Civil War Crossword

3. The act of leaving the Union, claimed as a right by Southern states.
7. Lincoln issued this proclamation in 1863 to free enslaved people in Confederate states.
9. Lincoln described this as “government of the people, by the people, for the people.”
10. Term for formerly enslaved individuals who sought rights and opportunities after the war.
12. The political party of Abraham Lincoln, which opposed the expansion of slavery.
15. President of the United States who led the Union during the Civil War.
17. The Northern government led by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
18. Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
20. Abolitionist and former enslaved man who advised Lincoln and advocated for Black soldiers.
22. Union general who later became the 18th President of the United States.
23. Last name of the president of the Confederate States of America.
25. The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and integrating freed slaves.

1. Turning point battle in Pennsylvania was fought in July 1863.
2. Union victory in Mississippi that gave control of the Mississippi River.
4. The government formed by Southern states that seceded from the Union.
5. Nickname for Northerners who moved South after the war, often seen as opportunists.
6. Lincoln warned that this “divided against itself cannot stand.”
8. Crow – Laws that enforced racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction.
11. Lincoln believed preserving this was the primary goal of the Civil War.
13. The first major battle of the Civil War, also called Manassas.
14. The 13th, 14th, and 15th of these granted rights to formerly enslaved people.
16. A core belief of Lincoln, who stated, “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”
19. The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War, was fought in Maryland.
21. A bloody battle in Tennessee that showed the war would be long and costly.
24. Former enslaved woman who helped free others and served as a Union spy.