U.S. History Crossword

2. To enroll in a group such as the military
5. A force that opposes or slows motion
7. Proclamation An order issued by president Lincoln in 1863 that freed all the slaves in the confederate states
9. War War strategy of destroying the enemy’s means of survival
10. A payment made (often by authorities) as a reward
11. To strengthen or support
15. A person who suffers or dies because of his or her beliefs or actions
17. A river or stream that flows into a larger river
19. A person who is running from something, usually legal authorities
20. To formally withdraw from membership in an organization or group

1. The act of formally separating from or leaving an organization or government
3. A person injured, killed, or missing during a war, accident, or disaster
4. Promissory notes issued during the Civil War, with green ink giving them their nickname
6. Rights Concept that laws should be made by each state and not by the federal government
8. To give a good reason for something; to show something is right or reasonable
12. war A war in which groups of people from the same country fight against each other
13. To firmly fix or establish
14. States Slave-owning states that stayed in the U.S.
16. A place where weapons are kept
18. A careful plan for solving a problem or achieving a goal