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