Civil War Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 5. The Union had thousands more miles of this, making it a huge advantage
  2. 7. Four score and 7 is this many years (4x+7); a "score" = 20
  3. 8. The Massachusetts ________ regiment was the first all-black military unit (spell out)
  4. 12. Escaped to freedom by stealing a Confederate ship
  5. 13. This means to force someone into military service; how the Confederacy gained soldiers
  6. 14. This was the Union's strategy to "squeeze" the South
  7. 15. ________ of 1860 was considered the "final straw" before the Civil War
  8. 18. The South's strategy was to fight a ________ war
  9. 19. This was the famous Confederate warship that later sank
Down
  1. 1. Named for a general, __________'s March to the Sea made Georgia howl
  2. 2. Known as blockade ________, this ships snuck past the Union blockade
  3. 3. The first shots of the Civil War occurred here
  4. 4. This speech was the dedication of a battlefield after a bloody battle
  5. 6. The economy of the South was based on _______
  6. 7. This freed enslaved people in Confederate states
  7. 9. A Confederate victory would rely on ______ aid from England and France
  8. 10. President of the Union
  9. 11. To formally break away from
  10. 16. To surround and keep from moving in or out
  11. 17. Also known as the "North," this side was opposed to secession