Chapter 8 Key Terms- MN History

What is the term for someone who wants to end slavery?

• Abolitionist

• Secessionist

• Unionist

• Federalist

What does it mean to secede?

• To join an organization

• To withdraw from an organization or a country

• To create a new law

• To support a government

What is the Union in the context of the Civil War?

• The southern states

• The United States of America, often in reference to the northern states

• A group of European countries

• A political party

What were the Confederate States of America?

• The northern states during the Civil War

• The eleven southern states that seceded from the Union

• A group of western states

• The states that remained neutral

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

• A law to increase taxes

• An order to free enslaved people in the Confederate states

• A declaration of war

• A peace treaty

Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Andrew Jackson

When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

• July 4, 1776

• January 1, 1863

• December 25, 1860

• November 11, 1918

What is an amendment?

• A new law

• A change to a government process or document

• A type of tax

• A military strategy

Which states were referred to as the Confederate States during the Civil War?

• Northern states

• Southern states

• Western states

• Eastern states

What did the Emancipation Proclamation announce?

• The start of the Civil War

• The freedom of enslaved people in the Confederate states

• The end of the Civil War

• The formation of a new government