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- 6. A commutation was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army. This angered poorer people who could not pay the fee and had no choice but to fight
- 9. A soldier that is wounded or killed during the battle
- 11. was an ankle-high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War
- 12. led the underground railroad
- 14. A term meaning "before the war"
- 15. is A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- 16. The side of an army or military unit
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- 1. When a person is murdered for political reasons
- 2. is A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing
- 3. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
- 4. Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars
- 5. A nickname for the South
- 7. A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket
- 8. was A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War
- 10. is Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country
- 13. A term used to describe people who supported the Union