Let me work through this Civil War Vocabulary worksheet step by step.
Looking at the definitions provided:
1. "That part of military force which serves on horseback" - This refers to soldiers who fight on horses
Answer:
Cavalry
2. "The eleven states that seceded from the United States to form their own country" - These were the Confederate States
Answer:
Confederacy
3. "The United States of America" - During the Civil War, this was called the Union
Answer:
Union
4. "Common term for a Union soldier" - Soldiers from the North were called Yankees
Answer:
Yankee
5. "Common term for a Confederate soldier" - Soldiers from the South were called Rebels
Answer:
Rebel
6. "Group of men that travel and fight on foot" - These are infantry soldiers
Answer:
Infantry
7. "Two-minute speech by President Lincoln at a ceremony dedicating the battlefield as a national cemetery" - This is the famous Gettysburg Address
Answer:
Gettysburg Address
8. "Issued by President Lincoln freeing all slaves" - This was the Emancipation Proclamation
Answer:
Emancipation Proclamation
9. "People from the same country fighting against each other" - This defines a civil war
Answer:
Civil War
10. "To leave the Union" - When states left, they seceded
Answer:
Secede
Final Answer:
1. Cavalry
2. Confederacy
3. Union
4. Yankee
5. Rebel
6. Infantry
7. Gettysburg Address
8. Emancipation Proclamation
9. Civil War
10. Secede
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