Civil War crossword

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  1. 3. A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
  2. 4. Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
  3. 8. executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
  4. 13. A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
  5. 15. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
  6. 16. A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
  7. 18. A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
  8. 19. The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolinas as well.
  9. 20. A term used to describe people who supported the Union
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  1. 1. A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
  2. 2. A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
  3. 5. A nickname for the South.
  4. 6. A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
  5. 7. slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates, included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
  6. 9. A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
  7. 10. - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  8. 11. The side of an army or military unit.
  9. 12. When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  10. 14. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  11. 17. - A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.