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3. Scott decision 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.
5. The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
6. Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
7. These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
8. The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
10. A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
11. 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.

1. A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
2. A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
4. When a person is murdered for political reasons.
9. A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.