Across
- 2. when someone is killed for political reasons
- 5. leaders who rule a country harshly; dictators
- 6. the moment in a war where one side begins to win more of the battles
- 8. the years after the Civil War when the country reformed
- 10. papers used during an election to record votes
- 11. an official government announcement
- 13. gave up and lost a battle or the war
- 14. an act stating one must join the military
- 16. the votes of people who elect the president as part of the Electoral College
- 17. to leave or break away from; states leaving the Union
- 18. formal talks between people about important issues
- 19. being true to a country or a person
Down
- 1. the votes of all the people in a democratic election
- 3. large farms that produced crops for money
- 4. when someone is set free
- 7. awarded; observed
- 9. the public sale of slaves
- 12. set apart as special; give to a certain person or group of people
- 15. slave states that bordered free states