4.1(b) Crossword

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  1. 4. Sumter The American Civil War began when armed forces from South Carolina fired on ______ ________.
  2. 8. Because residents in the western part of the state overwhelming voted to remain in the Union, they were granted statehood in 1863 and the state of _______ _________ was born.
  3. 9. The main reason the Confederacy was hesitant to use slaves in their army was because they feared armed slave _______.
  4. 11. __________ _________ was the first and only president of the Confederate States of America.
  5. 13. The first state to secede from the United States was the State of ________ ____________.
  6. 14. During his Inaugural Address, President Jefferson Davis said the south's focus should be to build the ____________ into a strong nation.
  7. 15. The most important Confederate general from the Civil War was Robert E. _______.
  8. 16. Union forces suffered heavy losses at the Battle of ________________ after the Confederate troops reinforced themselves behind a stone wall.
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  1. 1. The bloodiest single day of fighting of the American Civil War was the Battle of ____________.
  2. 2. President Lincoln knew the importance of __________ states, so he put incredible pressure on states such as Maryland, Kentucky, Delaware, and Missouri to stay in the Union.
  3. 3. The naval battle between the Monitor and Merrimack (Virginia) was the first ever battle between _____________ ships. This battle would change the way navies built ships forever.
  4. 5. The United States refers to their flag as the "Stars and Stripes" and the Confederacy referred to their flag as the "Stars and ______".
  5. 6. Thomas Jackson, one of the Confederacy's most important generals, earned the nickname ____________ because of his calm demeanor and refusal to retreat.
  6. 7. After South Carolina fired on Fort Sumter, President Lincoln called for 75,000 ____________ to join the military to defeat the rebellion in the South.
  7. 10. The Northern strategy to blockade the South and prevent shipping in or out was called the ______________ Plan.
  8. 12. During the Civil War, the Union moved in and occupied Florida because the state provided supplies to the Confederate armies, especially ________ and salt.
  9. 13. Just days after the Civil War began, the states of Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina also chose to ________ from the Union and join the Confederacy.
  10. 17. At the First Battle of _______ ________, Confederate reinforcements arrived and won the battle. Because of this victory, Union leaders realized the war would not be over in a few weeks.