Civil War

1. the loss at the battle at vicksburg would divide the south into two sections on both sides of the _____ river
3. since most battles were fought in the south, the confederacy had the advantage of knowing the _____, or landscape of the conflicts
6. section of the country that had an economy based on the production and output of cotton
8. the confederate attack on fort sumter _____, or started, the civil war
9. the south's inability to trade agricultural products was a major _____ ($$$) difference that led to them losing the civil war
13. battle that was considered the "bloodiest" day of the civil war for both the union and confederacy
14. lincoln believed that southern states seceding from the union was _____, or uncalled for
17. last name of the union general who also served in the u.s.-mexican war
18. after robert e. lee's surrender, president lincoln wanted to bring _____ states back into the union
20. the fugitive slave law upset many norhterners because it allowed plantation owners to use _____ (government) money to capture and enslave african-americans
21. president lincoln stated this was the main cause of the civil war

2. the dred scott v. sandford supreme court decision ruled that african-americans could not use the legal system because they were considered _____
4. before the civil war, the missouri compromise maintained the _____ of free and slave states within america
5. last name of the republican president of the union during the civil war era
6. word describing regional differences that would eventually build and cause the civil war
7. the union's access to _____ helped them move soldiers and supplies very quickly
10. during the antebellum period, neither free african-americans nor slaves were considered _____ until the 14th amendment was passed
11. battle that allowed the union to take control of the mississppi river
12. after the battle at bull run, general thomas jackson was given the nickname "_____"
15. general lee would _____ to general grant in appomattox court hosue, virginia
16. the emancipation proclamation would free all african-americans and encourage them to fight for the _____
17. antietam and _____ were considered the most norhtern-fought battles during the civil war
19. as a result of the kansas-nebraska act, despite john brown's best efforts, slavery would _____ (grow) into new territories