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4th Grade Civil War
Civil War
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abolitionist | A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. |
| Ironclad | A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding |
| Union | The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North. |
| Reconstruction | The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War. |
| Confederacy | Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country. |