| A | B |
| secede | withdraw |
| amnesty | pardon |
| Clara Barton | Angel of the Battlefield |
| martial law | rule by the army |
| radical | someone who wants drastic change |
| habeas corpus | right to have charges filed or a hearing |
| martyr | someone who dies for a cause |
| Dred Scott | slave who sued for his freedom |
| John Wilkes Booth | assassinated President Lincoln |
| Roert E. Lee | Southern Military leader |
| 14th Amendment | equal protection of the laws |
| Ku Klux Klan | secret southern society that tried to intimidate African Americans |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin | Anti-slavery book |
| Jefferson Davis | President of the Confederacy |
| Strong Vincent | Hero at Gettysburg |
| Missouri Compromise | Outlawed slavery north of 36 30' |
| First Bull Run | Early southern victory |
| Reconstruction | Time period from 1865-1877 |
| Kentucky | Border State |
| Fighting a defensive war | Southern Advantage |