Civil War & Reconstruction
Across
- 4. Constitutional amendment that granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all people born in the U.S.
- 6. Religious revival movement in the early 19th century that inspired social reforms, including abolition.
- 9. Enslaved man who sued for his freedom; the Supreme Court ruled against him in 1857, stating that African Americans were not citizens.
- 11. 1854 law that allowed popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery in new territories, leading to violent conflict.
- 13. Lenient approach to rebuilding the South led by Andrew Johnson after the Civil War.
- 15. More strict approach to Reconstruction, led by Radical Republicans in Congress.
Down
- 1. 1863 order by Abraham Lincoln that freed enslaved people in Confederate states.
- 2. Political party founded in the 1850s that opposed the expansion of slavery.
- 3. Constitutional amendment that granted African American men the right to vote.
- 5. Constitutional amendment that abolished slavery in the United States.
- 7. Movement to end slavery in the United States.
- 8. Union strategy to blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River to squeeze the Confederacy.
- 10. Period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and integrating formerly enslaved people into society.
- 12. Government agency created to help formerly enslaved people by providing food, education, and assistance.
- 14. Site of the first shots of the Civil War in April 1861.
- 16. Courthouse where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, effectively ending the Civil War.