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Match the following terms with their definitions:
Secession = The act of formally withdrawing from a political union or organization Confederacy = The breakaway government formed by Southern states after secession Union = The United States, especially referring to the Northern states during the Civil War Fort Sumter = The South Carolina fort where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in 1861
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Secession Crisis = The period of heightened tension and political maneuvering leading up to the outbreak of the Civil War Emancipation Proclamation = President Abraham Lincoln's executive order in 1863, declaring the freedom of enslaved people in Confederate-held territory Abolitionist = A person who advocated for the immediate and complete abolition of slavery Reconstruction = The period after the Civil War (1865-1877) when the United States worked to rebuild the South and integrate it back into the Union
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Secession = The act of formally withdrawing from a political union or organization Emancipation Proclamation = President Abraham Lincoln's executive order in 1863, declaring the freedom of enslaved people in Confederate-held territory Abolitionist = A person who advocated for the immediate and complete abolition of slavery Reconstruction = The period after the Civil War (1865-1877) when the United States worked to rebuild the South and integrate it back into the Union
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Confederacy = The breakaway government formed by Southern states after secession Union = The United States, especially referring to the Northern states during the Civil War Fort Sumter = The South Carolina fort where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in 1861 Secession Crisis = The period of heightened tension and political maneuvering leading up to the outbreak of the Civil War
Match the following terms with their definitions:
Emancipation Proclamation = President Abraham Lincoln's executive order in 1863, declaring the freedom of enslaved people in Confederate-held territory Abolitionist = A person who advocated for the immediate and complete abolition of slavery Reconstruction = The period after the Civil War (1865-1877) when the United States worked to rebuild the South and integrate it back into the Union Secession = The act of formally withdrawing from a political union or organization
Test your knowledge of secession vocabulary with this quiz! Learn about the meaning of secession, the Confederacy, and the Union, and how these terms relate to the Civil War. Challenge yourself and expand your historical knowledge.
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