4.1(c) Crossword

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  1. 4. Once it was clear he could not win, General Lee met with General Grant at ________________ Court House and surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War.
  2. 7. After seeing his victories in the Western Theater, Abraham Lincoln promoted General Ulysses S. _________ to commander of all ground forces of the Union armies.
  3. 8. One reason General Grant was so successful in the Civil War was because he personally knew many of the ____________ leaders and had valuable insight into their strategies and tactics.
  4. 10. One of the main reasons the Confederate army turned from Harrisburg to Gettysburg was because the town had a large supply of _______, which the army desperately needed.
  5. 11. The main goal of the Union army in the Western Theater was to take full control of the ___________ River and complete the "Anaconda Plan".
  6. 14. The goal of Sherman's March was to destroy key Confederate infrastructure and the south's desire to continue the war. This strategy was called "________ _______". (2 words)
  7. 15. In his Second ___________ Address, President Lincoln called on Americans to begin healing and rebuilding peace amongst the states.
  8. 16. After General Sherman captured ____________, morale in the north skyrocketed and so did the support for reelecting Abraham Lincoln that following November.
  9. 17. As President Lincoln was enjoying a play at Ford's Theater with his wife, a southern actor and sympathizer named John Wilkes _________ snuck into the presidential balcony and shot him in the back of the head.
  10. 18. Even though the Confederates won a decisive victory at Chancellorsville, they suffered a major loss when Confederate guards mistook General ___________ for an intruder and shot him.
  11. 19. After President Lincoln is assassinated, Vice-President Andrew _____________ becomes president.
  12. 20. After the Union army captured ______________ they fully controlled the Mississippi River and the Anaconda Plan was complete.
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  1. 1. After losing the Battle of Gettysburg, Robert E. Lee was forced to ___________ and never invaded the North again.
  2. 2. Abraham Lincoln signed the _____________ Proclamation, which freed all of the slaves in the Confederacy, but not in the slave states that remained in the Union.
  3. 3. The speech that Abraham Lincoln delivered at Soldier's National Cemetery is known as The _____________ _______________ (2 words).
  4. 5. At the Battle of Gettysburg, Confederate forces attempted a massive assault at the center of the Union line and suffered over 50% casualties. This is known as "__________'s Charge" after the general who led the attack.
  5. 6. After taking Atlanta, General William T. ___________ marched to the sea and destroyed all major Confederate infrastructure until reaching Savannah on the coast.
  6. 9. As Confederates abandoned ____________, they set the city on fire rather than surrender it to the Union army.
  7. 12. Because he was so lenient on Confederate leadership after the war, President Johnson was ______________, but was acquitted by the Senate by one vote.
  8. 13. After evacuating Richmond, General Grant pinned a large portion of the Confederate army against a river at the Battle of __________ __________ and captured one-third of Lee's remaining army. (2 words)