Topic 8 Civil War Vocab

Question 1

define border state

Answer 1

a slave state that remained in the Union during the Civil War

Question 2

define casualty

Answer 2

military term for a person killed, wounded, or missing in action

Question 3

define draft

Answer 3

a system of required military service

Question 4

define Ironclad

Answer 4

warship covered with protective iron plates

Question 5

define total war

Answer 5

all-out attacks aimed at destroying not only an enemy’s army but also their resources and the peoples’ will fight

Question 6

define emancipate

Answer 6

define emancipate

Question 7

define conducive

Answer 7

making it easy for something to happen

Question 8

define acquiescence

Answer 8

agreeing or accepting something without arguing about it

Question 9

define Habeas corpus

Answer 9

the right not to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime

Question 10

define seige

Answer 10

to surround and blockade an enemy town or position with troops to force it to surrender.

Question 11

define Copperheads

Answer 11

a Northerner who opposed using force to keep the southern states in the Union.

Question 12

define income tax

Answer 12

tax on the money people earn or receive

Question 13

define inflation

Answer 13

a general rise in prices

Question 14

write a sentence for border state

Answer 14

A border state during the Civil War was a state that was between the North and South.

Question 15

write a sentence for casualty

Answer 15

During the Civil War there were a lot of casualties

Question 16

write a sentence for draft

Answer 16

During the Civil War the draft was used to make men join the army even if they didn’t want to fight.

Question 17

write a sentence about Ironclad

Answer 17

During the Civil War the Union used ironclad ships.

Question 18

write a sentence about total war

Answer 18

During the Civil War General Sherman used total war tactics

Question 19

write a sentence about emancipate

Answer 19

During the Civil War President Lincoln wanted to emancipate the slaves

Question 20

write a sentence about conducive

Answer 20

The harsh conditions of the battlefield were not conducive to soldiers staying healthy or strong during the Civil War

Question 21

write a sentence about acquiescence

Answer 21

Many Southern leaders showed acquiescence to the idea of seceding from the Union even though it led to the start of the Civil War

Question 22

write a sentence about Habeas corpus

Answer 22

During the Civil War President Lincoln suspended habeas corpus

Question 23

write a sentence about siege

Answer 23

During the Civil War the Union army laid siege to Vicksburg for weeks

Question 24

write a sentence about Copperheads

Answer 24

During the Civil War Copperheads opposed the war and wanted peace with the South

Question 25

write a sentence about income tax

Answer 25

During the Civil War the government introduced an income tax

Question 26

write a sentence about inflation

Answer 26

During the Civil War inflation caused prices to rise quickly because the government printed more money to pay for the war