Civil War Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 4. General of the Union during the Civil War
  2. 8. The first major land battle of the American Civil War.
  3. 9. The North
  4. 11. The first person to assassinate an American president.
  5. 12. In the Battle of ______, the Union drove out Confederate invasion and proved that they could stand against them.
  6. 13. A military strategy which called for a naval blockade in the South that would close ports and apply pressure to citizens.
  7. 14. A method used by the Confederacy to coerce Britain and France into supporting them.
  8. 15. The government of 11 states that removed themselves from the Union in 1860.
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  1. 1. The Battle of _______ became the turning point for the war after the Union won.
  2. 2. “all persons held as slaves within any State, or designated part of the State, the people whereof shall be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward and forever free.”
  3. 3. The middle ground of the civil war; seperated the North and South.
  4. 5. Capital of the Confederate States of America, vital source of weapons and supplies.
  5. 6. The 16th president of the United States. His goal was to preserve the Union.
  6. 7. People are forced to assist the military in time of national crisis.
  7. 10. A war between citizens of the same country