civil war vocabulary



Across
2. the granting of a pardon to a large number of persons
4. an extreme shortage of food
7. reward or payment
11. rancher, owner of a rancho
12. a device that used electric signals to send messages
13. to block off
15. unfair treatment
19. to formally join a military force
20. withdrawal
22. a warship equipped with iron plating for protection
23. official order
   
Down
1. ranch, especially the large estates set up by Mexicans in the American West
3. the right to vote
5. plantation manager
6. to officially leave an organization
8. drinking little or no alcohol
9. An adventurer of the American West
10. farmer who owns a small farm
11. religious meeting
14. the side or edge of a military formation
16. refusal to give in
17. person who dies for a great cause
18. group of workers with the same trade or skill
20. a work stoppage by employees as a protest against an employer
21. the ability to read and write
23. a system of selecting people for required military service