wrist

President Lincoln suspended people's right to habeas corpus in order to stop what from happening?

• battles

• violent riots against the war

• violent riots against the draft

• violent riots against slavery

In 1863 the Union increased its bounty for soldiers who enlisted in the army to this amount.

• $100

• $300

• $50

• $500

Define Quartermaster

• officer in charge of horses needed by the calvary

• officer in charge of communication among the armies

• officer in charge of paying soldiers

• Officer in charge of supplying the army

Choose 2 ways a Union man could avoid being drafted into the army.

• Supervise at least 20 slaves

• Own at least 20 slaves

• Pay the government $300

• Hire someone to go in his place