Unit 7: The Civil War and Reconstruction Era

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Across
  1. 3. Battle of ________________ - Confederacy tried to invade the Union, mass casualties on both side, turning point in the civil war
  2. 4. A Union strategy to blockade the south to prevent them from getting resources from foreign countries
  3. 7. Surrender at the ________________ ___________________ Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysses S Grant, caused other armies to surrender, ended the Civil War
  4. 9. ________________ ___________________ had the strictest Reconstruction plan for the South, wanted to give African Americans equal rights
  5. 11. ________________ ___________________ had the most lenient Reconstruction plan for the South, did not want to give African Americans the rights
  6. 12. Battle of _______ ____________ - first battle of the Civil War
  7. 13. ________________ ___________________ had a lenient Reconstruction plan for the South, wanted to give African Americans equal rights
Down
  1. 1. The period of time after the Civil War when the south had to be rebuilt and integrated into the Union
  2. 2. The executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln freeing slaves in Confederate states
  3. 5. - This speech given by Abraham Lincoln expressed the ideas of the Declaration of Independence, strengthening support for the Union to keep fighting
  4. 6. A Union strategy to destroy the South’s economy and infrastructure
  5. 8. Siege of _______________ - gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, which blocked the Confederacy’s access to supplies
  6. 10. Most battles of the Civil War took place in the ______________.