Civil War Vocabulary Quiz Practice

What does the term "Sectionalism" refer to?

• The division of a country into sections based on geography

• Loyalty to a region of a country rather than the country as a whole

• The practice of segregating different sections within a society

• A political strategy to gain power in a specific region

Who were considered abolitionists?

• People who supported the division of states

• People who supported the Confederacy

• A person who supported abolition, or the ending of slavery

• Individuals who were neutral during the Civil War

What is a "Free state"?

• A state that did not take part in the Civil War

• A state where slavery was illegal before the Civil War

• A state that joined the Confederacy

• A state that allowed slavery but was not part of the Confederacy

What defines a "Slave state"?

• A state where slavery was abolished after the Civil War

• A state that was neutral during the Civil War

• Any of the southern states of the US in which slavery was legal before the Civil War

• A state that was part of the Union but allowed slavery

What was the "Confederacy" during the Civil War?

• The northern states that fought against slavery

• The collective name for the Border States

• Another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union

• The European countries that supported the southern states

What does the term "Union" refer to in the context of the Civil War?

• The alliance of European nations supporting the North

• The United States as one nation united under a single government, particularly the government and armies of the North during the Civil War

• The group of states that favored slavery

• The trade unions that emerged during the Civil War

What were "Border States" during the Civil War?

• States that were created after the Civil War

• States that did not participate in the Civil War

• Slave states that bordered with the free states during the United States Civil War

• States that were part of the Confederacy but bordered the Union

What was the Civil War?

• A war between the United States and a foreign country

• A war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country

• A war between different political parties within the United States

• A war for independence from colonial powers

What were the Fugitive Slave Laws?

• Laws that allowed slaves to escape to the North freely

• Laws that abolished slavery in the southern states

• Northerners were required to return escaped slaves to their Southern owners

• Laws that provided slaves with legal protection in the North

Who was John Brown?

• A Confederate general during the Civil War

• A politician who advocated for the rights of slave owners

• A Union soldier known for his bravery

• An abolitionist who decided that he would fight slavery on his own