Civil War Crossword
Across
- 4. A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States
- 5. A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- 6. A person who wanted to eliminate slavery
- 8. The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
- 11. An army of citizens used during emergencies
- 12. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- 13. It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War
- 14. The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
- 15. A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy
Down
- 1. A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- 2. Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
- 3. An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
- 7. A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
- 9. When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
- 10. The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.