Civil War Vocabulary

What is this? 

Union

The South was the first to ______________ when they started shooting at Fort Sumter. 

The North 

To free someone. 

The ______________ is a group of Southern states that separated from the United States. 

What is this? 

A large group of soldiers. 

Whose flag is this? 

The Union __________ had more soldiers than the Confederate _____________. 

The Union and the Confederacy fought each other in the ____________________

What is this?

What is this? 

The South wanted to be separate from the United States, so they _____________________. 

Confederacy

What is this? 

To act violently. 

A military fight between soldiers. 

What is this? 

The South

War between two groups in the same country. 

The South had many ______________, by winning battles, but eventually the North won the war. 

To separate from your country. To become independent.

The ____________ of Gettysburg was a ____________ between the Union and Confederate armies. 

________________ is another name for the United States. 

Whose flag is this?

President Lincoln gave the _____________ Proclamation to free the slaves. 

Defeating an enemy. Winning!