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Civil War Crossword Puzzle
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Lincoln : Abraham ________
Anderson : Major Robert _________; commander of Fort Sumter before it's defeat
Monitor : Union ironclad; described as "a tin can on shingles"
Elizabeth Blackwell : The first woman to receive a license to practice medicine
Richmond : Capital city of the Confederate States
Robert E Lee : Confederate General; declined Lincoln's offer to take command of Union forces
Cotton Diplomacy : An early Confederate strategy to win foreign support, especially from Britain by not sending cotton to those countries.
Bull Run : The creek where the first major clash Union and Confederate armies took place
Seven Days Battles : A series of 5 battles between the Union and Confederacy on the week of June 26 1862.
Battle of Antietam : Battle in September 17, 1862 that lasted hours; was the bloodiest single-day battle of the war
Ironclad : A ship heavily armed with iron
Virginia : Originally the Merrimack, it was converted into an ironclad after Confederacy had seized it
Monitor : Union ironclad ship
Ulysses S Grant : Union General; graduate of West Point
Border States : Four states that were vital to the North and South because of their strategic positions
Fort Sumter : Important federal outpost located in South Carolina
Vicksburg : Mississippi city; the last city that Union forces had to take before gaining complete dominance of the Mississippi River
Battle of Pea Ridge : Battle which Confederates lost; American Indians had fought on Confederate's side during this battle
Delaware : Only border state where few slaveholders supported secession
Winfield Scott : Union General; came up with early Union strategies
Civil War Crossword Puzzle
Across:1. | Union General; came up with early Union strategies | 3. | Only border state where few slaveholders supported secession | 5. | Originally the Merrimack, it was converted into an ironclad after Confederacy had seized it | 8. | An early Confederate strategy to win foreign support, especially from Britain by not sending cotton to those countries. | 11. | The creek where the first major clash Union and Confederate armies took place | 12. | Important federal outpost located in South Carolina | 15. | Union ironclad ship | 16. | Mississippi city; the last city that Union forces had to take before gaining complete dominance of the Mississippi River | 18. | The first woman to receive a license to practice medicine | 19. | Capital city of the Confederate States | 20. | Four states that were vital to the North and South because of their strategic positions |
| | Down:2. | A series of 5 battles between the Union and Confederacy on the week of June 26 1862. | 4. | Abraham ________ | 6. | Union General; graduate of West Point | 7. | Battle in September 17, 1862 that lasted hours; was the bloodiest single-day battle of the war | 9. | Major Robert _________; commander of Fort Sumter before it's defeat | 10. | Union ironclad; described as "a tin can on shingles" | 13. | Confederate General; declined Lincoln's offer to take command of Union forces | 14. | Battle which Confederates lost; American Indians had fought on Confederate's side during this battle | 17. | A ship heavily armed with iron |
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Civil War Crossword Puzzle
Across:1. | Union General; came up with early Union strategies | 3. | Only border state where few slaveholders supported secession | 5. | Originally the Merrimack, it was converted into an ironclad after Confederacy had seized it | 8. | An early Confederate strategy to win foreign support, especially from Britain by not sending cotton to those countries. | 11. | The creek where the first major clash Union and Confederate armies took place | 12. | Important federal outpost located in South Carolina | 15. | Union ironclad ship | 16. | Mississippi city; the last city that Union forces had to take before gaining complete dominance of the Mississippi River | 18. | The first woman to receive a license to practice medicine | 19. | Capital city of the Confederate States | 20. | Four states that were vital to the North and South because of their strategic positions |
| | Down:2. | A series of 5 battles between the Union and Confederacy on the week of June 26 1862. | 4. | Abraham ________ | 6. | Union General; graduate of West Point | 7. | Battle in September 17, 1862 that lasted hours; was the bloodiest single-day battle of the war | 9. | Major Robert _________; commander of Fort Sumter before it's defeat | 10. | Union ironclad; described as "a tin can on shingles" | 13. | Confederate General; declined Lincoln's offer to take command of Union forces | 14. | Battle which Confederates lost; American Indians had fought on Confederate's side during this battle | 17. | A ship heavily armed with iron |
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