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History Crossword Puzzle

Across
A major defeat for the Union Army in December of the year 1862
It led to the capture of that critical Confederate city and opened the door for General William T. Sherman
Restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans
A crucial success for the Union Army, led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army in Tennessee
A mode of land transportation in which flange-wheeled vehicles move over two parallel steel rails
A huge victory for the Confederacy and General Robert E. Lee during the Civil War that ended May 6, 1863
A large event that raised money to support the U.S. Sanitary Commission
A series of rules that forbade the raising, consideration, or discussion of slavery in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1836 to 1844
A machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds
A 363-mile waterway that connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean via the Hudson River in upstate New York
African Americans who fled North Carolina because of economic and political grievances after the Reconstruction era
Down
A formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity in which the outcome can be a certain person leaving office
The site of the first shots of the Civil War
It gave the Federals a badly needed victory and boosted Northern morale and was also known as the bloodiest war
This event was won by Rutherford B. Hayes and it led to the end of Reconstruction
A decisive Union victory during the American Civil War that divided the confederacy and cemented the reputation of Union General Ulysses S. Grant
Compulsory enrollment for service in a country's armed forces
A vital to the success of the Union. Ex. Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia
It was the final major battle of the War of 1812 and was fought between the British Empire and the newly formed United States
Military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory