Civil War Vocabulary

an important public or official announcement

• secede

• Civil War

• emancipation

• proclamation

military strategy to destroy as much property as possible

• total war

• destruction

• proclamation

• address

to cause so much damage that something cannot be repaired

• secede

• destruction

• proclamation

• address

a formal speech to an audience

• secede

• destruction

• emancipation

• address

another name for the United States

• secede

• states' rights

• emancipation

• union

to leave or separate from

• secede

• states' rights

• emancipation

• union

a war between two groups of citizens of the same country

• preserve

• states' rights

• emancipation

• civil war

to free someone from slavery

• preserve

• states' rights

• emancipation

• civil war

the belief that states should have the right to ignore any federal, or national law

• preserve

• states' rights

• emancipation

• civil war

save or keep together

• preserve

• states' rights

• emancipation

• civil war