Causes of the Civil War and Civil War Vocabulary Quiz

A person who wanted to end, or abolish slavery was called an:

• Abolitionist

• Confederate

• Union

• Sectionalism

The bitter conflict fought between 1861 and 1865 between the states that remained in the Union and the states that seceded and formed the Confederacy was called:

• World War I

• World War II

• Civil War

• Revolutionary War

The nation formed by the 11 states (in order of secession - South Carolina, Mississippi, Flordia, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee) that left the Union was called:

• Canada

• Confederacy

• Texas

• England

To officially withdraw from a government or a country

• Union

• Confederacy

• Secede

• Sectionalism

Strong concern for local interests is called:

• Abolitionist

• Sectionalism

• Caring

• Union

A system in which abolitionists secretly helped people who had escaped slavery reach freedom was called

• Train Stations

• Subway

• Aboveground Airport

• Underground Railroad

The United States as ONE country, during the Civil War, the government and armies of the states that chose to REMAIN a part of the United States

• Confederacy

• Florida

• Union

• Canada

The selection of people to serve in an army whether or not they wish to serve is called the:

• Draft

• Choosing Time

• Lottery

• Raffle

Persident Abraham Lincoln's order to free (emancipate) people enslaved in states that were still fighting the Union, and allow African Americans into the Union army and navy

• Freedom Time Speech

• Emancipation Proclamation

• No More Slavery Discussion

• Reconstruction

The site of an 1863 Civil War battle won by the North (Union) that was a turning point in the war

• D-Day

• Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Gettysburg