topic 8
Across
- 8. Includes California admitted as a free state, the Fugitive Slave Act, Made popular sovereignty in most other states from Mexican- American War
- 9. general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
- 10. What was the first battle of ironclads
- 13. 1st battle of the Civil war resulting in a moral boosting confederate victory
- 14. a novel published by harriet beecher stowe in 1852 which portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral
- 15. Union General that marched through the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia, destroying farms, livestock, crops, and anything else in his path.
- 22. Northern Civil War strategy to starve the South by blockading seaports and controlling the Mississippi River
- 24. Abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858)
- 25. the democratic party split, Lincoln was elected president
- 26. He was a Union general that was in charge during the beginning of the war. He defeated Lee, at Antietam, securing a much needed Union victory.
- 27. Union general destructive march across Georgia
- 28. Turning point of the Civil War
- 30. A bullet with a hollow base
- 32. an agreement in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in the United States concerning the extension of slavery into new territories
- 33. in the civil war the states between the north and the south: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
- 34. This was battle fought by Grant in an attempt to capture the railroad of the South near Corinth. Union victory after 2 days.
- 35. General Ambrose Burnside replaced McClellan and he attacked Lee in 1862 here while suffering immense losses (more than 2 soldiers on Union side killed for every one Confederate)
Down
- 1. a law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery
- 2. Issued by Abraham Lincoln, it declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free
- 3. First African American Regimen, successfully defended Fort Wagner
- 4. The bloodiest day of the Civil War. Lee planned a northern invasion into Maryland but a Union soldier discovered those battle plans wrapped around three cigars.As it was, Union forces drove the Confederates back across the Potomac.
- 5. First state to secede from the Union
- 6. 1846 proposal that outlawed slavery in any territory gained from the War with Mexico
- 7. First battle of the Civil War, was ultimately captured by the South
- 11. Law that provided for harsh treatment for escaped slaves and for those who helped them
- 12. series of debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas over the issue of slavery
- 16. President of the Confederate States of America
- 17. split the Confederacy in two and gave the North control of the Mississippi River.
- 18. the Confederates under Robert E. Lee defeated the Union forces under Joseph Hooker. General Jackson was killed by friendly fire.
- 19. an American general and won a major victory at Vicksburg. He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War.
- 20. Abolitionist senator whose verbal attack on the South provoked a physical assault that severely injured him
- 21. N. Democrats who opposed the Civil War & sympathized w/ the South; fought against Lincoln, the draft & emancipation
- 23. Location in Virginia of General Lee's surrender.
- 29. Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not viewed as citizens but as property
- 31. Commander of the Confederate Army