civil war puzzels

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  1. 4. - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
  2. 7. theater - The part of the war fought in the Eastern United States including Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
  3. 8. - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
  4. 11. - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
  5. 12. - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
  6. 14. Line - A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
  7. 15. - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
  8. 19. - A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
  9. 20. - A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
  10. 21. - A nickname for the South.
  11. 23. - The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
  12. 24. - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
  13. 25. - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
  14. 26. - A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
  15. 27. - Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
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  1. 1. Proclamation - An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
  2. 2. - A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
  3. 3. - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  4. 4. - 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. 5. - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  6. 6. - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  7. 9. - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
  8. 10. - The side of an army or military unit.
  9. 13. Scott decision - A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
  10. 15. 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.
  11. 16. - An army of citizens used during emergencies.
  12. 17. - 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.
  13. 18. Slave Law - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
  14. 22. - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
  15. 24. - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.