Ordonner les Lettres Civil War Vocabulary Section: Words You Need to KnowVersion en ligne Test your knowledge of key terms from a pivotal period in American history. par Matthew Hale 1 The Northern states that fought to preserve the United States during the Civil War. N U O I N 2 The Southern states that seceded from the U.S. and fought to maintain slavery and states' rights. E C F Y N O A C E R D 3 An individual who actively sought to end the practice of human ownership. O T A L O I I N T S B I 4 The formal act of liberating individuals who were held in bondage. A I M T P I A E N N C O 5 The formal withdrawal of a group from a larger political entity. C S N S I E O S E 6 The belief that individual states should have more control over their laws, especially regarding slavery. S G H R T A S E I S T T 7 Relating to agriculture and farming, which was the economic backbone of the South. G R A A N A I R 8 The development of industries and factories, which was the economic focus of the North. D U L A I O R I I A Z N N T I T S 9 A financial charge imposed on goods traded across borders. I A F T F R 10 The use of naval forces to prevent goods from entering or leaving a region, used by the Union to weaken the Confederacy. D E K L C O A B 11 A network of secret routes used by enslaved people to escape to free states, led by figures like Harriet Tubman. G R N O I D A N U U R E D L O R R D A 12 The site of a significant battle involving the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. T A R F O N G W E R 13 The period after the Civil War when Southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union. S O N O E I N U R C R C T T 14 A term for a local individual who supported a political movement contrary to regional norms. G S L A A A C W 15 Materials used in weapons, such as bullets and cannonballs, crucial in the Civil War battles. O N A I M T U I N M