Civil War Crossword

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  1. 6. A name applied to the Kansas Territory in the years before the Civil War, when the territory was a battleground between proslavery and antislavery forces.
  2. 9. Confederate States of America, a confederation formed in 1861 by southern states after their secession from the Union.
  3. 13. A Maryland creek, and the sight of the bloodiest single-day battle in American history during the Civil War.
  4. 14. A law enacted in 1854, that established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and gave their residents the right to decide whether to allow slavery.
  5. 15. The author and abolitionist who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.
  6. 16. A drafting of citizens for military service.
  7. 17. Favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people.
  8. 18. The idea, expressed by Stephen Douglas in 1858, that any territory could exclude slavery by simply refusing to pass laws supporting it.
  9. 19. A political party formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into U.S. territory.
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  1. 1. A three-part strategy by which the Union proposed to defeat the Confederacy in the Civil War.
  2. 2. A Virginia creek and the site of the first major battle of the Civil War.
  3. 3. An African American man who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom, where the court ruled that African Americans are not citizens, and therefore cannot sue in the court of law.
  4. 4. An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing slaves in all regions behind confederate lines.
  5. 5. The Union General who led the United States to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War.
  6. 7. A law enacted as part of the Compromise of 1850, designed to ensure that escaped slaves would be returned into bondage.
  7. 8. A northern Democrat who advocated making peace with the Confederacy during the Civil War.
  8. 10. The 16th President, who issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
  9. 11. The Virginia location of a federal arsenal raided by John Brown in the hope of starting a slave rebellion.
  10. 12. A court order requiring authorities to bring a prisoner before the court so that the court can determine whether the prisoner is being held legally.