Civil War V.B.

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34 questions

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Civil War V.B.

Last updated over 3 years ago

34 questions

Instructions

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The ____________ of the Northern states was based on small farms and industry.

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Many people in the South believed that slavery was an issue of _____________.

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When Abraham Lincoln was elected president, six Southern states decided to ____________.

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At the Texas Secession Convention, members adopted a(n) _______________ claiming that the U.S. government interfered with the interests of Texas

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Texans who supported the Union cause were sometimes killed by ________________ groups.

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Southerners who shipped cotton to Europe expected to be ________________ in supplies.

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A shortage of ________________ left Texans and other Southerners vulnerable to diseases.

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Citizens of Southern states believed they were _______________ and did not have to follow federal law if they chose not to.

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At the end of the war, Governor Murrah and other leaders fled to Mexico, causing Texas’s government to ________________.

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Supplies going to soldiers meant that there were shortages on the ______________.

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When the Confederate military couldn’t get enough volunteers, leaders resorted to _______________.

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Even though the Confederacy won a number of battles, the Union won the _______________ war

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The break between the North and the South erupted over ________________ disagreements.

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People focused on ________________, or what would benefit the region where they lived, rather than what was good for the country as a whole.

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The Union Navy created a ______________ to cut off supplies and trade routes for the Confederacy.

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Many Southern housewives made their own cloth, or ________________, because the Confederacy did not have textile mills.

Choose the the word that best goes with each definition 

A drug used for fighting Malaria

homespun

home front

quinine

sectionalism

the position that the federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their constitutional powers

states’ rights

blockade

sectionalism

sovereign

focus on the interests of one’s own region

Unionist

sovereign

ordinance

sectionalism

the civilian world in wartime

secede

home front

conscription

vigilante

to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to

secede

sectionalism

states’ rights

sovereign

using naval vessels to prevent shipment of food and supplies into or out of ports

quinine

vigilante

ordinance

blockade

member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals

Unionist

blockade

sovereign

vigilante

person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War

Unionist

vigilante

sovereign

sectionalism

a local law or piece of legislation

vigilante

sovereign

ordinance

vigilante

coarse, loosely woven, homemade fabric

home front

homespun

quinine

sovereign

self-governing

sovereign

vigilante

secede

states’ rights

forced enrollment of people into military service

sectionalism

homespun

quinine

conscription

Synonyms are words that have the same, or almost the same, meaning as another word. 

Antonyms are words that have the opposite meaning of another word

Choose the best antonym for fundamental:

unnecessary

basic

worrisome

Choose the best synonym for compensate:

use

create

pay

Identify the best synonym for collapse:

fall apart

restructure

destroy

Identify the best antonym for maintain:

upkeep

stop

conserve

Choose the best antonym for overall:

more than

individually

meanwhile

Identify the best synonym for economy:

financial system

a bank

government

The ____________ of the Northern states was based on small farms and industry.

Many people in the South believed that slavery was an issue of _____________.

When Abraham Lincoln was elected president, six Southern states decided to ____________.

At the Texas Secession Convention, members adopted a(n) _______________ claiming that the U.S. government interfered with the interests of Texas

Texans who supported the Union cause were sometimes killed by ________________ groups.

Southerners who shipped cotton to Europe expected to be ________________ in supplies.

A shortage of ________________ left Texans and other Southerners vulnerable to diseases.

Citizens of Southern states believed they were _______________ and did not have to follow federal law if they chose not to.

At the end of the war, Governor Murrah and other leaders fled to Mexico, causing Texas’s government to ________________.

Supplies going to soldiers meant that there were shortages on the ______________.

When the Confederate military couldn’t get enough volunteers, leaders resorted to _______________.

Even though the Confederacy won a number of battles, the Union won the _______________ war

The break between the North and the South erupted over ________________ disagreements.

People focused on ________________, or what would benefit the region where they lived, rather than what was good for the country as a whole.

The Union Navy created a ______________ to cut off supplies and trade routes for the Confederacy.

Many Southern housewives made their own cloth, or ________________, because the Confederacy did not have textile mills.

A drug used for fighting Malaria

homespun

home front

quinine

sectionalism

the position that the federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their constitutional powers

states’ rights

blockade

sectionalism

sovereign

focus on the interests of one’s own region

Unionist

sovereign

ordinance

sectionalism

the civilian world in wartime

secede

home front

conscription

vigilante

to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to

secede

sectionalism

states’ rights

sovereign

using naval vessels to prevent shipment of food and supplies into or out of ports

quinine

vigilante

ordinance

blockade

member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals

Unionist

blockade

sovereign

vigilante

person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War

Unionist

vigilante

sovereign

sectionalism

a local law or piece of legislation

vigilante

sovereign

ordinance

vigilante

coarse, loosely woven, homemade fabric

home front

homespun

quinine

sovereign

self-governing

sovereign

vigilante

secede

states’ rights

forced enrollment of people into military service

sectionalism

homespun

quinine

conscription

Choose the best antonym for fundamental:

unnecessary

basic

worrisome

Choose the best synonym for compensate:

use

create

pay

Identify the best synonym for collapse:

fall apart

restructure

destroy

Identify the best antonym for maintain:

upkeep

stop

conserve

Choose the best antonym for overall:

more than

individually

meanwhile

Identify the best synonym for economy:

financial system

a bank

government