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Civil War Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a "Civil War"?
a)
a war between two super heros
b)
a war between groups in the same country
c)
a war between two states
d)
a war between dogs and cats
2.
What is a "Confederacy"?
a)
a group of football players who left their teams
b)
a group of guys who love the south
c)
the group of southern states that left the Union
d)
a group of states that love pancakes
3.
What does the term "Union" mean?
a)
the states that Abe Lincoln lived in
b)
the states that have letters "A" in them
c)
the states that were left over after annexation
d)
the states that remained in the United States
4.
"Defensive" war means?
a)
done to protect against an attack
b)
the freeing of people
c)
done to prevent soldiers from leaving
d)
done to declare ones army stronger
5.
What does "Emancipation" mean?
a)
the freeing of birds
b)
the freeing of poles
c)
the freeing of people
d)
the freeing of soldiers from war
6.
What does the word "Draft" mean?
a)
to select people for military service
b)
to select people for death
c)
to select people for cafeteria duty
d)
to write a first edition of a essay
7.
Definition: a crowd of people who are out of control
a)
Rot
b)
Fight
c)
Riot
d)
Scuffle
8.
Definition: an event that changes the way things are going
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Saratoga
c)
point of no return
d)
turning point
9.
Definition: a war against an enemy's civilians and resources as well as its armies
a)
destruction war
b)
total war
c)
march to war
d)
totality war
10.
Definition: to declare that ones army has won and the fighting can stop
a)
surrender
b)
sureal
c)
draft
d)
riot