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Civil War Quiz 2023
Civil War Unit
Term | Definition |
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Abolitionist | someone who tries to end slavery |
The Underground Railroad | a secret system of trails that were used to lead runaway slaves to freedom |
Secede | to break away from |
Union | to bring together; a collection |
Confederacy | the eleven states that left the Union to become independent |
President Abraham Lincoln | He was the president of the Union during the Civil War and the 16th president of the United States |
Jefferson Davis | He was the president of the Confederacy |
Gen. Robert E. Lee | He was the leader of the Southern Army (Confederates) |
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant | He was the leader of the Union Army |
Fort Sumter | a fort that was the site of the first major battle of the Civil War in Charleston, South Carolina |
Blockade | to surround or block the enemy |
Anaconda Plan | the Union had a war strategy to cut off supplies and weaponry from the Confederate states with blockades in certain locations. |
Border states | Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri |
Total war | there are no limits - citizens and private property may become targets - not just military ones |
Trench warfare | soldiers dug trenches to protect themselves (as cover) while fighting from further distances. |
Siege warfare | to surround or blockade a city to stop supplies from reaching the people who live there until they surrender. |