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Civil War Vocab 1
| Term | Definition | |
|---|---|---|
| Confederacy | The states that seceded from the United States during the Civil War | The southern states were called the Confederacy. |
| freedman | A freed slave | Freedmen went to their own schools. |
| opinion | A belief or point of view | People in both the North and the South had strong opinions about slavery. |
| Rebel | A soldier for the south during the Civil War | Southern soldiers were called Rebels. |
| secede | To break away from | The southern states decided to secede from the United States |
| slavery | When one person owns another person | Most people in the South believed slavery was right. |
| surrender | To give up | The southern states surrendered in 1865. |
| Union | The states that remained with the United States during the Civil War | Abraham Lincoln was President of the Union. |
| victory | A win | The Confederacy had its first victory at Fort Sumter. |
| violence | An action that destroys things or injures people | The President did not want bloodshed or violence |
| Yankee | A soldier for the North during the Civil War | The Union troops were called Yankees. |
| Civil War | A conflict in which two groups in the same country fight for control of that country | From 1861 to 1865, the Civil War was fought in the United States. |