Civil War Unit Test

Define: Secession.

• Secession is the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or political entity, such as when Southern states left the Union before the Civil War.

• Secession is the process of joining a new political entity or union.

• Secession is the act of forming alliances with other countries for economic purposes.

• Secession is the movement to increase the power of a central government over its states.

Define the term: Union.

• The Union refers to the states that remained loyal to the United States government during the Civil War.

• The Union refers to a group of European countries forming an economic alliance.

• The Union refers to a labor organization representing workers.

• The Union refers to a mathematical operation combining two sets.

Define: Confederacy.

• The Confederacy was the group of Southern states that seceded from the United States and fought against the Union in the Civil War.

• The Confederacy was a group of Northern states that supported the abolition of slavery.

• The Confederacy was a political alliance formed in Europe during World War II.

• The Confederacy was a coalition of Native American tribes resisting westward expansion.

Define: Border states.

• Border states were slave states that did not secede from the Union during the Civil War.

• Border states were free states that seceded from the Union during the Civil War.

• Border states were states that bordered Canada and Mexico.

• Border states were states that joined the Confederacy after the Civil War began.

What is Fort Sumter?

• Fort Sumter is the site in South Carolina where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.

• Fort Sumter is a famous battlefield from the Revolutionary War located in New York.

• Fort Sumter is a historic fort in Texas known for its role in the Mexican-American War.

• Fort Sumter is a naval base in California established during World War II.

Define: Blockade.

• A blockade is the use of naval forces to stop goods or people from entering or leaving an area, used by the Union to restrict Confederate trade.

• A blockade is a peace treaty between two countries to end a war.

• A blockade is a method of communication used by soldiers during battle.

• A blockade is a form of government established in the South during the Civil War.

Define: Peninsula Campaign.

• The Peninsula Campaign was a major Union operation launched in southeastern Virginia in 1862, aimed at capturing Richmond.

• The Peninsula Campaign was a Confederate naval battle fought in the Gulf of Mexico in 1863.

• The Peninsula Campaign was a series of diplomatic negotiations between the Union and Britain during the Civil War.

• The Peninsula Campaign was a Union attempt to blockade Southern ports in 1861.

Define: Casualty.

• A casualty is a person killed, wounded, missing, or captured during a battle.

• A casualty is a person who wins a battle.

• A casualty is a person who organizes military strategies.

• A casualty is a person who supplies food to soldiers.

Define: Stalemate.

• A stalemate is a situation in which neither side can win or make progress.

• A stalemate is when one side wins decisively.

• A stalemate is a situation where both sides agree to surrender.

• A stalemate is when the game ends with a clear winner.

Define: Antietam.

• Antietam was the site of a major Civil War battle in Maryland, known as the bloodiest single-day battle in American history.

• Antietam is a mountain range in the western United States.

• Antietam is a treaty between the United States and France from the 19th century.

• Antietam is ancient Native American pottery from the Southwest.