The American Civil War Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• casualties : people that are wounded or killed.
• kansas nebraska act : a law that allowed voters in kansas and nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery or not.
• ironclad : ship made of iron.
• union : the united states (the northern states during the war)
• border states : slave states that remained in the union.
• armory : a place where weapons are made.
• morse code : device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances.
• slavery : condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
• confederacy : the southern states that seceded from the united states in 1861.
• civil war : war between the north and south.
• fort sumter : union military post in south carolina which was taken over by the confederacy in 1861.
• ulyssess grant : successful union general who attended west point military academy.
• abraham lincoln : president of the united states of america during the civil war.
• battle of gettysburg : turning point of the civil war that made it clear the north would win.
• gettys burg address : speech given by abraham lincoln at the dedication of the gettysburg national cemetery.
• gatling gun : rapid-fire gun created by richard jordan gatling.