Question 1

Unionists

Accepted Answer

People in South Carolina who wanted to stay in the United States and not secede.

Question 2

Secession

Accepted Answer

When a state leaves or breaks away from a country or union.

Question 3

Confederacy (Confederate States of America)

Accepted Answer

The new government formed by the Southern states that seceded from the Union.

Question 4

States’ Rights

Accepted Answer

The belief that states should have more power than the federal government.

Question 5

Fort Sumter

Accepted Answer

A United States military fort in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.

Question 6

Anaconda Plan

Accepted Answer

The Union’s war strategy to defeat the South by blocking ports and controlling the Mississippi River.

Question 7

blockade

Accepted Answer

When a navy blocks a port to stop ships from entering or leaving.

Question 8

Mississippi River

Accepted Answer

A major river running through the central United States, used to transport soldiers, food, and supplies.

Question 9

Siege

Accepted Answer

A military strategy where troops surround a city or fort, cutting off supplies to force a surrender.

Question 10

Battle of Vicksburg

Accepted Answer

A major Civil War battle where the Union took control of the Mississippi River.

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