Causes of the Civil War and Civil War

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  1. 2. ____________ Decision was the supreme court's decision that prevented slaves from being free.
  2. 5. Was a result of westward expansion and the economic competition of the North and South led to fighting and violence of whether the territory should be a slave or free state.
  3. 7. General William Sherman marched into SC to wage ______________ which destroyed homes, plantations, railroads, and towns.
  4. 10. It was the first state to secede from the Union.
  5. 11. ______________Proclamation was issued in 1863 which stated that slaves were being set free everywhere that had not already been captured by the Union.
  6. 12. In 1863, the Union laid ___________ to Charleston, attacking from their base in Port Royal and bombarding the city.
  7. 14. ______________ Plan cut off supplies to Confederate forces and surrounded the Confederacy, leading to a win for the Union.
  8. 15. The Union _____________ prevented the South from exporting or imported goods and kept the Confederate Army from getting supplies.
  9. 17. A 23-year-old slave that piloted a confederate ship which he eventually surrendered and was able to escape with his wife and children.
  10. 18. The ___________ was the first combat submarine to sink a warship.
  11. 19. Theoretically, allowed states to leave the Union if they felt their rights were being violated.
  12. 20. General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant of the ______________ in Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia.
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  1. 1. The capture of ______________ led to the first major setback for the Confederate Army.
  2. 3. African American soldiers served proudly for the Union but were still ______________ against and paid less than white soldiers.
  3. 4. To avoid controversy by prohibiting slavery in any new states or territories.
  4. 6. ______________ of 85 was created to keep the balance between slave and free states.
  5. 8. General Robert E. Lee of the ______________surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant l in Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia.
  6. 9. The 54th ______________Unit of African American soldiers led the charge on Fort Wagner.
  7. 13. Led to South Carolina seceding from the Union along with 6 other states soon later.
  8. 16. _____________ Crisis was when the protective tariff that was placed on imported goods was only beneficial to the North, causing the tariff to be lowered and SC would repeal its ______________ of the law.