Civil War

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Across
  1. 5. - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
  2. 6. - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South.
  3. 9. - The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
  4. 11. - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
  5. 12. - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  6. 13. - A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
  7. 14. - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  8. 15. Slave Law - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
Down
  1. 1. - A nickname for the South.
  2. 2. - A term meaning "before war"
  3. 3. - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  4. 4. - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket.
  5. 7. - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
  6. 8. - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
  7. 10. - The northern states of the United States, also called the Union