Civil War Vocabulary Quiz

The practice of forcing people to work without pay as enslaved people, and denying them the freedom to decide how to live their lives

• slavery

• heritage

• abolished

• rations

Resisting, or fighting, being controlled by someone else

• rebellious

• surrendered

• devastated

The system by which people produce and trade goods

• economy

• abolished

• proseperity

Discussions involving two sides; arguments

• debates

• frail

• compassionate

Something that is inherited, or passed down; traditions, or ways of doing things that haven’t changed over time

• heritage

• flee

• seceded

Withdrew membership from an established group

• seceded

• equality

• slavery

Destroyed

• devastated

• frail

• surrendered

To run away quickly from danger

• flee

• rebellious

• debates

Weak; fragile

• frail

• rations

• economy

Caring; having or showing sympathy or pity

• compassionate

• devastated

• economy