Civil War Review

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Across
  1. 2. Confederate general who led the Army of Northern Virginia and later surrendered at Appomattox Court House.
  2. 5. First African American to receive the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the Civil War at Fort Wagner.
  3. 6. 1854 law that allowed settlers in new territories to vote on whether slavery would be allowed there.
  4. 8. The idea that people in a territory should decide for themselves whether to allow slavery.
  5. 10. 1863 order that declared enslaved people in Confederate states to be free.
  6. 12. Belief that states had the power to reject or ignore federal laws they disagreed with.
  7. 13. Growing differences between the North and South in economy, culture, and politics that increased tension before the war.
  8. 14. President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
Down
  1. 1. Union general who became commander of all Union armies and later president of the United States.
  2. 3. Taxes placed on imported goods that caused conflict between Northern and Southern states.
  3. 4. Union general known for his “March to the Sea” and total war strategy in the South.
  4. 7. Union general who trained the Army of the Potomac but was often criticized for being too cautious in battle.
  5. 9. 16th president of the United States who led the country during the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
  6. 11. Nurse who founded the American Red Cross and cared for wounded soldiers during the Civil War.
  7. 12. The act of Southern states leaving the United States to form their own nation.