Civil War Vocab

2. The location where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant effectively ending the Civil War.
5. The northern states that remained loyal to the United States government during the Civil War.
6. Loyalty to a specific region or section of the country, which contributed to tensions between the North and South.
8. The system in which people were owned as property and forced to work without pay, a central issue leading to the Civil War.
13. Commander of the Confederate Army
14. A significant battle fought in July 1863, considered a turning point in the Civil War, resulting in a Union victory.
17. The 16th President of the United States who led the country during the Civil War and worked to end slavery.
19. tax imposed on imported goods
20. The production of goods and services in factories

1. An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring the freedom of all slaves in Confederate-held territory.
3. The site in South Carolina where the first shots of the Civil War were fired on April 12, 1861
4. A novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe
7. A member of the Confederate States of America, which seceded from the Union during the Civil War.
9. President of the Confederacy
10. The idea that states have certain rights and political powers independent of the federal government, often used to justify slavery.
11. The presidential election in which Abraham Lincoln was elected, leading to the secession of several southern states.
12. An agreement passed in 1820 that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, maintaining the balance.
15. General of the Union Army
16. A famous speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln in November 1863, emphasizing the principles of liberty and equality
18. The bloodiest single-day battle in American history