Unit 2 Crossword

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  1. 2. John Wilkes _____, the person responsible for assassinating Abraham Lincoln in 1865
  2. 5. The ____ Slave Act permitted southern slaveholders to go up north to reclaim their runaway slaves
  3. 8. Most major railways were located in this part of the country, giving the Union a massive advantage during the Civil War
  4. 10. The Union strategy to create a blockade around the south was known as the ____ Plan
  5. 11. The president of the Confederate States of America
  6. 14. Slavery in the south grew even more popular following the invention of this item
  7. 15. Following the signing of the Emancipation ____, black soldiers were now allowed to enlist in the US military
  8. 16. The first battle of the Civil War, ended in a Confederate victory
  9. 18. The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  10. 20. The ____ Doctrine stated that the US would not involve themselves in European affairs, providing Europe stayed out of Western affairs
  11. 21. The idea that Americans have a God-given right to expand further west
  12. 23. The first southern state to secede from the Union and form the Confederate States of America
  13. 25. Dred Scott vs. ____; an important court case where a Missouri slave attempted to sue his master for freedom
  14. 28. The Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850 were both about keeping a balance between ____ and free states
  15. 29. Battle which ended in a Union victory, fought in July 1863, and was a major turning point in the war
  16. 30. During the Texan Revolt, Texans held out against Mexican forces for 13 days at this fort
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  1. 1. The formal name of the southern side during the Civil War
  2. 3. The Civil War began after shots were fired at Fort ____ in South Carolina
  3. 4. This man staged an uprising at Harpers Ferry in Virginia in attempt to create a slave revolt
  4. 6. As part of the Missouri Compromise, Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state and ____ would enter as a free state
  5. 7. The formal name of the northern side during the Civil War
  6. 9. The first black regiment created up north during the Civil War was the 54th ____
  7. 12. Andrew Jackson's presidency was also known as the rise of the ____ Man
  8. 13. Following the Mexican-American War, the border between Mexico and the United States was marked by this river
  9. 17. Gold was discovered in this territory in 1848, starting a gold rush and eventually leading the territory to apply for statehood as a free state
  10. 19. This US President signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed enslaved people within states rebellion against the Union
  11. 22. The forced travel path of Cherokee Indians to reservations during Jackson's presidency
  12. 24. Uncle ____'s Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe helped the north see the horrors of slavery
  13. 26. California and ____ were popular destinations for pioneers in the mid-1800s
  14. 27. Abraham Lincoln ran against Stephen ____ for Illinois state senate in 1858, launching a series of heated debates between the two
  15. 31. At Appomattox Court House in April 1865, Confederate General Robert E. ____ surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War