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- 3. A member of an American political party in the 19th century, succeeded by the Republicans.
- 4. Withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization
- 9. Enlist someone for military service.
- 10. The action or an act of getting rid of system, practice, or institution
- 11. Sovereignty An idea that in a new territory, the people there choose whether or not they want to be a free or slave state
- 12. The state of being a slave
- 14. Railroad A network of secret routes used by slaves to travel to safety in the North of the United States and Canada
- 16. State Any slave state that was touching a free state during the Civil War
- 19. ideas or statements that are often false or exaggerated and that are spread in order to help a cause, a political leader and a government
- 20. Compulsory recruitment for military service
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- 1. A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside
- 2. A Union soldier during the Civil War
- 5. Soldiers who fought on horseback
- 6. Lincoln 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth
- 7. A Northern Democrat that opposed the Civil War
- 8. A supporter of the Confederate States of America
- 13. A person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding to avoid arrest or persecution
- 15. A person advocating or supporting republican government.
- 17. An advocate or supporter of the democratic party.
- 18. A person killed or injured in a war or accident
