Civil War Vocab - beginning

secede

• leaving the union (The United States)

• joining the union (The United States)

• establishing a new government

• forming an alliance with another country

Confederacy

• Southern states fighting to keep slavery

• A group of northern states opposing slavery

• An alliance of European countries

• A military strategy used in the Civil War

harbor

• a safe place to park boats

• a type of fish

• a large city

• a kind of tree

troop

• a group of soldiers in the military

• a type of military vehicle

• a military base

• a civilian organization

General

• Colonel

• Major

• General

• Lieutenant

Federal

• the United States government

• a type of currency

• a form of local government

• an international treaty

Fort

• A strong building built for fighting

• A type of small boat

• A place where animals are kept

• A large open field

negotiate

• to get or bring about by discussion

• to refuse to accept something

• to make a formal agreement

• to argue about a point

Union

• The Southern states fighting for slavery

• The Northern states fighting against slavery

• A political party in the 1800s

• A military alliance in World War II

cannon

• a big gun

• a small weapon

• a type of artillery

• a musical instrument