Civil War
Across
- 4. attempted to free slaves in rebel states
- 5. abolished slavery throughout the entire United States
- 9. forced the north to participate in the institution of slavery
- 11. seen as slander by the south and as eye-opening by the North
- 13. a serious offense punishable by military prison or death by firing squad
- 14. first outbreak of violence between pro-abolitionists and anti-abolitionists
- 17. officially ended republican control of Reconstruction by removing the military from the south
- 18. a more moderate policy of reconstruction that allowed former confederate officials to enter important government posts
- 19. highly prized by the Confederates as they could be used as either overhead shelter or ground cloth
Down
- 1. legislation that made slaves property not people
- 2. first black regiment from the north
- 3. bullets made of soft lead and caused horrible wounds that were hard to heal
- 6. major cause of death among soldiers more so than any weapon
- 7. African American US Senator
- 8. final event that led to the secession of the south
- 10. led to the presence of human fecal bacteria in the water supply
- 12. the migration of newly freed slaves from the south the Kansas
- 15. led a raid harper ferry to arm slaves and begin an armed insurrection against the South
- 16. name given by Union soldiers to the small tents they were provided with