Civil War and Reconstruction Review

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Across
  1. 2. laws passed in the South to limit the rights of African Americans
  2. 5. how the south made their money
  3. 7. the South's view on government
  4. 11. date slaves in Texas found out they were free
  5. 12. Southern actor who assassinated Lincoln after the Civil War
  6. 15. party that wanted to return to antebellum after the Civil War
  7. 17. Lincoln's plan for the country after the Civil War
  8. 19. government program that helped African Americans adjust to life after slavery; created schools
  9. 20. Southern states did this in 1861 after Lincoln took office
Down
  1. 1. Time period following the Civil War from 1865-1877
  2. 3. amendment that gave African American men the right to vote
  3. 4. grew corn and wheat instead of cotton to help feed soldiers during the war
  4. 6. Samuel Morse's invention that allowed for quicker communication on the front lines
  5. 8. amendment that abolished slavery
  6. 9. amendment that granted citizenship and equal protection of the laws
  7. 10. a person who rented land, house, and tools to farm in an attempt to make money
  8. 13. Texas governor who wanted Texas to remain loyal to the US
  9. 14. Civil War battle in Texas resulting in the Union being cut off to a major railroad in Houston
  10. 16. group who filled roles traditionally held by men during the Civil War
  11. 18. Texas Civil War battle in which a blockade was used by the Union to originally gain control