Across
- 4. the idea that each state can pass laws without federal involvement
- 9. The largest battle fought in the state of Georgia
- 10. Even within the Southern states there was much debate over whether leaving the Union was Constitutional
- 11. The movement of Shermans forces from Atlanta to Savannah
- 12. A federal compromise between anti-slavery and pro-slavery forces
- 13. A small town in southwest Georgia known for its Confederate prisoner of war camp.
- 14. Failure or refusal of a state to follow or enforce federal law
- 15. A series of battle fought in GA after Sherman invaded the state
- 17. An executive order by President Lincoln declaring an end to slavery
- 19. Amendment to the US Constitution granted citizenship rights to all persons born in the US
- 21. A secret, violent organization of white supremacist
- 22. A strategy by the union navy to prevent the South from trading its goods with Europe
- 23. A statement issued by the GA Convention in response to the compromise of 1850.
Down
- 1. Government agency established to help former slaves and poor whites in the south
- 2. Amendment to the US Constitution that ended slavery in the states.
- 3. A period of rebuilding after the Civil War
- 5. a system prevalent in the South in which landowners allowed farmers to cultivate their land for a percentage of profit
- 6. A slave who sued for his freedom in federal court
- 7. Amendment to the US Constitution guaranteed each individual's right to vote
- 8. An institution of labor in which laborers agree to exchange labor and a portion of their crops to a land owner in return for land to work
- 16. The ownership and forced labor of one person by another
- 18. The war fought in the US between the North and the South.
- 20. A presidential election that focused on the issue of slavery
