Unit Five Part Two Review - Civil War Innovations

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Across
  1. 7. This innovation was used primarily by the North to transport soldiers and supplies much more quickly.
  2. 8. This innovation utilized horses and carts to quickly evacuate injured troops from the battlefields and bring them to field hospitals so that they could be treated much more quickly, allowing for more of them to survive their injuries. (3 words/no spaces)
  3. 11. This innovation was thrown like a dart, but was very unreliable and often times got caught and thrown back at the Union army. (2 words/no spaces)
  4. 12. This innovation was primarily used by the North, especially Lincoln, and allowed for quick - almost immediate - transfer of information.
  5. 14. This innovation was also known as a torpedo during the Civil War and was primarily used by the Confederacy to slow down the Union troops and protect the South's forts and buildings. (2 words/no spaces)
  6. 16. This innovation was a new type of ammunition to be used in a rifled musket. It was far more accurate, so it was far more deadly. (2 words/no spaces)
  7. 17. This innovation was a war strategy implemented by William Tecumseh Sherman that basically changed the rules surrounding warfare for all future military conflicts. (2 words/no spaces)
  8. 19. This innovation used tents and homes to create makeshift medical centers so that soldiers could be treated much more quickly. (2 words/no spaces)
  9. 20. This innovation was a war strategy that occurred when troops would dig in to protect themselves during long battle campaigns. The most well known Civil War example is the Petersburg Campaign. (2 words/no spaces)
Down
  1. 1. This innovation utilized hot air balloons to spy on enemy movements from the sky. (2 words/no spaces)
  2. 2. This innovation was a rapid firing multiple-barrel firearm that was invented by a North Carolinian. (2 words/no spaces)
  3. 3. This innovation was used to attack Ironclads, the most famous example is the H.L. Hunley.
  4. 4. This innovation allowed for the bodies of the deceased soldiers to be preserved so that they could be sent home to allow their families to have one final goodbye before they were buried.
  5. 5. This innovation allowed for goods to be produced much more quickly and efficiently, also resulting in the costs being cheaper. (2 words/no spaces)
  6. 6. This innovation allowed for patients to be operated on with significantly less pain, allowing for a quicker recovery. (2 words/no spaces)
  7. 9. This innovation allowed for soldiers who had suffered an amputation during the war to regain some of their dignity, sense of normalcy, and in some cases mobility. (2 words/no spaces)
  8. 10. This innovation allowed for information and images of the war to reach each and every home throughout the United States.
  9. 13. This innovation allowed for the realities and brutality of the war to be captured so that Americans at home could see what was actually happening.
  10. 15. This innovation created by the Union allowed for cleaner medical services and easier access to clean medical supplies. (2 words/no spaces)
  11. 18. This innovation of armored ships changed the way that all future navy ships were built, the most famous examples are the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia. (2 words/no spaces)