Civil War Words

Question 0

Amnesty

Answer 0

official pardon

Question 1

Reconstruction

Answer 1

the period after the Civil War, lasting from 1865 to 1877, when federal government took action to rebuild the South

Question 2

Thirteenth Amendment

Answer 2

the constitutional amendment that abolished slavery

Question 3

Black Codes

Answer 3

laws limiting the freedom of African Americans, passed by southern states after the Civil war.

Question 4

Border State

Answer 4

Around the Civil war, a state between the North and the South

Question 5

Confederate States of America

Answer 5

A nation formed by eleven Southern States in 1861. South Carolina was the first to leave the Union. This was to be the name of the new country. A new country based on Slavery.

Question 6

Richmond, Virginia

Answer 6

Capital of the Confederate States of America. The capital was moved to Montgomery, Alabama during the last year of the war.

Question 7

Antiseptic

Answer 7

A germ killing drug. Germs first discovered during the war.

Question 8

Anesthetic

Answer 8

a pain killer

Question 9

First Battle Bull Run

Answer 9

The first major battle of the Civil War, won by confederates in 1862

Question 10

Battle of Shiloh

Answer 10

The fierce civil war battle at Pittsburg landing on the Tennessee River, won by Union forces in 1862. A major Victory for General Ulysses grant of the Union Army.

Question 11

Cavalry

Answer 11

Soldiers on horseback The South had the best cavalry. Jeb Steward (confederate) invented many tactics for using horses in warfare.

Question 12

Seven Days’ Battle

Answer 12

A week long battle on Virginia’s York Peninsula in Which the confederate forced Union forces to retreat in 1862.

Question 13

Battle of Antietam

Answer 13

A civil war battle, a military draw but a political victory for the Union, near Sharpsburg MaryLand in 1862. Europe withdrew support to the South.

Question 14

Emancipation Procclamation

Answer 14

The announcement on Jan. 1st, 1863 by President Lincoln that all slaves in Confederate territory would be considered free. He could not free the slaves in the North without changing the Constitution. This required approval from Congress.

Question 15

Draft

Answer 15

A system of choosing people for required military service

Question 16

Battle of Gettysburg

Answer 16

The greatest single battle of the Civil war, won by Union in Pennsylvania in 1863. Pickett’s charge happened on the third day. The turning point of the entire war, the North will win more than it loses.

Question 17

Battle of Vicksburg

Answer 17

The Union capture of Vicksburg, Mississippi, during the civil war in 1863. Union gains complete control of Mississippi river.