Civil War

5. ,Issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in those territories still in rebellion against the Unio
7. ,the notable short speech made by President Lincoln on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the national cemetery at Gettysburg, Pa. (“Four score and seven years ago…,”
8. ,to withdraw formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union
9. ,to approve and sanction formally
10. ,a person who favors the ending of a practice or institution, esp. capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
11. ,It was a set of five bills proposed by Republican Senator Henry Clay and supported by his counterparts Daniel Webster and John Calhoun.

1. ,a group of states or nations united into one political body
2. ,the making of articles on a large scale using machinery
3. ,A network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century slaves of African descent in the United States to escape to free states and Canada
4. ,the government formed in 1861 by southern states that proclaimed their secession from the United States. Jefferson Davis was its president.
6. ,The sea journey undertaken by slave ships from West Africa to the America
12. ,the wealth and resources of a country or region, esp. in terms of the production and consumption of goods and services.