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Ch16 "The Civil War" PRACTICE Vocabulary

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

To withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to.

a)

states' rights

b)

sectionalism

c)

sovereign

d)

secede

2.

Free from outside control, self-governing.

a)

states' rights

b)

sectionalism

c)

sovereign

d)

secede

3.

Focus on the interests of one's region.

a)

states' rights

b)

sectionalism

c)

sovereign

d)

secede

4.

The position that the federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their constitutional powers.

a)

states' rights

b)

sectionalism

c)

sovereign

d)

secede

5.

The system by which goods and services are produced, sold and bought in a country or region.

a)

states' rights

b)

economy

c)

secede

d)

fundamental

6.

Of central importance.

a)

sovereign

b)

fundamental

c)

sectionalism

d)

ordinance

7.

A local law or piece of legislation.

a)

sovereign

b)

secede

c)

overall

d)

ordinance

8.

The forced enrollment of people into military service.

a)

conscription

b)

blockade

c)

vigilante

d)

Unionist

9.

As a whole or in general.

a)

conscription

b)

blockade

c)

overall

d)

Unionist

10.

A person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War.

a)

vigilante

b)

Unionist

c)

conscription

d)

blockade

11.

A member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals.

a)

vigilante

b)

conscription

c)

Unionist

d)

overall

12.

Using Naval vessels to prevent shipment of food and supplies into or out of ports.

a)

vigilante

b)

conscription

c)

blockade

d)

compensated

13.

To make payment for something.

a)

compensate

b)

conscription

c)

muster

d)

overall

14.

Call troops together for inspection.

a)

muster

b)

overall

c)

compensate

d)

maintain

15.

The civilian world in wartime.

a)

maintain

b)

homespun

c)

home front

d)

quinine

16.

To cause something to continue without changing.

a)

maintain

b)

home front

c)

compensate

d)

quinine

17.

A coarse loosely woven, homemade fabric.

a)

homespun

b)

homestead

c)

home front

d)

home-rule

18.

Drug used for fighting malaria and other fevers

a)

quarantine

b)

quinine

c)

medication

d)

collapse

19.

To break apart or fall down suddenly.

a)

collapse

b)

solid

c)

quinine

d)

blockade