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