Civil War Vocabulary
Across
- 3. The 2-minute speech made by Abraham Lincoln
- 6. Someone who helps get rid of slavery
- 7. Surround a town and force it to surrender
- 8. War between factions in a country
- 15. An 1854 law that established the territories of Nebraska and Kansas, giving settlers popular sovereignty to decide on the issue of slavery
- 17. Freed slaves in the South
- 18. South of the 36-30 longitude line
- 20. Capital City of The Confederacy
Down
- 1. A strong law authorizing the return of a slave to his master.
- 2. Freedom of choice
- 4. An 1862 battle in Maryland
- 5. General Robert Lee led the Confederate army to this place
- 9. Second place in the Election of 1860
- 10. Government based on the people's decisions
- 11. Getting rid of slavery
- 12. A combination of all the injuries
- 13. Hard square cracker made with flour, water, and salt
- 14. President of the Union in 1860
- 16. Withdraw from an organization or polity
- 19. Stopped Confederate Armies from getting supplies on the Mississippi River