Civil War
Across
- 1. of Palmetto Ranch / What battle took place after the end of the Civil War
- 4. One of the main causes of the Civil War
- 6. Huston / Refused to sign the oath of loyal to the confederacy
- 8. E Lee / Commander of the Confederate army
- 11. / To nullify or reject a national law
- 13. Scott / An enslaved man who tried to win his freedom in the court
- 14. Address / A speech given by President Lincoln at the battle site of Gettysburg. It was very concise and moving, and is still remembered today as one of the greatest American speeches of all time
- 15. / Help the war effort by sewing uniforms and making other supplies
- 16. Whitney / Invented the cotton gin
- 19. / What were the north called during the Civil War
- 20. of Antietam / Happened on September 17, 1862. Over 23,000 people were killed; General McClellan should have destroyed the Confederacy because he had Lee's battle plans but failed to act.
Down
- 2. Lincoln / President of the United States
- 3. Davis / Who is the president of the confederacy during the Civil War
- 5. gin / Provided a fast and cheap way to remove seeds from cotton
- 7. / To leave or withdraw from the Union
- 9. / A sworn promise
- 10. states of America / What was the south called
- 12. S. Grant / General in the Union
- 17. Nebraska Act / Repealed The Missouri compromise by allowing slavery in the northern territories; Territories could choose whether they would to allow slavery
- 18. Sumter / The battle to start the Civil War