AH Unit 4 Vocabulary

Who surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War?

• General Stonewall Jackson

• Confederate General Robert E. Lee

• President Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

What does the term 'Casualties' refer to in a war context?

• The total cost of the war

• The number of people killed, wounded, or missing in action

• The amount of ammunition used

• The number of soldiers who deserted

What was the Dred Scott Decision?

• A military order that freed all slaves in Confederate territory

• An act that allowed slaves to sue for their freedom

• A Supreme Court decision that ruled enslaved individuals were property

• A law that ended slavery in the United States

What is the Emancipation Proclamation?

• A law that ended the draft

• A battle in the Civil War

• A document that declared all slaves in Confederate territory to be free

• A speech by Abraham Lincoln

What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?

• To transport goods secretly during the Civil War

• To serve as a network of escape routes for slaves

• To provide a transportation system for Union soldiers

• To smuggle weapons to Confederate forces

What does 'Secession' refer to?

• The act of formally withdrawing from a group or alliance

• The process of freeing slaves

• The enlistment into the military

• The act of declaring war

Who were considered 'Contraband' during the Civil War?

• Soldiers who deserted the army

• Goods smuggled into the Confederacy

• Enslaved African Americans who escaped to or were liberated by Union forces

• Weapons seized from the enemy

What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

• A decision to end the draft

• A law that allowed territories to decide on slavery

• An act that granted women the right to vote

• A military strategy during the Civil War

What is 'Popular Sovereignty'?

• A political system where only landowners can vote

• The right of states to secede from the Union

• The principle that the authority of a government is derived from the consent of the people

• A type of government where the king has all the power

What does 'Enlist' mean?

• To sign up for the draft

• To volunteer for community service

• To register to vote

• To voluntarily join the military or armed forces