Across
- 2. the location where General Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender, thus ending the Civil War
- 7. a Civil War battle in which the Confederate army forced most of the Union army out of Virginia
- 8. a federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina, that was attacked by the Confederates in April 1861, sparking the Civil War
- 10. a Civil war battle in Tennessee in which the Union army gained greater control over the Mississippi River Valley
- 12. a Union Civil War victory that turned the tides against the Confederates at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- 13. the Union army's six-week blockage of Vicksburg that led the city to surrender during the Civil War
- 14. the process used by a legislative to bring charges of wrongdoing against a public official body
Down
- 1. an order issued by President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union; took affect in January 1, 1863
- 3. the laws that put the Southern states under U.S. military control and required them to draft new constitutions, upholding the 14th amendment
- 4. a Union victory in the Civil War that marked the bloodiest one-day battle in U.S. military history
- 5. a devotion to the interests of one geographic region over the interests of the country as a whole
- 6. 18th president of the United States who received a field promotion to lieutenant general in charge of all Union forces after leading a successful campaign in the West. He accepted General Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
- 9. american soldier who lead the Confederate forces. He won several major battles until his defeat at Gettysburg. He surrendered to the Union commander General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
- 11. the first major battle of the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory; showed that the Civil War would not be won easily