Civil War

2. One of the advantages of the south. They had the _____ to fight for their rights and protect the way they lived. They had better leaders and soldiers in their army.
7. Abraham Lincoln won this, and it caused the eleven states to leave our country and form the Confederate States.
9. Courthouse where Lee surrendered to Grant after finding out that the Union was ready to capture the Confederate capital. The Union now won the war, and slaves had become free.
11. The North's strategy worked, while the South's did not. The North's strategies were what led them to success.
13. Won by Lincoln with his new Vice President, Andrew Johnson.

1. Lincoln issued this proclamation that told the Confederate States to rejoin the country by the beginning of 1863. If they refused, their slaves would be freed.
3. This side wanted to fight a defensive war by using natural surroundings, such as mountains and rivers, for barriers. They wanted to get Britain and France to help and support them.
4. The Union's first win, even though it ended in a tie. Lee tried to invade northern Maryland.
5. One of the eight advantages of the north. People, money, factories, weapons, schools, immigrants, land, and _____.
6. The way that Lincoln died. Occurred in Ford's Theater.
8. Vice President in 1864. A democrat, and a slaveholder. Became president after Lincoln died.
10. Also called the Anaconda Plan. A plan that would cut off the south's trade by surrounding them.
12. Battle won by the Union. Lee tried to invade the North. The Union had more soldiers since the war was now a war to help free slaves.