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Unit 5 Vocabulary Practice #4
Directions: Write in the appropriate vocabulary word to match each definition.
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Elected as President of the Confederacy
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A state of unhappiness and hopelessness, usually aligned with a financial crisis
in which people lose jobs, homes, and businesses
Plan for Reconstruction which focused on creating a new social structure in
the South and providing full citizenship and suffrage to freedmen
Assured the South that he had no intention of abolishing slavery and ended
with an appeal to friendship
Massachusetts Congressman and Senator who spoke for the North and the
preservation of the Union
Members of the Republican Party who supported equal rights, including
suffrage, for freedmen
A 1,907 mile railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 that connected
the Pacific coast at San Francisco Bay with the existing Eastern U.S. rail
network at Council Bluffs, Iowa
Elected as 16th President of the Union in 1860 and reelected in 1864;
assassinated in 1865 after the end of the Civil War
South Carolina Congressman and Senator who spoke for the South before and
during the Civil War
Lee’s surrender to Grant, the final chapter of the Civil War; by the time he
surrendered, Lee had less than 10,000 soldiers left
Speech by the President of the Confederacy in which he stated that,
“Separation is a necessity, not a choice”
The process the U.S. government used to readmit the Confederate states to
the Union after the Civil War
Former slave who worked for abolitionism and women’s rights
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Commanding General of the Confederate Army
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13th, 14th, 15th- Outlawed slavery, granted former slaves citizenship,
guaranteed freemen voting rights
The turning point of the war; “Pickett’s Charge” as this is known fails and Lee
retreats back to Virginia; never again would the South have a chance to win
the war or threaten the North
Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate supporter,
while seeing a play with his wife; Booth escaped the theatre, but was captured
and killed
A hymn by American writer Julia Ward Howe using the music from the song
"John Brown's Body". Since that time it has become an extremely popular and
well-known American patriotic song.
Commanding General of the Union army; later became 18th President of the
United States
Withdrawal from the Union
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A Chilean immigrant who was a member of the U.S. Navy during the Civil War.
He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1865 for his bravery.
Federal agency that set up schools and hospitals for African Americans and
distributed clothes, food, and fuel
The first African American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for his
heroic acts at the Battle of Fort Wayne in 1863
Wanted to avoid harsh treatment of the defeated and reunite the country;
spoke out about slavery being the cause of the War
The North; remaining states of the United States of America after Southern
states seceded
Written by President Lincoln; declared all slaves in the rebelling Confederacy
free
President following Lincoln’s assassination; impeached by Congress (but not
removed) for resisting Radical Reconstruction
The notable short speech made by President Lincoln on November 19, 1863,
at the dedication of the national cemetery at Gettysburg, PA
One of only two major battles fought in the North and the bloodiest day of the
war
Small strip of land purchased from Mexico in order to extend TransContinental Railroad
Loose union formed by Southern states who had seceded from the United
States
First battle of Civil War; fought in Charleston Harbor, there were no casualties
on either side; raised false hopes for a quick war
Important battle in which the Union gained control of the Mississippi River,
split the Confederacy in two
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Choose a Side
Directions: Use your vocabulary list to determine the appropriate terms to complete the following chart
comparing the North and South during the Civil War.
North
Also known as…
(another name for)
President
Commanding General
Battles fought in this region
South
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AND ALMOST ALL OTHER
IMPORTANT BATTLES!
Who Am I?
Directions: Use your vocabulary list to determine which individual fits each description below.
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- I am a former slave who opposed slavery and advocated for
women’s rights.
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- I am the South Carolina Congressman and former Vice
President who many consider to be the “voice of the South” in the Civil War period.
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- When I became president after Abraham Lincoln’s
assassination, I had trouble dealing with Congress.
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- I defended the American flag despite receiving multiple
wounds at the Battle of Fort Wayne, for which I received the Medal of Honor.
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- As a Massachusetts Senator and Congressman, I tried to sway
others to preserve the Union through compromise.
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- As a member of the U.S. Navy, I risked my life to deliver
messages in the Battle of Fort Fisher, for which I received the Medal of Honor.
Timeline
Directions: Use your vocabulary list to help you identify these important events in the Civil War and
Reconstruction period.
February 18, 1861 –
March 4, 1861 -
- The newly elected Confederate president
gives a speech in which he defines secession as a “necessity” for the South
- The new U.S. president gives a speech in
which he attempts to reassure the rebelling states that slavery is not at risk
January 1, 1863 –
- President Lincoln freed all slaves in
rebelling states in order to weaken the South
November 19, 1863 –
January 31, 1865 –
- President Lincoln’s 2 ½ minute speech at
a battlefield cemetery reaffirmed the purpose of the Northern fight to ensure the future
of the union and safeguard human equality
- Congress approves this addition to the
Constitution that outlaws slavery in the United States
March 3, 1865 -
- Congress created this new federal
agency to assist African Americans in their transition to life as free citizens
March 4, 1865 –
- The reelected U.S. president gives a
speech in which he encourages a friendly reconstruction of the union.
April 9, 1865 -
- General Lee surrenders, ending the war.
April 15, 1865 –
- The U.S. president is killed by assassin
John Wilkes Booth.
July 9, 1868 –
- Congress approves this addition to the
Constitution that makes former slaves U.S. citizens
March 30, 1870 –
- Congress approves this addition to the
Constitution granting former slaves voting rights