Civil War Test Review

Front

A __________________________________________ is a state in which it was not legal to own slaves.

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free state

Front

The site of an 1863 Civil War battle won by the North that was a turning point in the war was ________________________________________________.

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Gettysburg

Front

A person who wanted to end, or abolish, slavery was known as an _________________________________________.

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Abolitionist

Front

A ______________________________________ was a state in which it was legal to own slaves.

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Slave state

Front

To ________________________ means to officially withdraw from a government or a country.

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Secede

Front

The ________________________________ was the government, armies, and citizens of the states that chose to remain a part of the United States during the Civil War.

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Union

Front

The ______________________________________ was a system in which abolitionists secretly helped escaping slaves reach freedom.

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Underground Railroad

Front

The ______________________________________________ was President Abraham Lincoln’s order to free slaves in states that were still fighting the Union, and to allow African Americans into the Union army and navy.

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Emancipation Proclamation

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______________________________________ is the process by which Congress tried to rebuild the South and reunite it with the Union after the Civil War.

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Reconstruction

Front

The ___________________________________ is the nation that was formed by the 11 states that left the Union.

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Confederacy