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4. This side was more industrial and had factories that produced uniforms, rifles, pistols, swords, and ammunition.

34. This side won the battle at Gettysburg, the turning point of the war.

21. In 1849, this state joined the Union as a free state, upsetting the south since it broke their compromise.

35. Twice as many men died from disease than in battle.

15. This famous Civil War general was a general for the South, and also one of the most respected generals in the nation

36. Women made excellent spies because most men did not suspect them.

24. This weapon was invented during the war, first by the Confederates, in which a cannonball would bounce off ships.

18. This compromise made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state.

38. There is an accurate count of how many women disguised themselves as men to become soldiers.

5. This side had more agricultural land, so the soldiers were more physically fit from working on farms.

16. This Civil War general was a general for the North and believed in total war, causing much destruction in the South.

26. This was used for the first time during wartime, and replaced paintings to show people the horrors of war.

20. The Compromise of 1850 passed what law that said African Americans fleeing enslavement must be returned.

17. This imaginary line was used as a compromise. States to the north of the line would be free.

19. This act created a violent end, in which the people of each territory would vote to decide if slavery was allowed.

9. This person used the Underground Railroad to escape slavery, and returned 19 times to help more than 300 escape.

1. This side had a better railroad system, which delivered fresh equipment and supplies to the troops.

11. This person was born a slave, but taught himself to read. He gave speeches and started The North Star newspaper.

2. This side was fighting to keep the country whole and abolish slavery, and won the Civil War.

30. This side's plan included taking control of the Mississippi River, separating their enemy troops from each other.

31. This side's plan included defending their land until the other side gave up.

3. This side was fighting for individual states' rights and their traditional rural way of life.

25. This is a machine that transmits messages in a series of dots and dashes, or Morse code, over wire.

27. This machine could separate cotton seeds from the cotton faster than slaves could do it by hand.

22. This was an organized secret system that helped slaves escape North to freedom.

32. This side's plan included getting their allies, like Britain, to help them since they needed their cotton.

8. This side knew the terrain, or land, in which the majority of the battles took place.

13. This person was the President of the Union, or United States, during the Civil War.

33. This side was winning many battles at the start of the war.

6. This side had 23 states that made up two-thirds of the population, so more soldiers could be recruited for war.

37. Before the Civil War, there were very few female nurses.

12. This person helped slaves escape to Canada, and used violent methods to try to start a revolution. He was executed.

23. Why were there so many slaves in the South?

14. This person was the President of the Confederacy, or Confederate States of America, during the Civil War.

29. What is a barrier of troops or ships to keep people and supplies from moving in and out of an area?

10. This person spoke out against slavery, helped escape slaves find jobs, and even visited Lincoln in the White House.

7. This side produced the majority of the nation's military leaders who had graduated from West Point.

28. This plan would squeeze the Confederacy, attacking from the east and the west.