Civil War Crossword

4. A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States
5. A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
6. A person who wanted to eliminate slavery
8. The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
11. An army of citizens used during emergencies
12. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
13. It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War
14. The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
15. A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy

1. A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
2. Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
3. An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
7. A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
9. When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
10. The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.