Civil War

4. a metal attachment on end of rifle
5. the president of the United States 1860
7. Long cuts (trenches) dug out of the earth with the dirt piled up into a mound in front; used for defense
9. the drafting of military personnel
10. A new way of conducting war appeared during the Civil War. Instead of focusing only on military targets, armies conducting total war destroyed homes and crops to demoralize and undermine the civilian base of the enemy’s war effort.
12. Large logs painted to look like cannons; used to fool the enemy into thinking a position was stronger than it really was
13. the foundation of the Southern economy
17. a person who wanted to end slavery
18. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States. Also, Union, Federal, or Northern.
19. a primary cause of the Civil War
20. Blocking the supply lines and escape routes of a city to force it to surrender; usually one army traps another army in a location until it is forced to surrender
21. the North

1. A disease caused by lack of ascorbic acid (found in fresh fruits and vegetables). Its symptoms include spongy gums, loose teeth, and bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes
2. Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States. Southern states, feeling persecuted by the North, left the USA by voting to separate from the Union
3. an effort to prevent the movement of supplies, people and communication
6. A term used to describe the time in American history directly after the Civil War during which the South was “reconstructed” by the North after its loss in the war
8. the South
11. the leading general of Confederate forces
14. name given to Southerners
15. a series of military operations that form a distinct phase of the War, such as Sherman's March to the Sea
16. a tide turning battle in 1863