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WorksheetsUnit 6: Civil War Vocabulary
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 12mins
The practice of forcing people to work without pay as enslaved people, and denying them the freedom to decide how to live their lives
slavery
heritage
abolished
rations
Something that is inherited, or passed down; traditions, or ways of doing things that haven’t changed over time
heritage
flee
seceded
Did away with; ended
abolished
surrendered
equality
If a mother was a slave, her child was:
Free for life
A slave for life
A slave for a short time
Free for a short time
Where did slavery mostly happen?
North
South
In the South the weather was perfect for farming. That is why they needed slaves.
False
True
African American children went to school and learned to read when they were little. True or False?
True
False
What would people do for a living in the Southern Colonies?
They had large factories and they worked there
They would do farming in Plantations
They would hunt and trade goods
They sold cars and trucks
What was the Underground Railroad?
a system to help slaves escape to the North
a subway train that brought slaves to the North
Who was Harriet Tubman?
A famous author who wrote about how horrible slavery was
A slave that escaped and then helped other slaves escape to the North.
Who was the 16th president of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Joe Biden
What is it called when groups of the same country go to war with each other?
a revolution
a civil war
an uprising
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
united America
freed slaves
Who made the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Harriet Tubman
Who is the General of the Union?
Ulysses S. Grant
George Washington
Robert E. Lee
Who was the General of the Confederacy?
Ulysses S. Grant
George Washington
Robert E. Lee
What is celebrated on Juneteenth?
the freedom of the last slaves
the signing of the Declaration of Independence
Who won the Civil War?
The North -- Union
The South -- Confederacy
