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Civil War Vocabulary
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Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Someone that wanted slavery to end.
A
abolitionist
B
Civilian
C
Rebel
D
Casualty
2) Which of the following is a place where weapons are stored?
A
Border States
B
Union
C
Arsenal
D
Campaign
3) Which of the following is a metal blade attached to a musket or rifle?
A
Bayonet
B
Drill
C
Hardtack
D
Traitor
4) Which of the following terms means to keep ships from entering or leaving seaports?
A
Siege
B
Surrender
C
Blockade
D
Reinforce
5) What were slave states called that did NOT leave the Union during the Civil War?
A
Rebels
B
Confederate States
C
Traitors
D
Border States
6) What term is used for a soldier who is wounded, killed or missing in battle?
A
Casualty
B
Civilian
C
Fugitive
D
Traitor
7) Which of the following terms is used for a person that is not a soldier?
A
Rebel
B
Fugitive
C
Civilian
D
Traitor
8) This is the name given to the 11 Southern states that left the Union during the Civil War.
A
Confederacy
B
Union
C
Border States
D
Emancipation Proclamation
9) This term means when soldiers fed themselves by living off the land.
A
Sharecropping
B
Foraging
C
Secede
D
Hardtack
10) This term means a person who escapes.
A
Abolitionist
B
Fugitive
C
Rebel
D
Civilian
11) This is the branch of the army that travels and fights on foot.
A
Cavalry
B
Paratroopers
C
Artillery
D
Infantry
12) This term was used for a Confederate or a Southerner during the Civil War.
A
Abolitionist
B
Civilian
C
Rebel
D
Fugitive
13) This was a time period after the Civil War when the Southern states were brought back into the Union.
A
Reconstruction
B
Segregation
C
Sharecropping
D
Emancipation
14) This term means to withdraw from the United States.
A
Emancipate
B
Secede
C
Abolish
D
Surrender
15) This term means blocking supply lines of a city to force it to surrender.
A
Arsenal
B
Forage
C
Siege
D
Blockade
16) This means a minor battle.
A
Blockade
B
Skirmish
C
Campaign
D
Drill
17) This term means to give up fighting.
A
Surrender
B
Skirmish
C
Siege
D
Secede
18) This is a person that betrays his country.
A
Fugitive
B
Civilian
C
Traitor
D
Abolitionist
19) This term describes the government and armies of the North.
A
Confederacy
B
Union
C
Gettysburg Address
D
Border States
20) This is a branch of the army that fights on horseback.
A
Rebels
B
Infantry
C
Cavalry
D
Artillery
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