Across
- 7. person not in the military
- 10. to set free
- 13. all-out war that affects civilians at home as well as soldiers in combat
- 15. idea that the people hold the final authority in government, allowing each territory to decide whether to allow slavery
- 17. Confederate General who was killed accidentally by his own troops
- 19. laws that controlled the lives of enslaved African Americans and denied them basic rights
- 20. severe food shortage and starvation
- 22. refusal by workers to do their jobs until their demands are met
- 23. hit-and-run tactics
- 25. policy or attitude that denies equal rights and treatment to certain groups of people
- 26. association of trade workers formed to gain higher wages and better working conditions
- 28. major Union general who won many battles in the west
- 29. to withdraw from membership in a group
- 32. person who wanted to limit immigration and preserve the US for native-born white Protestants
Down
- 1. worker who has learned a trade, such as carpentry
- 2. runaway
- 3. rise in prices and decrease in the value of money
- 4. organized attempt to improve what is unjust or imperfect in society
- 5. with “movement”; campaign against the sale, drinking, or abuse of alcohol
- 6. systems of prisons
- 8. right to have charges filed or a hearing before being jailed
- 9. network of abolitionists who helped rnaway slaves reach freedom in the North or Canada
- 11. person who wanted to end slavery
- 12. belief that one race is superior to another
- 14. the President of the Union during the Civil War
- 16. Union general who was very hesitant to send troops into battle
- 18. to cancel or undo
- 21. rule by the army instead of the elected government
- 24. with “movement”; campaign to win equality for women
- 27. major Confederate general who surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse
- 30. the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War
- 31. law requiring certain people to serve in the military