Crossword Puzzle Events # 2: Expansion and Civil War in the United States

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Across
  1. 1. The Civil War began with the attack on Fort ____.
  2. 3. The Southern states that seceded formed the Confederate States of ____ in 1861.
  3. 7. What proclamation declared enslaved people in Confederate territories to be free in 1863?
  4. 9. The completion of the transcontinental ____ in 1869 connected the East and West coasts.
  5. 10. The issue of ____ was a major cause of tension between the North and South, leading to the Civil War.
  6. 12. The invention of the ____ revolutionized transportation and industry in the United States.
  7. 13. What was the period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South called?
  8. 14. What amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery in the United States in 1865?
Down
  1. 2. The forced removal of Cherokee Native Americans to the West is known as the Trail of ____ occurred in 1838-1839.
  2. 4. The belief of ___ destiny spread in the United States during the mid-19th century, leading to major expansions.
  3. 5. In 1846 the United States declare war on ___.
  4. 6. The United States purchased a vast territory from France in 1803 called the ____ Purchase.
  5. 8. Many immigrants arriving in the late 19th century settled in the ____ and Midwest.
  6. 11. Who was the President of the United States during the Civil War?
  7. 15. What invention significantly improved communication across long distances in the 19th century?