Civil War Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. Said, "All Slaves are Free!" January 1, 1863
  2. 4. the Georgia General Assembly debated whether the state should join its fellow southern states in breaking away from the north
  3. 6. Most notorious prisoner of war camp; officially named "Fort Sumter."
  4. 8. A legal idea that states could cancel and ignore any federal laws that were considered unconstitutional.
  5. 9. Missouri slave that sued for his freedom; was denied by the United State Supreme Court due to an all-white jury.
  6. 10. Largest Union defeat; failure to follow-up on this victory lead to Sherman's Atlanta campaign.
  7. 12. established Georgia's conditional acceptance of the Compromise of 1850
  8. 13. Battles which led to Atlanta and railroads being completely destroyed and burned down.
Down
  1. 1. Abraham Lincoln was elected which caused the South to succeed from the Union.
  2. 3. Civil War Strategy designed to prevent the South from shipping its cotton to England in return for weapons and supplies.
  3. 5. A state's interest should take priority over federal government.
  4. 7. William T. Sherman burned down everything from Atlanta to Savannah.
  5. 11. legislation were California was admitted as a free state, while southern states received the Fugitive Slave Act.