Civil War Crossword Puzzle

to break away
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
a state that didn't secede, but it was in between a slave state and free state
isolates some area of importance to the enemy
marked the beginning of the Civil War where the Confederates opened fired on the fort.
1st, last and the only president of the Confederate States of America, during 1861 to 1865
Lincoln and Douglas were both running for Illinois Senator. Douglas spoke of popular sovereignty in slave states and Lincoln spoke of the national government stepping in.
people hold the final authority in all matters of government, they can vote
American slave who sued his master for keeping him enslaved in a territory where slavery was banned under the Missouri Compromise
An abolitionist who attempted to lead a slave revolt by capturing Armories in southern territory and giving weapons to slaves, was hung in Harpers Ferry after capturing an Armory
Law the provided for harsh treatment for escaped slaves and for those who helped them
antislavery novel that was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
a warship covered in iron
the first real battle of the civil war
Confederate forces suprised union troops & drove them across the Tennesee river; Union got backup and won the battle but it was one of the most bloody battles in the Civil War
the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with almost 23,000 casualties. After this "win" for the North, Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation
one of the first African-American regiments organzied to fight for the Union
Issued by Abraham Lincoln on Septemeber 22, 1862, it declared that all slaves in the rebellious Confederate states would be free.
draft for soldiers
Turning point of war, the Union victory ends with Pickett's charge. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.