American Civil War

3. The act of freeing someone from slavery.
5. The southern states that wanted to keep slavery and fought against the Union.
6. The practice of owning and forcing people to work without pay.
9. A famous abolitionist and conductor of the Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape to freedom.
10. Former slaves who were freed after the Civil War.
11. A major battle fought in Pennsylvania in 1863, considered a turning point in the war.
12. The 16th president of the United States, who led the country during the Civil War.
17. To withdraw from a larger group, such as a state leaving the Union.
18. A fight between armies during the war.
19. The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
20. A war between groups in the same country.
21. The northern states that were against slavery during the Civil War.
22. People who were owned and forced to work without freedom.

1. The government formed by the southern states that left the Union.
2. The states that stayed loyal to the U.S. government during the Civil War.
4. The process of selecting people to serve in the military.
7. The general of the Confederate Army.
8. The general of the Union Army who later became president.
13. A person who wanted to end slavery.
14. A large group of soldiers organized to fight in a war.
15. A high-ranking officer in the army.
16. The official document outlining the laws and principles of the United States government.