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vocab quiz 15
I'm still recovering from the last quiz -_-
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Stalemate | In which neither side holds a clear path to a final victory - essentially a tie. |
| Emancipation / Emancipated | To be freed |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Declared that all enslaved people in the Confederate states that were in rebellion were free starting January 1st, 1863. |
| Emancipation Proclamation part 2 | Freed over 3.5 million enslaved people in the rebelling Confederate states. Allowed former slaves to join the military. Upholds ideals of Declaration of Independence |
| The Declaration of Independence states that . . . | "all men are created equal" |
| Executive Order | Written instruments (orders / proclamations / declarations) through which a President can issue directives (laws / acts / etc.) to shape policy |
| Union | Northern states, making up the United States of America |
| Confederacy | Southern states that broke away from the Union after Lincoln was elected |
| Enlist | To join (ex. enlisting in the Union army = joining the Union army) |
| Segregation | The act of keeping groups of people apart from each other |
| Barred | Stopped / not allowed |