Civil War Vocabulary

Many people in the South believed slavery was a issue of _____.

the federal govt. shouldn't interfere with their states exercising the constitutional powers.

person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War

Choose the best synonym for compensate

focus on the interests of one's own region

forced enrollment of people into military service

The break between the North and the South erupted over _________ disagreements.

drug used for fighting malaria

When Lincoln was elected president, six Southern states decided to _________.

Supplies going to soldiers meant that there were shortages on the ______.

coarse, loosely woven, homemade fabric

The civilian world in wartime

Choose the best antonym for fundamental

self-governing

The Union Navy created a ______ to cut off supplies & trade routes for the Confederacy.

Many housewives made their own cloth, ____ because the Confederacy didn't have textile mills.

Identify the best synonym for economy

The _____ of the North was based on small farms and industry.

to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to

identify the best antonym for overall

identify the best antonym for maintain

Southerns who shipped cotton to Europe expected to be ______ in supplies.

member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals - Unionists

using naval vessels to prevent shipment of supplies into or out of ports

At the end of the war, Texas' leaders fled to Mexico, causing the government to ____.

a local law or piece of legislation

shortage of ______ left Texans and other Southerns vulnerable to diseases.

When the Confederate military couldn't get enough volunteers, they restored to _____ .

Identify the best synonym for collapse

Even though the Confederacy won a number of battles, the Union won the _______ war.

Texans who supported the Union cause were sometimes killed by _________ groups.