Civil War Definitions

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Across
  1. 3. slavert status in the South
  2. 6. official name for the South
  3. 10. official name for the North
  4. 12. type of war in which an army destroys its opponents ability to fight by attacking civilian and economic as well as military targets
  5. 15. president of South
  6. 17. a moment in history that marks a decisive change
  7. 18. official nickname for the North
  8. 19. the freeing of slaves
  9. 20. official nickname for the south
  10. 21. William Sherman destroys bridges, factories, and railroad lines
  11. 22. the founder of the American Red Cross
  12. 24. capital city of South
  13. 25. capital city of North
Down
  1. 1. president of North
  2. 2. the slave states that had not left the union
  3. 4. someone injured or killed or missing in a military engagement
  4. 5. famous speech by Lincoln after the battle which reminds Americans that the war was being fought for liberty, equality, and democracy
  5. 7. the order by Lincoln in which all slaves in confederate states are free
  6. 8. the idea that the south could get Britain and France to help them through cotton
  7. 9. union fort
  8. 11. slavery status of the North
  9. 13. commanding officer for the South
  10. 14. union strategy to squeeze the south with a combination of a naval blockade and control of the Mississippi to divide the south
  11. 16. a person who is not a member of his/her country's military
  12. 23. commanding officer for the North