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Civil War Quiz 2023
Civil War Unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |