The Civil War Crossword

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  1. 2. September 17, 1862, remains the bloodiest single day in American history. The Union victory left more than 22,000 men killed or wounded in one day of fighting.
  2. 3. A republic formed in February of 1861 and composed of the eleven Southern states that seceded from the United States
  3. 4. A general term for the United States during the Civil War which also was used to refer to the Northern army.
  4. 5. Northern troops attacked General Robert E. Lee's forces, but the Confederates were firmly dug in on high ground and repelled the attack.
  5. 8. Prominent American abolitionist, journalist and social reformer. Editor of radical abolitionist newspaper "The Liberator", and one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
  6. 11. 16th president of the United States; helped preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the secessionist Confederacy; an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery.
  7. 13. The free African American published his "Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World" which encouraged enslaved people to rebel.
  8. 15. President of the Confederate States of America
  9. 17. This Union victory was won at a terrible cost: each side lost more than 10,000 men killed, wounded, or missing. Americans were appalled at the number of casualties.
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  1. 1. Union war plan by Winfield Scott, called for blockade of southern coast, capture of Richmond, capture Mississippi River, and to take an army through heart of south
  2. 3. This Confederate victory showed General Robert E. Lee's brilliance as a military commander. With Union forces threatening to outflank him, Lee divided his forces and ordered an attack that outflanked the Union instead
  3. 6. One of the most prominent African American figures in the abolitionist movement; escaped from slavery; advocated freedom from slavery & full citizenship rights for all blacks
  4. 7. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  5. 9. An American political activist, abolitionist, women's rights advocate, and supporter of the women's suffrage movement.
  6. 10. a Massachusetts born abolitionist and women's rights advocate. She wrote novels about slavery, women's rights and Native American rights.
  7. 12. Union general who planned to block southern ports and take control of the Mississippi River
  8. 14. A large battle in the American Civil War, took place in southern Pennsylvania from July 1 to July 3, 1863. The battle is named after the town on the battlefield. Union General George G. Meade led an army of about 90,000 men to victory against General Robert E. Lee's Confederate army of about 75,000.
  9. 16. formal separation from an alliance or federation