Georgia The Civil War

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