7th Grade Texas History:Civil War Unit Vocabulary

What does the term "Abolish/Abolitionist" refer to?

• To start a new government

• To end or stop slavery

• To create new laws

• To support a war

What is a "Blockade"?

• A type of government

• A method to increase trade

• To stop people or supplies from entering or leaving a port or country

• A new form of transportation

What is the definition of "Civil War"?

• A war between different countries

• A war between groups of people in the same country

• A war fought in the air

• A war that lasts less than a year

What does "Confederacy" refer to in the context of the American Civil War?

• A group of northern states

• States that separated themselves from the U.S. during the American Civil War

• A new political party

• A type of military strategy

Match the following historical terms with their descriptions:

• Treaty of Versailles

• A declaration of war

• War of 1812

• A peace treaty

• Emancipation Proclamation

• A statement made by President Lincoln to free slaves in the southern states

• Revenue Act

• A new law about taxes

Match the following terms with their correct definitions.

• Executive Order

• A new type of currency

• Cryptocurrency

• A form of protest

• Presidential recommendation

• An order from the U.S. President or a government agency that must be obeyed like a law

• Demonstration

• A suggestion from the President

What does the term "Export" mean?

• To bring a product into a country to be sold

• To send a product to be sold in another country

• A legal decision to make something have no effect

• A tax that each adult has to pay in order to vote

Match the following terms with their definitions:

• Import

• To send a product to be sold in another country

• Export

• To bring a product into a country to be sold

• Jim Crow Laws

• A town or city where ships stop to load and unload cargo

• Port

• Laws that did not give black people the same rights as white people

What were Jim Crow Laws?

• A tax that each adult has to pay in order to vote

• Laws that did not give black people the same rights as white people

• A legal decision to make something have no effect

• A town or city where ships stop to load and unload cargo

What does "Nullify" mean?

• To send a product to be sold in another country

• A tax that each adult has to pay in order to vote

• A legal decision to make something have no effect

• A town or city where ships stop to load and unload cargo