Civil War and Reconstruction

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Across
  1. 5. another name for the United States of America; the Northern states
  2. 6. January 1, 1863; a naval and land battle during the Civil War in Texas; The Confederates expelled occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston
  3. 8. the practice of owning a slave or the condition of a slave being in bondage
  4. 10. gave citizenship to African Americans born in the US
  5. 11. believe that state’s interests are more important than the interests of the national government
  6. 12. May 12, 1865; the final battle of the Civil War
  7. 13. focus/loyal on the interests of one’s region
  8. 14. a tax on imported goods
  9. 15. 1860-1865; a war between the north and south over state’s rights and slavery
  10. 16. when a part of a country leaves or breaks off from the rest of the country
Down
  1. 1. Declared that MALE’S right to vote could not be taken away based on race/color
  2. 2. someone who joined the movement to abolish, or end, slavery.
  3. 3. freed slaves everywhere in the United States making slavery illegal
  4. 4. a collection of 11 states, in the south, that seceded from the United States after the election of President Abraham Lincoln
  5. 7. 1865-1877; period in US history when the United States began to rebuild the South after the Civil War
  6. 9. September 8, 1863; Confederate troops prevented the Union troops from invading/occupying part of Texas