Download Civil War terms with answers

1. Blockade-runner – a fast ship that broke through a blocked port
What was the importance of a blockade-runner during the Civil War? What was taking place to
make these necessary?
North was blockading to prevent supplies getting through to the south.
2. Border states – states along the line that divided the Union and the Confederacy
List the border states:
North: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
South: Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Tennessee
3. Bounty – payment to soldiers for entering the armed services
How much was the bounty set for the Union and for the Confederacy?
$1,000
4. Commandeer – to take over or seize
5. Conscription – the drafting of men for military service
Was this the first war that we drafted people? How would you feel today if the draft was in
active use?
6. Greenbacks – paper money issued by the US government that was not backed by gold or silver
What does this do to the value of the paper money?
Reduces the value of the paper money
7. Habeas Corpus – legal principle that guarantees persons arrested the right to know charges brought
against them and to appear before a judge in court of law
What would the purpose be to suspend Habeas Corpus during wartime?
So that you can move fast in securing possible enemies.
8. Ironclad – iron plated ships
What was so significant about these ships?
Tougher plate allowed them to fight longer and make it through blockades
9. Martial Law – form of military rule that suspends Bill of Rights guarantees; laws administered by the
military in an emergency situation when civilian law – enforcement agencies are not able to maintain
order
What affect does this have on people during wartime?
10. Quotas – a fixed number limit
11. Siege – the act of surrounding and attacking a fortified area over a period of time
12. Strategy – a plan
What was the strategies each country used?
North: 1. Blockade Confederate ports to ruin the South’s economy and cut off supplies
2. take control of Mississippi River to split the South and prevent the Confederacy from using
the river to supply troops
3. capture the Confederate capital, Richmond
South: fight a defensive war
13. Total war – the destruction of armies as well as resources
Who is known for making the end of the Civil War a total war? William T. Sherman