Civil War Vocab

Civil War Vocab

8th Grade

16 Qs

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Civil War Vocab

Civil War Vocab

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

8th Grade

Medium

Created by

Kate Mulder

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16 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Dixie

A large farm

A person who wanted to end slavery

a nickname for the south

Union soldier

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Confederacy

it came to symbolize the North-South divide over slavery.

the power to reduce service in the army by paying a fee

Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not viewed as citizens but as property

A loose union of independent states in the South

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Union

the power to reduce service in the army by paying a fee

A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.

The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.

A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Dred Scott Decision

a loose union of independent states in the south

symbol of the divide between north and south

a nickname for confederate states

supreme court ruling that declared slaves were property

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Commutation

symbol of the divide between north and south

a large farm

the power to reduce service in the army by paying a fee

a loose union of independent states in the south

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Fugitive Slave Law

Southern whites who opposed republican policy

law required northern states to return escaped slaves to their owners

a system in which power is divided between national and state govs

the power or right to act, or think how one wants without restraint

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Emancipation Proclamation

a northern who opposed using force

northern whites who moved to the south who served as leaders

Said all slaves in confederate states were free

the condition of being owned by another person

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