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