After The Civil War Crossword

A pre-Civil War doctrine asserting the right of the people living in a newly organized territory to decide by vote of their territorial legislature whether or not slavery would be permitted there.
A law passed as part of the Compromise of 1850, which provided southern slaveholders with legal weapons to capture slaves who had escaped to the free states.
A public speaker, especially one who is eloquent or skilled.
The action of bringing someone or something under domination or control.
Extending across or relating to two or more continents.
Movement of people to a new area or country in order to find work or better living degree.
The action of deserting a person, cause, or organization.
A collection of weapons and military equipment stored by a country, person, or group.
Restriction of interest to a narrow sphere; undue concern with local interests or petty distinctions at the expense of general well-being.
The movement to end slavery.
Withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
The action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.
The declared policy of a political party or group.
A person who holds moderate views, especially in politics. An average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree.
Seal off (a place) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
A person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government orruler.
A person killed or injured in a war or accident.
An infectious bacterial fever with an eruption of red spots on the chest and abdomen and severe intestinal
The freeing of someone from slavery.
(In the past) soldiers who fought on horseback.
A type of muzzle-loading spin-stabilized bullet for rifled muskets named after its co-developer, Claude-Étienne Minié.
A military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
Compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.
The enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment.
Any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.