| A | B |
| The North side | The Union |
| The south side | The Confederates |
| Segregation | The seperation of one group of people to another |
| Abolitionist | Someone who believed slavery should be ended |
| Overseer | A person on a plantation who is responsible for handling slaves |
| Fort Sumter | This attack marked the beginning of the Civil War |
| Underground Railroad | A secret route that helped slaves escape to the north |
| Blockade | To close an area in order to prevent it frombeing used |
| Border states | States that had slaves but did not want to secede from the union |
| Surrender | To give up |
| Casualty | An injured person |
| Secession | Withdrawal from the United States of America |
| Plantation | A large piece of land |
| General | A large ranking official |