Civil War

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Across
  1. 3. Plan- the Unions plan to strangle the South economically and militarily by taking over the Mississippi River and blockading Southern ports.
  2. 5. Sumter- Confederacy attacked a federal fort in South Carolina officially starting the Civil War in 1861.
  3. 6. Freedom and independence.
  4. 7. the murder of a prominent person, often a political leader or ruler. Inflation- Volume of money printed increases = Prices increase = loss of value of currency. (money becomes
  5. 9. of Gettysburg- (1863), turning point in the Civil War in which the Union defeated the Confederacy, ending hopes for a Confederate victory in the North (Bloodiest battle.)
Down
  1. 1. Proclamation- Presidential executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln that declared all slaves within the rebellious states are free. (not border states)
  2. 2. of Vicksburg- Union victory in the Mississippi River Valley that split the Confederacy from east to west.
  3. 4. Address- Famous speech made by Abraham Lincoln to honor the soldiers of both sides that died at Gettysburg/ showed dedication to republicanism, equal rights, liberty, and Union.
  4. 8. Court House- Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant signaling the end of the Civil War.