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Vocab List #7
Name _______________________________________________
Directions: In the column on the left hand side are 12 of the most essential terms for this unit’s
content. In the second column the definition has been provided for you. During the course of the
unit, use the final column to write a sentence that shows you understand how to correctly use the
word.
Key Terms
Definition
Popular Sovereignty
People living in a territory have the right
to decide by voting if slavery would be
allowed there.
Secede/Secession
To leave. When 11 states in the south
separated from the Union in the United
States, leading to the Civil War.
States’ rights
The belief that state’ rights are more
important than federal rights and law.
Federal
The national government.
Border state
States between the North and South that
were divided over whether to stay in the
Union or join the Confederacy.
Union
States that stayed joined to the United
States during the Civil War.
Confederacy
States that seceded during the Civil War.
Yankees
Nickname for Northern army/people
during the Civil War.
Rebels
Nickname for Southern army/people
during the Civil War.
draft
Selecting people for military service.
Total war
War on all aspects of an enemy’s life
(food, shelter, transportation, etc.)
Siege
Military blockade.
Sentence
Vocab List #7
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Map
Pick three colors. 1. Outline the Union states in one color. 2. Outline the Confederate states in
another. 3. Cross-shade the Border states (Union slave states) with the third color.