Civil War Vocabulary

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

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

person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War

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

identify the best antonym for maintain

drug used for fighting malaria

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

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

identify the best antonym for overall

member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals - Unionists

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

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

Identify the best synonym for collapse

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

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

Identify the best synonym for economy

to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to

forced enrollment of people into military service

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

self-governing

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

Choose the best antonym for fundamental

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

focus on the interests of one's own region

Choose the best synonym for compensate

The civilian world in wartime

coarse, loosely woven, homemade fabric

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

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

a local law or piece of legislation

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