WorksheetsVocabulary of the Civil War
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
What was a plantation?
A factory in the north that produced textiles
A large farm, especially in the south of U.S., that usually grows one type of crop
A type of plant that grows in the United States
The way a farmer grew his crops
What is the Union?
The Northern states of the United States that fought in the Civil War
The Southern states of the United States that fought in the Civil War
A vegetable with lots of layers
A newspaper
What are States' Rights?
Equal rights for all people
The right to choose who can live in each state
The right of each United States state to make its own local laws
The right to exit the United States
What is a compromise?
A situation when groups on each side of an issue each give in a little to reach an agreement
A promise given to another
A duel where two fight to the death
A situation where each side never agrees on an issue
What was the Underground Railroad?
A railroad that was underground
A trail to the West
A highway to the South
A series of secret routes out of the South along which escaped slaves traveled to freedom to the North
What is an Abolitionist?
A plantation owner
A person who works to end or get rid of something, especially slavery
A person who supported slavery
A group of people who supported the Civil War
What does the word Secession mean?
The separation of a state from a nation
When you succeed at a task
A meeting of Representatives
The joining of a state to a nation
What is the Confederacy?
A group of pioneers that traveled West
The Northern states that left the U.S. and formed their own nation
The Southern states that left the U.S. and formed their own nation
A branch of government in charge of economics
Which is the Union Flag?
Which is the Confederate Flag?
Who was the President of the Union?
George Washington
Samuel Adams
Abraham Lincoln
James Madison
Which side in the Civil War surrendered to the other?
The Union
The Confederacy
Neither, it was a tie
What were the causes of the Civil War?
Sectionalism
States' Rights
Science
Slavery
Symbolism
What color represented the Union?
What color represented the Confederacy?
Who was the General of the Confederate Army?
General Robert E. Lee
General George Washington
General Luke Sky Walker
General Ulysses S. Grant
Who was the General of the Union of America?
General Thomas Jackson
General Robert E. Lee
General Ulysses S. Grant
General Darth Vador
