Civil War Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 3. the group of southern states who seceded from (left) the Union (USA) during civil war.
  2. 5. to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to.
  3. 6. people loyal to the Union (USA) during the civil Wer.
  4. 7. person who wanted to end slavery.
  5. 8. Proclamation: president Lincoln's speech declaring slaves in the USA free.
  6. 10. self governing free from outside control or influence.
  7. 11. Rights: the idea that states have the right to limit the power of the federal government.
  8. 12. Ranch: the last battle of the civil war.
  9. 13. a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding to avoid arrest or persecution.
Down
  1. 1. the closing of a port by positioning ships to keep People or supplies from moving in or out
  2. 2. agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.
  3. 4. focus on and identification with the interests of one's own region often at the expense of the greater good.
  4. 9. storehouse for weapons.