Civil War

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Across
  1. 1. - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
  2. 3. - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.Casualty - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
  3. 4. - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  4. 6. - A commutation was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army. This angered poorer people who could not pay the fee and had no choice but to fight.
  5. 7. - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
  6. 10. - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  7. 12. - A nickname for the South.
Down
  1. 2. - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  2. 4. - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  3. 5. - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket
  4. 6. - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
  5. 8. - A term meaning "before war". ...
  6. 9. states - These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
  7. 11. - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.