Civil War Crossword

8. the person who made The Compromise of 1850
10. an african american who had been a slave and moved to his master to a state where slavery was illegal
11. Chief justice that ruled in the dred scott case
13. the union plan to shut off all southern trade and ruin their economy of their cotton trade
15. A term coined by John O Sullivan that states we were meant to move west
16. the draft requiring people to serve in the military
17. soldiers on horseback and these are the eyes and ears of the major army

1. an executive order given by lincoln ordering the freeing of slaves in the confederate states
2. a federal fort located in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina
3. The bloodiest battle in american history
4. a Confederate general during the American Civil War
5. First major battle of the civil war, fought near Washington DC - was a confederate victory
6. The Bloodiest Day in American History
7. warships covered n iron plates to protect it
9. 16th president of the United States
12. Another name for the Union
14. Democrats in the north who wanted to end the war and make peace with the south