Civil War

1. the states between the North and the South that were divided over whether to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy
4. to free from slavery
8. to give official approval to
10. an order issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring enslaved people in the Confederate states to be free
12. Union soldiers
13. a continuous rise in the price of goods and services
14. the right of an accused person to appear in court so a judge can determine whether he or she is being imprisoned lawfully
15. armored naval vessel
16. the selection of persons for required military service
18. a piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the North during the Civil War
19. war on all aspects of an enemy’s life

1. cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out; to close off a country’s ports
2. a speech by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg in memory of the Union soldiers who had died trying to protect the ideals of freedom upon which the nation was founded
3. another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union
5. ship that sails into and out of a blockaded area
6. a military person killed, wounded, or captured
7. occupying a strong defensive position
9. a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country
11. a village in Virginia that was the site of the Confederate surrender to Union forces under the command of General Ulysses S. Grant
17. Confederate soldiers