Civil War Crossword Puzzle

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  1. 5. A tax to help pay for the war by taking part of one’s earnings.
  2. 8. These are people who wished to remove, or abolish, the practice of slavery.
  3. 9. The title for the Southern side of the United States who fought for slavery to remain legal, but lost the Civil War.
  4. 10. A place named after a town in Virginia where the South surrendered to the North on April 8,1865, ending the Civil War.
  5. 11. A battle in the Civil war, named after a town in Pennsylvania, which was won by the North, but had great losses for both sides, inspiring a cemetery to be built there.
  6. 13. An American Confederate general named after his strong defense.
  7. 14. This amendment was created for the US Constitution in 1865, which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude by making it illegal in the United States.
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  1. 1. A military drafting of citizens.
  2. 2. A Union army officer famous for his March to the Sea, which is named after him, where he captured Atlanta, Georgia.
  3. 3. An executive order made by Abraham Lincoln to free the slaves in all US territory behind Confederate lines.
  4. 4. The title for the Northern side of the United States who fought against slavery and won the Civil War.
  5. 6. The 16 president of the United States and first to be assassinated, who led them during the Civil War and ended slavery and is famous for his speech, The Gettysburg Address.
  6. 7. An actor who assassinated the president due to his support of the Confederacy.
  7. 12. A general for the American Union and commander of their armies who quickly captured two Confederate forts and was surrendered to by the South.
  8. 15. A American general who replaced General Joseph E. Johnson on the confederate side, but despite this, was against slavery and only sided with the South as it was his homeland, yet he eventually surrendered to the North.