Civil War Vocabulary

taxes paid on goods being bought from other countries

to break away

the group of states that remained loyal to the United States

shutting off an area to keep people and supplies from moving in or out

a war strategy where one side seeks not to just destroy the army they are fighting, but to destroy their will to fight

the murder of a political leader

the separation of blacks and whites in public places

laws made to restrict the rights of African Americans after the Civil War

a set of ideas that each side of a war uses to help them win

a large farm where crops are grown and harvested by slaves

a system requiring men to join the military if needed

laws created to control a slave's behavior

the time period between 1865 and 1877 when the North helped to rebuild the South

secret routes that helped slaves escape to freedom

the group of states that broke away from the United States

a person who wanted to get rid of slavery

having loyalty toward a section or part of a country

When a country goes to war with itself

the states between the Union and the Confederacy that were unsure about which side to be on