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Key Vocabulary Terms of the Civil War for 5th Grade Students

This educational resource focuses on essential Civil War vocabulary tailored for 5th graders. It covers significant concepts such as camps, emancipation, draft, and the distinction between slave and free states. Students will learn about the roles of civilians and soldiers, the Home Front, and critical strategies like Total War. Important terms like Confederacy, Union, and secession are explained to provide a well-rounded understanding of the Civil War era. This guide supports teachers in enriching their lesson plans and enhancing students' grasp of history.

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Key Vocabulary Terms of the Civil War for 5th Grade Students

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  1. 5th Grade Civil War Vocabulary Mrs. Thornburg’s and Drew’s version!

  2. What do we call a place where people live for a time in tents, cabins, or other rough shelters?

  3. Camp

  4. What do we call the freeing of enslaved people?

  5. Emancipation

  6. What do we call government selection of people to serve in the military?

  7. Draft

  8. What do we call a slave state that stayed in the Union?

  9. Border States

  10. What do we call all the people in the country that are not in the military during wartime?

  11. Home front

  12. What do we call a state that did not have slavery?

  13. Free States

  14. What do we call a person that is not in the military?

  15. Civilian

  16. What do we call an idea that the people who live in a place make decisions for themselves?

  17. Popular Sovereignty

  18. What do we call a machine that sends electric signals over wires?

  19. Telegraph

  20. What do we call leaving an army without permission?

  21. Desert

  22. What do we call the strategy of destroying the enemy’s resources?

  23. Total War

  24. What do we call soldiers who are killed or wounded?

  25. Casualties

  26. What do we call the name chosen by the states that left the Union at the time of the Civil War?

  27. Confederacy

  28. What is another name for the United States?

  29. Union

  30. What do we call the withdrawal when a part of a country leaves or breaks off from the rest?

  31. Secession

  32. What do we call a state that permitted slavery?

  33. Slave States

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