Unit 7 vocabulary Quiz

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 does "Civil War" mean?

• A war between different countries

• A war between groups of people in the same country

• A war fought in the ocean

• A war for independence

The "Confederacy" refers to (a)   during the American Civil War.

• A group of northern states
• A union of European countries
• States that separated themselves fr
• A coalition of Asian nations

An "Executive Order" is (a)  

• A suggestion from the President
• An order from the U.S. President or
• A new amendment to the Constitution
• A public opinion poll

The purpose of the "Emancipation Proclamation" was to (a)   .

• To start a new war
• To free slaves in the southern stat
• To create new states
• To end the Civil War

Who issues an "Executive Order"?

• The Supreme Court

• The U.S. President or a government agency

• The Congress

• The State Governors

Which states were part of the "Confederacy"?

• Northern states

• Southern states that separated from the U.S.

• Western states

• Eastern states

What legal power does an "Executive Order" have?

• It is a suggestion

• It must be obeyed like a law

• It is a temporary rule

• It is a public opinion

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 town or city where ships stop to load and unload cargo

• To send a product to be sold in another country

Match the following terms with their definitions.

• Port

• A legal decision to make something have no effect

• Nullification

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

• Import

• To bring a product into a country to be sold

• Poll tax

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