Civil War Vocabulary

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  1. 6. - A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
  2. 7. - When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
  3. 8. - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War. Dixie - A nickname for the South.
  4. 11. - Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
  5. 13. - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
  6. 14. - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
  7. 16. - An army of citizens used during emergencies.
  8. 20. - 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.
  9. 21. - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  10. 22. - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  11. 23. - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot. Ironclad - A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
  12. 25. - A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
  13. 27. - A commutation was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army. This angered poorer people who could not pay the fee and had no choice but to fight.
  14. 28. - A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder. North - The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
  15. 29. - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery,
  16. 32. - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
  17. 33. theater - The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolinas as well.
  18. 34. Scott decision - A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
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  1. 1. Slave Law - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped slaves in free states had to be returned to their owners.
  2. 2. A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
  3. 3. - A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
  4. 4. - A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
  5. 5. states - These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
  6. 7. - Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
  7. 9. - A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were slaves.
  8. 10. - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
  9. 12. - A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
  10. 15. theater - The part of the war fought in the Eastern United States including Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
  11. 17. Proclamation - An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that slaves in the Confederate states were to be set free. Federal - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
  12. 18. Line - A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
  13. 19. - The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
  14. 24. - The side of an army or military unit.
  15. 26. - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  16. 30. - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
  17. 31. - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.