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Am. Civil War Vocab

Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
Abolitionist people who wanted to abolish (get rid of) slavery
Artillery cannons and other large weapons
Blockade runner low-lying steamships painted gray to match ocean and fool pursuers to slip in/out of Capes and through blockades
Blue coats / gray coats Union soldiers / Confederate soldiers
Cavalry troops on horseback
Confederate States of America states that left the Union to form their own gov’t (VA, NC, SC, GA,FL,TN,AL, MS, LA, AR, TX)
Conscription made to join an army
Emancipate to free
Fugitives slaves who runaway or try to escape
Guerrillas fighters who make hit-and-run attacks
Infantry Group of men fighting on FOOT!
Manumission act of releasing someone from slavery
Pickets Guards who stood on the outskirts of a military camp
Plantation Large estate farmed by many workers (slaves)
Rebels/Secesh Confederate soldiers and sympathizers
Secession (secede) To withdraw or leave
Sectionalism loyalty to one's regions' interest
Slavery The system of one person "owning" another
Underground railroad system and path of safe houses used to help slaves escape north
Union The United States; the northern states during the Civil War
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