American Civil War

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  1. 3. First state to leave the Union
  2. 5. This battle split the Confederacy in two
  3. 6. First major battle of the civil war
  4. 9. Wanted to be an independent nation
  5. 10. Union general who will become president
  6. 12. This general died from friendly fire
  7. 14. The Union economy experienced a ________
  8. 15. Battle that convinced Lincoln to give the Emancipation Proclamation
  9. 17. Official start of the Civil War
  10. 19. Officially made the war about slavery
  11. 21. The confederacy experienced_________________ during the war
  12. 23. Many women helped the war efforts by volunteering as ____________
  13. 24. the first Battle of Bull Run showed both sides that the war was going to be __________
  14. 26. Continuous fighting without giving the other side a chance to rest
  15. 27. Antietam was the ____________ deadliest day of battle
  16. 29. Due to the lack of knowledge on bacteria ___________ was very dangerous
  17. 30. Place where the Civil War ended
  18. 31. After the Battle of Gettysburg the Confederacy remained on the _______________
Down
  1. 1. The 54th ______________ was the most famous African American regiment
  2. 2. sections of railroads that were wrapped around trees were known as Sherman _______________
  3. 4. Sought the end of slavery
  4. 7. The 13th amendment abolished this
  5. 8. Lincoln gave his most famous speech here
  6. 11. General McClellan was sent to capture what city
  7. 12. Assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  8. 13. Treating everyone and everything as an enemy
  9. 16. Initial union war strategy
  10. 18. created the union war strategy
  11. 19. decided not to help the Confederacy after the Battle of Gettysburg
  12. 20. Lincoln wanted to ___________ the union in the beginning
  13. 22. Gettysburg was the most ______ battle of the war
  14. 25. Military draft
  15. 28. surrendered at Appomattox Court House to General Grant