Union (American Civil War)

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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1. What is the war duration?
2. What is the key political leadership?
3. What was the Union during the Civil War?
4. Why did the Union think the United States was not a group of states that could break apart?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the war duration?April 12, 1861 – May 9, 1865
2. What is the key political leadership?President Abraham Lincoln (Republican) and Vice President Hannibal Hamlin/Andrew Johnson
3. What was the Union during the Civil War?The Union was the part of the United States that wanted to keep the country together and fight against the Southern states that wanted to leave.
4. Why did the Union think the United States was not a group of states that could break apart?The Union believed the United States was a permanent nation, not a loose group of states that could dissolve on their own.

Federalism: A system of government where power is divided between a national government and regional governments (states).
Abolitionism: The movement to end slavery, which gained significant momentum and was ultimately achieved after the Civil War.
Conscription: The compulsory enlistment of persons for military service, also known as a draft.