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Civil War Vocabulary

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for cutting off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out?

a)

Border States

b)

Blockade

c)

Draft

d)

Offensive

2.

Which term refers to states that had slavery but did not secede and remained part of the Union?

a)

Casualty

b)

Martial Law

c)

Border States

d)

Emancipate

3.

What is the term for a military person that has been killed, captured, or wounded?

a)

Draft

b)

Offensive

c)

Casualty

d)

Blockade

4.

What does the term "Draft" refer to in a military context?

a)

To free from slavery

b)

An aggressive attacking position

c)

The selection of persons for military service

d)

Military government replacing ordinary law

5.

What does "Emancipate" mean?

a)

To free from slavery

b)

An aggressive attacking position

c)

Military government replacing ordinary law

d)

The selection of persons for military service

6.

What is "Martial Law"?

a)

An aggressive attacking position

b)

Military government replacing the ordinary law during a time of war

c)

The selection of persons for military service

d)

To free from slavery

7.

What does the term "Offensive" refer to?

a)

To free from slavery

b)

An aggressive attacking position

c)

The selection of persons for military service

d)

Military government replacing ordinary law

8.

What is a proclamation?

a)

A military operation involving surrounding a town

b)

A nickname for a Union soldier

c)

A declaration or official statement involving government or law

d)

The formal withdrawal from the Union

9.

What does it mean to secede?

a)

To join a new government

b)

To formally withdraw from the Union

c)

To surround a town and cut off supplies

d)

To amend the Constitution

10.

What is a siege?

a)

A nickname for a Confederate soldier

b)

A formal withdrawal from the Union

c)

A military operation in which enemies surround a town and cut off supplies

d)

An amendment to the Constitution

11.

Who was referred to as a "Rebel" during the Civil War?

a)

A Union soldier

b)

A Confederate soldier

c)

A government official

d)

A civilian

12.

What did the Thirteenth Amendment achieve?

a)

It declared war on the Confederacy

b)

It abolished slavery throughout the United States

c)

It established the Union army

d)

It allowed states to secede

13.

Who was called a "Yankee" during the Civil War?

a)

A Confederate soldier

b)

A Union soldier

c)

A civilian

d)

A government official