Civil War Crossword

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Across
  1. 2. The act in which people are forcibly put to work. Main reason of the Civil War, as the North did not want slavery, while the south did want slavery.
  2. 5. President of the Union.
  3. 7. Famous abolishionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad who helped over 750 slaves escape to freedom in the North, including herself.
  4. 9. Commonly given the Savannah Campaign; Willian Tecumseh Sherman’s campaign to capture the southern port of Savannah, ending all trade at the port.
  5. 11. Confederate soliders inspired by Stonewall Jackson and defeated Union forces advance on Richmond.
  6. 12. Ulysses S. Grant’s attempt to cut off supplies to the Confederate Army by blocking off railways with trench lines.
  7. 14. Ulysses S. Grant gains control of the Mississippi River.
  8. 16. President of the Confederacy.
  9. 18. Document that Abraham Lincoln had read at Gettysburg that stated that any slaves in the free state were now to be considered Free.
  10. 19. General Lee Surrenders, The Civil War ends.
  11. 20. Commanding General of the Confederate Army.
Down
  1. 1. Confederate forces capture this Union for in South Carolina;The Civil War begins.
  2. 3. William T. Sherman burns this city to the ground, then continues to Savannah on his March to the Sea.
  3. 4. Deadliest battle of the war; Site where Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclomation.
  4. 6. The freeing of someone from slavery.
  5. 8. Series of connected pathways that would allow slaves from the South to escape to the North. Along the way, Abolishionists would sometimes provide them with food, shelter, and hiding spots in order to not be caught by bounty hunters.
  6. 10. Commanding General of the Union Army during the Civil War after Willian Tecuhseh Sherman.
  7. 13. Battle made America realize the Civil War would not be won and over quickly, but would be a grueling blood bath instead.
  8. 15. One who wished to put an end to slavery in both the Union and Confederacy of the United States (or just to end slavery in general.)
  9. 17. Also known asThe Battle of Sharpsburg, Bloodiest day in American History (20,000+ dead, wounded, or missing). Battle was inconclusive, Confederate army had withdrawn first, making it a technical victory for the Union