Civil War Crossword

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  1. 6. federal fort in the harbor of charleston south carolina the confederate attack on the fort marked the start of the civil war
  2. 7. an American general who became the 18th president of the United States of America.
  3. 10. 1863 this three day battle was the bloodiest of the entire Civil War ended in Union victory and is considered the turning point of the war
  4. 11. Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
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  1. 1. A famous speech by President Lincoln on the meaning of the Civil War, given in November 1863 at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg
  2. 2. Proclamation issued by Lincoln, freeing all slaves in areas still at war with the Union.
  3. 3. the amendment that abolished slavery
  4. 4. an enforced enrollment or military draft
  5. 5. was an American stage actor who, as part of a conspiracy plot, assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865.
  6. 8. Confederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force
  7. 9. 16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
  8. 11. Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or precious condition of servitude