Civil War crossword

2. A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
4. A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
5. A nickname for the South.
6. An army of citizens used during emergencies.
9. The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
10. these states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates.
14. confederate victory first shots
15. Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
16. A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
17. A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
18. A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
19. A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens

1. Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
3. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
7. When a person is murdered for political reasons.Blockade An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
8. An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
11. A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
12. another name for the Confederate States of America or the South.
13. A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
15. A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.