11.2 - Vocabulary - Quizizz

A document issued by President Lincoln that declared slaves in Confederate territories to be free.

• Emancipation Proclamation
• Habeas Corpus

A legal right that protects people from being held in jail without a trial.

• Habeas Corpus
• Emancipation Proclamation

A Northerner who opposed the Civil War and wanted peace with the South.

• Copperhead
• Abolitionist

A military draft that forces people to serve in the army.

• Conscription
• Secede

People who wanted to end slavery.

• Abolitionist
• Copperhead

Not supporting or helping either side in a conflict or disagreement.

• Neutral
• Diplomat

Officials representing a country abroad.

• Diplomat
• Precedent

To withdraw formally from the Union, alliance, or political organization.

• Secede
• Conscription

To abandon or leave, especially without the intent to return.

• Desert
• Neutral

An earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered for future circumstances.

• Precedent
• Diplomat