Ahmet’s Civil War Vocabulary Crossword

5. Soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers collectively.
6. Emergency paper currency issued by the United States during the American Civil War that was printed in green on the back.
9. The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
11. Coated in steel or armor plates, along with an iron casement over the hull.
13. Another term for Confederate States of America.
14. A coarse stout leather shoe reaching to the ankle.
15. A small, sturdy bag carried on the back or over the shoulder, used especially by soldiers and hikers.

1. The troops stationed in a fortress or town to defend it.
2. An act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
3. Farms specializing in cash crops, usually mainly planting a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on.
4. A person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
7. The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one's way of life, behavior, or political views.
8. Also called the North or the United States, this was the portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.
10. Ranged weapons that launch munitions far beyond the range and power of infantry firearms.
12. The movement to end slavery and liberate slaves around the world.