Civil War Vocabulary

What is the definition of CIVIL WAR?

• A war between two different countries

• A war between two groups in the same country

• A war between two different continents

• A world wide war

What is the definition of SLAVERY?

• A person who is employed by a plantation owner

• Working on a farm for a small fee

• A person who owns slaves and forces them to work

• The practice of owning a person and using them for labor without pay

What is the definition of an ENSLAVED PERSON?

• A person who is forced to work for no pay and obey the commands of an owner

• A person who works for a small amount of pay

• A person who works in a job of their choice and for a steady pay

• A person who owns a plantation

What is the definition of CEDE?

• To keep

• To give away

• To trade with another person

• To help others

Answer explanation

Other forms of this word that mean the same thing are secession and cession

What is the definition of AGRICULTURE ECONOMY?

• An economy based on farming

• An economy based on factories

• An economy based on raising live stock

• An economy based on producing clothing

What is the definition of INDUSTRIAL ECONOMY?

• An economy based on farming

• An economy based on factories

• An economy based on raising live stock

• An economy based on producing clothing

What is the definition of DIVISION?

• When two things work together

• When two things combine together

• When two things separate from one another

What is the definition of STATES RIGHTS?

• States that are to the right of all other states

• The ability for states to be able to vote for their opinion on issues (especially slavery)

• States opinions about national symbols

• The ability for states to not allow other states to do what they want

What is the definition of NORTH?

• The upper half of the United States during the Civil War

• The lower half of the United States during the Civil War

• The top part of a map

• The bottom part of a map

What is the definition of SOUTH?

• The upper half of the United States during the Civil War

• The lower half of the United States during the Civil War

• The top part of a map

• The bottom part of a map