6th Grade: Civil War Vocabulary Flashcards

1

What was the name given to people who fought to end slavery and actively opposed it?

2

What is the idea that each states get to make up its own laws-that can go against Federal laws?

3

What was the name of the compromise that allowed Maine to enter the Union as a free state?

4

Which term means to withdraw membership in a group, or to leave the Union?

5

What was the name given to the 24 states that remained part of the US during the Civil War?

6

What is the name for the 11 southern slave states that seceded from the United States?

7

All-out war that affects civilians at home as well as soldiers in combat is called what?

8

What is a border state?

9

What is a tax on trade?

10

What did the Fugitive Slave Act require people to do?

6th Grade: Civil War Vocabulary