Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross

the act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country

loyalty to one part of the country

the murder of an important leader

crops, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities

name of the southern states that seceded during the Civil War

a slang term for a southern/Confederate soldier

Commander of the Confederate Army

the most renowned conductor on the Underground Railroad

Escaped slave and abolitionist who fought to end slavery through politics

Civil War border states

States where some people were for and some were against slavery, States on the border of both confederate states and the United States

a speech given by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg

the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth, the way a country uses its resources and produces goods

President of the Confederate States of America

Belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War

the unfair treatment of a particular group

An African American who wrote about slaves' poor living conditions

General William Tecumseh Sherman

General who captured Atlanta and then cut the Confederacy in two

related to a city or the growth of cities

when a part of a country leaves, or breaks off from the rest

someone who joined the movement to abolish, or end slavery

the forced separation of the races

another name for the US/also refers to the North during the Civil War

an idea that the people who live in a place make decisions for themselves

all the people in a country who are not in the military during a wartime

soldiers who were killed or wounded

a person who is not in the military

the idea that states should make the decisions for themselves

16th President of the US who saved the Union during the Civil War, 16th President of the US who signed the Emancipation Proclomation

a state that did not permit slavery

a series of escape routes & hiding places to bring slaves out of the South

a government selection of people to serve in the miliarty

This battle was the turning point of the Civil War.

a means of communication by electric signals sent over wires

a slang term for a person from the north or a northern/union solidier

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Clara Barton
A female composer, known for writing the Battle Hymn of the Republic
Abraham Lincoln's wife
Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
The most well known dressmaker of the antebellum South
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immigration
the act of using an system to supply water to areas of land
the act of coming to live permanently in a foreign country
the bringing of goods or services into a country from abroad for sale
seasonal movement of animals from one region to another
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sectionalism
loyalty to one part of the country
the process of rotating crops
a type of sofa
moving from one part of the country to another
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assassination
the murder of an important leader
making a guess
the imprisonment of a felon
waiting to long to complete a task
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cash crops
crops, such as tobacco, sugar, and cotton, raised in large quantities
exported mining products like oil, gold, and limestone
exported crops such as fruits and nuts
imported crops like rice, coffee, and tea
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confederacy
The original name of the Federal Government
a section of states who still supported the rule of King George III
a group of hunters and trackers who explored the wild west
name of the southern states that seceded during the Civil War
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rebel
a slang term for a person from the north or a northern/union solidier
a slang term for a southern/Confederate soldier
a slang term for a type of civil war gun
a slang term for part of a soldier's uniform
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Robert E. Lee
Commander of the Confederate Army
General of the Union Army
General of the British Militia
Commander of the USS Enterprise
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Harriet Tubman
the most renowned conductor on the Underground Railroad
a Civil War spy
a former slave who taught agriculture to farmers in exchange for freedom
a nurse who became one of the first female doctors in the United States
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Frederick Douglass
Escaped slave and chemist who helped create weapons for the Union
Escaped slave and abolitionist who fought to end slavery through politics
Former slave who led many slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
Mountaineer who led troops into battle in the Rocky Mountains
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Civil War border states
States where some people were for and some were against slavery
States on the border of both confederate states and the United States
States on the border of the Pacific Ocean or the Atlantic Ocean
States on the border with Canada or Mexico
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Gettysburg Address
a speech given by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Antietam
a speech given by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg
a speech given by George Washington after the American Revolution
a speech given by Robert E. Lee after the battle of Vicksburg
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economics
the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth
the way a country uses its resources and produces goods
a medium used to express narratives or other ideas through images
unusual or odd behavior
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Ulysses S. Grant
General of the British Militia
Commander of the USS Enterprise
General of the Union Army
Commander of the Confederate Army
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Jefferson Davis
President of the Guild of Antebellum Prospectors
President of the Confederate States of America
President of the school board
President of the United States Treasury
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antebellum
of or belonging to the time before the biblical flood
a small room before a big room
Belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War
a letter before a vowel
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emancipation
the freeing of enslaved people
yelling or proclaiming something, loudly
a law allowing children to enlist as soldiers in the war
when a slave is transferred from one owner to another
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discrimination
the idea that women should be paid equally as men
the spreading of disease from one region to another
when a government leader dies while in office
the unfair treatment of a particular group
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Josiah Henson
An astronomer who wrote about star patterns in the Northern Hemisphere
An African American who wrote about slaves' poor living conditions
A former slave who became a general in the Civil War
An inventor, most known for inventing shoe laces
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General William Tecumseh Sherman
General who wanted to join the US with Canada
General who won battles for the Union all over the state of Florida
General who spoke over 20 languages and thought he could speak to animals
General who captured Atlanta and then cut the Confederacy in two
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urban
related to a city or the growth of cities
a store where northerners could purchase supplies during the war
someone who is skilled at hunting
a route leading away from a city towards farmland
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tariff
a tax on imported goods
a tax on tobacco
a tax on transportation
a tax on livestock
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fugitive
a person who doesn't like to spend money
a person who saves injured birds
a person who is running away
a person who only travels by foot
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secession
the state or process of rotting; decay
the restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner
when a part of a country leaves, or breaks off from the rest
the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid
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abolitionist
a person who behaves in an extravagant way in order to attract attention
a player of a musical instrument
someone who joined the movement to abolish, or end slavery
an expert in chemistry
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slave state
a stated that did not permit freedom of religion
a state that permitted freedom of religion
a state that permitted slavery
a state that did not permit slavery
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segregation
a large gathering or grouping of people
moving collections of different materials into the same space
the forced separation of the races
giving serious thought or consideration
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union
the name given to neutral states during the Civil War
a contract outlining the rules of war
unified groups of Native Americans during the Civil War
another name for the US/also refers to the North during the Civil War
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Popular Sovereignty
an idea that the people who live in a place make decisions for themselves
a political movement in support of a two party system
a club for rich Northerners
the bank of the South
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home front
the facade or front of a house
all the people in a country who are not in the military during a wartime
when a group of people stand in protest against an idea or policy
a weather pattern bringing in colder air
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casualties
soldiers who survived the war
soldiers who refused to wear a uniform
soldiers who were killed or wounded
soldiers who were skilled at firing a gun
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Fort Sumter
longest battle of the Civil War
first battle of the Civil War
deadliest battle of the Civil War
last battle of the Civil War
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civilian
a person who plans new routes of transportation
a person who is nice to others
a person who studies populations of people
a person who is not in the military
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states' rights
the idea that states should make the decisions for themselves
the idea that drilling for oil was only allowed in western states
the idea that states on the right side of the country had more battle sites
the idea that marriage between people in different states should be legal
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Abraham Lincoln
16th President of the US who saved the Union during the Civil War
16th President of the US who owned many cotton plantations in the South
16th President of the US who died of malaria while in office
16th President of the US who signed the Emancipation Proclomation
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free state
a state that did not permit slavery
a state at permitted freedom of religion
a state that did not permit freedom of religion
a state that permitted slavery
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Underground Railroad
a series of escape routes & hiding places to bring slaves out of the South
a train system built underground like a subway or metro
a toy train set built to represent slave's journeys during the Civil War
a cave system; one of the largest geological formations ever discovered
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draft
the using up of a resource
a government selection of people to serve in the miliarty
mysterious or supernatural forces
a rough sketch of your future piece of writing
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Gettysburg
This battle was the turning point of the Civil War.
This battle was fought in the South.
This battle claimed the least lives in the Civil War.
This battle was the smallest battle of the Civil War.
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telegraph
a means of communication by radio waves
a means of communication by smoke signals
a means of communication by television
a means of communication by electric signals sent over wires
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yankee
a slang term for part of a soldier's uniform
a slang term for a type of civil war gun
a slang term for a person from the north or a northern/union solidier
a slang term for a southern/Confederate soldier

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