Civil War & Reconstruction

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Across
  1. 1. The amendment that granted voting rights regardless of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  2. 4. The impact on trade, industry, and economy after the Civil War, especially in the South.
  3. 5. The group of southern states that seceded from the Union in 1861.
  4. 7. The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the southern states and integrating former slaves into society.
  5. 9. The years during which the Civil War was fought in the United States.
  6. 11. A military tactic where ships prevent goods from entering or leaving enemy ports, used by the Union against the Confederacy.
  7. 15. The system in which people were legally owned by others and forced to work without pay.
  8. 16. The amendment that granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all people born in the U.S., including former slaves.
  9. 17. The act of a state formally leaving a country; the South seceded to start the Civil War.
  10. 20. The imposition of direct military control over normal civilian functions, usually in response to a crisis.
  11. 21. The last battle of the Civil War, fought in Texas after the war had officially ended.
  12. 22. A Civil War battle where Confederate forces defended Texas from Union invasion via the Sabine River.
  13. 23. A significant Civil War battle in Texas where Confederate forces regained control of the port.
Down
  1. 2. Regions governed by the U.S. Army in the South during Reconstruction to enforce laws and rebuild order.
  2. 3. A tax placed on imported goods to encourage domestic production.
  3. 6. The belief that individual states have certain rights and powers that the federal government cannot override.
  4. 8. The northern states during the Civil War, fighting to keep the country united.
  5. 9. The amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
  6. 10. A group of politicians who pushed for harsh penalties on the South and strong protections for freedmen after the Civil War.
  7. 12. The changes in government structure and policies resulting from the Civil War and Reconstruction.
  8. 13. To formally put an end to a system or practice; often associated with ending slavery.
  9. 14. Intense loyalty to one’s own region, often at the expense of national unity.
  10. 18. The conflict between the northern Union states and the southern Confederate states from 1861 to 1865.
  11. 19. The ways society was reshaped by the Civil War, especially in terms of race relations and citizenship rights.