Civil War Vocabulary Hour 3

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Term referring to the United States during the 1800’s. Also another word for the North in the Civil War.

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Union

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Leaving a group formally. This refers to the Southern states who left the Union to form the Confederate States of America.

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Secession

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Someone who opposed and fought against slavery. Famous abolitionists include Frederick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, John Brown, and Harriet Beecher Stowe.

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Abolitionist

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States that seceded from the United States and formed a new government under the leadership of Jefferson Davis.

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Confederate States of America

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The act of surrounding and attacking a fortified area over a period of time.

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Siege

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Union soldier.

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Yankee

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Armored naval vessel (an iron plated ship).

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ironclad

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Cannons and other high-powered explosives

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artillery

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A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot.

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infantry

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A war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country.

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