Civil War Crossword

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  1. 4. A secret network that aided in the escape of enslaved people.
  2. 5. Free state admitted to the U.S. along with Missouri.
  3. 9. After a brief period as an independent republic, this state was admitted as a slave state in 1845.
  4. 11. Free state admitted to the U.S. as part of the Compromise of 1850.
  5. 12. He sued for his freedom after living for a period of time in free states.
  6. 13. This group of people vote directly for the President of the United States.
  7. 14. In 1857, the Supreme Court ruled that federal laws limiting the spread of slavery were _________.
  8. 17. Acronym for the military group created for Black soldiers.
  9. 20. Another word for weapons, which were produced in many factories with women employees during the Civil War.
  10. 22. Collective name of the states in rebellion during the Civil War.
  11. 23. The Union general that accepted the surrender of Robert E. Lee.
  12. 25. This Union general led the March to the Sea to deliver the final blow in the south.
  13. 27. The location of the surrender of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
  14. 28. The location of the cemetery where Lincoln gave his famous "address".
  15. 29. The Supreme Court ruled in 1857 that slaves were not people, but should instead be treated as ______.
  16. 30. In an infamous 1857 decision, the Supreme Court stated that a descendent of African slaves can never one of these.
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  1. 1. President during the Civil War.
  2. 2. The Union had many more miles of __________ than the south, making it easier for them to move and get supplies to their army.
  3. 3. Also known as Bull Run, this was the first major battle of the Civil War.
  4. 6. The states in the Union that allowed slaver are collectively known as the _______ states.
  5. 7. Nat Turner and Gabrielle Prosser both let one of these against slaveholders.
  6. 8. The northern states had a much higher ________, which made it easier for them to replenish their army with more soldiers.
  7. 10. In 1863, a proclamation orderd the __________ of slaves in the south.
  8. 15. To formally leave the United States (before the Civil War).
  9. 16. Many women served in this role during the Civil War, tending to the injuries of soldiers on both sides of the conflict.
  10. 18. Some women had this job during the Civil War, gathering and relaying information about the enemy in secret.
  11. 19. Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 without winning a single state in this region.
  12. 21. The concept that it is acceptable during war to attack all aspects of the enemy, even if it has the potential to harm non-military civilians in the process.
  13. 24. Lincoln was uable to secure this in the Election of 1860's popular vote, but was able to reach it in the Electoral vote.
  14. 25. The first state to declare that they were leaving the Union.
  15. 26. The first shots of the Civil War were fired here.