The US Civil War (April 12, 1861 - April 9, 1865) was a
CIVIL WAR
conflict fought within the (1) __. The eleven (2) __ US states
(who called themselves the (3) __ States of America) wanted
to leave the United States of America over issues of (4) __
and states' (5) __ (The exact cause is still debated, but the
South wanted to continue owning slaves, who worked on cotton plantations, and
did not want the federal government to interfere with their local laws).
The Confederacy fought the (6) __ (the 23 (7) __ US states). The Civil War
began soon after President Abraham (8) ____ was elected; Lincoln opposed the
expansion of slavery into new US states. The war began on April 12, 1861, when
Confederate troops attacked (9) __, South Carolina. The South did well at the
start of the war, but began to lose to the North around 1863 (the time of the Battle
of (10) ____ in Pennsylvania).
Lincoln was (11) ___ soon before the end of the war. Over half a million
Americans died and almost one million were injured. On April 9, 1865, the
southern General (12) __ surrendered to the northern General (13) __. The (14)
__ won the war, and slavery in the USA was (15) __.
