Review Civil War Vocabulary Words with a Word Wall

Need a fun and engaging way to review vocabulary? Then this illustrated Civil War Word wall is just what you need!

This is a Civil War vocabulary display for students to review vocabulary related to the event. Included are fifteen illustrated word cards depicting the most important American Civil War terms and concepts. This product contains both color and blackline versions.

The War Between the States – Vocabulary Word List

The following Civil War words are included in this display.

• Civil War

• Abolish

• Secede

• Abolitionist

• U.S. Representative

• Supreme Court

• Three-fifths compromise

• Confederacy

• Abraham Lincoln

• Union

• Uncle Tom’s Cabin

• Missouri Compromise

• Compromise of 1850

• Kansas Nebraska Act
• The Dred Scott decision

Try Out Some Fun Word Wall Games!

Word walls are meant to be used! Engage your students with fun games using your classroom word wall. Here are a few ideas!

• Vocabulary Scavenger Hunt: Divide the class into small groups and give each group a set of vocabulary cards. The groups must race to find and match the vocabulary words to their definitions hidden around the classroom or school.
• Word Wall Relay: Divide the class into teams and have each team line up. The first person in each line must run to the vocabulary wall, grab a word, and return to their team to give the word to the next person. The next person must then run to the definition and bring it back to the team. The first team to match all the words and definitions wins.
• Vocabulary Charades: Divide the class into small groups. Each group chooses a vocabulary word and acts out the word for the class to guess.

• Vocabulary Trivia: Create a trivia-style game with categories such as “People,” “Places,” and “Events,” and have teams answer questions about the vocabulary words.
• Vocabulary Match-up: Put all the vocabulary words on one side of the board and all the definitions on the other. The class must race to match all the words with their correct definitions.

Easily Download & Print Your American Civil War Word Cards

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This resource was created by Ali Endlich, a teacher in South Carolina and Teach Starter Collaborator.