A Time of War

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Across
  1. 3. The final battle in New Mexico, also a Union victory.
  2. 4. Fort Union was the largest US fort in this territory (two words).
  3. 5. This territorial governor called for men to help defend New Mexico.
  4. 8. Although minimal, these were present in New Mexico.
  5. 9. California was admitted to the US in 1850 as this “type” of state.
  6. 10. This Union victory was a turning point in the war because it ended the Confederacy’s campaign to control the Southwest (two words).
  7. 14. Men from this territory were especially eager to stop the Confederates in order to protect their gold mines.
  8. 16. Before becoming states, New Mexico and Utah were called ________.
  9. 17. The destruction of vital Confederate ____________ forced soldiers to retreat to Texas after the Battle of Glorieta Pass.
  10. 20. The number of major Civil War battles in New Mexico.
  11. 21. The question over this issue was the main issue the US faced after the Mexican American War.
  12. 22. This US president thanked Pueblo Indians with gifts for helping the Union win the Civil War in New Mexico.
  13. 23. The Civil War began in 1861 when Northerners attacked this location in South Carolina (two words).
Down
  1. 1. This group outlawed slavery in US territories in 1862 (two words).
  2. 2. This supply depot was the main prize the Confederacy sought in the Southwest (two words).
  3. 6. Controlling trade along this trail would financially benefit the Confederacy (two words).
  4. 7. Confederate supporters in New Mexico called their new territory The Confederate Territory of _____________.
  5. 8. The belief that the needs of one’s own region outweigh the needs of the nation as a whole.
  6. 11. This battle was considered a Confederate victory because the Union army retreated.
  7. 12. The discovery of this in California forced the issue of the slavery question in 1850.
  8. 13. These served as protection from hostile Indians and rest stops for traveling Americans.
  9. 15. Confederate/slave sympathizers focused in this part of New Mexico.
  10. 18. The Confederacy needed access to ports along this ocean to counteract the Atlantic naval blockade.
  11. 19. Laws that defined slaves as the property of slave owners (two words).