civil war Crossword Puzzles

Civil War 2018-12-03

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Battle of __________ended July 3, 1863
  2. Nov 9, 1863 what president honored those who died at the Battle of Gettysburg
  3. held in 1870 prohibited blacks from marrying other races, owning businesses, and serving on juries
  4. the _________are West, East, and Middle
  5. Confederate captain who died 2 days after battle of Franklin
  6. built school for coloreds in 1866
  7. Battle of ___________ ended July 4, 1863
  8. Started American Civil War on April 12, 1861
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  1. freed slaves in the confederate states that had had control taken over by the union troops
  2. made it hard for blacks to leave their current jobs
  3. battle with highest number of casualties during Civil War
  4. formed in Pulaski, TN in 1865
  5. separated blacks and whites
  6. 14th amendment right
  7. when military takes control of an area instead of the local police or government
  8. fort that protected the Cumberland river
  9. helped slaves start new lives
  10. battle that Union General Thomas held off 2 weeks due freezing weather
  11. fort that protected the TN river
  12. university in nashville headed by clinton frisk

20 Clues: 14th amendment right • separated blacks and whites • formed in Pulaski, TN in 1865 • helped slaves start new lives • fort that protected the TN river • built school for coloreds in 1866 • Battle of __________ended July 3, 1863 • the _________are West, East, and Middle • fort that protected the Cumberland river • Battle of ___________ ended July 4, 1863 • ...

Civil War 2019-04-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones
  2. A very bloody battle in the civil war
  3. South Carolina, April 12-14, 1861. This was the start of the Civil War
  4. A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court.
  5. Act passed in 1854 that created Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing states to determine whether slavery would be allowed in new territories.
  6. General for the Union, later became 18th President
  7. General of the Confederacy
  8. A person who worked to end slavery.
  9. A group of northern Democrats who opposed abolition and sympathized with the South during the Civil War
  10. The treatment of people as property. People who are denied freedom in this way are said to be enslaved.
  11. the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union.
  12. Virginia, July 1st, 1861. This was the first major land battle of Civil War
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  1. She led over 300 slaves to freedom, because of her bravery she is the symbol of the Underground Railroad
  2. Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
  3. states between the north and the south: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
  4. To separate from the Union.
  5. President of the Confederacy.
  6. A political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery
  7. An international organization dedicated to the medical care of the sick or wounded in wars and natural disasters
  8. The location of a brutal massacre in which confederate troops shot more than 200 black prisoners and some whites.

20 Clues: General of the Confederacy • To separate from the Union. • President of the Confederacy. • A person who worked to end slavery. • A very bloody battle in the civil war • General for the Union, later became 18th President • Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross • A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court. • ...

Civil War 2019-04-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An international organization dedicated to the medical care of the sick or wounded in wars and natural disasters
  2. A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones
  3. South Carolina, April 12-14, 1861. This was the start of the Civil War
  4. states between the north and the south: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
  5. General for the Union, later became 18th President
  6. The location of a brutal massacre in which confederate troops shot more than 200 black prisoners and some whites.
  7. To separate from the Union.
  8. Act passed in 1854 that created Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing states to determine whether slavery would be allowed in new territories.
  9. A very bloody battle in the civil war
  10. Virginia, July 1st, 1861. This was the first major land battle of Civil War
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  1. A group of northern Democrats who opposed abolition and sympathized with the South during the Civil War
  2. General of the Confederacy
  3. A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court.
  4. President of the Confederacy.
  5. The treatment of people as property. People who are denied freedom in this way are said to be enslaved.
  6. A political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery
  7. Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross
  8. the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union.
  9. She led over 300 slaves to freedom, because of her bravery she is the symbol of the Underground Railroad
  10. A person who worked to end slavery.

20 Clues: General of the Confederacy • To separate from the Union. • President of the Confederacy. • A person who worked to end slavery. • A very bloody battle in the civil war • General for the Union, later became 18th President • A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court. • Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross • ...

CIVIL WAR 2019-10-17

CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Suspended Act during Civil War
  2. Commander of the Confederate Army
  3. the principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power.
  4. Organizer of the Union Army
  5. Founder of the American Red Cross
  6. One of the largest Native American tribes located in Oklahoma
  7. A slave that escaped slavery and became a National leader of the abolitionist movement
  8. The first Northern black volunteer reignment
  9. Raid on Harper's Ferry
  10. First wartime draft of U.S. Citizens
  11. Basic firearm carried by both Union and Confederate troops
  12. This had an impact on the public's perception during the Civil War
  13. Battle where Robert E. Lee surrendered his Army
  14. Bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  15. An unrecognized republic in North America
  16. 2nd best Confederate commander during
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  1. Lieutenant General of the Union Army
  2. The only president of the Confederate States of America
  3. 16th president of the US, and led the nation through the American Civil War
  4. American author who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
  5. A slave that escaped to freedom and led many other slaves to freedom with her
  6. A steam propelled warship
  7. Issued put forth by Abraham Lincoln that all slaves shall be free
  8. Opium
  9. A women's right activist slave
  10. American soldier, businessman, educator and author
  11. United States of America and National government of Lincoln
  12. A battle in the Western Theater with a Union Victory
  13. Union gained control of Mississippi river after this battle
  14. Bloodiest single day of the Civil War won by Union
  15. First major battle of the American Civil War and was a victory of the Confederate Army

31 Clues: Opium • Raid on Harper's Ferry • A steam propelled warship • Organizer of the Union Army • Suspended Act during Civil War • A women's right activist slave • Commander of the Confederate Army • Founder of the American Red Cross • Bloodiest battle of the Civil War • Lieutenant General of the Union Army • First wartime draft of U.S. Citizens • 2nd best Confederate commander during • ...

Civil War 2019-05-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A disorderly retreat.
  2. A military post where troops are stationed.
  3. A period of irregular or unplanned fighting.
  4. Withdrawing or moving away from a battle.
  5. Occurring between citizens in a nation.
  6. Continuous attack, usually from artillery.
  7. From the South. Specializes in plantations.
  8. Owning slaves.
  9. Leaving the union.
  10. A soft, white and fibrous substance.
  11. Soldiers on horseback.
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  1. From the North. Specializes in industry.
  2. To recruit for military service.
  3. A violent uprising against a government.
  4. To relinquish or give up.
  5. 16th president.
  6. Cannons used for warfare on land.
  7. Foot soldiers.
  8. Making a definite result.
  9. Wealth of a country or region.

20 Clues: Foot soldiers. • Owning slaves. • 16th president. • Leaving the union. • A disorderly retreat. • Soldiers on horseback. • To relinquish or give up. • Making a definite result. • Wealth of a country or region. • To recruit for military service. • Cannons used for warfare on land. • A soft, white and fibrous substance. • Occurring between citizens in a nation. • ...

Civil War 2019-05-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Soldiers on horseback.
  2. Leaving the union.
  3. Wealth of a country or region.
  4. From the South. Specializes in plantations.
  5. To recruit for military service.
  6. A disorderly retreat.
  7. A violent uprising against a government.
  8. Making a definite result.
  9. 16th president.
  10. A military post where troops are stationed.
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  1. Cannons used for warfare on land.
  2. Owning slaves.
  3. A soft, white and fibrous substance.
  4. To relinquish or give up.
  5. Continuous attack, usually from artillery.
  6. From the North. Specializes in industry.
  7. Withdrawing or moving away from a battle.
  8. Occurring between citizens in a nation.
  9. Foot soldiers.
  10. A period of irregular or unplanned fighting.

20 Clues: Owning slaves. • Foot soldiers. • 16th president. • Leaving the union. • A disorderly retreat. • Soldiers on horseback. • To relinquish or give up. • Making a definite result. • Wealth of a country or region. • To recruit for military service. • Cannons used for warfare on land. • A soft, white and fibrous substance. • Occurring between citizens in a nation. • ...

Civil War 2024-05-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the failed attempt by American and French forces to retake the port city from its British occupiers.
  2. the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
  3. Robert E. Lee surrendered
  4. a critical win for both the Union and the Confederacy.
  5. defense against pro-slavery "Border Ruffians", abolition, driving pro-slavery settlers from their claims of land, revenge, and/or plunder
  6. Union forces commanded by William T. Sherman, wanting to neutralize the important rail and supply hub, defeated Confederate forces defending the city under John B. Hood.
  7. the historic period in which the United States grappled with the question of how to integrate millions of newly freed African Americans into social, political, and labor systems
  8. one of the largest and deadliest battles of the Civil War
  9. a crucial victory for the Union during the Civil War.
  10. restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
  11. the political policy of promoting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants, including by supporting immigration-restriction measures.
  12. ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
  13. classified the escaping slaves as contraband of war.
  14. Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army defeated Union
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  1. declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  2. Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston's troops line the mountain's crest to repulse the advance of Union general William T. Sherman
  3. marked the official beginning of the American Civil War
  4. military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War.
  5. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point.
  6. A civil war campaign
  7. the largest auction of enslaved people in U.S. history
  8. those who owned and worked their own land.

22 Clues: A civil war campaign • Robert E. Lee surrendered • those who owned and worked their own land. • classified the escaping slaves as contraband of war. • Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army defeated Union • a crucial victory for the Union during the Civil War. • a critical win for both the Union and the Confederacy. • ...

Civil War 2024-05-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the failed attempt by American and French forces to retake the port city from its British occupiers.
  2. the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
  3. Robert E. Lee surrendered
  4. a critical win for both the Union and the Confederacy.
  5. defense against pro-slavery "Border Ruffians", abolition, driving pro-slavery settlers from their claims of land, revenge, and/or plunder
  6. Union forces commanded by William T. Sherman, wanting to neutralize the important rail and supply hub, defeated Confederate forces defending the city under John B. Hood.
  7. the historic period in which the United States grappled with the question of how to integrate millions of newly freed African Americans into social, political, and labor systems
  8. one of the largest and deadliest battles of the Civil War
  9. a crucial victory for the Union during the Civil War.
  10. restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
  11. the political policy of promoting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants, including by supporting immigration-restriction measures.
  12. ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
  13. classified the escaping slaves as contraband of war.
  14. Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army defeated Union
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  1. declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  2. Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston's troops line the mountain's crest to repulse the advance of Union general William T. Sherman
  3. marked the official beginning of the American Civil War
  4. military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War.
  5. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point.
  6. A civil war campaign
  7. the largest auction of enslaved people in U.S. history
  8. those who owned and worked their own land.

22 Clues: A civil war campaign • Robert E. Lee surrendered • those who owned and worked their own land. • classified the escaping slaves as contraband of war. • Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army defeated Union • a crucial victory for the Union during the Civil War. • a critical win for both the Union and the Confederacy. • ...

Civil War 2024-05-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the failed attempt by American and French forces to retake the port city from its British occupiers.
  2. the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
  3. Robert E. Lee surrendered
  4. a critical win for both the Union and the Confederacy.
  5. defense against pro-slavery "Border Ruffians", abolition, driving pro-slavery settlers from their claims of land, revenge, and/or plunder
  6. Union forces commanded by William T. Sherman, wanting to neutralize the important rail and supply hub, defeated Confederate forces defending the city under John B. Hood.
  7. the historic period in which the United States grappled with the question of how to integrate millions of newly freed African Americans into social, political, and labor systems
  8. one of the largest and deadliest battles of the Civil War
  9. a crucial victory for the Union during the Civil War.
  10. restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
  11. the political policy of promoting the interests of native inhabitants against those of immigrants, including by supporting immigration-restriction measures.
  12. ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation.
  13. classified the escaping slaves as contraband of war.
  14. Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army defeated Union
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  1. declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  2. Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston's troops line the mountain's crest to repulse the advance of Union general William T. Sherman
  3. marked the official beginning of the American Civil War
  4. military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War.
  5. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point.
  6. A civil war campaign
  7. the largest auction of enslaved people in U.S. history
  8. those who owned and worked their own land.

22 Clues: A civil war campaign • Robert E. Lee surrendered • those who owned and worked their own land. • classified the escaping slaves as contraband of war. • Gen. Robert E. Lee's Confederate army defeated Union • a crucial victory for the Union during the Civil War. • a critical win for both the Union and the Confederacy. • ...

Civil War 2024-05-27

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a person advocating or supporting republican government.
  2. ending a practice
  3. covered in iron, difficult to penetrate
  4. codes laws that attempted to limit the rights of African Americans following emancipation
  5. the wealth and industry of a nation
  6. death as a result of war
  7. the forced separation of different groups
  8. to formally separate from
  9. an armed conflict between the Union and the Confederacy
  10. sovereignty the concept that a government is controlled by and gets its power from its people\\
  11. the period before the American Civil War
  12. relating to the southern states that had seceded from the Union
  13. someone held and forced to work against his or her will
  14. state slave states that did not secede from the Union
  15. law a government controlled by the military after the removal of the previous government
  16. War an armed conflict between the Union and the Confederacy
  17. relating to the northern states of the United States of America following the secession of the Confederacy
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  1. concern for one particular region over concern for the nation as a whole
  2. a person who runs for elected office in a place where he or she is not from
  3. to set free
  4. "a barricade designed to prevent people from receiving goods or from
  5. to give up
  6. the period of time following the Civil War in which the South rebuilt and rejoined the Union
  7. an official pardon, typically for actions against a government
  8. an unjust limitation of one’s rights
  9. an involuntary recruitment for the military\
  10. and leaving"
  11. the smaller group within a whole
  12. forbid
  13. a person who has escaped
  14. describing something that is extreme

31 Clues: forbid • to give up • to set free • and leaving" • ending a practice • death as a result of war • a person who has escaped • to formally separate from • the smaller group within a whole • the wealth and industry of a nation • an unjust limitation of one’s rights • describing something that is extreme • covered in iron, difficult to penetrate • the period before the American Civil War • ...

Civil War 2024-03-06

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A cavalry officer who led his men to Little Big Horn in 1876 to handle a conflict with Indians (surname)
  2. General … sent a massive cavalry of 5,000 men to outflank the Union soldiers.
  3. But on November 8, 1861, Charles …, a U.S. Navy Officer intercepted the Trent and ordered a search of this British ship.
  4. Who was an important figure throughout the war, and eventually ran against Lincoln for president in 1864?
  5. Who was elected in November 1860?
  6. A kind of sport that developed as uniquely American during the Civil War
  7. Whose immigration into California caused union laborers to object?
  8. A secretive society of white supremacists, who intimidated by burning crosses and killed African Americans (abbreviation)
  9. How many other southern states imitated South Carolina and declared their independence from the United States by the end of January 1861?
  10. What problem did the Civil War cause?
  11. "Battle of …," this was the single bloodiest day in battle in all of American History.
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  1. What system did President Andrew Jackson establish? The … system
  2. Why did Lincoln's son (William) die?
  3. What political party did farmers form in reaction to the deflation? The … Party.
  4. A period that appeared golden on the surface but was the opposite underneath. The "... Age"
  5. The first major battle of the Civil War was at …Run, near Manassas, Virginia, on July 21, 1861.
  6. The … Act of 1861 authorized the Union to seize any property, including slaves.
  7. What caused many railroads to shut down in 1873? The financial …
  8. Wars that lasted from 1864 to 1867 between Indians and the Union army
  9. In what month did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863?

20 Clues: Who was elected in November 1860? • Why did Lincoln's son (William) die? • What problem did the Civil War cause? • What system did President Andrew Jackson establish? The … system • What caused many railroads to shut down in 1873? The financial … • Whose immigration into California caused union laborers to object? • ...

Civil War 2024-06-04

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To break away from, withdraw
  2. Banning of slavery
  3. Uncle _____'s Cabin
  4. __________ Compromise
  5. John _______ led raid at Harper's Ferry
  6. "Bleeding ___________"
  7. _____________ Douglass
  8. Merrimack and Monitor were the 1st ________
  9. __________ address
  10. The states that remained in the United States
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  1. To free enslaved people
  2. ____________ Slave Acts
  3. Bloodiest battle in the Civil War
  4. Party of Lincoln
  5. Ran against Lincoln for Senate and President
  6. Fort _____________, 1st battle
  7. The country formed by the southern states
  8. _______ states in the Union with slavery
  9. "Dred ____________"
  10. Sojourner ________________

20 Clues: Party of Lincoln • Banning of slavery • __________ address • Uncle _____'s Cabin • "Dred ____________" • __________ Compromise • "Bleeding ___________" • _____________ Douglass • To free enslaved people • ____________ Slave Acts • Sojourner ________________ • To break away from, withdraw • Fort _____________, 1st battle • Bloodiest battle in the Civil War • ...

Civil War 2024-10-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Slang for "bullet"
  2. Slang for Union money
  3. President of the Confederate states of America
  4. The country of the south
  5. The country of the north
  6. Soldier of the north
  7. A person forced to work,(found in the south)
  8. Slang for "common sense"
  9. The president of the U.S.A at the time
  10. Device invented that helps communicate faster over longer distances
  11. Slang for someone who is angry
  12. Soldier of the south
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  1. Slang for someone who is in good health
  2. Color the Confederate soldiers would wear
  3. Slang for saying all is well
  4. Slang for someone or something that was "Cool"
  5. An act that allowed slave hunters to go into norther territory to capture escaped slaves
  6. Slang for someone who had a very hard time
  7. Color the union soldiers would wear
  8. Slang for "Run"
  9. Slang for a person from Georgia where many peanuts are grown

21 Clues: Slang for "Run" • Slang for "bullet" • Soldier of the north • Soldier of the south • Slang for Union money • The country of the south • The country of the north • Slang for "common sense" • Slang for saying all is well • Slang for someone who is angry • Color the union soldiers would wear • The president of the U.S.A at the time • Slang for someone who is in good health • ...

civil war 2023-02-23

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First battle of the American Civil war
  2. south side of the us Population was 9 million
  3. Had a Popultion of 22 million
  4. to get rid of
  5. an opinion or judgement made before the facts are known
  6. the deadliest one day battle of the civil war
  7. general winfield came up with the _______ _______
  8. an act of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
  9. First Battle of Bull Run/Manasses
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  1. Largest battle of the civil war
  2. the construction of road canals
  3. was over the Emancipation Proclamation
  4. people who work on plantations
  5. also wanted to gain support of the _______ _______
  6. elected as president in 1828
  7. to formally withdraw from membership in a political state
  8. the belief that race determines traits and capacities
  9. was a border state
  10. ____ slavery into the territories
  11. before the war

20 Clues: to get rid of • before the war • was a border state • elected as president in 1828 • Had a Popultion of 22 million • people who work on plantations • Largest battle of the civil war • the construction of road canals • ____ slavery into the territories • First Battle of Bull Run/Manasses • First battle of the American Civil war • was over the Emancipation Proclamation • ...

Civil war 2023-04-19

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. General who later became president
  2. The North was also called by this "uniting" name
  3. Union General who later became president
  4. The Monitor and Merrimac were made of this metal
  5. first state to leave the union
  6. These people were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation.
  7. Assassin of Lincoln
  8. when two or more countries have multiple disagreements
  9. when a state left the union
  10. State burnt by General Sherman and his army
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  1. This state was home to Richmond, one of the capitals of the Confederacy
  2. another name for a big farm in the south
  3. vicepresident to lincoln
  4. where the civil war began
  5. fought the north
  6. Bloody battle fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland
  7. Union General at the Battle of Gettysburg
  8. Jefferson Davis was president of this southern government
  9. He marched to Savannah
  10. type of cabin where lincoln grew up
  11. color of the confederate uniforms

21 Clues: fought the north • Assassin of Lincoln • He marched to Savannah • vicepresident to lincoln • where the civil war began • when a state left the union • first state to leave the union • color of the confederate uniforms • General who later became president • type of cabin where lincoln grew up • another name for a big farm in the south • Union General who later became president • ...

Civil War 2025-04-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Union general who later became president
  2. General Robert E. ___
  3. Ended slavery in the U.S.
  4. The North was also called the ___
  5. Lincoln’s most famous speech
  6. Union naval strategy: the ___ Plan
  7. Law requiring citizens to return runaway slaves(No spaces)
  8. President of the Confederacy
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  1. President of the United States during the Civil War
  2. First battle of the Civil War
  3. Underground ___ helped slaves escape
  4. Turning point battle fought in Pennsylvania
  5. Freed the slaves in Confederate states
  6. Capital of the Confederacy
  7. Slavery-supporting Southern states were called the ___
  8. Where Lee surrendered to Grant
  9. Bloodiest single-day battle
  10. Confederate general nicknamed "Stonewall"
  11. Nickname for Confederate soldiers
  12. Famous African American abolitionist and speaker
  13. Wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin

21 Clues: General Robert E. ___ • Wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Ended slavery in the U.S. • Capital of the Confederacy • Bloodiest single-day battle • Lincoln’s most famous speech • President of the Confederacy • First battle of the Civil War • Where Lee surrendered to Grant • The North was also called the ___ • Nickname for Confederate soldiers • Union naval strategy: the ___ Plan • ...

CIVIL WAR 2025-04-30

CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. became president after Lincoln's assassinated (was impeached)
  2. Amendment that gave citizenship
  3. ________Advantages:Abe Lincoln/industrial power/population/control shipping/railroads (2 words)
  4. the Social Studies teacher that loves George Washington
  5. people have the power!
  6. time period that included all of the events leading up to the Civil War
  7. President of the Conferdate States of America
  8. the loudest Social Studies teacher
  9. Proclamation, Abraham Lincoln frees the slaves in the Confederate territories
  10. commanding general of the Confederate army
  11. Union gains control of the Mississippi River
  12. _______of the Civil War: slavery/state's rights/tariff disputes/different economies/cultural differences/Election of 1860 (5 words)
  13. Amendment that gave all men voting rights
  14. Sophia's Mom
  15. Confederate__________:motivation/military tradition/skilled with guns and horses/home turf/generals (2 words)
  16. where the Civil War ended (2 words)
  17. the Social Studies teacher with the least amount of hair
  18. abolitionist responsible for Bleeding Kansas and Harper's Ferry seen as a martyr
  19. "Stonewall" Jackson becomes famous and the Civil War becomes real (picnickers attend!) (4 words)
  20. Amendment that abolished slavery
  21. system of farming in which a farmer works land for an owner who provides equipment and seeds for a share of the crop
  22. nickname given to Southern whites that supported Republican Reconstruction after the Civil War
  23. commanding general of the Union army and 18th president
  24. Repeals the Missouri Compromise and gives the states popular sovereignty
  25. first Hispanic-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor
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  1. improve 160 acres of land and get it free!
  2. _______Act of 1867 divided the South into 5 military districts and guarnateed freedmen citizenship and voting rights
  3. a mission that destroyed the South's economy from Atlanta to Savannah (5 words)
  4. Where the Civil War started
  5. anti-slavery political party created in 1854
  6. Union_________:far from home/motivation/generals/enemy coastline/location (2 words)
  7. federal land for colleges that taught Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (GIG 'EM!)
  8. a person from the North that comes to the South after the Civil War to profit from Reconstruction
  9. runaway slaves must be returned to the South
  10. President of the United States of America
  11. first African-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor
  12. Wilkes Booth, assassinated Lincoln
  13. the capital of the United States of America
  14. Supreme Court case that said slaves have no rights because they are property
  15. the capital of the Confederate States of America
  16. dedicated the land to those who lost their lives at the Battle of Gettysburg
  17. __________Disadvantages:few factories/organization of railroads/inflation/population (2 words)
  18. the single bloodiest day in American History
  19. the turning point in the Civil War
  20. General that had an aggressive approach to destroying the South near the end of the Civil War

45 Clues: Sophia's Mom • people have the power! • Where the Civil War started • Amendment that gave citizenship • Amendment that abolished slavery • the loudest Social Studies teacher • Wilkes Booth, assassinated Lincoln • the turning point in the Civil War • where the Civil War ended (2 words) • President of the United States of America • Amendment that gave all men voting rights • ...

Civil War 2025-04-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first battle of the Civil War.
  2. The name of the Confederate States of America.
  3. The battle of Gettysburg was fought in what year?
  4. Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg, dedicating a cemetery.
  5. Term for the policy that allowed states to decide the issue of slavery
  6. The battle of Shiloh was fought in what state.
  7. The final battle of the Civil War.
  8. A state that seceded from the Union
  9. The start of the Civil War, the bombardment of this fort.
  10. A major battle in Pennsylvania, considered a turning point in the war.
  11. The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in which Confederate states?
  12. 16th President of the United States, led Union forces during the Civil War.
  13. The name of the Union military strategy.
Down
  1. Commander of the Confederate forces, surrendered at Appomattox.
  2. The capture of this fort was a key victory for the Union in the west.
  3. Union general who led the march to the sea.
  4. Slaves from Southern states were freed by this document issued by Lincoln.
  5. Secretary of the Confederacy, president of the Confederate States of America.
  6. An underground network that helped enslaved people escape.
  7. This term refers to the practice of excluding slaves from the military.
  8. The name of the Union military strategy.

21 Clues: The first battle of the Civil War. • The final battle of the Civil War. • A state that seceded from the Union • The name of the Union military strategy. • The name of the Union military strategy. • Union general who led the march to the sea. • The name of the Confederate States of America. • The battle of Shiloh was fought in what state. • ...

Civil War 2023-04-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was killed by his own men.
  2. War was a war that was fought for four years.
  3. A female person that helped during a war or after.
  4. is A female that started the red cross.
  5. Leader of the Union.
  6. a male shot our president.
  7. A male person that went to goes to war.
  8. what state starts with a vole and ends with one?
  9. is an Indian state.
  10. is to withdraw from a group
Down
  1. something you shoot
  2. is a male that fought and helped in the War.
  3. a big state
  4. big ball
  5. Leader of the Confeds
  6. is a thing that can last years
  7. was smaller than the war and possibly could be worse.
  8. a male was shot and was our president.
  9. Gun with knife
  10. stab stab

20 Clues: big ball • stab stab • a big state • Gun with knife • something you shoot • is an Indian state. • Leader of the Union. • Leader of the Confeds • was killed by his own men. • a male shot our president. • is to withdraw from a group • is a thing that can last years • a male was shot and was our president. • is A female that started the red cross. • A male person that went to goes to war. • ...

Civil War 2023-04-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was killed by his own men.
  2. War was a war that was fought for four years.
  3. A female person that helped during a war or after.
  4. is A female that started the red cross.
  5. Leader of the Union.
  6. a male shot our president.
  7. A male person that went to goes to war.
  8. what state starts with a vole and ends with one?
  9. is an Indian state.
  10. is to withdraw from a group
Down
  1. something you shoot
  2. is a male that fought and helped in the War.
  3. a big state
  4. big ball
  5. Leader of the Confeds
  6. is a thing that can last years
  7. was smaller than the war and possibly could be worse.
  8. a male was shot and was our president.
  9. Gun with knife
  10. stab stab

20 Clues: big ball • stab stab • a big state • Gun with knife • something you shoot • is an Indian state. • Leader of the Union. • Leader of the Confeds • was killed by his own men. • a male shot our president. • is to withdraw from a group • is a thing that can last years • a male was shot and was our president. • is A female that started the red cross. • A male person that went to goes to war. • ...

Civil War 2023-04-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was killed by his own men.
  2. War was a war that was fought for four years.
  3. A female person that helped during a war or after.
  4. is A female that started the red cross.
  5. Leader of the Union.
  6. a male shot our president.
  7. A male person that went to goes to war.
  8. what state starts with a vole and ends with one?
  9. is an Indian state.
  10. is to withdraw from a group
Down
  1. something you shoot
  2. is a male that fought and helped in the War.
  3. a big state
  4. big ball
  5. Leader of the Confeds
  6. is a thing that can last years
  7. was smaller than the war and possibly could be worse.
  8. a male was shot and was our president.
  9. Gun with knife
  10. stab stab

20 Clues: big ball • stab stab • a big state • Gun with knife • something you shoot • is an Indian state. • Leader of the Union. • Leader of the Confeds • was killed by his own men. • a male shot our president. • is to withdraw from a group • is a thing that can last years • a male was shot and was our president. • is A female that started the red cross. • A male person that went to goes to war. • ...

Civil War 2023-05-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the killing of a number of helpless people
  2. this doctrinaire held the powers of the individual states
  3. something that absorbs the shock of artillery strikes
  4. to admit defeat
  5. a time in american history that happened directly after the civil war
  6. promoting the interest of a section or region
  7. a political party generally against slavery and its expansion
  8. the southern army
  9. the area that is now Oklahoma
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  1. rule by the people
  2. a crop such as tabacco or cotton
  3. African american were owned
  4. to wait for unexpected attack
  5. the effort by the north to keep ships from entering or leaving southern ports
  6. resisting or protecting someone from attack
  7. major political party that was most sympathetic to state rights
  8. someone who wishes to get rid of slavery
  9. also called the union
  10. also called the confederacy
  11. Land within the mainland boundaries of the country that had not yet become a state by 1861

20 Clues: to admit defeat • the southern army • rule by the people • also called the union • African american were owned • also called the confederacy • to wait for unexpected attack • the area that is now Oklahoma • a crop such as tabacco or cotton • someone who wishes to get rid of slavery • the killing of a number of helpless people • resisting or protecting someone from attack • ...

Civil War 2023-05-09

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The thirteenth amendment gave african americans_______.
  2. Licoln used battle to take action against ________.
  3. Freed all the enslaved people.
  4. Person who could have saved many lives if he had follwed Licolns order.
  5. McClellan always _________ to attack and follow Licolns orders.
  6. Richmond, VA was the __________ capital.
  7. The _____ region won the Civil War.
  8. The war resulted in _______$ of damage.
  9. Was the main goal of the South during war.
  10. The _____ region was pro-slavery.
  11. Andrew Johnson became ________ after Licoln was killed.
Down
  1. The _______ was a confederate ironclad ship.
  2. The First Battle of ____ Run.
  3. ________ began to take on reguaur everyday jobs.
  4. _______ plan. (seperated weststates from the south.)
  5. The _______ Government was stronger after war.
  6. Licoln was ________ by John Wilkes Booth.
  7. ______ was very scarce in some areas during this time.
  8. The act of prices rising.
  9. Norths main goal was to preserve the ______.
  10. Another name for the confederate soldiers.
  11. The war also saved the _____.
  12. Battle of ________. (Where much bloodshed happened.)
  13. Most ______ took place in the south during the war.
  14. The Civil War was the most __________ war in history.

25 Clues: The act of prices rising. • The First Battle of ____ Run. • The war also saved the _____. • Freed all the enslaved people. • The _____ region was pro-slavery. • The _____ region won the Civil War. • The war resulted in _______$ of damage. • Richmond, VA was the __________ capital. • Licoln was ________ by John Wilkes Booth. • Another name for the confederate soldiers. • ...

Civil War 2023-05-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1st state to secede the Union.
  2. Location of formal surrender of Lee's troops to Grant
  3. Allowing states to vote on slave or free state
  4. Former slave who filed lawsuit for his freedom. Ruled he was property not person
  5. ______ States of America
  6. 54th ________ Regiment. Early African American Union regiment
  7. Sherman's March to the Sea used this battle tactic
  8. Era following the Civil War
  9. CSA hero of 1st Bull Run (Last Name)
  10. President of the South (Last Name)
  11. Nickname given to conflict in Kansas over whether they would be free or slaveholding
Down
  1. PA battle known as the turning point of the war.
  2. Large farm owned by wealthy Southerners
  3. CSA officer who took Ft. Sumter
  4. Lincoln "freed" the slaves
  5. Northerners who opposed war
  6. Capital of the CSA
  7. At Gettysburg Lee ordered a fatal attack on the center line
  8. Hampton Rds. was a battle of _____
  9. 1st Bull Run was also called ____
  10. Location of Lincoln's assassination
  11. Bloodiest single day of the war
  12. Union General who led victories at Shiloh and Vicksburg (Last Name)
  13. Loyalty to region over country
  14. Winfield Scott's war plan.
  15. 1st Shots of the Civil War
  16. Invention that expanded slavery in the South
  17. Union General known for hesitating at Antietam (Last Name)
  18. Individual who assassinated President Lincoln (Last Name)
  19. CSA General known for several victories and aggressive tactics (Last Name)

30 Clues: Capital of the CSA • ______ States of America • Lincoln "freed" the slaves • Winfield Scott's war plan. • 1st Shots of the Civil War • Northerners who opposed war • Era following the Civil War • 1st state to secede the Union. • Loyalty to region over country • CSA officer who took Ft. Sumter • Bloodiest single day of the war • 1st Bull Run was also called ____ • ...

Civil War 2023-05-05

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Southern General that stood like a stonewall during battle
  2. California enters Union as a free state
  3. Leave or withdraw
  4. Place where first shots were fired at Civil War
  5. Published anti-slavery newspaper, The North Star
  6. The President of U.S. during the Civil War
  7. A book by Harriett Beecher Stowe
  8. All men could vote in this amendment
  9. Union general who accepted Lee's surrender
  10. During the Civil War, The United States was also known as the _____
  11. Believed that slavery violated Christian principles
  12. The bloodiest single day of combat in American History was the battle of________
Down
  1. The amendment that freed all slaves
  2. Gave Union control of Mississippi River and cut South in half
  3. Having a larger population and more factories was an advantage for which side?
  4. These states did not secede and join the Confederate states.
  5. What Slave Act required northern states to forcibly return escaped slaves to their owners
  6. Having most of the nation’s best generals was an advantage for which side?
  7. When Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, the war's purpose was to end _____
  8. increased the need for slavery
  9. After Civil War Southern states adopted these to limit the impact of the Thirteenth Amendment
  10. President of the Confederacy

22 Clues: Leave or withdraw • President of the Confederacy • increased the need for slavery • A book by Harriett Beecher Stowe • The amendment that freed all slaves • All men could vote in this amendment • California enters Union as a free state • The President of U.S. during the Civil War • Union general who accepted Lee's surrender • Place where first shots were fired at Civil War • ...

Civil War 2023-05-10

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An army of citizens used during emergencies
  2. The names given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government
  3. Slave states that did not leave the union
  4. A term used to describe people who supported the Union
  5. An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War
  6. A law passed by congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners
  7. Soldiers that fight and travel by foot
  8. Group of states that left the United States to form their own country
  9. A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle
  10. A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States
  11. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
Down
  1. A long blade of knife attached to the end of a musket
  2. A term meaning "before war"
  3. A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction to become rich
  4. When a person is murdered for political reasons
  5. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out
  6. The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union
  7. A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers
  8. Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars
  9. When the southern states chose to leave the United States

20 Clues: A term meaning "before war" • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot • Slave states that did not leave the union • An army of citizens used during emergencies • When a person is murdered for political reasons • Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle • A long blade of knife attached to the end of a musket • ...

civil war 2023-05-10

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to free enlaved african americans
  2. test to see if someone can read or write
  3. system of required military service
  4. new laws used by southern states to control african americans
  5. rise in prices
  6. a group pardon
  7. war journalist for a northern newspaper
  8. protection against unlawful imprisonment
  9. all out attacks aimed at destroying an enemys army
Down
  1. bringing formal charges agianst a public official
  2. enslaved people who had been freed in the war
  3. northern whotes who went to south to start a businesses
  4. deaths in war
  5. personal tax to be paid before voting
  6. thomas jackson was also known as
  7. river just north of manassas
  8. clause allowed voter ot avoid a literacy test if his father was able to vote on jan 1st 1867
  9. southern whites who opposed secession
  10. attempt to capture a place by surrounding it
  11. warships covered with protective iron plates

20 Clues: deaths in war • rise in prices • a group pardon • river just north of manassas • thomas jackson was also known as • to free enlaved african americans • system of required military service • personal tax to be paid before voting • southern whites who opposed secession • war journalist for a northern newspaper • test to see if someone can read or write • ...

Civil war 2025-02-21

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Major destruction in the south seaward
  2. Surgeons would use these to cut bones
  3. The person that started a physical fight in the senate
  4. _________Jackson
  5. the war that this cross-word is about
  6. to leave
  7. Civil War Gun
  8. People attached these to their _______ (answer to question 16)
  9. Human Property
Down
  1. The person who passed the Emancipation Proclamation
  2. The first state to secede
  3. A line that defined southern and northern states
  4. known as cavalry
  5. the most famous confederate general
  6. South’s Army
  7. This was used to stop blood flow.
  8. Confederate’s president
  9. __________biscuits
  10. Soldiers would hide inside the ground in these
  11. North’s army

20 Clues: to leave • South’s Army • North’s army • Civil War Gun • Human Property • known as cavalry • _________Jackson • __________biscuits • Confederate’s president • The first state to secede • This was used to stop blood flow. • the most famous confederate general • Surgeons would use these to cut bones • the war that this cross-word is about • Major destruction in the south seaward • ...

Civil War 2025-10-01

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The northern states
  2. what the south had to do after the war
  3. a fight between armies
  4. person who fights in war
  5. Person who wanted to end slavery
  6. forced people to work without pay or freedom
  7. large farm in the south
  8. give up in war
  9. big gun used in battle
Down
  1. knife on the end of a gun
  2. The southern states
  3. an agreement where both sides give something up
  4. states states between north and south
  5. Killing a leader
  6. trains that carried soldiers and supplies
  7. main crop in the south
  8. war war between people of the same country
  9. a type of gun soldiers used
  10. a change to the constitution
  11. where soldiers slept

20 Clues: give up in war • Killing a leader • The southern states • The northern states • where soldiers slept • a fight between armies • main crop in the south • big gun used in battle • large farm in the south • person who fights in war • knife on the end of a gun • a type of gun soldiers used • a change to the constitution • Person who wanted to end slavery • states states between north and south • ...

Civil War 2025-10-16

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Warships with iron or steel plates
  2. Grant met with Lee, shook hands and ended war
  3. 1st battle of ____ run,first major battle of the civil war
  4. A war tactic that cuts off the movement of troops and supplies
  5. States that seceded from the Union
  6. Area of dense woods between Washington DC and Richmond Virginia
  7. Confederate General
  8. Union General, March to the sea, total war
  9. Narrow Union victory, April 1862, lots of casualties for both sides
Down
  1. Bleeding ______, conflict in ______ because popular sovereignty
  2. Missouri _________, 3/5th ________...
  3. The bloodiest day in American history
  4. A person or group who wanted to end slavery
  5. John Brown raided the Federal _______ at Harper's Ferry
  6. President of 1864
  7. 13th _________, banned slavery in United States
  8. Lincoln's __________ address is one of his most memorable speeches.
  9. General in charge of all Union armies
  10. To leave or withdraw
  11. Practice of people treated as property and doing forced work

20 Clues: President of 1864 • Confederate General • To leave or withdraw • Warships with iron or steel plates • States that seceded from the Union • Missouri _________, 3/5th ________... • The bloodiest day in American history • General in charge of all Union armies • Union General, March to the sea, total war • A person or group who wanted to end slavery • ...

Civil war 2025-11-25

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. individuals or groups employed to track down and return escaped enslaved people to their owners
  2. slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
  3. unsuccessfully ran for president in the 1824, 1832, and 1844 elections.
  4. laws passed by the U.S. Congress to settle disputes over slavery and territorial expansion
  5. 19th-century American social reformer and humanitarian
  6. S. foreign policy, articulated in 1823, that opposed European colonialism and interference in the Western Hemisphere
  7. five laws passed by the U.S. Congress to settle disputes over slavery and territorial expansion
  8. system where enslaved people are treated as the personal property of their owners,
  9. declared that African Americans were not citizens and had no rights that white Americans were bound to respect
  10. the theory that a state can declare a federal law unconstitutional and refuse to enforce it within its borders
  11. Slave auctions were a historical mechanism for the trade of enslaved people in various parts of the world, including the United States, Europe, and Central Asia
  12. a social, political, and religious movement that advocated for the reduction or elimination of alcohol consumption, culminating in the Prohibition era in the United States
  13. a machine that quickly separates cotton fibers from their seeds,
  14. abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War
  15. the political and legislative effort to maintain an equal number of states that allowed slavery and states that did not
  16. Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Down
  1. a religious revival during the late 18th to early 19th century in the United States.
  2. an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.
  3. an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer
  4. entered as slave state, Maine enter as free state
  5. the dominant role of cotton in the pre-Civil War Southern economy, politics, and society
  6. the act of freeing someone from legal or social control
  7. movement to end slavery
  8. a period of violent guerrilla warfare in the Kansas Territory from 1854 to 1861,
  9. best known for his widely read anti-slavery newspaper The Liberato
  10. was an invasion of Mexico by the United States
  11. the principle that the government's authority comes from its people, who are the source of all political power
  12. the formal withdrawal of a group from a larger political entit
  13. a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved African Americans to escape to free states and Canada
  14. After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends

30 Clues: movement to end slavery • was an invasion of Mexico by the United States • entered as slave state, Maine enter as free state • abolitionist in the decades preceding the Civil War • 19th-century American social reformer and humanitarian • the act of freeing someone from legal or social control • an American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer • ...

Civil war 2025-12-16

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Machine that helped with the production of cotton
  2. Gave Lincoln a victory in both the popular vote and the electoral vote
  3. To leave
  4. where one person is owned by another, treated as property, and forced to work without pay
  5. the rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government
  6. the theory that states can void federal laws they deem unconstitutional
  7. Neither slavery, nor involuntary servitude, unless for the punishment of crimes
  8. track or set of tracks made of steel rails along which passenger and freight trains run
  9. To get rid of
  10. The Capital of Georgia
  11. Most valuable resource during the civil war
Down
  1. The south who sided with slavery
  2. The main Confederate General
  3. Soldier and former Commanding General of the United States Army
  4. Military strategy to surround an area
  5. The north who wanted to abolish slavery
  6. The Vice President of the Confederacy
  7. The president of the United States from (1861-1865)
  8. Crucial set of resolutions adopted in December 1850 by a Georgia state convention
  9. Rich city in the coastal plains of georgia

20 Clues: To leave • To get rid of • The Capital of Georgia • The main Confederate General • The south who sided with slavery • Military strategy to surround an area • The Vice President of the Confederacy • The north who wanted to abolish slavery • Rich city in the coastal plains of georgia • Most valuable resource during the civil war • Machine that helped with the production of cotton • ...

Civil War Crossword 2013-02-21

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the best generals the war had
  2. First shots fired of the war at what fort
  3. Name for the south
  4. Name for the north
  5. Rebuilding the south
  6. First battle of the civil war
  7. What theater was Lincoln shot at
  8. What courthouse did Lee surrender at
  9. Fiber grown in plantations
  10. Union general that war fired many times
  11. Where you get selected to fight in the war
Down
  1. Turning point for the union in the war
  2. Withdrawing from the union
  3. Fortress on the Mississippi river
  4. Right to know why you're being detained
  5. Payed 300 dollars to not fight in the war
  6. Northern democrats that apposed the war
  7. Tax set to pay for the debt of the war
  8. What plan did the north use in the civil war
  9. Southern ship
  10. Northern ship

21 Clues: Southern ship • Northern ship • Name for the south • Name for the north • Rebuilding the south • Withdrawing from the union • Fiber grown in plantations • First battle of the civil war • What theater was Lincoln shot at • Fortress on the Mississippi river • One of the best generals the war had • What courthouse did Lee surrender at • Turning point for the union in the war • ...

Civil War 2021-05-31

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Occupation of the man who killed Lincoln
  2. Former President of the CSA (Confederate States of America)
  3. What was the very important document that President Lincoln released regarding Slaves.
  4. What the 13th Amendment banned
  5. A Famous Union General who was named after a Native American Chief and Peacekeeper
  6. Laws and regulations passed by Southern States to maintain White Supremacy
  7. Often regarded as the Confederacy's greatest general.
  8. The broad name of the events that took place after the Civil War
  9. One of the most important and intelligent generals of his time who excelled in Horsemanship while in college.
  10. What former slaves gained in the 1868
  11. Side that performed better in the first year of the war.
  12. Did the South get involved with the war?
Down
  1. General that was cautious with his troops.
  2. First state to secede from the Union.
  3. Name of the very first battle of the American Civil War
  4. A Major Battle of the 19th Century.
  5. The shape of the defense line that General Meade and his troops took on Day 2 at Gettysburg
  6. The location in which President Lincoln was assassinated
  7. A very important battle regarding the outcome of the war.
  8. Year and month in which Lincoln is elected.
  9. Number of days that the first Union troops were volunteers for.
  10. The new and best guns of the Civil War era.
  11. Side that one at Gettysburg
  12. Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  13. The name of a failed attack by Confederate troops on the last day at Gettysburg
  14. 16th President of the United States.

26 Clues: Side that one at Gettysburg • What the 13th Amendment banned • A Major Battle of the 19th Century. • Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • 16th President of the United States. • First state to secede from the Union. • What former slaves gained in the 1868 • Occupation of the man who killed Lincoln • Did the South get involved with the war? • ...

Civil War 2021-05-31

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A very important battle regarding the outcome of the war.
  2. Did Europe get involved with the war?
  3. General that was cautious with his troops.
  4. Year and month in which Lincoln is elected.
  5. Name of the very first battle of the American Civil War
  6. Side that one at Gettysburg
  7. First state to secede from the Union.
  8. The shape of the defense line that General Meade and his troops took on Day 2 at Gettysburg
  9. What former slaves gained in the 1868
  10. The name of a failed attack by Confederate troops on the last day at Gettysburg
  11. The broad name of the events that took place after the Civil War
  12. Side that performed better in the first year of the war.
  13. A Major Battle of the 19th Century.
  14. A Famous Union General who was named after a Native American Chief and Peacekeeper
  15. The new and best guns of the Civil War era.
Down
  1. Occupation of the man who killed Lincoln
  2. Former President of the CSA (Confederate States of America)
  3. What was the very important document that President Lincoln released regarding Slaves.
  4. Laws and regulations passed by Southern States to maintain White Supremacy
  5. Number of days that the first Union troops were volunteers for.
  6. The location in which President Lincoln was assassinated
  7. One of the most important and intelligent generals of his time who excelled in Horsemanship while in college.
  8. Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  9. Often regarded as the Confederacy's greatest general.
  10. 16th President of the United States.
  11. What the 13th Amendment banned

26 Clues: Side that one at Gettysburg • What the 13th Amendment banned • A Major Battle of the 19th Century. • Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • 16th President of the United States. • Did Europe get involved with the war? • First state to secede from the Union. • What former slaves gained in the 1868 • Occupation of the man who killed Lincoln • ...

Civil War 2021-05-31

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Number of days that the first Union troops were volunteers for.
  2. General that was cautious with his troops.
  3. Often regarded as the Confederacy's greatest general.
  4. What was the very important document that President Lincoln released regarding Slaves.
  5. First state to secede from the Union.
  6. Side that performed better in the first year of the war.
  7. One of the most important and intelligent generals of his time who excelled in Horsemanship while in college.
  8. The broad name of the events that took place after the Civil War
  9. Did Europe get involved with the war?
  10. The shape of the defense line that General Meade and his troops took on Day 2 at Gettysburg
  11. A Famous Union General who was named after a Native American Chief and Peacekeeper
  12. The name of a failed attack by Confederate troops on the last day at Gettysburg
  13. The new and best guns of the Civil War era.
Down
  1. Side that one at Gettysburg
  2. Former President of the CSA (Confederate States of America)
  3. What former slaves gained in the 1868
  4. 16th President of the United States.
  5. Occupation of the man who killed Lincoln
  6. A very important battle regarding the outcome of the war.
  7. Name of the very first battle of the American Civil War
  8. Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  9. What the 13th Amendment banned
  10. A Major Battle of the 19th Century.
  11. Laws and regulations passed by Southern States to maintain White Supremacy
  12. The location in which President Lincoln was assassinated
  13. Year and month in which Lincoln is elected.

26 Clues: Side that one at Gettysburg • What the 13th Amendment banned • A Major Battle of the 19th Century. • 16th President of the United States. • Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • What former slaves gained in the 1868 • First state to secede from the Union. • Did Europe get involved with the war? • Occupation of the man who killed Lincoln • ...

Civil War 2021-05-31

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A Major Battle of the 19th Century.
  2. First state to secede from the Union.
  3. Number of days that the first Union troops were volunteers for.
  4. Former President of the CSA (Confederate States of America)
  5. Often regarded as the Confederacy's greatest general.
  6. A Famous Union General who was named after a Native American Chief and Peacekeeper
  7. Side that one at Gettysburg
  8. Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  9. Year and month in which Lincoln is elected.
  10. The shape of the defense line that General Meade and his troops took on Day 2 at Gettysburg
  11. The broad name of the events that took place after the Civil War
  12. A very important battle regarding the outcome of the war.
  13. The location in which President Lincoln was assassinated
Down
  1. What was the very important document that President Lincoln released regarding Slaves.
  2. The name of a failed attack by Confederate troops on the last day at Gettysburg
  3. The new and best guns of the Civil War era.
  4. Did Europe get involved with the war?
  5. Name of the very first battle of the American Civil War
  6. What the 13th Amendment banned
  7. Occupation of the man who killed Lincoln
  8. One of the most important and intelligent generals of his time who excelled in Horsemanship while in college.
  9. 16th President of the United States.
  10. General that was cautious with his troops.
  11. Side that performed better in the first year of the war.
  12. Laws and regulations passed by Southern States to maintain White Supremacy
  13. What former slaves gained in the 1868

26 Clues: Side that one at Gettysburg • What the 13th Amendment banned • A Major Battle of the 19th Century. • 16th President of the United States. • Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • First state to secede from the Union. • Did Europe get involved with the war? • What former slaves gained in the 1868 • Occupation of the man who killed Lincoln • ...

civil war 2022-10-04

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Banned Europe from colonizing western Hem.
  2. Union wins, advance into Mississippi River Valley
  3. State that seceded first
  4. "perfect battle" for Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson is accidentally killed
  5. Assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  6. Escaped salve, influential abolitionist
  7. Aggressive, white, abortionist, led raid against US army
  8. Last General of the union, smart statistician and alcoholic
  9. The winner of the Civil War
  10. delivered Emancipation Proclamation
  11. One of the most famous battles of Civil War, turning point in war
Down
  1. Nicknamed "Stonewall" at battle of Bull Run
  2. Plan to deprive south of outside goods
  3. Person who wanted to see slavery end
  4. Southern General that stopped McClellan from taking Richmond
  5. General for Lincoln, afraid to lose soldiers
  6. Increased demand for slaves in south
  7. First major battle of civil war near DC, 60,000 troops
  8. Slave that sued for freedom on free soil
  9. Bloodiest day in American history

20 Clues: State that seceded first • The winner of the Civil War • Assassinated Abraham Lincoln • Bloodiest day in American history • delivered Emancipation Proclamation • Person who wanted to see slavery end • Increased demand for slaves in south • Plan to deprive south of outside goods • Escaped salve, influential abolitionist • Slave that sued for freedom on free soil • ...

Civil War 2022-12-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Brown, Famous abolitionist leader who is infamous for his failed incitement of a slave rebellion at Harpers Ferry
  2. Tompkins, Performed so well as a nurse that she was eventually commissioned as a captain
  3. Barton, Union nurse who founded the American Red Cross after the war
  4. Jackson, This Confederate general "stood there like a stonewall" at the battle of Bull Run
  5. Lincoln, President of the United States/The Union
  6. The party Abraham Lincoln belonged to, and many other abolitionists.
  7. tax, A tax that takes a specified percentage of an individual’s income
  8. Proclamation, promised the freedom of enslaved people in the Confederacy
  9. Sumter, Union controlled fort on an island in Charleston Harber
Down
  1. Britain, European country that had reasons to intervene on either side of the Civil War but remained neutral
  2. Davis, President of The Confederacy
  3. Bloodiest battle in the war resulting in 26,000 casualties.
  4. G. Farragut, Commanded 40 Union ships and took New Orleans
  5. An involuntary draft for men to serve in the army
  6. Corpus, forbade the government to hold citizens without charging them for any crime but was suspended on both sides of the civil war
  7. E. Lee, Confederate general who took control of Joseph E. Johnston's army and fought in Antietam
  8. McClellan, Union general who was appointed by lincoln after the Union's failure at bull run, but was removed from command after he lost a chance to win the war after Antietam
  9. S. Grant, Union general who led the invasion of Tennessee and captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
  10. The view that advocated for the immediate emancipation of slavery without compensation
  11. Douglass, African American who escaped slavery and was then able to advocate for abolition. Published the North Star

20 Clues: Davis, President of The Confederacy • An involuntary draft for men to serve in the army • Lincoln, President of the United States/The Union • G. Farragut, Commanded 40 Union ships and took New Orleans • Bloodiest battle in the war resulting in 26,000 casualties. • Sumter, Union controlled fort on an island in Charleston Harber • ...

civil war 2019-06-03

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the United States
  2. the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  3. a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
  4. any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War
  5. Sumter Union military post in South Carolina which was taken over by the Confederacy in 1861.
  6. General for the South
  7. Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded
  8. Document freeing slaves in Union
  9. President of the Confederacy
  10. formal separation from an alliance or federation
  11. a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
  12. Rapid-fire gun capable of shooting 600 rounds per minute.
Down
  1. Union general who believed in TOTAL WAR
  2. General of the Confederacy considered to be one of the greatest generals of all time
  3. Successful Union general who attended West Point Military Academy
  4. the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
  5. A series of agreements passed by Congress in 1820-1821 to maintain the balance of power
  6. Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win
  7. A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery or not.
  8. President of the United States of America during the Civil War
  9. The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to General Ulysses S. Grant's army
  10. Device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances
  11. The march of an army of 62,000 men from Atlanta toward Savannah, Georgia
  12. of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War
  13. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  14. the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

26 Clues: the United States • General for the South • President of the Confederacy • Document freeing slaves in Union • Union general who believed in TOTAL WAR • formal separation from an alliance or federation • a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought • a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War • ...

Civil War 2019-01-31

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Began career at 25 and began as a Illinois state legislature whig
  2. Fed fort in Charleston South Carolina where first shots were fired
  3. A political agreement that admitted California to the Union as a free state while permitting popular sovereignty in the territories and enacting a stricter fugitive slave law
  4. Union General also 18th president
  5. Abolitionist government of Massachusetts
  6. Civil War battle fought on Union Territory
  7. A military tactic in which a navy prevents vessels from entering or leaving its enemy's ports
  8. Judges son from Ohio renowned Union General during Civil War
  9. During the Civil War a state that allowed slavery but remained in the Union: Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri
  10. Civil War killing 23,000 troops in one day
  11. 2 days of fighting killing nearly 25,000 soldiers
Down
  1. Law giving 160 acres to citizens willing to live on it for 5 years
  2. Formally withdraw from membership in group or organization
  3. Existed before civil war to help slaves escaped to safety
  4. A term used to describe the violence between proslavery and antislavery supporters in Kansas from 1854 to 1856
  5. Government of 11 states that seceded from United States and fought against Union
  6. Required all citizens to aid in apprehending runaway slaves
  7. Born into slavery in Maryland and escaped to Philadelphia
  8. Anti-slavery political party in mid-1800
  9. Declared free all enslaved people living in confederate states and territories
  10. Southern Planter and became President Confederate states
  11. Anti-slavery novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  12. Principle in which people are a source of government power
  13. African American born to slavery and sued for freedom
  14. Party established on anti-slavery in 1854
  15. Divided the 2 states to let them choose to be a slave or free state

26 Clues: Union General also 18th president • Anti-slavery political party in mid-1800 • Abolitionist government of Massachusetts • Party established on anti-slavery in 1854 • Civil War battle fought on Union Territory • Civil War killing 23,000 troops in one day • 2 days of fighting killing nearly 25,000 soldiers • Anti-slavery novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe • ...

CIVIL WAR 2019-02-16

CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Virginia born Union General who developed the Anaconda Plan and was the Commander of all US forces in 1861
  2. Confederate supported who assassinated President Lincoln
  3. ADDRESS / famous speech by President Lincoln that reaffirmed the ideas for which the Union was fighting
  4. Outstanding Confederate Virginia military leader who opposed secession and slavery
  5. Military decree by President Lincoln that freed enslaved people living in Confederate states still in rebellion
  6. Skilled and cautious Union General who replaced Irvin McDowell after the Battle of Bull Run
  7. Union General who pursued the Mississippi Valley wing of the Anaconda Plan and led at the Battle of Shiloh
  8. Journalist whose exhibition "The Dead at Antietam" provided graphic evidence of the carnage of the battlefield
  9. CORPUS / Constitutional right that protects a person from being held in jail without being charged with a specific crime
  10. Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, and Maryland; allowed slavery but had not joined the Confederacy
  11. Captured war supplies
  12. WAR / strategy that involved striking civilian, as well as military targets
  13. Northern Civil War strategy to starve the South by blockading seaports and controlling the Mississippi River
Down
  1. All-black Union Civil War unit led by Colonel Robert Shaw
  2. 1862 law that made Western land available at a low cost to those willing to farm it
  3. Union General who declared that enslaved African Americans who came under his command in Missouri were free
  4. OF GETTYSBURG / decisive three day battle that resulted in more than 50,000 deaths and was the last Confederate attempt to invade the North
  5. Military tactic in which a navy prevents vessels from entering or leaving its enemy's ports
  6. Bloodiest single day of the Civil War
  7. The draft; instituted to to meet the need for troops
  8. Confederate hero in Manassas who refused to yield to the Union
  9. 1865 constitutional amendment that abolished slavery in the United States
  10. / Military tactic in which an army surrounds an enemy and cuts off all supplies in an attempt to force surrender
  11. Peace Democrats, opposed to Lincoln's conduct of the war who demanded an end to the fighting
  12. 1862 law mandating black soldiers to serve in the Union military
  13. / Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River that surrendered to Union forces in 1863 after a siege
  14. SHERMAN / Union General who implemented the total-war strategy during his "March to the Sea" to capture Savannah, Georgia
  15. BARTON / nursed Union soldiers in the Civil War; founded the American Branch of the International Red Cross

28 Clues: Captured war supplies • Bloodiest single day of the Civil War • The draft; instituted to to meet the need for troops • Confederate supported who assassinated President Lincoln • All-black Union Civil War unit led by Colonel Robert Shaw • Confederate hero in Manassas who refused to yield to the Union • 1862 law mandating black soldiers to serve in the Union military • ...

Civil War 2019-04-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group of northern Democrats who opposed abolition and sympathized with the South during the Civil War.
  2. General of the Confederacy.
  3. States between the north and the south: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri.
  4. A very bloody battle in the civil war.
  5. A person who worked to end slavery.
  6. She led over 300 slaves to freedom, because of her bravery she is the symbol of the Underground Railroad.
  7. President of the Confederacy.
  8. General for the Union, later became 18th President.
Down
  1. A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones.
  2. The defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union.
  3. Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross.
  4. An international organization dedicated to the medical care of the sick or wounded in wars and natural disasters.
  5. A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court.
  6. South Carolina, April 12-14, 1861. This was the start of the Civil War.
  7. A political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery.
  8. Act passed in 1854 that created Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing states to determine whether slavery would be allowed in new territories.
  9. The location of a brutal massacre in which confederate troops shot more than 200 black prisoners and some whites.
  10. The treatment of people as property. People who are denied freedom in this way are said to be enslaved.
  11. Virginia, July 1st, 1861. This was the first major land battle of Civil War.
  12. To separate from the Union.

20 Clues: General of the Confederacy. • To separate from the Union. • President of the Confederacy. • A person who worked to end slavery. • A very bloody battle in the civil war. • General for the Union, later became 18th President. • A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court. • Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross. • ...

Civil War 2019-04-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An international organization dedicated to the medical care of the sick or wounded in wars and natural disasters.
  2. Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross.
  3. General of the Confederacy.
  4. States between the north and the south: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri.
  5. A group of northern Democrats who opposed abolition and sympathized with the South during the Civil War.
  6. The defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union.
  7. A very bloody battle in the civil war.
  8. Act passed in 1854 that created Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing states to determine whether slavery would be allowed in new territories.
  9. General for the Union, later became 18th President.
  10. A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones.
Down
  1. To separate from the Union.
  2. Virginia, July 1st, 1861. This was the first major land battle of Civil War.
  3. South Carolina, April 12-14, 1861. This was the start of the Civil War.
  4. The location of a brutal massacre in which confederate troops shot more than 200 black prisoners and some whites.
  5. A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court.
  6. She led over 300 slaves to freedom, because of her bravery she is the symbol of the Underground Railroad.
  7. A political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery.
  8. President of the Confederacy.
  9. A person who worked to end slavery.
  10. The treatment of people as property. People who are denied freedom in this way are said to be enslaved.

20 Clues: To separate from the Union. • General of the Confederacy. • President of the Confederacy. • A person who worked to end slavery. • A very bloody battle in the civil war. • General for the Union, later became 18th President. • A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court. • Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross. • ...

Civil War 2019-04-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. General for the Union, later became 18th President.
  2. A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones.
  3. General of the Confederacy.
  4. Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross.
  5. President of the Confederacy.
  6. To separate from the Union.
  7. She led over 300 slaves to freedom, because of her bravery she is the symbol of the Underground Railroad.
  8. The defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union.
Down
  1. A political party dedicated to stopping the expansion of slavery.
  2. South Carolina, April 12-14, 1861. This was the start of the Civil War.
  3. A person who worked to end slavery.
  4. The location of a brutal massacre in which confederate troops shot more than 200 black prisoners and some whites.
  5. Act passed in 1854 that created Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing states to determine whether slavery would be allowed in new territories.
  6. States between the north and the south: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri.
  7. A very bloody battle in the civil war.
  8. An international organization dedicated to the medical care of the sick or wounded in wars and natural disasters.
  9. The treatment of people as property. People who are denied freedom in this way are said to be enslaved.
  10. A group of northern Democrats who opposed abolition and sympathized with the South during the Civil War.
  11. A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court.
  12. Virginia, July 1st, 1861. This was the first major land battle of Civil War.

20 Clues: General of the Confederacy. • To separate from the Union. • President of the Confederacy. • A person who worked to end slavery. • A very bloody battle in the civil war. • General for the Union, later became 18th President. • A former slave who sued for his freedom in the Supreme Court. • Nurse during the Civil War; founder of the American Red Cross. • ...

Civil War 2019-12-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Confederate attempted to destroyed part of the Unions force
  2. First major battle in western theater of war
  3. Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  4. First and only Confederate president.
  5. Largest Battle in America
  6. States wanted rights
  7. Took over after Lincoln died
  8. Where Lee unofficially surrendered
  9. Known as the Union army's greatest victory
  10. How slaves escaped
  11. First major battle
  12. Served as Commander in Chief of the Union Army
  13. Navy try to keep supplies from entering or leaving the confederacy
  14. Territory that south wanted to have slaves in
  15. A ship war that ended in a tie
  16. Confederate invaded Maryland and it resulted in a Union victory
  17. President during the war
  18. Rebuilding after the war
  19. Last war
  20. Confederates depend on it
  21. People who try to stop slavery
Down
  1. Lost half of the states afterward
  2. Raided Harpers ferry
  3. Abolitionist who convinced Lincoln to let African Americans to serve in the war
  4. Confederates didn't like it
  5. Invented cotton gin
  6. Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern VA
  7. Last major port owned by the South
  8. Part 2 of the First major battle
  9. By John Wilkes Booth
  10. Lincoln frees slaves
  11. Signer of the Kansas-Nebraska act
  12. Accidental War
  13. After Southern states seceded
  14. Campaign to destroy the confederate
  15. Confederate general serving under Robert E. Lee
  16. First state to secede
  17. Spy during the war
  18. Slaves went rogue
  19. Date that the Confederate surrendered

40 Clues: Last war • Accidental War • Slaves went rogue • How slaves escaped • First major battle • Spy during the war • Invented cotton gin • Raided Harpers ferry • By John Wilkes Booth • Lincoln frees slaves • States wanted rights • First state to secede • President during the war • Rebuilding after the war • Largest Battle in America • Confederates depend on it • Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • ...

Civil War 2020-01-17

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who supported the church of England?
  2. In what year did Charles l go broke and called the parliament into session?
  3. How was the army of supporters of Oliver Cromwell known as?
  4. Who wasn’t happy with the king adding new taxes?
  5. Who were a religious group of people that wanted to purify the church of England and were in control of the parliament?
  6. His successor was Charles l and lived a life of luxury until he needed more money.
  7. What did England turn to after the new parliament ended monarchy?
  8. What did Oliver Cromwell set up after he dismissed the new parliament?
  9. What house was abolished and destroyed?
  10. In what year did Oliver Cromwell dismiss the new parliament?
Down
  1. Who were the kings and queens in Europe that believed they ruled by divine right.
  2. In what year was Charles l convicted and beheaded as traitor?
  3. What country did King Charles l say he needed money for to do a war?
  4. Who refused against king James l to add more taxes?
  5. Who was the leader of the Puritans?
  6. What house was allowed to remain, also known as the parliament?
  7. Who started the Civil War and believed his power was absolute?
  8. How were the supporters of King Charles l known as?
  9. In what year did Oliver Cromwell’s forces defeat Charles’ Cavaliers?
  10. What happened in 1642 between King Charles l and the puritans?

20 Clues: Who was the leader of the Puritans? • Who supported the church of England? • What house was abolished and destroyed? • Who wasn’t happy with the king adding new taxes? • Who refused against king James l to add more taxes? • How were the supporters of King Charles l known as? • How was the army of supporters of Oliver Cromwell known as? • ...

Civil war 2020-12-03

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who lead the march of Atlanta
  2. the bloodiest battle
  3. a confederate general
  4. the person responsible for the Missouri compromise
  5. A place where one crop is mass produced and taken care of by slaves
  6. a place where slaves worked and grew a lot of crops
  7. to get rid of something
  8. The north
  9. the 18th president
  10. an invention that made cotton easier to harvest
  11. Railroad A series of hiding places that were used to get slaves out of slavery
  12. A former slave who has been released from slavery
  13. To leave
  14. The turning point in the war
Down
  1. A person who supported the abolition of slavery
  2. An inhabitant of New England or one of the northern states
  3. The president during the American civil war
  4. author of the newspaper the North Star
  5. murderer of Abraham Lincoln
  6. a conductor on the underground railroad, born a slave in Maryland
  7. The belief that god gave the Americans everything from coast to coast
  8. the south states
  9. The amendment that got rid of slavery
  10. The official first battle of the civil war
  11. the first battle
  12. a Northerner who moved to the South after the American Civil War

26 Clues: To leave • The north • the south states • the first battle • the 18th president • the bloodiest battle • a confederate general • to get rid of something • murderer of Abraham Lincoln • The turning point in the war • Who lead the march of Atlanta • The amendment that got rid of slavery • author of the newspaper the North Star • The official first battle of the civil war • ...

CIVIL WAR 2021-01-24

CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to formally approve or sanction
  2. the south or confederate states
  3. to wait for an unexpected attack
  4. a state of bondage for African Americans
  5. also called the union or united states
  6. loyal to the government of the U.S.A
  7. resisting or protecting
  8. a troop like the national guard
  9. a series of military operations
  10. cap was worn by civil war soldiers
Down
  1. a stretcher which was carried by two people
  2. term used a hard cracker
  3. soldiers posted on guard ahead of the force
  4. somebody who favors abolition
  5. a branch of the military
  6. a metal blade like a long knife
  7. actively attacking someone
  8. promoting the interests sections or regions
  9. the lowest rank in the army
  10. manufacturing goods from raw materials

20 Clues: resisting or protecting • term used a hard cracker • a branch of the military • actively attacking someone • the lowest rank in the army • somebody who favors abolition • to formally approve or sanction • the south or confederate states • a metal blade like a long knife • a troop like the national guard • a series of military operations • to wait for an unexpected attack • ...

Civil War 2021-09-28

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. dealt with the issue of slavery and territorial expansion.
  2. withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860
  3. Compromise of 1850
  4. Meade's Union forces defeated Lee's Confederate army
  5. an escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker.
  6. president elected in 1860
  7. repealed the missouri compromise
  8. a president of the confederate states of america
  9. A person in favor of abolishing some law, custom, etc.
Down
  1. Stephen Douglas' position that slavery could be excluded from a territory if officials did not pass laws to protect it.
  2. the document writte by lincoln that govermently freed all the southern slaves
  3. what the confederate soldiers thought they were fighting for
  4. court case decided that slaves who were descendants of American slaves were not citizens of the United States
  5. The act required that slaves be returned to their owners
  6. fort controlled by the union in S.C
  7. the opposite of democratic party
  8. a document written in 1854 to annex cuba
  9. abolitonist raid on harpers ferry
  10. the unions plan to ruin the southern economy
  11. exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole.

20 Clues: Compromise of 1850 • president elected in 1860 • the opposite of democratic party • repealed the missouri compromise • abolitonist raid on harpers ferry • fort controlled by the union in S.C • a document written in 1854 to annex cuba • the unions plan to ruin the southern economy • a president of the confederate states of america • ...

Civil War 2021-02-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Confederate General Thomas Jackson nickname
  2. Confederate general that lost his leg
  3. Battle with the most casualties
  4. Freed by the Emancipation Proclamation
  5. The amount of Draws
  6. Many battles occurred east of this state
  7. Short & famous speech given by Lincoln
  8. Texans help the Confederacy by supplying these
  9. The state the battle of the Second Bull Run was
Down
  1. Battle that was Grant’s biggest defeat by Lee
  2. Slaves lived in these
  3. Texas becomes the # state to join the Confederacy
  4. The North was also called by this "uniting" name
  5. Won the battle of Chickamauga
  6. fought the North
  7. Opposite of slave states
  8. Cause of the civil war
  9. Assassin of Lincoln
  10. Enslaved peoples job
  11. Where did the Civil War began
  12. President during the civil war

21 Clues: fought the North • The amount of Draws • Assassin of Lincoln • Enslaved peoples job • Slaves lived in these • Cause of the civil war • Opposite of slave states • Won the battle of Chickamauga • Where did the Civil War began • President during the civil war • Battle with the most casualties • Confederate general that lost his leg • Freed by the Emancipation Proclamation • ...

Civil War 2021-03-30

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plan used by the North to "strangle" the South.
  2. The President of the Union
  3. This battle was the turning point in the War
  4. Freed slaves in rebelled states.
  5. The Union General in the Western Theatre.
  6. This battle was the Bloodiest one-day battle.
  7. Union got control of Mississippi in this siege.
  8. This was the first battle of the Civil War.
  9. The main Union General
  10. 1st non-native American to get the Medal of Honor.
  11. The main Confederate General
Down
  1. 1st African American to get the Medal of Honor
  2. Freed slaves & Union worth fighting for
  3. The President of the Confederacy
  4. Name of the Courthouse where Lee surrendered.
  5. Name the 1st speech a President gives.
  6. This battle was the 1st true fighting of the War.
  7. General Jackson's nickname from Bull Run
  8. The person who led the 54th Massachusetts Infantry.
  9. The person who killed President Lincoln.

20 Clues: The main Union General • The President of the Union • The main Confederate General • The President of the Confederacy • Freed slaves in rebelled states. • Name the 1st speech a President gives. • Freed slaves & Union worth fighting for • General Jackson's nickname from Bull Run • The person who killed President Lincoln. • The Union General in the Western Theatre. • ...

Civil War 2021-10-07

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
  2. troops trained to fight on horseback
  3. A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
  4. Large caliber firearms like canons and mortars
  5. A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
  6. related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
  7. Line A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
  8. A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were slaves.
  9. Term meaning "before war"
  10. Nickname for the south
  11. Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
Down
  1. the act of governing or exercising authority
  2. Soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
  3. An army of citizens used during emergencies.
  4. When someone is murdered for political reasons.
  5. Term used to describe people who supported the union.
  6. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  7. of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
  8. The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
  9. a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
  10. an offensive against an enemy

21 Clues: Nickname for the south • Term meaning "before war" • an offensive against an enemy • A cap worn by Civil War soldiers. • troops trained to fight on horseback • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot. • the act of governing or exercising authority • An army of citizens used during emergencies. • Large caliber firearms like canons and mortars • ...

Civil War 2021-10-07

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Isolation of area
  2. United States
  3. Bill of Rights has 10
  4. Act of owning another
  5. A tenant farmer
  6. Talking with an audience
  7. To rob
  8. Most opposed the ending of slavery
  9. Effort to end slavery
  10. Community military
  11. Seceded from Union
Down
  1. Made to redress inequality of slavery
  2. Town in Pennsylvania
  3. Organized choice by vote
  4. Divided on ending of slavery
  5. Southern white man who supported reconstitution
  6. Withdrawing; moving back
  7. Soldiers on horses
  8. Control of an area
  9. Death and or injury

20 Clues: To rob • United States • A tenant farmer • Isolation of area • Soldiers on horses • Control of an area • Community military • Seceded from Union • Death and or injury • Town in Pennsylvania • Bill of Rights has 10 • Act of owning another • Effort to end slavery • Organized choice by vote • Withdrawing; moving back • Talking with an audience • Divided on ending of slavery • ...

Civil War 2023-02-16

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The bloodiest battle in the Civil War
  2. Confederate ship that sunk the Union vessel housatonic
  3. Risked her life to help wounded soldiers
  4. Means "before the war"
  5. The north
  6. The war between the north and south
  7. First battle in this fort
  8. Small, fast boats that can pass a blockade
  9. The deadliest day one battle in the civil war
  10. Where the confederates surrendered
  11. The south
Down
  1. Union leader during the battle in fort sumter
  2. Who had a march from Savannah to Atlanta Georgia
  3. Confederate leader during the battle in fort sumter
  4. The first state to scede from the Union
  5. Slave that escaped on a Confederate ship
  6. Union leader during Appomattox surrender
  7. Who captured Atlanta on September 2nd
  8. Freed slaves in territories owned by the south
  9. Confederate leader during Appomattox surrender

20 Clues: The north • The south • Means "before the war" • First battle in this fort • Where the confederates surrendered • The war between the north and south • The bloodiest battle in the Civil War • Who captured Atlanta on September 2nd • The first state to scede from the Union • Slave that escaped on a Confederate ship • Risked her life to help wounded soldiers • ...

civil war 2023-02-23

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First battle of the American Civil war
  2. south side of the us Population was 9 million
  3. Had a Popultion of 22 million
  4. to get rid of
  5. an opinion or judgement made before the facts are known
  6. the deadliest one day battle of the civil war
  7. general winfield came up with the _______ _______
  8. an act of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
  9. First Battle of Bull Run/Manasses
Down
  1. Largest battle of the civil war
  2. the construction of road canals
  3. was over the Emancipation Proclamation
  4. people who work on plantations
  5. also wanted to gain support of the _______ _______
  6. elected as president in 1828
  7. to formally withdraw from membership in a political state
  8. the belief that race determines traits and capacities
  9. was a border state
  10. ____ slavery into the territories
  11. before the war

20 Clues: to get rid of • before the war • was a border state • elected as president in 1828 • Had a Popultion of 22 million • people who work on plantations • Largest battle of the civil war • the construction of road canals • ____ slavery into the territories • First Battle of Bull Run/Manasses • First battle of the American Civil war • was over the Emancipation Proclamation • ...

civil war 2023-02-23

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First battle of the American Civil war
  2. south side of the us Population was 9 million
  3. Had a Popultion of 22 million
  4. to get rid of
  5. an opinion or judgement made before the facts are known
  6. the deadliest one day battle of the civil war
  7. general winfield came up with the _______ _______
  8. an act of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
  9. First Battle of Bull Run/Manasses
Down
  1. Largest battle of the civil war
  2. the construction of road canals
  3. was over the Emancipation Proclamation
  4. people who work on plantations
  5. also wanted to gain support of the _______ _______
  6. elected as president in 1828
  7. to formally withdraw from membership in a political state
  8. the belief that race determines traits and capacities
  9. was a border state
  10. ____ slavery into the territories
  11. before the war

20 Clues: to get rid of • before the war • was a border state • elected as president in 1828 • Had a Popultion of 22 million • people who work on plantations • Largest battle of the civil war • the construction of road canals • ____ slavery into the territories • First Battle of Bull Run/Manasses • First battle of the American Civil war • was over the Emancipation Proclamation • ...

Civil War 2023-02-23

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
  2. A warship that is covered in iron cladding
  3. Sixteen president
  4. A nickname given to people in the South
  5. A canvas bag to carry food for soldiers
  6. People who were held captive
  7. Eighteen president
  8. first president
  9. A mammal that people rode on
  10. The side of an army or military unit
  11. A nickname for the Confederate States
Down
  1. When states choose to leave the United States
  2. A nickname for the union soldiers
  3. An army of citizens used during emergencies
  4. Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
  5. A person who wanted to get rid of slavery
  6. A weapon that people used to shoot
  7. A nickname for southern whites
  8. Putting the local interests above the country
  9. Red, white, and blue

20 Clues: first president • Sixteen president • Eighteen president • Red, white, and blue • People who were held captive • A mammal that people rode on • A nickname for southern whites • A nickname for the union soldiers • A cap worn by Civil War soldiers. • A weapon that people used to shoot • The side of an army or military unit • A nickname for the Confederate States • ...

Civil War 2023-04-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was killed by his own men.
  2. War was a war that was fought for four years.
  3. A female person that helped during a war or after.
  4. is A female that started the red cross.
  5. Leader of the Union.
  6. a male shot our president.
  7. A male person that went to goes to war.
  8. what state starts with a vole and ends with one?
  9. is an Indian state.
  10. is to withdraw from a group
Down
  1. something you shoot
  2. is a male that fought and helped in the War.
  3. a big state
  4. big ball
  5. Leader of the Confeds
  6. is a thing that can last years
  7. was smaller than the war and possibly could be worse.
  8. a male was shot and was our president.
  9. Gun with knife
  10. stab stab

20 Clues: big ball • stab stab • a big state • Gun with knife • something you shoot • is an Indian state. • Leader of the Union. • Leader of the Confeds • was killed by his own men. • a male shot our president. • is to withdraw from a group • is a thing that can last years • a male was shot and was our president. • is A female that started the red cross. • A male person that went to goes to war. • ...

Civil War 2023-04-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was killed by his own men.
  2. War was a war that was fought for four years.
  3. A female person that helped during a war or after.
  4. is A female that started the red cross.
  5. Leader of the Union.
  6. a male shot our president.
  7. A male person that went to goes to war.
  8. what state starts with a vole and ends with one?
  9. is an Indian state.
  10. is to withdraw from a group
Down
  1. something you shoot
  2. is a male that fought and helped in the War.
  3. a big state
  4. big ball
  5. Leader of the Confeds
  6. is a thing that can last years
  7. was smaller than the war and possibly could be worse.
  8. a male was shot and was our president.
  9. Gun with knife
  10. stab stab

20 Clues: big ball • stab stab • a big state • Gun with knife • something you shoot • is an Indian state. • Leader of the Union. • Leader of the Confeds • was killed by his own men. • a male shot our president. • is to withdraw from a group • is a thing that can last years • a male was shot and was our president. • is A female that started the red cross. • A male person that went to goes to war. • ...

Civil War 2023-04-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was killed by his own men.
  2. War was a war that was fought for four years.
  3. A female person that helped during a war or after.
  4. is A female that started the red cross.
  5. Leader of the Union.
  6. a male shot our president.
  7. A male person that went to goes to war.
  8. what state starts with a vole and ends with one?
  9. is an Indian state.
  10. is to withdraw from a group
Down
  1. something you shoot
  2. is a male that fought and helped in the War.
  3. a big state
  4. big ball
  5. Leader of the Confeds
  6. is a thing that can last years
  7. was smaller than the war and possibly could be worse.
  8. a male was shot and was our president.
  9. Gun with knife
  10. stab stab

20 Clues: big ball • stab stab • a big state • Gun with knife • something you shoot • is an Indian state. • Leader of the Union. • Leader of the Confeds • was killed by his own men. • a male shot our president. • is to withdraw from a group • is a thing that can last years • a male was shot and was our president. • is A female that started the red cross. • A male person that went to goes to war. • ...

Civil War 2023-04-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was killed by his own men.
  2. War was a war that was fought for four years.
  3. A female person that helped during a war or after.
  4. is A female that started the red cross.
  5. Leader of the Union.
  6. a male shot our president.
  7. A male person that went to goes to war.
  8. what state starts with a vole and ends with one?
  9. is an Indian state.
  10. is to withdraw from a group
Down
  1. something you shoot
  2. is a male that fought and helped in the War.
  3. a big state
  4. big ball
  5. Leader of the Confeds
  6. is a thing that can last years
  7. was smaller than the war and possibly could be worse.
  8. a male was shot and was our president.
  9. Gun with knife
  10. stab stab

20 Clues: big ball • stab stab • a big state • Gun with knife • something you shoot • is an Indian state. • Leader of the Union. • Leader of the Confeds • was killed by his own men. • a male shot our president. • is to withdraw from a group • is a thing that can last years • a male was shot and was our president. • is A female that started the red cross. • A male person that went to goes to war. • ...

Civil War 2023-04-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was killed by his own men.
  2. War was a war that was fought for four years.
  3. A female person that helped during a war or after.
  4. is A female that started the red cross.
  5. Leader of the Union.
  6. a male shot our president.
  7. A male person that went to goes to war.
  8. what state starts with a vole and ends with one?
  9. is an Indian state.
  10. is to withdraw from a group
Down
  1. something you shoot
  2. is a male that fought and helped in the War.
  3. a big state
  4. big ball
  5. Leader of the Confeds
  6. is a thing that can last years
  7. was smaller than the war and possibly could be worse.
  8. a male was shot and was our president.
  9. Gun with knife
  10. stab stab

20 Clues: big ball • stab stab • a big state • Gun with knife • something you shoot • is an Indian state. • Leader of the Union. • Leader of the Confeds • was killed by his own men. • a male shot our president. • is to withdraw from a group • is a thing that can last years • a male was shot and was our president. • is A female that started the red cross. • A male person that went to goes to war. • ...

Civil War 2023-04-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. was killed by his own men.
  2. War was a war that was fought for four years.
  3. A female person that helped during a war or after.
  4. is A female that started the red cross.
  5. Leader of the Union.
  6. a male shot our president.
  7. A male person that went to goes to war.
  8. what state starts with a vole and ends with one?
  9. is an Indian state.
  10. is to withdraw from a group
Down
  1. something you shoot
  2. is a male that fought and helped in the War.
  3. a big state
  4. big ball
  5. Leader of the Confeds
  6. is a thing that can last years
  7. was smaller than the war and possibly could be worse.
  8. a male was shot and was our president.
  9. Gun with knife
  10. stab stab

20 Clues: big ball • stab stab • a big state • Gun with knife • something you shoot • is an Indian state. • Leader of the Union. • Leader of the Confeds • was killed by his own men. • a male shot our president. • is to withdraw from a group • is a thing that can last years • a male was shot and was our president. • is A female that started the red cross. • A male person that went to goes to war. • ...

Civil War 2023-04-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. color of the confederate uniforms
  2. Civil
  3. type of cabin where lincoln grew up in
  4. fought the north
  5. assassin of lincoln
  6. another name for a big farm in the South
  7. short and famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln
  8. union general who later became president
  9. another name for north
  10. last name of the confederate general-surrendered at Appomattox
  11. wife of Abe
  12. president during the Civil War
Down
  1. one of the capitals of the confederacy
  2. first state to leave the union
  3. where the Civil War began
  4. battle of bull
  5. vice president to Lincoln
  6. marched to Savannah
  7. Theatre where Lincoln was shot
  8. color of the Union uniforms

20 Clues: Civil • wife of Abe • battle of bull • fought the north • marched to Savannah • assassin of lincoln • another name for north • where the Civil War began • vice president to Lincoln • color of the Union uniforms • first state to leave the union • Theatre where Lincoln was shot • president during the Civil War • color of the confederate uniforms • one of the capitals of the confederacy • ...

Civil War 2023-04-06

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something you shoot
  2. A male person that went to goes to war.
  3. Leader of the Confeds
  4. a big state
  5. big ball
  6. Leader of the Union.
  7. a male shot our president.
  8. is a thing that can last years
  9. stab stab
  10. was killed by his own men.
Down
  1. War was a war that was fought for four years.
  2. A female person that helped during a war or after.
  3. is a male that fought and helped in the War.
  4. Gun with knife
  5. a male was shot and was our president.
  6. what state starts with a vole and ends with one?
  7. is A female that started the red cross.
  8. was smaller than the war and possibly could be worse.
  9. is an Indian state.
  10. is to withdraw from a group

20 Clues: big ball • stab stab • a big state • Gun with knife • something you shoot • is an Indian state. • Leader of the Union. • Leader of the Confeds • a male shot our president. • was killed by his own men. • is to withdraw from a group • is a thing that can last years • a male was shot and was our president. • A male person that went to goes to war. • is A female that started the red cross. • ...

Civil War 2023-04-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. union gained control of the Mississippi river
  2. most controversial military figure
  3. Jacksons nickname
  4. also known as the german battle
  5. he was also the 18th president
  6. Union military commander
  7. win for both the Union and the Confederacy
  8. Lee called him "old war horse"
  9. battle where confederates had the best chance of holding off the unions
  10. senior officer
  11. senior civil army officer
Down
  1. man who was a civil war leader and engineer
  2. battle that happened april 12-13
  3. battle fought on December 11-15
  4. had the most casualties
  5. man that was assassinated on april 15 1865
  6. Andersons nickname
  7. longest battles
  8. first major battle
  9. general in the civil war, later was appointed over all commander

20 Clues: senior officer • longest battles • Jacksons nickname • Andersons nickname • first major battle • had the most casualties • Union military commander • senior civil army officer • he was also the 18th president • Lee called him "old war horse" • battle fought on December 11-15 • also known as the german battle • battle that happened april 12-13 • most controversial military figure • ...

Civil War 2023-05-10

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the Confederacy fired on this and this was the beginning of the Civil War
  2. the period after the war of rebuilding the country
  3. a freed slave who helped slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad
  4. a person who wanted to ban all slavery
  5. a battle that ended with a Union Victory and was considered the turning point in the war
  6. the 16th president who led the Union to win the war
  7. the slaves’ worst experience, traveling across the Atlantic to America
  8. the leading black man who wanted to ban all slavery
  9. a group of former Confederate soldiers who beat and killed black people to put them under white control
  10. the president of the Confederate States of America
  11. black people who were freed because the Union won the war
  12. the person who distributed work and made sure they did what they were supposed to
Down
  1. a compromise that let settlers decide the slavery issue for themselves
  2. a free black man who could not sue because he was black
  3. the North during the war
  4. the period before the Civil War
  5. constitutionally abolished slavery
  6. a general who playd a major role in fighting for the Confederacy
  7. laws made for black people to put them beneath white people, and in some ways it was another form of slavery
  8. the South after it had seceded from the North

20 Clues: the North during the war • the period before the Civil War • constitutionally abolished slavery • a person who wanted to ban all slavery • the South after it had seceded from the North • the period after the war of rebuilding the country • the president of the Confederate States of America • the 16th president who led the Union to win the war • ...

Civil War 2023-05-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First major battle
  2. deadliest battle
  3. freed slaves in confederate states
  4. General in the confederate army
  5. Lincoln's speech that praised the bravery of Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War.
  6. African American Soldier
  7. RobertELee surrender
  8. President of Confederate states
  9. Slave states that did not join the army
  10. Chilean immagrant
  11. Founder of the American Red Cross
Down
  1. Freeing of Slaves
  2. Ships armed with Iron
  3. Proclamation issued by Lincoln, freeing all slaves in areas still at war with the Union.
  4. name referring to the U.S
  5. North's plan to cut off supplies to the South through naval blockades
  6. Confederate people lost
  7. First shots beginning of the war
  8. Union General
  9. Famous person in the Civil War

20 Clues: Union General • deadliest battle • Freeing of Slaves • Chilean immagrant • First major battle • RobertELee surrender • Ships armed with Iron • Confederate people lost • African American Soldier • name referring to the U.S • Famous person in the Civil War • General in the confederate army • President of Confederate states • First shots beginning of the war • ...

Civil War 2023-05-10

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. General who led the "March to the Sea"
  2. Political Party formed in 1854 opposing slavery
  3. Slave who sued for his freedom and lost
  4. President during the Civil War
  5. Amendment, Officially made slavery illegal in the U.S.
  6. Rebuilding period after the Civil War
  7. Ball, New bullet
  8. Railroad, used by slaves to escape the South
  9. Winner of the war
  10. New naval vessel
  11. Movement, Movement to end slavery
Down
  1. 3-day battle with 51,000 casualties, Union win
  2. Bloodiest day in American history
  3. Paper money
  4. Large farm that produces cash crops
  5. Proclamation, Declared slaves in the South to be free
  6. Top Union General
  7. Lincoln's assassin
  8. To break away
  9. Conductor on the Underground Railroad
  10. Lost the war
  11. States, Slave states that do NOT secede
  12. Confederate Capitol
  13. Toms Cabin, Book written about how bad slavery is
  14. Sumter, 1st shots of the Civil War
  15. Gin, Invention that increased the demand for slaves
  16. Confederate President
  17. Top Confederate General

28 Clues: Paper money • Lost the war • To break away • Ball, New bullet • New naval vessel • Top Union General • Winner of the war • Lincoln's assassin • Confederate Capitol • Confederate President • Top Confederate General • President during the Civil War • Bloodiest day in American history • Movement, Movement to end slavery • Sumter, 1st shots of the Civil War • Large farm that produces cash crops • ...

Civil War 2023-05-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. freed the slaves
  2. where Lincoln was assassinated
  3. Single bloodiest day in the War
  4. Famous conductor of the Underground Railroad
  5. president of the Union
  6. to murder someone for political or religious reasons
Down
  1. someone who wanted to end slavery
  2. Former slave who was also an abolitionist
  3. what the North was called
  4. president of the Confederacy
  5. what the South was called
  6. First Shots in the War
  7. General of the Confederacy
  8. Turning point of the Civil War
  9. General of the Union
  10. President after Lincoln
  11. The strategy that the Union used to defeat the Confederacy
  12. Split the Confederacy in half
  13. first significant battle of the War
  14. The person who assassinated Lincoln

20 Clues: freed the slaves • General of the Union • First Shots in the War • president of the Union • President after Lincoln • what the North was called • what the South was called • General of the Confederacy • president of the Confederacy • Split the Confederacy in half • Turning point of the Civil War • where Lincoln was assassinated • Single bloodiest day in the War • ...

Civil War 2013-03-24

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of Shiloh 2 day battle the goriest battle in US history up to that point
  2. War a conflict between citizens of the same country
  3. Place of the John Brown raid
  4. A nickname for the confederate soldiers
  5. Famous locomotive that was captured in 1862
  6. J Davis had farmers grow food instead of tobacco and this product
  7. This Mississippi city was surrendered to Gen Grant in 1863
  8. This was the last battle of the 1862 peninsula campaign
  9. a nickname given to the northerners by the confederation
  10. This tore through the shirt of Clara Barthans killing the soldier she was helping
Down
  1. the main cause of the civil war to force other (usually African Americans to reform labor)
  2. Shiloh means this in Hebrew
  3. This southern state was was home to the first major battle of the Civil War
  4. NC city where Johnson surrendered to Sherman
  5. a nickname for the money used during the civil war
  6. This proclamation freed the slaves
  7. President Lincoln ordered this on the southern ports in 1861
  8. Person who shot President Lincoln
  9. Capital of the confederacy
  10. The battle of Shiloh was fought in this southern state

20 Clues: Capital of the confederacy • Shiloh means this in Hebrew • Place of the John Brown raid • Person who shot President Lincoln • This proclamation freed the slaves • A nickname for the confederate soldiers • Famous locomotive that was captured in 1862 • NC city where Johnson surrendered to Sherman • a nickname for the money used during the civil war • ...

Civil War 2013-04-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pride in your part of the country
  2. the souths war plan
  3. The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri.
  4. the President in the North that governed during most of the civil war.
  5. the name the south gave itself during the war
  6. Loyal to the government of the United States. Also known as Union, Yankee, or Northern.
  7. A political party created in the 1850s to prevent the spread of slavery to the territories.
  8. The major political party in America most sympathetic to states rights and willing to tolerate the spread of slavery to the territories.
  9. Also called the Union or the United States, was the part of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.
  10. Troops sent to strengthen a fighting force by adding an additional number of fresh soldiers.
  11. Land within the mainland boundaries of the country that had not yet become a state by 1861.
  12. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  13. To formally approve or sanction.
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  1. the movement to get women the right to vote
  2. was Douglas' campaign platform
  3. Also called the North or the United States
  4. A boundary surveyed in the 1760s that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South. It became a symbolic division between free states and slave states.
  5. A state of bondage in which African Americans (and some Native Americans) were owned by other people, usually white, and forced to labor on their behalf.
  6. A large group of soldiers usually led by a brigadier general.
  7. said that states should have more power than the federal government
  8. Also called the South or the Confederate States of America
  9. a series of safe houses that slaves used to escape from slavery
  10. A crop such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for cash --not grown for food like corn or wheat.
  11. The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps.
  12. Freedom from slavery.
  13. the North's war plan
  14. The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports.
  15. The area that is now Oklahoma
  16. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States. Also, Union, Federal, or Northern.
  17. Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron.

30 Clues: the souths war plan • the North's war plan • Freedom from slavery. • The area that is now Oklahoma • was Douglas' campaign platform • To formally approve or sanction. • pride in your part of the country • Also called the North or the United States • the movement to get women the right to vote • the name the south gave itself during the war • ...

CIVIL WAR 2014-09-29

CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large gun that shoots metal or stone balls
  2. nickname for a southerner
  3. someone wounded or killed in action
  4. long knife or short sword
  5. the North
  6. a place where a battle is fought
  7. long gun used by soldiers in Civil War
  8. a hard cracker
  9. someone holding superior rank
  10. to rush toward an enemy
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  1. military mounted on horses
  2. required to join the armed forces
  3. the South
  4. sixteenth President
  5. enlisted man or woman
  6. container used to carry water
  7. to remove an arm or leg
  8. soldiers that fight on foot
  9. someone not in military
  10. nickname for a northerner
  11. someone who is legally owned by another

21 Clues: the South • the North • a hard cracker • sixteenth President • enlisted man or woman • to remove an arm or leg • someone not in military • to rush toward an enemy • nickname for a southerner • long knife or short sword • nickname for a northerner • military mounted on horses • soldiers that fight on foot • container used to carry water • someone holding superior rank • ...

Civil War 2014-04-09

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a person who dies for a great cause
  2. a storage place for weapons and ammunition
  3. is specified that slavery should be prohibited in any lands that might be acquired from Mexico
  4. leave
  5. missourians who traveled in armed groups to vote in Kansas's election in the mid 50's
  6. not to cast votes
  7. name given to northern whites who moved south after the civil war and supported the republicans
  8. withdrawal from the union
  9. power independent of the federal government that are reserved for the states by the constitution
  10. people killed or wounded
  11. armored naval vessels
  12. union soldiers
  13. war a conflict between citizens of the same country
  14. money given as a dewar, such as enlistment in the army
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  1. a general increasing in price
  2. preserved the balance between slaves and free states
  3. confederate armies were sometimes called this
  4. or free
  5. a legal order for an inquiry to determine whether a person has been lawfully imprisoned
  6. northern money was called this
  7. cut off an area by means of troops or warships to stop supplies from coming in or going out; to close off a countries port
  8. or approved

22 Clues: leave • or free • or approved • union soldiers • not to cast votes • armored naval vessels • people killed or wounded • withdrawal from the union • a general increasing in price • northern money was called this • a person who dies for a great cause • a storage place for weapons and ammunition • confederate armies were sometimes called this • ...

Civil War 2014-05-07

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a personwho dies for a great cause
  2. people killed or wounded
  3. union soldiers
  4. a west point graduate and an experienced soldier
  5. withdrawl from the union
  6. was an enslaved african american bought by an army doctor
  7. took command of the army opposing McClain
  8. senator of south carolina countered with another propasal
  9. run away, slaves to their masters
  10. not to cast votes
  11. exaggerated loyalty to a particular region of the country
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  1. storage place for weapons
  2. sovereignty allowing the people to decide
  3. union commander at cario
  4. confederate army
  5. helped hundred escape slavery
  6. conflict between citizens of the same country
  7. went on the attack
  8. payments to encourage volunteers
  9. free

20 Clues: free • union soldiers • confederate army • not to cast votes • went on the attack • people killed or wounded • union commander at cario • withdrawl from the union • storage place for weapons • helped hundred escape slavery • payments to encourage volunteers • run away, slaves to their masters • a personwho dies for a great cause • sovereignty allowing the people to decide • ...

Civil War 2014-12-09

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Land
  2. Oldest of American hate groups
  3. Strategy to defeat Confederacy
  4. Fought July 22, 1846
  5. Series of battles fought throughout northwest Georgia
  6. Passed in 1820 between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions in US Congress
  7. Officially named Camp Sumter
  8. American politician from Georgia and VP of Confederate states of America
  9. Executed by Georgia Convention in response to Compromise of 1850
  10. Political powers reserved for US state governments
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  1. Farmer who raises crops for a piece of land
  2. Name given to military Savannah Campaign in Civil War
  3. Executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln
  4. Slave that lived in free state and moved to slave state
  5. Discriminatory state and local laws passed after Civil War
  6. Legal theory that a state has the right to invalidate a federal law
  7. Also known as Battle of Sharpsburg
  8. Allowed these states the option of allowing slavery
  9. Required all escaped slaves upon capture be returned to their masters
  10. Won by Abraham Lincoln
  11. Economic system under which people were treated as property
  12. Package of 5 separate bills passed between slave and free states
  13. Speech by Abraham Lincoln during American Civil War
  14. Lighter weight ship used to evade ports or straits
  15. Fought July 1-3, 1863

25 Clues: Fought July 22, 1846 • Fought July 1-3, 1863 • Won by Abraham Lincoln • Officially named Camp Sumter • Oldest of American hate groups • Strategy to defeat Confederacy • Also known as Battle of Sharpsburg • Executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln • Farmer who raises crops for a piece of land • Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Land • ...

Civil War 2014-10-05

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. battle fought July 1-3 1863
  2. graduate of west point and a chief aide in the Mexican American war and assumed command of confederate army
  3. northern commander before Ulysses S. Grant
  4. confederate general
  5. first shots of the Civil War were fired here
  6. northern democrat who supported popular sovereignty
  7. People would vote on rather to allow slavery or not
  8. issued January 1, 1863 and freed the slaves in the states in the rebellion against the union
  9. Created the underground railroad
  10. Written by Harriet Beecher in 1852, motivated people in the north to support abolition
  11. Republican who became president in 1860 and was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
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  1. 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War
  2. opposed slavery in new territories
  3. union morale law after defeat at second battle of bull run
  4. African American Unit
  5. One of the two major political parties in the United States.
  6. sectional crisis during the presidency of Andrew Jackson created by South Carolina's 1832 Ordinance of Nullification
  7. slave owners could recover slaves who ran away to free states
  8. becomes the president of the confederate states of America
  9. US army general who took control of western front after Grant's appointment
  10. The leading southern politician of the early nineteenth century; he served as vice president under both John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson and then was elected senator from South Carolina.
  11. led by social reformers, William Lloyd Garrison, founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society; writers such as John Greenleaf Whittier and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
  12. Where Robert E. Lee and his troops surrendered
  13. destroyed southern cities and railways to trap
  14. non-supporters of the Civil War

25 Clues: confederate general • African American Unit • battle fought July 1-3 1863 • non-supporters of the Civil War • Created the underground railroad • opposed slavery in new territories • northern commander before Ulysses S. Grant • first shots of the Civil War were fired here • Where Robert E. Lee and his troops surrendered • destroyed southern cities and railways to trap • ...

Civil War 2014-12-10

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1) owned their own tools 2) owns their own animals
  2. 1) A slave was suing his owner 2) do you slave lost and was returned to his owner
  3. 1) made African-American citizens of the United States 2) required that African-Americans are given the same rights as all US citizens
  4. 1) Led by Alexander Stevens 2) prevented the Civil War for 11 years
  5. 1) A.k.a. Sherman's march through Georgia 2) lead to separate military campaigns in the state of Georgia
  6. 1) private citizens who took the risk of invading the Union blockade for a chance at huge profits 2) were supposed to make it to Europe
  7. 1) A famous speech Pres. Abraham Lincoln gave 2) after the "turning point" of the Civil War
  8. 1) California was admitted as a free state 2) The fugitive slave act was created
  9. 1) one of the major conflicts of the Civil War 2) The amount of power the local and federal government had to make decisions
  10. 1) The return of runaway slaves 2) was included in the compromise of 1850
  11. 1) Brought nothing but their labor 2) had to buy tools from the landowner
  12. 1) The final event that led to the Civil War 2) Abraham Lincoln, John Beckenridge, john bell, and Stephen Douglas ran for president
  13. 1) most prominent black legislator 2) elected to the constitutional convention of 1867 and the Georgia House of Representatives
  14. 1) begin 1867 in Tennessee 2) intimidated freed blacks and white Republicans
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  1. 1) officially ended slavery 2) due to the passage of this, George was readmitted into the union
  2. 1) A.k.a. the Union blockade 2) prevented the south from shipping cotton to England
  3. 1) an example of popular sovereignty 2) The states could choose if they want to be slave states or free states
  4. 1) The "turning point"of the Civil War 2) The South retreated back to Virginia
  5. 1) laws that said blacks could not vote, testify against whites in court, and serve as jurors 2) they created the 14th amendment because of these
  6. 1) begin or 15th, 1864 and ended December 21, 1864 2) an attempt to capture savannah
  7. 1) was governor of Georgia 2) unionist who resisted slavery till the very end
  8. 1) this group because of the Cottongin 2) abolitionists try to end this
  9. 1) A prisoner of war camp 2) located in macon county

23 Clues: 1) owned their own tools 2) owns their own animals • 1) A prisoner of war camp 2) located in macon county • 1) Led by Alexander Stevens 2) prevented the Civil War for 11 years • 1) this group because of the Cottongin 2) abolitionists try to end this • 1) The return of runaway slaves 2) was included in the compromise of 1850 • ...

Civil War 2015-04-30

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Turning point of the War that made it clear the North would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.
  2. Fort attacked by South Carolina starting the Civil War. (April 12, 1861)
  3. warship covered with protective iron plates
  4. Amendment It states that no state can make or enforce any law which deprives any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law. Also, states could not deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. This was passed to help blacks since the Civil Rights laws were not being enforced.
  5. withdraw from an organization or communion
  6. a Union general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869-1877). He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War.
  7. Last name of the President of the Confederacy
  8. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  9. The constitutional amendment ratified after the Civil War that forbade slavery and involuntary servitude.
  10. an American stage actor who, as part of a conspiracy plot, assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865.
  11. a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
  12. Tax paid to the state, federal, and local governments based on income earned over the past year.
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  1. Civil War battle in which the North suceedeed in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland. Was the bloodiest battle of the war resulting in 25,000 casualties
  2. Law that provided for harsh treatment for escaped slaves and for those who helped them
  3. issued by Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862, it declared that all slaves in the rebellious Confederate states would be free
  4. 1863 Union army's blockade of Vicksburg, Mississippi, that led the city to surrender during the Civil War
  5. Lincoln 16th President of the United States
  6. where the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee To Ulysses S. Grant took place on April 9, 1865
  7. a slave state that remained in the Union during the Civil War (Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, Kentucky, and West Virginia)
  8. This Act set up Kansas and Nebraska as states. Each state would use popular sovereignty to decide what to do about slavery. People who were proslavery and antislavery moved to Kansas, but some antislavery settlers were against the Act. This began guerrilla warfare
  9. 1857 Supreme Court decision that stated that slaves were not citizens; that living in a free state or territory, even for many years, did not free slaves; and declared the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
  10. Includes California admitted as a free state, the Fugitive Slave Act, Made popular sovereignty in most other states from Mexican- American War
  11. a constitutional amendment that gave African American men the right to vote
  12. Confederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force
  13. general whose march to sea caused destruction to the south
  14. "Squeeze" and "Choke" the South out of its resources through blockades of bodies of water
  15. Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1853 that highly influenced england's view on the American Deep South and slavery. a novel promoting abolition. intensified sectional conflict.
  16. nation formed by the states that did not secede
  17. nation formed by states that seceded

29 Clues: nation formed by states that seceded • withdraw from an organization or communion • warship covered with protective iron plates • Last name of the President of the Confederacy • Lincoln 16th President of the United States • nation formed by the states that did not secede • general whose march to sea caused destruction to the south • ...

Civil War 2015-05-18

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. de Main A French term used to describe a quick, vigorous attack that surprises the enemy
  2. The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired
  3. Crop A crop such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for cash --not grown for food like corn or wheat
  4. A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action
  5. Long cuts (trenches) dug out of the earth with the dirt piled up into a mound in front; used for defense
  6. Escaped slaves who fled to the Union lines for protection
  7. To practice marching, military formations and the steps in firing and handling one's weapon
  8. The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
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  1. The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming
  2. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
  3. To rush towards the enemy
  4. A term used for “living off the land,” as well as plundering committed by soldiers\
  5. To lie in wait for an unexpected attack
  6. Gunboats using stacked cotton bales to protect themselves from enemy fire
  7. Barriers which were about breast-high and protected soldiers from enemy fire
  8. A series of military operations that form a distinct phase of the War (such as the Shenandoah Valley Campaign)
  9. A soldier who served the officers of his regiment by carrying mail or messages
  10. A two-wheeled or four-wheeled wagon or cart used to transport wounded or sick soldiers
  11. Resisting or protecting against attack from someone
  12. Round container used to carry water; made of wood or tin and carried over the shoulder by a strap

20 Clues: To rush towards the enemy • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery • Resisting or protecting against attack from someone • A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action • Escaped slaves who fled to the Union lines for protection • The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming • ...

Civil War 2016-03-02

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. distress
  2. come together
  3. hated
  4. faithfulness
  5. strong
  6. menace
  7. powerful woman
  8. vigorous
  9. destroy
  10. light
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  1. red liquid
  2. weapon
  3. power from a strong man
  4. track with tracks
  5. violent expansion
  6. lack
  7. fight
  8. terror
  9. kill
  10. killed

20 Clues: lack • kill • hated • fight • light • weapon • terror • strong • menace • killed • destroy • distress • vigorous • red liquid • faithfulness • come together • powerful woman • track with tracks • violent expansion • power from a strong man

Civil War 2016-02-03

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Grant was attacked here on his way to Mississippi
  2. the Rock of Chickamauga
  3. the name of the 4 slave states that did not secede
  4. first major battle
  5. won at Gettysburg but was fired
  6. was fired twice
  7. first state to secede
  8. Grant starved the enemy into surrendering
  9. president of the Confederacy (South) during the Civil War
  10. successful Southern general
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  1. Northern iron clad ship
  2. fort where first shots were fired
  3. final commander for the Union (North)
  4. burned Atlanta
  5. general from Indiana
  6. turning point of the Civil War
  7. Southern iron clad ship
  8. president of the US during the Civil War
  9. had a famous but deadly charge
  10. nickname of General Jackson

20 Clues: burned Atlanta • was fired twice • first major battle • general from Indiana • first state to secede • Northern iron clad ship • the Rock of Chickamauga • Southern iron clad ship • nickname of General Jackson • successful Southern general • turning point of the Civil War • had a famous but deadly charge • won at Gettysburg but was fired • fort where first shots were fired • ...

Civil War 2016-05-17

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President of the Confederacy
  2. led the March to Atlanta
  3. One of the parts of the Anaconda Plan
  4. The Monitor and the Merrimac
  5. Barton Started the Red Cross
  6. Where the Gettysburg Address was delivered
  7. First state to secede from the Union
  8. Southern General who surrended to General Grant
  9. Head of Union army nurses
  10. last Civil War Battle
  11. Type of War Grant believed in fighting
  12. President of the Union
  13. Early battle in the war proving to the North this would be a long drawnout war
  14. Bloody battle neither army could claim as a victory
Down
  1. this new device helped rifles shoot faster and farther
  2. two of his sons fought at Fort Wagner
  3. The North's plan to fight the South
  4. order issued free slaves in Confederate states
  5. First battle African American Soldiers fought in
  6. This battle gave control of Mississippi to the North
  7. to yield or give up power or possession of something
  8. a system requiring citizens to join their country's armed forces
  9. Freeing from bondage
  10. First battle of the Civil War
  11. forcing people to work for free

25 Clues: Freeing from bondage • last Civil War Battle • President of the Union • led the March to Atlanta • Head of Union army nurses • President of the Confederacy • The Monitor and the Merrimac • Barton Started the Red Cross • First battle of the Civil War • forcing people to work for free • The North's plan to fight the South • First state to secede from the Union • ...

civil war 2017-05-22

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Between what years was the cw fought
  2. What amendment gave black males the right to vote
  3. E Lee Who was the commanding officer of the confederate forces
  4. What was the practice in the south of forced labor of African Americans
  5. What is the support and loyalty to a certain part of the country called
  6. Bloodiest battle
  7. courthouse VA Where did general lee surrender to general grant
  8. proclamation What document freed slaves
  9. war Began in 1861 and ended in 1865
  10. divas Who was president of the confederacy during the cw
  11. Sumter 1st battle in civil war
  12. What is the right to vote
  13. What is the belief that all people of the same basic rights
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  1. What amendment abolished slavery
  2. What amendment provided equal protection under the law
  3. amendments What is the name given to the 13th 14th and 15th amendments
  4. Grant Who was the commanding officer of the union forces
  5. What is the belief that the US is a permanent organization of states
  6. What is the act of a state leaving the union
  7. Who was president during the cw
  8. What is a tax on imports
  9. What does it mean to be set free from bondage and slavery
  10. Douglass What was the name of the African that escaped slavery

23 Clues: Bloodiest battle • What is a tax on imports • What is the right to vote • Sumter 1st battle in civil war • Who was president during the cw • What amendment abolished slavery • war Began in 1861 and ended in 1865 • Between what years was the cw fought • proclamation What document freed slaves • What is the act of a state leaving the union • ...

Civil War 2017-04-20

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ____ amendment guaranteed black men the right to vote.(spelling of number)
  2. Northern general that waged "total war" deep in the South.
  3. The ____ amendment gave African Americans citizenship.(spelling of number)
  4. Bullet innovation that led to higher casualty rates.
  5. Warship covered with iron plating.
  6. This document freed slaves in the South and allowed African Americans to join the Union army.
  7. Lincoln favored this Northern general for his unconditional surrender.
  8. Nickname for the North.
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  1. General that resigned from the North to fight for his home state, Virginia.
  2. The ____ amendment banned slavery in all of U.S. territory.(spelling of number)
  3. First U.S. president to be impeached.
  4. Considered to be the beginning of the Civil War.
  5. First Southern state to secede.
  6. Slave states that remained loyal to the North.
  7. Bloodiest day in American military history.
  8. Lincoln removed him from command for failing to defeat Lee's army several times.
  9. First U.S. president to be assassinated.
  10. These Southern laws limited the freedom of former slaves.
  11. Nickname for the South.
  12. The Northern victory in ________ completed the Anaconda Plan.

20 Clues: Nickname for the South. • Nickname for the North. • First Southern state to secede. • Warship covered with iron plating. • First U.S. president to be impeached. • First U.S. president to be assassinated. • Bloodiest day in American military history. • Slave states that remained loyal to the North. • Considered to be the beginning of the Civil War. • ...

Civil War 2018-03-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who gave the Emancipation Proclamation?
  2. What weapon caused the most deaths?
  3. What was the most common medical procedure?
  4. Who was the final commander of the Union Army?
  5. Where was the bloodiest battle
  6. How many casualties were there in total?
  7. Another name for the south
  8. Where was the worst battle in Maryland?
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  1. Where was the second worst battle in the civil war?
  2. What theater was Lincoln shot at?
  3. Who was the president of the Confederacy?
  4. How many full years was Lincoln in office?
  5. The Civil War began when Southern troops bombarded Fort
  6. Who was the general for the south at Gettysburg?
  7. How many major battles were there?
  8. Another name for the north
  9. Which state seceded from the union first?
  10. Who was the general for the north at Gettysburg?
  11. Which side suffered more casualties at Gettysburg?
  12. How many stars were on the confederate flag?

20 Clues: Another name for the north • Another name for the south • Where was the bloodiest battle • What theater was Lincoln shot at? • How many major battles were there? • What weapon caused the most deaths? • Who gave the Emancipation Proclamation? • Where was the worst battle in Maryland? • How many casualties were there in total? • Who was the president of the Confederacy? • ...

Civil War 2018-04-19

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel
  2. army unit smaller than a division
  3. Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
  4. The southern states who seceded due to wanting more control.
  5. The northern states who wanted the south to stay.
  6. a cap with a flat circular top and a visor
  7. United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
  8. A ship made of iron usually used in the navy.
  9. Southern states seceded from the Union in 1860 which precipitated the Civil War.
  10. a reformer who favors putting an end to slavery
  11. an outsider who seeks power or success presumptuously
  12. leave in order to join an opposing cause, country, or army
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  1. To leave or withdraw
  2. president of the Confederacy
  3. a knife fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
  4. plan used by the north
  5. a statement that is added to a proposal or document
  6. states that bordered between the slave states and the free states
  7. President of the United States of America during the Civil War.
  8. very hard unsalted biscuit or bread; a former ship's staple
  9. troops trained to fight on horseback

21 Clues: To leave or withdraw • plan used by the north • president of the Confederacy • army unit smaller than a division • troops trained to fight on horseback • a cap with a flat circular top and a visor • A ship made of iron usually used in the navy. • a reformer who favors putting an end to slavery • a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel • ...

Civil War 2018-04-19

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ship made of iron
  2. To leave or withdraw
  3. Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded
  4. Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
  5. Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win
  6. The march of an army of 62,000 men from Atlanta toward Savannah, Georgia which left a path of almost total destruction
  7. Union general
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  1. the United States
  2. Place where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant
  3. President of the Confederacy
  4. President of the United States of America during the Civil War
  5. General of the Confederacy
  6. Speech given by Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery
  7. The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to General Ulysses S. Grant's army on July 4th, 1863
  8. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  9. Union military post in South Carolina which was taken over by the Confederacy in 1861
  10. Union strategy for winning by "squeezing" on all sides
  11. Device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances
  12. Slave states that remained in the Union
  13. Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else

20 Clues: Union general • the United States • ship made of iron • To leave or withdraw • General of the Confederacy • President of the Confederacy • Slave states that remained in the Union • Union strategy for winning by "squeezing" on all sides • Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded • President of the United States of America during the Civil War • ...

Civil War 2018-04-19

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Slave states that remained in the Union
  2. President of the United States of America during the Civil War
  3. Speech given by Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery
  4. ship made of iron
  5. the United States
  6. Place where Civil War ended Lee surrendered to Grant
  7. Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win
  8. To leave or withdraw
  9. President of the Confederacy
  10. Union general
Down
  1. Device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances
  2. General of the Confederacy
  3. Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
  4. Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded
  5. Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else
  6. Union military post taken over by the Confederacy in 1861
  7. The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to General Ulysses S. Grant's army on July 4th, 1863
  8. The march of an army of 62,000 men from Atlanta toward Savannah
  9. Union strategy for winning by "squeezing" on all sides
  10. The southern states that seceded from the United States

20 Clues: Union general • ship made of iron • the United States • To leave or withdraw • General of the Confederacy • President of the Confederacy • Slave states that remained in the Union • Place where Civil War ended Lee surrendered to Grant • Union strategy for winning by "squeezing" on all sides • The southern states that seceded from the United States • ...

Civil War 2021-12-08

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Forms that forced citizens to enlist in the army.
  2. the group of states that remained a part of the United States.
  3. a violent public commotion
  4. The president at the time
  5. a supporter of the Republican Party
  6. Mexican-American hero, commander of the confederate army
  7. to murder by sudden or secret attack
  8. who escaped from slavery
  9. the head of state and head of government of the United States of America
  10. led slaves to freedom in secret
  11. too cautious to attack even when enemy was down
Down
  1. fought in the war
  2. Turning point of the war
  3. war fought between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America
  4. used to direct slaves to freedom
  5. a member or supporter of a major British political group
  6. states that seceded from the United States in the 1860 election
  7. What freed the confederate slaves(not border states)
  8. man who killed Lincoln
  9. one human being owned by another human in power
  10. the coin that our 16th president is on

21 Clues: fought in the war • man who killed Lincoln • Turning point of the war • who escaped from slavery • The president at the time • a violent public commotion • led slaves to freedom in secret • used to direct slaves to freedom • a supporter of the Republican Party • to murder by sudden or secret attack • the coin that our 16th president is on • ...

Civil war 2021-12-02

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. General of a union army
  2. boats made of iron
  3. Given as a present to Abraham lincoln
  4. plan to cut of the souths supplies
  5. north government
  6. Joseph Johnston's replacement
  7. confederate general at the battle of Chickamauga
  8. old commander of the south
  9. A series of small battles near and around Atlanta
Down
  1. would free the slaves
  2. battle of Chickamauga was fought over this
  3. Largest Union defeat in the Western Theater of the Civil War
  4. General of the union at the battle of Chickamauga
  5. General of the Confederacy
  6. president of the Union
  7. Used to set fire to many major towns in Georgia
  8. Housed thousands of Northern soldiers
  9. President of the confederacy
  10. south government
  11. used for help with blockade running

20 Clues: north government • south government • boats made of iron • would free the slaves • president of the Union • General of a union army • General of the Confederacy • old commander of the south • President of the confederacy • Joseph Johnston's replacement • plan to cut of the souths supplies • used for help with blockade running • Given as a present to Abraham lincoln • ...

Civil War 2022-02-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a nickname given to northerners opposed to the Civil War
  2. a political party that composed of several parties such as the Whigs
  3. name of Robert E. Lee’s right hand man
  4. name of the President of the Confederacy
  5. a new type of warship developed that led to wooden ships becoming obsolete
  6. alliance of states that seceded from the United States
  7. a stronger version of this was agreed upon in the Compromise of 1850
  8. a major general for the South during the Civil War
  9. a 2 minute speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln after a major battle
  10. the city where William T. Sherman nearly burned down in all its entirely
  11. a term used to describe someone against slavery
  12. major war general that led to decisive Union victory
  13. Also known as the First Battle of Manassas
  14. key river that would help the Union by splitting the Confederacy in half
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  1. the name given to the naval blockade directed by President Lincoln
  2. a political party that represented southern interests
  3. document that declared that states in all Confederate States were free
  4. the first conflict of the Civil War that led to the start of the Civil War
  5. major court decision for the south that added to tensions between North and South
  6. the state where Sherman’s March took place
  7. the battle where Union victory allowed President Lincoln to announce the Emancipation Proclamation
  8. comprised of Northern and border states
  9. the formal withdrawal of 11 states from the Union
  10. a march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia that ripped through the South’s infrastructure
  11. capital city of the Confederacy
  12. the bloodiest battle in the Civil War
  13. a northerner who moved to the South during Reconstruction to strike rich
  14. a major Union general known for his brutal burning of Georgia
  15. President during the Civil War
  16. units of manufacturing that the North had many more compared to the South

30 Clues: President during the Civil War • capital city of the Confederacy • the bloodiest battle in the Civil War • name of Robert E. Lee’s right hand man • comprised of Northern and border states • name of the President of the Confederacy • the state where Sherman’s March took place • Also known as the First Battle of Manassas • a term used to describe someone against slavery • ...

Civil War 2022-01-10

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. freedom from slavery
  2. Loyal to the government
  3. Someone's land
  4. The confederacy
  5. the 16th president
  6. Something to drink water out of
  7. Someone who supports the confederacy
  8. The distance inside a gun barrel
  9. Famous white abolitionist
  10. A cart that carries ammo
  11. A type of pistol
  12. the union general
  13. a surprise attack
  14. A person that voted for no slavery
  15. To rebuild something
  16. A large group of soldiers led by the Union
  17. the main party of the United States
  18. A gun
  19. the confederate general
  20. One who is against slavery
  21. To forfeit
  22. A force that crushed everything in its path
  23. A ship protected by iron armor
  24. A branch of the military using ships
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  1. To be enslaved
  2. A large killing
  3. Manufacturing goods
  4. To leave
  5. The Union
  6. to back off
  7. the first battle
  8. new soldiers
  9. To push the other side
  10. A free state and a slave state bordering each other
  11. A metal blade
  12. The culture of farming
  13. A large force of soldiers
  14. a crop worth money
  15. Blocking off something
  16. To fight
  17. Extra troops
  18. Emergency troops
  19. famous abolitionist
  20. the Confederate States of America
  21. the army fighting for non slavery

45 Clues: A gun • To leave • To fight • The Union • To forfeit • to back off • new soldiers • Extra troops • A metal blade • To be enslaved • Someone's land • A large killing • The confederacy • the first battle • A type of pistol • Emergency troops • the union general • a surprise attack • the 16th president • a crop worth money • Manufacturing goods • famous abolitionist • freedom from slavery • To rebuild something • ...

Civil War 2022-01-20

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. president of the United States during The Civil War.
  2. color uniforms for the south troops
  3. Extra troops
  4. The southern group whose leader was Jefferson Davis.
  5. a historic town in Jefferson County, West Virginia,
  6. a surprise attack
  7. an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
  8. Brown an American abolitionist who believed armed insurrection was the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States.
  9. an inhabitant of New England or one of the northern states
  10. withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
  11. Letting people decide what they want
  12. Blocking off something
  13. A metal blade
  14. words used to try and get ride of slavery
  15. where the slaves worked, big farm
  16. state that doesn't allow slavery
  17. S. Grant commander of the Union at the end of the war.
  18. most famous for helping slaves escape through the underground railroad
  19. states that were against slavery
  20. a person who supervises others, especially workers
  21. Largest southern jail that help Union soldiers.
  22. A type of pistol
  23. Sumter battle that started the war.
  24. the action of annexing something, especially territory
Down
  1. The distance inside a gun barrel
  2. Railroad a network of secret routes and safe houses used by 19th-century enslaved people of African descent in the United States in efforts to escape to free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists and allies who were sympathetic to their cause.
  3. The bloodiest day of the war.Gettysburg The bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
  4. Something to drink water out of
  5. The culture of farming
  6. E. Lee General of the Confederacy
  7. a southern soldier
  8. One who is against slavery
  9. Color of the northern troops
  10. A person that voted for no slavery
  11. northern states
  12. group. This group was lead by Abraham Lincoln. Union
  13. the production of goods or services within an economy.
  14. states that were for slavery
  15. the production of goods or services within an economy
  16. a short-lived political party in the United States
  17. A large force of soldiers
  18. a person who rises in opposition or armed resistance against an established government or ruler.
  19. A free state and a slave state bordering each other

43 Clues: Extra troops • A metal blade • northern states • A type of pistol • a surprise attack • a southern soldier • The culture of farming • Blocking off something • A large force of soldiers • One who is against slavery • Color of the northern troops • states that were for slavery • Something to drink water out of • The distance inside a gun barrel • state that doesn't allow slavery • ...

Civil War 2022-05-06

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
  2. approved
  3. Union commander in Cairo
  4. Lincolns wife
  5. helped dozen escape slavery
  6. Burnside was peplaced by who?
  7. "Stonewall" Jackson
  8. a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court
  9. a 19th-century warship with armor plating.
  10. killed or wounded in the war
  11. won an important victory in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
  12. head the Union army of the East and organize the troops.
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  1. freed from slavery
  2. helped wounded soldiers.
  3. captured New Orleans, Louisiana, the South's largest city.
  4. A west Point graduate and an experienced soldier.
  5. the action of inflating something or the condition of being inflated.
  6. clashed with Lee near the Virginia town.
  7. slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
  8. Hooker was replaced by who?
  9. Attended the US military Academy
  10. a sum paid for killing or capturing a person or animal.
  11. Attended the US military Academy
  12. someone from the US.
  13. rise in opposition or armed resistance to an established government or ruler.

25 Clues: approved • Lincolns wife • freed from slavery • "Stonewall" Jackson • someone from the US. • helped wounded soldiers. • Union commander in Cairo • Hooker was replaced by who? • helped dozen escape slavery • killed or wounded in the war • Burnside was peplaced by who? • Attended the US military Academy • Attended the US military Academy • clashed with Lee near the Virginia town. • ...

Civil War 2022-02-07

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Slave Or Free States
  2. Illinois Senator
  3. Civil War Began Here
  4. CSA's President
  5. Led To Pro- And Antislavery Governments
  6. Wnated To Reinstate The Missouri Compromise
  7. Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
  8. Theorist From South Carolina
  9. Came From A Dispute Over Slavery
  10. Established A Newspaper
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  1. People From Missouri Who Crossed Over To Kansas To Start Fights
  2. 5 Passed Bills
  3. Drafted The Missouri Compromise
  4. Won The 1860 Election
  5. Led Antislavery Forces
  6. Formed Due To A Refusal In 1848
  7. Proposed To Ban Slavery In Mexico
  8. Network Of Safe Houses
  9. Stoped Runaways
  10. Won The 1848 Election

20 Clues: 5 Passed Bills • Stoped Runaways • CSA's President • Illinois Senator • Slave Or Free States • Civil War Began Here • Won The 1860 Election • Won The 1848 Election • Led Antislavery Forces • Network Of Safe Houses • Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin • Established A Newspaper • Theorist From South Carolina • Drafted The Missouri Compromise • Formed Due To A Refusal In 1848 • ...

Civil War 2022-03-04

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this amendment wanted to add Missouri as a free state, but the South blocked it
  2. often seen as the WORST president in US history
  3. the Civil War started with the attack on Fort _________
  4. Henry ______ came up with several compromises to keep the nation from civil war
  5. Homer Plessy fought this man in court which backfired creating the "separate but equal" principle
  6. the bloodiest battle in American history
  7. a horrible general with equally horrible facial hair
  8. Johnson was the first president to be __________
  9. a spy who told the South about the Anaconda plan
  10. this proviso wanted to add all land gained from the Mexican-American War as free state, but the South blocked it
  11. the only president of the Confederate States
  12. the decision on whether this state should be free or enslaved led to a House Rep beating a Senator with his cane
  13. name for the era BEFORE the Civil War
  14. the new political party that replaced the Whigs
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  1. name for the era AFTER the Civil War
  2. General Thomas Jackson's nickname
  3. this man won the Election of 1860 despite less than half of the US voting for him
  4. the imaginary line that separated the North from the South is the _________-Dixon Line
  5. this president took over for President Taylor when he died
  6. acts passed by President Grant to combat the KKK
  7. John Brown (and Mr. Fay's) hometown
  8. Stephen ___________ beat Lincoln in the race for Senator, but lost to Lincoln in the race for President
  9. Grant took over this city which gave him control of the Mississippi River
  10. 11 states seceded from the US and formed the ______________ States of America

24 Clues: General Thomas Jackson's nickname • John Brown (and Mr. Fay's) hometown • name for the era AFTER the Civil War • name for the era BEFORE the Civil War • the bloodiest battle in American history • the only president of the Confederate States • often seen as the WORST president in US history • the new political party that replaced the Whigs • ...

Civil War 2022-05-16

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lee invaded Maryland for the Battle of Antietam on _____ 17, 1862 which is the first time they felt successful.
  2. The _____´s strategy did not work
  3. The Emancipation Proclamation says that if the ______ states don't rejoin the US the slaves would be free.
  4. The North won which meant the Slaves were ____
  5. The north also had more ____, weapons and railroads.
  6. President elected in 1860
  7. The union's strategy was to surround the _____ and cut off its trade.
  8. _______ Johnson was a slaveholder and Democrat while being elected Vice President in 1864.
  9. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated ______ 15, 1865
  10. Lincoln was assassinated by a southerner who wanted to keep ______
  11. The name of the Union strategy was the ____ Plan
  12. The Union won the battle of Gettysburg in what state
  13. One of the Advantages of the South is that they are expert _____
Down
  1. The Confederate Strategy wanted to fight what kind of war.
  2. Abraham Lincoln ran for ______ in 1864 and won.
  3. Vice President ______ was sworn into the presidency after Lincoln was killed.
  4. Part of the Confederate strategy was to get Britain and _____ to support them
  5. The south had better leaders which gave them better _____
  6. The South had a stronger ______ to fight for their wealth and lifestyle
  7. One of the Advantages of the North, money, factories, and _____
  8. The union stopped the confederate general from invading the North at the battle of _____ In Pennsylvania.
  9. South Carolina and how many other states left after Lincoln's election?
  10. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S.Grant at _______ Courthouse, Virginia

23 Clues: President elected in 1860 • The _____´s strategy did not work • The North won which meant the Slaves were ____ • Abraham Lincoln ran for ______ in 1864 and won. • Abraham Lincoln was assassinated ______ 15, 1865 • The name of the Union strategy was the ____ Plan • The north also had more ____, weapons and railroads. • ...

Civil War 2023-10-04

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Invention used by the president and generals
  2. last name of a confederate general, known as General Lee's "right hand man;"
  3. the norths hidden weapon against the south, type of transportation
  4. military draft
  5. last name of a successful Union general who won battles in the Western Theater
  6. amendment that abolished slavery in the north
  7. General of the Confederate Army
  8. food they ate in the civil war
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  1. first battle of the war
  2. northern democrat who supported peace in the south
  3. confederate troops shot 200 african americans and some whites
  4. last name of the president of the confederate states of america
  5. free state
  6. last name of the 16th president of the US
  7. last name of the general whose march to sea caused destruction to the south
  8. slave state
  9. slave act provided poor treatment to escaped slaves
  10. last name of the nurse on battlefields
  11. bullets used in the Civil War
  12. war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy

20 Clues: free state • slave state • military draft • first battle of the war • bullets used in the Civil War • food they ate in the civil war • General of the Confederate Army • last name of the nurse on battlefields • last name of the 16th president of the US • Invention used by the president and generals • amendment that abolished slavery in the north • ...