civil war Crossword Puzzles

Civil War 2023-05-10

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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
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  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?
Down
  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
Down
  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 • ...

civil war 2023-10-05

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. south west east..
  2. what a big way to transport
  3. who was the command leader
  4. what was a big issue during the civil war
  5. north west east...
  6. what used to shoot a bullet
  7. who was the president during the war
  8. what was the rifel model name
  9. what invention let people see what was going on in the war
Down
  1. what did south destroy
  2. what did many soliders die by
  3. who won the war
  4. what was the big production in the south
  5. what job did most women do during the civil war
  6. what did Abraham Licon want to free
  7. what did solider's send to their family's
  8. what was big in the north
  9. what did the soliders eat
  10. what did the states want
  11. who help free many slaves

20 Clues: who won the war • south west east.. • north west east... • what did south destroy • what did the states want • what was big in the north • what did the soliders eat • who help free many slaves • who was the command leader • what a big way to transport • what used to shoot a bullet • what did many soliders die by • what was the rifel model name • what did Abraham Licon want to free • ...

civil war 2023-10-23

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Manufacturing goods from raw materials
  2. Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States.
  3. To rush towards the enemy.
  4. An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path.
  5. Escaped slaves who fled to the Union lines for protection.
  6. Also called the South or the Confederate States of America
  7. War A new way of conducting war appeared during the Civil War.
  8. States The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri
  9. The largest organizational group of soldiers
  10. A smooth bore firearm fired from the shoulder. Thrust from exploding powder shoots the bullet forward like a chest pass in basketball.
Down
  1. The cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people.
  2. The major political party in America most sympathetic to states rights and willing to tolerate the spread of slavery to the territories.
  3. The science of growing crops or raising livestock, farming.
  4. To admit defeat and give up in the face of overwhelming odds.
  5. Freedom from slavery.
  6. A branch of the military mounted on horseback.
  7. A flag identifying a regiment or army.
  8. Round container used to carry water made of wood or tin and carried over the shoulder by a strap.
  9. A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.
  10. A hollow projectile shot from a cannon

20 Clues: Freedom from slavery. • To rush towards the enemy. • Manufacturing goods from raw materials • A flag identifying a regiment or army. • A hollow projectile shot from a cannon • The largest organizational group of soldiers • A branch of the military mounted on horseback. • Escaped slaves who fled to the Union lines for protection. • ...

Civil War 2024-02-13

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the union having the advantage of industry/factories was the biggest _____ difference leading to them winning the civil war
  2. one advantage of the confederacy was knowledge of the _____ where most battles were fought
  3. the fugitive slave law was so intrusive that it would lead to more people joining the ______ movement
  4. as a result of the battle at vicksburg, the confederacy lost control of its main supply line, the _____ river
  5. lincoln and jefferson would disagree on the idea that of states _____ from the union
  6. 200,000 slaves were freed and encouraged to fight for the union when lincoln signed the _____ proclamation
  7. at the battle of bull run, thomas jackson received the nickname "_____" for his heroic efforts
  8. battle that resulted in the union gaining control of the mississippi river
  9. time period before the civil war where all african-americans were denied freedom and citizenship
  10. the union gained access to _____ towards the end of the civil war, giving them the ability to quickly move over long distances
  11. section of the country that relied on cotton and agriculture to fund the war
  12. battle that was known as the single bloodiest day of the civil war
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  1. the fugitive slave law was created, leading to more division between the North and South as a result of the _____ of 1850
  2. the attack on fort sumter was initiated by the _____ in 1861
  3. the battles at antietam and gettysburg were different in the sense that they were fought in the _____ (northern part of the country)
  4. the _____ compromise would maintain the balance of free and slave states, relieving sectional tensions
  5. fighting would break out in the state of _____ over whether or not slavery would be allowed in the territory
  6. whether it was is inaugural address, running for reelection, or the gettysburg address, lincoln's message to the country was that we needed to keep the union _____, which was worth fighting over
  7. last name of the confederate general that would surrender at appomattox court house, virginia
  8. lincoln would use an _____ to cut off the south's ability to use agricultural exports to fund the war
  9. president (last name) of the union during the civil war
  10. commanding general of the union (last name) that had previous experience from the u.s.-mexican war
  11. the main cause of the civil war

23 Clues: the main cause of the civil war • president (last name) of the union during the civil war • the attack on fort sumter was initiated by the _____ in 1861 • battle that was known as the single bloodiest day of the civil war • battle that resulted in the union gaining control of the mississippi river • ...

Civil war 2024-01-19

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a well thought out plan of action
  2. a person who is illegally running away
  3. to formally withdraw
  4. serious injury or death
  5. war strategy of destroying the enemy's means of survival
  6. to strengthen or make stronger
  7. to firmly establish
  8. Lincoln's order that freed slaves in all the rebelling states
  9. to enroll in a group such as the military
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  1. stream flowing into a larger body of water
  2. a force that opposes or slows motion
  3. to provide evidence or reasons for
  4. rights concept that laws should be made by each state and not by the federal government
  5. war war fought among citizens of the same country
  6. someone who will die for their beliefs
  7. promissory notes (made with green ink) issued during the Civil War
  8. a place where weapons are kept
  9. a payment made (often by authorities) as a reward
  10. the act of separating or withdrawing
  11. State slave-owning states that stayed in the U.S.

20 Clues: to firmly establish • to formally withdraw • serious injury or death • a place where weapons are kept • to strengthen or make stronger • a well thought out plan of action • to provide evidence or reasons for • a force that opposes or slows motion • the act of separating or withdrawing • a person who is illegally running away • someone who will die for their beliefs • ...

Civil War 2024-01-23

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Commands the 54th
  2. The CSS Hunley was one of these
  3. Strategy used to stop Southern goods
  4. Steals a Confederate ship
  5. South only needs to fight this type of war
  6. Sherman burns 1st
  7. Last city burned by Sherman
  8. New type of tougher ship
  9. Commanded 54th
  10. Tactic used by Sherman
  11. Plan to beat the rebels
  12. Also known as Bull Run
  13. Won election of 1860
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  1. Win gives Union base of operations in the South
  2. Really like to light things on fire during his march
  3. Winners of Bull Run (Twice!)
  4. Famous African-American regiment from here
  5. The South wanted these foreigners on their side
  6. President of the CSA
  7. Strength of the North
  8. A Union victory here turned the tide of the war (not Gettysburg)
  9. Hates slavery, disagrees with secession, becomes CSA general anyway
  10. Capture this city, win the war
  11. Bloodiest battle (turning point)
  12. 1st major land battle
  13. Surrenders before being burned down

26 Clues: Commanded 54th • Commands the 54th • Sherman burns 1st • President of the CSA • Won election of 1860 • Strength of the North • 1st major land battle • Tactic used by Sherman • Also known as Bull Run • Plan to beat the rebels • New type of tougher ship • Steals a Confederate ship • Last city burned by Sherman • Winners of Bull Run (Twice!) • Capture this city, win the war • ...

civil war 2023-10-26

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. John brown led raid in what place on october 16 1859
  2. who crossed the border into Kansas from Missouri
  3. who two senators debated against each other in 1858
  4. what douglas argued during his debates against lincoln
  5. required northern citizens to return slaves
  6. republican party was formed
  7. enslaved man who sued for freedom but it was denied
  8. when south states threatened to leave
  9. People determine the issue of stuff
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  1. who took President Taylor's place after he died
  2. When Charles Sumner criticized people who were pro slavery
  3. the person who wrote Uncle Toms Cabin
  4. who won the lincoln douglas debates
  5. slavery be banned in any territory accquired through the mexican cessian
  6. Henry Clay came up with this compromise in 1850
  7. keep new territories free of slavery
  8. people marched into kansas to try and get it to be either a slave or non slave territory
  9. who had the campaign slogan of 'Free Soil. Free Men and Fremont'
  10. He was seen as a martyr in northern states
  11. became the 16th president of the united states

20 Clues: republican party was formed • who won the lincoln douglas debates • People determine the issue of stuff • keep new territories free of slavery • the person who wrote Uncle Toms Cabin • when south states threatened to leave • He was seen as a martyr in northern states • required northern citizens to return slaves • became the 16th president of the united states • ...

Civil war 2023-10-26

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What state inspired other states to establish their own governments?
  2. Who replaced president Taylor when he died during his presidency?
  3. What enslaved man had a supreme court case for him on whether he could be free or not in 1857?
  4. Who did Abraham Lincoln debate in the senatorial election of 1858?
  5. Who wrote Uncle Tom's cabin?
  6. What is another name for authority of the people?
  7. Someone who dies for his or her beliefs - what is this called?
  8. A part of a law that restricts something- what is this called?
  9. Part of an alliance or confederacy- what is this called?
  10. What essay did Henry David Thorean write?
  11. Who did the democratic party vote for in 1856
  12. Who did the republican party vote for president in 1856?
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  1. What was the name these states called themselves with their newfound governments?
  2. Who defeated war hero Winfield Scott?
  3. What party was former president Millard Fillmore nominated for?
  4. What town was the raid that John Brown led in Virginia?
  5. Who did Preston Brooks beat with a cane?
  6. What month was Abraham Lincoln inaugurated?
  7. Bleeding K-----
  8. Who proposed the Wilmot Proviso?

20 Clues: Bleeding K----- • Who wrote Uncle Tom's cabin? • Who proposed the Wilmot Proviso? • Who defeated war hero Winfield Scott? • Who did Preston Brooks beat with a cane? • What essay did Henry David Thorean write? • What month was Abraham Lincoln inaugurated? • Who did the democratic party vote for in 1856 • What is another name for authority of the people? • ...

Civil War 2024-05-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Confederate general who held his position during the Battle of Bull Run
  2. The Union had a much more extensive network of these than the South
  3. freed slaves in Confederate controlled territories
  4. Lincoln suspended this right that gave citizens the right to seek release from unlawful jailing
  5. Distinguished Confederate general
  6. Stonewall Jackson was killed in this Confederate victory
  7. one of Lincoln's most famous speeches
  8. Grant surrounded Lee on his march to Richmond causing Lee to surrender here
  9. The 54th Massachusetts regiment of the Union was composed of these men
  10. The Southern states during the Civil War
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  1. slave states that remained loyal to the Union
  2. Distinguished Union general
  3. First major land battle and Confederate victory
  4. Confederates successfully defended their capital in Richmond
  5. Lee's forces were defeated, and Britian decided not to give aid to the South after this battle
  6. Grant's victory gave the Union control of the Mississippi River after this battle
  7. The Union's plan to keep the war in the South by constricting supplies and movement
  8. Confederate surprise attack that ended in Union victory Mississippi
  9. this Union general captured and destroyed Atlanta, Georgia
  10. deadliest single day of fighting that led was this battle
  11. The Virginian and Merrimack had these type of warships
  12. President of the Confederate states
  13. strategy of destroying opponent's land and infostructure used by Sherman
  14. The Northern states during the Civil War
  15. the first major battle on Union soil resulting in Confederate defeat

25 Clues: Distinguished Union general • Distinguished Confederate general • President of the Confederate states • one of Lincoln's most famous speeches • The Northern states during the Civil War • The Southern states during the Civil War • slave states that remained loyal to the Union • First major land battle and Confederate victory • ...

Civil War 2024-05-14

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Branch of the Army specialized in using Cannon
  2. A war between factions in the same country
  3. A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action
  4. From an organization or polity
  5. Someone who wishes to get rid of slavery
  6. Freedom from slavery
  7. disease causing severe diarrhea
  8. Freedom of choice
  9. Supplies
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  1. Any mechanical force that tends to slow or o
  2. 16th president of the United States
  3. Atate, Any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War
  4. The separation of groups of people based on race
  5. Soldiers
  6. The government based on the consent and beliefs of the people
  7. To join the military, to sign up
  8. A war measure isolating an area of importance to the enemy
  9. A soldier who fought with the Union
  10. A slang term referring to Confederate soldiers
  11. Branch of the Army that rode on horses to move quickly into battle or on scouting patrols
  12. The first and only president of the Confederacy

21 Clues: Soldiers • Supplies • Freedom of choice • Freedom from slavery • From an organization or polity • disease causing severe diarrhea • To join the military, to sign up • 16th president of the United States • A soldier who fought with the Union • Someone who wishes to get rid of slavery • A war between factions in the same country • Any mechanical force that tends to slow or o • ...

civil war 2025-04-16

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. back end of a weapons barrel
  2. another name for confederate states
  3. beginning of battle
  4. 2 wheeled barrel
  5. soldier killed in battle
  6. large organization of soldiers
  7. A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War
  8. soldiers trained to fight on horseback
  9. A term used to describe people who supported the Union
  10. attempt to stop people going in or out of port
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  1. basic unit of artillery
  2. someone who wanted slavery to end
  3. murder of an important person
  4. The side of an army or military unit
  5. barriers which were breast high
  6. executive order from the president
  7. quarter inch thick square
  8. breech loading single shot rifle
  9. large caliber firearms
  10. term meaning before war

20 Clues: 2 wheeled barrel • beginning of battle • large caliber firearms • basic unit of artillery • term meaning before war • soldier killed in battle • quarter inch thick square • back end of a weapons barrel • murder of an important person • large organization of soldiers • barriers which were breast high • breech loading single shot rifle • someone who wanted slavery to end • ...

Civil War 2024-10-31

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (1) California admitted as free state, (2) territorial status and popular sovereignty of Utah and New Mexico, (3) slave trade abolished in DC, and (4) new fugitive slave law; strengthened South's support advocated by Henry Clay and Stephen Douglas
  2. Separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
  3. Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation
  4. Created to keep the balance of power of free states and slave states. It was decided Missouri entered as a slave state and Maine entered as a free state and all states North of the 36th parallel were free states and all South were slave states.
  5. Movement of over 300,000 African American looking for jobs from the rural south into Northern cities between 1914 and 1920
  6. The name for the north during the Civil War
  7. 1854 A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery
  8. Refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man and inspired the Montgomery Alabama boycott.
  9. Area that relied on agriculture, plantations, cotton, crops. few factories, and had slaves.
  10. 1st state to secede from the Union
  11. A group tried to seize the federal arsenal and armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia to give weapons to slaves who could use them to fight for freedom. The plan failed, and the leader was tried, convicted, and hanged for treason.
  12. A law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of escaped slaves in areas where slavery was illegal and required their return to slaveholders
  13. Principle upheld in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) in which the Supreme Court ruled that segregation of public facilities was legal.
  14. Slave sued for his freedom after living in a free state for a short time. Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not viewed as citizens but as property.
  15. Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
  16. 16th president of the United States; helped preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the secessionist Confederacy; an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery.
  17. A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States
  18. Abolished slavery
  19. A sequence of violent events involving abolitionists and pro-Slavery elements that took place in Kansas-Nebraska Territory. The dispute further strained the relations of the North and South, making civil war imminent.
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  1. Brooks (proslavery) attacked Sumner (anti slavery) on floor of the senate with his cane.
  2. Protect the right of African American Men to vote. Southern states added poll taxes, literacy tests, and used violence to prevent African American men from voting.
  3. A large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial during the march. Widely credited as helping lead to the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the National Voting Rights Act (1965).
  4. Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws. Gave former slaves same rights as other Americans.
  5. Confederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force
  6. Compromise that enables Hayes to take office in return for the end of Reconstruction in the South
  7. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  8. This was the first high school to be integrated. 9 African Americans started going to the all white high school. President Eisenhower used federal troops to protect them.
  9. Power comes from the people who rule by majority and their own consent.
  10. Many factories, industrial, bigger cities, many immigrants, and didn't support slavery.
  11. American abolitionist. Born a slave on a Maryland plantation, she escaped to the North in 1849 and became the most renowned conductor on the Underground Railroad, leading more than 300 slaves to freedom.
  12. General of the Union Army
  13. A novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852 which portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral and caused many northerns to oppose slavery.
  14. A system of secret routes used by escaping slaves to reach freedom in the North or in Canada
  15. The president was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C., April 14, 1865
  16. Lincoln, the Republican candidate, won because the Democratic party was split over slavery. As a result, the South no longer felt like it has a voice in politics and a number of states seceded from the Union.
  17. Union fort attacked by Confederates in South Carolina 1861 sparking the start of the Civil War
  18. The period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
  19. The idea to expand west and that the U.S. was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific.

38 Clues: Abolished slavery • General of the Union Army • 1st state to secede from the Union • The name for the north during the Civil War • Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation • A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States • The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 • ...

Civil war 2024-09-14

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ___ said that Euorope wouldnt help as much if the thought the war was against slavery.
  2. Abraham Lincoln signed the __________ in 1863.
  3. _____ was the confederate presidant.
  4. Thousands of women served as _____.
  5. The batttle of _____ was named after a small church.
  6. Mary Edwards Walker was the 1st female _____.
  7. ______ is the confederate capital
  8. The_____ wanted to save the country.
  9. Admiral Farragut captured _____.
  10. The ____ plan was the plan to split the confederacy.
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  1. Peace democrats were know as ______.
  2. The ___ and the monitor were the 1st ironclads.
  3. ____ fought against General McDowell in the 1st battle of bull run.
  4. ______ Is the union Capitial.
  5. The ____ wanted support from France and Britain for supplies.
  6. A____ is a closing of ports.
  7. The worst protest against the draft happened in _____.
  8. ______ guarantees a person a hearing before jail.
  9. The main goal of the ____ was to reunite the country.
  10. The norths war plan came from_____.
  11. The battle of ____ saw the bloodiest day of the war.
  12. The battle of shiloh was a 2 day battle in April

22 Clues: A____ is a closing of ports. • ______ Is the union Capitial. • Admiral Farragut captured _____. • ______ is the confederate capital • Thousands of women served as _____. • The norths war plan came from_____. • Peace democrats were know as ______. • _____ was the confederate presidant. • The_____ wanted to save the country. • Mary Edwards Walker was the 1st female _____. • ...

Civil War 2025-01-08

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ordered by Lincoln to lead the Union army in the east
  2. from Louisiana, sent by the confederacy to France
  3. critical, of great importance
  4. from Virginia, sent by the confederacy to Britain
  5. forcing people into military service
  6. a decree freeing all enslaved people in states still in rebellion after January 1, 1863
  7. gather together for a purpose
  8. traitors to many Republicans
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  1. one of the most respected senior officers in the United States Army
  2. Jackson became known as this nickname after rallying behind the Virginians
  3. plan named after the snake that slowly strangles its prey to death
  4. where Mason and Slidell were arrested, exciting interest worldwide
  5. a sum of money given as a bonus
  6. put into effect
  7. Union general who began a campaign to seize control of the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers
  8. wearing down one side by the other through exhaustion of soldiers and resources
  9. he took command of a Union force of 42 warships and 15,000 soldiers
  10. small, fast vessels the South used to smuggle goods past the blockade
  11. refers to a person's right not to be imprisoned unless charged with a crime and given trial
  12. paper bills (money)
  13. enough/adequate

21 Clues: put into effect • enough/adequate • paper bills (money) • traitors to many Republicans • critical, of great importance • gather together for a purpose • a sum of money given as a bonus • forcing people into military service • from Louisiana, sent by the confederacy to France • from Virginia, sent by the confederacy to Britain • ...

civil war 2025-10-29

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a person who tracked down, apprehended, and returned escaped slaves to their owners
  2. a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer
  3. he fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions
  4. the principle that political power is vested in the people
  5. a period of violent civil conflict in the Kansas Territory between 1854
  6. American abolitionist and women's rights activist
  7. the political practice of keeping the number of free states and slave
  8. temperance movement was a social and political campaign, prominent in the 19th and early 20th centuries
  9. the theory that an individual state has the right to declare any federal law or judicial decision unconstitutional and therefore void within its borders
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  1. a secret network of people who helped enslaved African Americans escape to freedom before the Civil War
  2. the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state
  3. African American abolitionist and political activist
  4. was an American social reformer
  5. 1857 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that stated African Americans were not citizens and had no rights under the Constitution
  6. an 1852 anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that was crucial in shaping public opinion against slavery
  7. a particular form of slave auction
  8. a period of intense religious revival in the United States from the late 18th
  9. was a U.S. foreign policy statement issued in 1823 by President James Monroe
  10. was an American lawyer and statesman
  11. 19th-century American educator, social reformer, and humanitarian
  12. is a machine that separates cotton fibers from their seeds

21 Clues: was an American social reformer • a particular form of slave auction • was an American lawyer and statesman • American abolitionist and women's rights activist • African American abolitionist and political activist • the principle that political power is vested in the people • is a machine that separates cotton fibers from their seeds • ...

Civil War 2025-05-09

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The goal expressed by Lincoln in the Greeley Letter
  2. The first shots of the Civil War
  3. The American ______ was created by Clara Barton, a famous Union nurse
  4. The Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in the _____ states
  5. The name of the abolitionist who attempted the Raid on Harper's Ferry
  6. Another state that was able to vote on slavery due to the Compromise of 1850
  7. The state that was made free by the Compromise of 1850
  8. The compromise that the Kansas Nebraska Act repealed
  9. In this 1861 speech to the entire nation, Lincoln expressed that he would not abolish slavery
  10. The caning of Charles Sumner took place in ______
  11. The side that had the advantage during the war in regards to railroads, population, money, and factories
  12. The ____ Plan was the Union strategy to cut the Confederacy off from supplies and itself
  13. The first state to secede from the Union
  14. The last name of the Union president during the Civil War
  15. During the Civil War, women like Harriet Tubman and Rose Greenhow participated in the Civil War as
  16. This was the effect of the Kansas Nebraska Act
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  1. The most famous battle that the MA 54th fought in
  2. In this infamous speech, the Confederate VP says slavery and upholding white supremacy are the foundations of the Confederacy
  3. The battle considered the turning point of the Civil War
  4. The last name of the man who conquered Atlanta and led a total war "march to the sea"
  5. The group responsible for the Dred Scott Decision
  6. Where Lee surrendered to Grant
  7. States that maintained slavery but fought for the Union were called
  8. The last name of the leader of the Union Armies
  9. The state that MOST Civil War battles took place in
  10. The last name of the Confederate president
  11. 1 state that would be Able to vote on slavery due to the compromise of 1850
  12. To formally leave a nation
  13. The side that won the Civil War
  14. In the election of 1860, no candidate ran on __________.
  15. The NEW political party that developed in the mid 1850s
  16. The last name of the leader of the Confederate Armies

32 Clues: To formally leave a nation • Where Lee surrendered to Grant • The side that won the Civil War • The first shots of the Civil War • The first state to secede from the Union • The last name of the Confederate president • This was the effect of the Kansas Nebraska Act • The last name of the leader of the Union Armies • The most famous battle that the MA 54th fought in • ...

Civil War 2025-12-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lincoln's speech in 1863
  2. Nickname earned by Thomas Jackson
  3. Name for the Southern States that left the US
  4. Man who sued for his freedom and his case went to the Supreme Court
  5. Founder of the American Red Cross
  6. Amendment that banned slavery
  7. Confederate Army General
  8. Northern plan to burn down Southern Georgia
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  1. Battle fought in April 1861
  2. Battle fought in Sept. 1862
  3. Battle fought in July 1861
  4. Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  5. Northern plan to cut off supplies from the South
  6. A person who wanted to end slavery
  7. First state to secede
  8. Where the Confederacy surrendered
  9. One of the border states
  10. President of the Union
  11. Union Army General
  12. President of the Confederacy
  13. To leave the United States

21 Clues: Union Army General • First state to secede • President of the Union • Lincoln's speech in 1863 • One of the border states • Confederate Army General • Battle fought in July 1861 • To leave the United States • Battle fought in April 1861 • Battle fought in Sept. 1862 • Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • President of the Confederacy • Amendment that banned slavery • ...

Civil War 2025-05-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Party - A party that is usually against slavery and the expansion to other territories
  2. - An officer responsible for supplying food, clothes, and supplies
  3. - Loyal to the government of the United States also known as the Union
  4. - A mounted sentry station in advance of a picket line
  5. - Also known as the North of the United States
  6. - African Americans being owned by white people
  7. - Container that is used to carry water
  8. - Attacking someone
  9. - A ship protected by iron armor
  10. - The cruel killing of a number of people
  11. - Someone who wishes to end slavery
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  1. - Hard crackers soldiers used to eat
  2. - Group of soldiers stationed at the Military post
  3. - Loyal to the southern states
  4. - Freedom from slavery
  5. - A disease causing symptoms like fevers, headaches, and physical exhaustion
  6. - A group of military using ships to conduct warfare
  7. party - A political party that was more sympathetic to states rights
  8. Institution" - Term for slavery in the south
  9. - The act of the North trying to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern parts

20 Clues: - Attacking someone • - Freedom from slavery • - Loyal to the southern states • - A ship protected by iron armor • - Someone who wishes to end slavery • - Hard crackers soldiers used to eat • - Container that is used to carry water • - The cruel killing of a number of people • Institution" - Term for slavery in the south • - Also known as the North of the United States • ...

civil war 2025-05-15

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Davis
  2. Tubman
  3. order freeing slaves in Confederate states
  4. speech redefining the war’s purpose
  5. Riots
  6. Sumter
  7. enslaved woman, Union spy, and conductor on the Underground Railroad
  8. over conscription laws in the North
  9. Proclamation
  10. of the Confederate Army
  11. S. Grant
  12. states that stayed in the Union
  13. the first shots of the Civil War were fired
  14. of Lee’s surrender to Grant
  15. used by Sherman in his march to the sea
  16. of the Confederacy
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  1. war
  2. Bureau
  3. battle and turning point of the war
  4. Amendment
  5. general who accepted Lee’s surrender
  6. Lincoln
  7. states during the Civil War
  8. following the war focused on rebuilding the South
  9. of 11 Southern states that seceded
  10. Address
  11. states
  12. E. Lee
  13. Court House
  14. of Southern states leaving the Union
  15. single-day battle in U.S. history
  16. President during the Civil War
  17. former slaves transition to freedom
  18. slavery in the U.S.

34 Clues: war • Davis • Riots • Bureau • Tubman • Sumter • states • E. Lee • Lincoln • Address • S. Grant • Amendment • Court House • Proclamation • of the Confederacy • slavery in the U.S. • of the Confederate Army • states during the Civil War • of Lee’s surrender to Grant • President during the Civil War • states that stayed in the Union • single-day battle in U.S. history • of 11 Southern states that seceded • ...

Civil War 2021-12-06

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. missouri slave who sued for his freedom
  2. cause of atlanta being destroyed
  3. states interest priority over national govern
  4. south rebuilt
  5. georgias conditional acceptance of 1850 compr.
  6. destructive path of war start from atl.
  7. abraham lincoln elected as president
Down
  1. largest defeat in western theater of civil war
  2. california as free state
  3. all slaves in rebel states are freed
  4. southern states to leave the union
  5. strategy in civil war
  6. federal reconstruction agency; provided food
  7. state has right to cancel unconstitutional law
  8. notorios prisoner of war camp during civil war

15 Clues: south rebuilt • strategy in civil war • california as free state • cause of atlanta being destroyed • southern states to leave the union • all slaves in rebel states are freed • abraham lincoln elected as president • missouri slave who sued for his freedom • destructive path of war start from atl. • federal reconstruction agency; provided food • ...

The US Civil War 2025-09-07

The US Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : Southern side during the Civil War
  2. : Another term for Reconstruction
  3. Proclamation : Issued by Lincoln in 1863 to free slaves in Confederate states
  4. S. Grant : Union general who later became president
  5. : Period after Civil War to rebuild the South
Down
  1. Wilkes Booth : Assassin of Abraham Lincoln
  2. : Amendment granting citizenship and equal rights
  3. : To break away from the Union
  4. : Color worn by Confederate soldiers
  5. : Color worn by Union soldiers
  6. : Amendment that abolished slavery
  7. and Privileges : What the 14th Amendment granted (“___ and privileges”)
  8. Theater : Venue where Lincoln was assassinated
  9. House : "Court ___" where Lee surrendered to Grant
  10. Sumter : Location where the first shots of the Civil War fired
  11. : The northern side during the Civil War

16 Clues: : To break away from the Union • : Color worn by Union soldiers • : Another term for Reconstruction • : Amendment that abolished slavery • : Southern side during the Civil War • : Color worn by Confederate soldiers • : The northern side during the Civil War • Wilkes Booth : Assassin of Abraham Lincoln • : Period after Civil War to rebuild the South • ...

Spring Semester Review 2021-04-30

Spring Semester Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where Lee surrendered to Grant, ending the Civil War.
  2. Common Man President
  3. France wanted a bribe or they would continue to attack US ships during Napoleon’s Reign.
  4. Precedent created by Marbury vs. Madison Supreme Court case.
  5. Federalist convention that demanded that the War of 1812 end or the New England states would secede.
  6. The war that ended with the United States gaining the Mexican Cession Territory.
  7. turning point battle of the Civil War—South no longer had enough men to invade the North.
  8. President of the Confederate States of America
  9. Law that violated Freedom of Speech and Press passed in Adams presidency
  10. Northern General that waged total warfare on the South during the Civil War.
  11. Outlawed by the 13th Amendment
  12. 10 year time period after the Civil War.
  13. 1861-1865
  14. Secret network for slaves to use when escaping to freedom.
  15. treaty that ended the War of 1812.
  16. invention that made cotton the #1 crop in the South and spread slavery west.
  17. Forced march of Cherokee Tribe to reservations in Oklahoma
  18. 2nd president of the United States.
Down
  1. Presidential decree that told Europe that the Western Hemisphere was off limits (no new colonies)
  2. the president who accomplished manifest destiny.
  3. Law passed in South Carolina that allowed them to cancel any federal laws they felt were unconstitutional.
  4. Presidential decree that outlawed slavery in the rebelling states and changed the focus of the Civil War.
  5. created when Jim Crow Laws were passed
  6. 1st president of the United States.
  7. Thousands of pioneers traveled to California in 1849
  8. President during the War of 1812
  9. Commander of the Northern forces during the Civil War (won the war)
  10. president of the Union during the Civil War.
  11. Era when things went from being made be hand to being made faster and cheaper by machine.
  12. Political Party created by Jefferson that believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution.
  13. tax on imports
  14. After North won this battle they controlled the entire Mississippi River.
  15. The belief that the United States should span from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
  16. Compromise that divided the Louisiana Territory at the 36’30 latitude line—everything North was free except Missouri and everything South would be slave.
  17. President when the Adams-Onis Treaty of signed and Missouri Compromise was created.
  18. territory purchased by Jefferson
  19. 1st Secretary of Treasury; created free market system in US

37 Clues: 1861-1865 • tax on imports • Common Man President • Outlawed by the 13th Amendment • President during the War of 1812 • territory purchased by Jefferson • treaty that ended the War of 1812. • 1st president of the United States. • 2nd president of the United States. • created when Jim Crow Laws were passed • 10 year time period after the Civil War. • ...

civil war 2016-11-30

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. /assassinator of Abraham Lincoln
  2. / This Act set up Kansas and Nebraska as states
  3. / a young black woman that secretly saved over 300 slaves
  4. /confederate president and us Representative
  5. /a book written by a slave to encourage the end of slavery
  6. /the surrender of the Confederate Army took place
  7. /river in which a battle takes place
  8. / A person who worked to end slavery.
  9. / the term for the greater producer of cotton
  10. / paragraph in the constitution
  11. / made to stop something or someone
  12. / Another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union
  13. / the act of picking something based off of a group
  14. / withdraw from something
  15. /people hold the authority in government
  16. / the plan to "choke" the south out of resources
  17. / the rights that each state will receive
  18. / warship covered in iron
  19. /a battle and grave site
  20. /yet another battle
  21. /act to let owners beat slaves for trying to escape
  22. /deceleration that all slaves in the rebellious Confederate states would be free
  23. /outlaw to slavery
  24. / an agreement
  25. / a military draft
  26. / president and general
  27. / states that no one can create a law to restrict freedom
  28. / a state that borders the boundaries of america.
Down
  1. /common battle site/
  2. /fort of a battle
  3. /the general who destroyed the south with a march
  4. /case for slavery
  5. /infantry nicknamed swamp angels
  6. /city to surrender during the civil war
  7. /the states in which seceded from the us and continued slavery
  8. / northerners who took to the south
  9. /a house were trails are made
  10. / During the Civil War, the Union came to mean the government and armies of the North
  11. / tax paid to the state
  12. / constitutional law that lets slave men vote
  13. / the time america was rebuilding from the war
  14. /along with 17
  15. / the act of working people with no pay
  16. / president of the union
  17. /the Slave Act, Made popular in most other states
  18. / a week long bloody battle
  19. /the american war
  20. / confederate general

48 Clues: /along with 17 • / an agreement • /fort of a battle • /case for slavery • /the american war • /outlaw to slavery • / a military draft • /yet another battle • /common battle site/ • / confederate general • / tax paid to the state • / president and general • / president of the union • /a battle and grave site • / withdraw from something • / warship covered in iron • / a week long bloody battle • ...

civil war 2017-05-23

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bloodiest battle
  2. bloodiest day
  3. Chilean CMH
  4. assassin
  5. second state to secede
  6. freed slaves south
  7. the African american regiment
  8. 3 minuet speach
  9. uncle toms cabin
  10. color of the north
Down
  1. Jackson
  2. north
  3. march to the sea
  4. commander north
  5. south
  6. surrender
  7. first battle
  8. president of the south
  9. the battle that split the south
  10. opposed slavery
  11. 16 president
  12. commander of the south
  13. color of the south
  14. african american cmh

24 Clues: north • south • Jackson • assassin • surrender • Chilean CMH • first battle • 16 president • bloodiest day • commander north • opposed slavery • 3 minuet speach • bloodiest battle • march to the sea • uncle toms cabin • color of the south • freed slaves south • color of the north • african american cmh • president of the south • second state to secede • commander of the south • the African american regiment • ...

Civil war 2017-05-20

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President of the Confederacy
  2. grants slaves the ability to vote
  3. First African American to get the medal of honor
  4. Abolished slavery
  5. the man who assassinated Lincoln
  6. Former slave turn adviser for Lincoln
  7. Chief General for Confederacy
  8. house The location where the Confederate Surrender
  9. First engagment of the civil war
  10. first chilean to get a medal of honor
Down
  1. First major battle in the civil war
  2. Nickname for Thomas Jackson
  3. The North
  4. The document that freed slaves
  5. the organization that helped
  6. harriet beecher stowe's best seller at the tim
  7. turning point in the east
  8. He was known as the great compromiser
  9. the slave that went to court for his freedom
  10. Bloodiest battle of the war
  11. President of the Union
  12. turning point in the west
  13. The South
  14. The first state to leave the union
  15. Grant Chief General for Union

25 Clues: The North • The South • Abolished slavery • President of the Union • turning point in the east • turning point in the west • Nickname for Thomas Jackson • Bloodiest battle of the war • President of the Confederacy • the organization that helped • Chief General for Confederacy • Grant Chief General for Union • The document that freed slaves • the man who assassinated Lincoln • ...

Civil War 2017-05-19

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. march to the sea
  2. famous speech
  3. assassin
  4. commander south
  5. freed slaves south
  6. president south
  7. first to secede
  8. color north
  9. Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Down
  1. surrender
  2. Stonewall
  3. Lee’s state
  4. bloodiest battle
  5. bloodiest day
  6. first battle
  7. south
  8. north
  9. split the south
  10. Chilean CMH
  11. African American regiment
  12. opposed slavery
  13. commander north
  14. President
  15. African American CMH
  16. color south

25 Clues: south • north • assassin • surrender • Stonewall • President • Lee’s state • Chilean CMH • color north • color south • first battle • famous speech • bloodiest day • split the south • commander south • opposed slavery • commander north • president south • first to secede • march to the sea • bloodiest battle • Uncle Tom’s Cabin • freed slaves south • African American CMH • African American regiment

Civil War 2018-01-08

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Another name for patriots
  2. Given in 1773
  3. Before the outbreak
  4. There were 5
  5. Introduced by Bahama Islands
  6. Joined the fight
  7. A way to ask
  8. Soldiers on foot
  9. Made of four to six regiments
  10. The Continental_________
  11. Defense team
Down
  1. Inventor
  2. Landowner
  3. No not money
  4. Loyalty
  5. Set free
  6. Britain support
  7. Georgia's largest city
  8. Soldiers on horseback
  9. A unit of soldiers

20 Clues: Loyalty • Inventor • Set free • Landowner • No not money • There were 5 • A way to ask • Defense team • Given in 1773 • Britain support • Joined the fight • Soldiers on foot • A unit of soldiers • Before the outbreak • Soldiers on horseback • Georgia's largest city • The Continental_________ • Another name for patriots • Introduced by Bahama Islands • Made of four to six regiments

Civil War 2018-03-26

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

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

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 2018-04-18

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Confederates leader/general
  2. restricted rights for African Americans
  3. general Ulysses army converged
  4. the women worked as this when the men went to war
  5. African Americans fought for
  6. served as president for confederate states in 1861-1865
  7. she was an american abolitionist
  8. the 16th president
  9. Unions leader/general
  10. both union and confederates wore them
Down
  1. war between Robert Lee and McClellan's Army
  2. Robert Lee's second invasion in the North
  3. American politician and member of House oF Rep.
  4. executive order from Lincoln
  5. Assassinated Lincoln
  6. another word for south
  7. work on plantations for their owner
  8. first battle of american civil war
  9. another word for the north
  10. fights for the U.S

20 Clues: the 16th president • fights for the U.S • Assassinated Lincoln • Unions leader/general • another word for south • another word for the north • Confederates leader/general • executive order from Lincoln • African Americans fought for • general Ulysses army converged • she was an american abolitionist • first battle of american civil war • work on plantations for their owner • ...

Civil War 2012-04-19

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These people were Union supporters living in Confederate territory.
  2. Supposedly, when Lincoln died, this man said, "Now he belongs to the ages."
  3. On April 27th, this vessel's boiler exploded and between 1200 and 1700 Union soldiers - largely newly released prisoners of war, were killed. This was the worst naval disaster up to that time.
  4. To defeat an army "____ _______" means to defeat it piece by piece. Sheridan hoped to defeat Early's troops "___ _______".
  5. This word means "go around". Gen. Emory told his men to __________ the wagons in the canyon.
  6. Gen. Grimes and Gen. _________ organized a last stand at Mt. Hebron Cemetery
  7. The Shenandoah was known as the _________ of the Confederacy because its fertile farmlands produced a great amount of food
  8. There was hand-to-hand combat between Birge's men and the 31st Georgia in the ______ _______.
  9. This Southern city was evacuated on April 2nd
  10. The Shenandoah Valley ended at H______________, a town that sat where the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers joined. John Brown is famous for his role in this town
  11. This is a fancy word for "using". Confederate troops could be sent directly into positions threatening Washington by ___________ the Valley.
  12. Battle which occurred September 21, 1864.
  13. Another name for the Battle of Third Winchester
  14. Custer's men joined this - another word for a jumbled, confused (sometimes hand-to-hand) struggle.
  15. This man shouted "Charge them, boys! Charge them!" then was killed instantly by a shell.
  16. This word means "completely wiped out, completely killed, or completely destroyed". Early felt that only his enemy's incompetence saved him from this.
  17. On April 14th, Lincoln and his wife saw this play at Ford's Theater: "Our ________ ________".
  18. Sherman's men captured this city on September 2, 1864
  19. Battle which occurred October 19, 1864.
  20. Grant put this general in charge of the Union Sixth and Nineteenth Corps, plus two cavalry divisions.
  21. The Shenandoah Valley stretched from L____________ to the Shenandoah and Potomac Rivers.
  22. This word means "consequences" - "the ____________ (or consequences) of defeat
  23. This word means "made useless or destroyed" - the Confederate threat in the Valley needed to be _________.
  24. Clara Harris and Major Henry __________ accompanied the Lincoln's to Ford's Theater on the 14th.
  25. ________ Canyon is the first phase of Third Winchester.
  26. A pacifist religious group in the Valley; very prominent in Philadelphia: Q______.
  27. This is the practice of spying or using spies. The Union created __________ networks in the Valley.
  28. This means "to withdraw from (or leave) a nation". Some people wanted to allow the South to do this in order to end the war.
  29. ____________ ___________ and Red Bud Run is the second phase of Third Winchester.
  30. This word means "extremely angered". Gen. Emory was _____________, or extremely angered, in the canyon.
  31. In 1863, the Valley was a ______________ ground (or a place to assemble troops and supplies) for Lee's Gettysburg Campaign.
  32. This man's Republican government was threatened by the Democrats in 1864
  33. Who won the Civil War?
  34. This general marched his troops northward into Maryland and Pennsylvania and even burned Chambersburg, PA.
  35. Grant's headquarters was at ____________ near Petersburg
  36. This general's charge was called "the turning point of the conflict".
Down
  1. The Nineteenth Corps suffered __________ percent casualties, most of whom fell on the Middle Field.
  2. Sheridan was planning to attack the Confederates at this town instead of Winchester
  3. After the hand-to-hand combat with the 31st Georgia, the Federals were pushed back to the ________ ________.
  4. What month did the first major bloodshed occur in?
  5. These battles are minor fights which sometimes happen by chance. There were several __________ in the 1862 Valley Campaign
  6. ________ Farm and Red Bud Run is the third phase of Third Winchester
  7. This Union general replaced Franz Sigel and was responsible for destroying the Virginia Military Institute, mills, barns, public buildings and food and supplies in the Valley.
  8. This man owned the "surrender house" at Appomattox
  9. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston surrendered his Army to William T. Sherman at the _______ House, near Durham Station, NC.
  10. Fort Collier and _____ _____ is the fourth phase of Third Winchester.
  11. A pacifist religious group in the Valley; was also present at Antietam in 1862: D______.
  12. The Valley was a region of ____________, meaning it was a region for which the armies struggled and fought.
  13. This man wrote about the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia in his memoir, "Passing of the Armies"
  14. Something that is _____________ is marked by discussion, dispute, arguments and opposition - like Lee's decision to send troops to the Valley instead of against Sherman in Georgia..
  15. These are "military movements"; they "distressed the Union army"
  16. Thomas _____________ Jackson led the 1862 Valley Campaign
  17. First name of the person who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
  18. This woman sent an important message to the Union through Tom Laws, a local freedman.
  19. What state was the Confederate capital in?
  20. This man disbanded his group of partisan rangers on April 20th. Ironically, after the war, he befriended Grant and even accepted Republican political appointments
  21. Who was elected in the presidential election of 1860?
  22. What state seceded from Virginia in 1863 to form it's own state?
  23. What Union owned fort was on an island in Charleston Harbor?
  24. This is the act of gathering information about enemy territory ... Sherman performed ___________ missions before battle.
  25. From April 3-10, the Confederate capital was this Virginia town.
  26. During the Mobile (AL) campaign, this fort fell to ERS Canby. African-American soldiers played an important role in this assault
  27. This man issued General Orders No. 9 on April 10th
  28. What month was the winner of the election of 1860 inaugurated?
  29. How many states seceded?
  30. Grant's Army of the Potomac was in a stalemate with the Army of Northern Virginia around this Southern city.
  31. On April 15th, Lincoln died at the _________ house, across the street from Ford's Theater.
  32. The 1862 Valley Campaign kept Union soldiers busy who might otherwise have been used to help this General attack Richmond, VA.
  33. This colonel's division crossed Red Bud Run and flanked Gordon's division.
  34. A drunken man in Gen. Birge's brigade ordered this type of charge.
  35. Petersburg, this general was killed on April 2nd while trying to reach his troops
  36. At Appomattox Station, this famous cavalry general burned three trains full of supplies for Lee's army

72 Clues: Who won the Civil War? • How many states seceded? • Battle which occurred October 19, 1864. • Battle which occurred September 21, 1864. • What state was the Confederate capital in? • This Southern city was evacuated on April 2nd • Another name for the Battle of Third Winchester • What month did the first major bloodshed occur in? • ...

Civil War 2012-04-19

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1620 agreement by pilgrims to consult laws & work together
  2. Turning point of the Civil War
  3. Right to vote
  4. Franklin's plan for colonies to unite & defeat French
  5. Turning point of the American Revolution
  6. 1803 bought from Napolean
  7. Established power of the national gov.; tried to tax the national bank
  8. 1776 document written as a grievance against the king of England
  9. Split Nebraska in 2; Popular sovereignty; bleeding Kansas
  10. 1863 Lincoln set slaves free in Confederate states
  11. Series of essays defending the Constitution
  12. 1st American Constitution; weak document
  13. VA, MD, NC, SC, GA
  14. 1787 principles & procedures for orderly expansion of U.S.
  15. 1828 High tax on European goods; hurt South the most
  16. General of Confederate army; shot by own army
  17. Letter writings
  18. Battle marking the beginning of the Civil War
  19. Strict interpretation of the Constitution
  20. NY, NJ, PA, DE
  21. Idea of state declaring a federal law illegal
  22. Gov. doesn't interfere with businesses
  23. 3 Branches & wanted 2 Legislative Houses based on state population
  24. Supreme Court has the final say
  25. Economic system based on private ownership, competition with little gov. control
  26. Taxes placed on goods imported from other countries to protect the home industry
  27. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
  28. 1st representative gov. in the English colonies
  29. To adopt, accept or approve
  30. Land offered by gov. to encourage people to move west
  31. Taxes on all imported goods into colonies
  32. Helped former slaves
  33. Rights 14th Amendment
  34. Established power of the national gov.; Gov. controls trading rights
Down
  1. 13th Amendment
  2. Refusal to obey law peacefully
  3. 1787 living document; supreme law of the land
  4. Passed by 2/3 of both houses of congress & ratified 3/4 of state legislatures
  5. Loose interpretation of the Constitution
  6. 1853 bought from Mexico
  7. Ends the War of 1812
  8. 15th Amendment
  9. 3 Branhces & 2 Legislative Houses
  10. Control of the Mississippi River during the Civil War
  11. King of England; taxed colonies heavily
  12. The people rule
  13. 1215 English document limiting power of the king
  14. 1st written constitution in North America
  15. 1861 - 1865
  16. 1st battles of the American Revolution
  17. President of Confederacy
  18. 1865 Confederacy surrenders to Union
  19. Missouri entered as slave; Maine created as free
  20. Rights that can't be taken away
  21. MA, RI, CT, NH
  22. U.S. will not interfere in European affairs; closed for Latin settlers
  23. Allowed 1 House Legislature with 1 vote for each state [small states]
  24. Leader of British Army; surrendered to Washington at Yorktown
  25. Punishment to colonists for Boston Tea Party
  26. A complaint
  27. Established Judicial Review
  28. Wrote Common Sense; Attacked Monarchy
  29. "Great compromiser" Proposed American System

63 Clues: 1861 - 1865 • A complaint • Right to vote • 13th Amendment • 15th Amendment • MA, RI, CT, NH • NY, NJ, PA, DE • The people rule • Letter writings • VA, MD, NC, SC, GA • Ends the War of 1812 • Helped former slaves • Rights 14th Amendment • 1853 bought from Mexico • President of Confederacy • 1803 bought from Napolean • Established Judicial Review • To adopt, accept or approve • ...

Civil War 2013-01-08

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The making of articles on a large scale using machinery
  2. A war between citizens of the same country
  3. An official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country
  4. A writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court
  5. Capital punishment or slavery
  6. A tax or duty to be paid on a particular class of imports or exports
  7. A military strategy in which a aggressive side attempts to win a war by wearing down its enemy to the point of collapse
Down
  1. An emancipated slave
  2. A crop produced for its commercial value rather than for use by the grower
  3. Set free, esp. from legal, social, or political restrictions
  4. Northern Peace Democrats who opposed the American Civil War
  5. Is doctrine under which the status of slavery in the territories was to be determined by the settlers themselves
  6. The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body
  7. The rights and powers held by individual U.S. states rather than by the federal government
  8. Anything that prevents access or progress
  9. The action or fact of joining or being joined
  10. A league or alliance
  11. Restriction of interest to a narrow sphere
  12. An estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tabacco are cultivated by resident labor
  13. Enlist someone compulsorily, typically into the armed services

20 Clues: An emancipated slave • A league or alliance • Capital punishment or slavery • Anything that prevents access or progress • A war between citizens of the same country • Restriction of interest to a narrow sphere • The action or fact of joining or being joined • The making of articles on a large scale using machinery • ...

Civil War 2012-12-13

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President of the south
  2. Lincoln's son that died of Typhoid
  3. Theater Lincoln was assassinated in
  4. President assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
  5. Point The Military Academy a lot generals attended
  6. Crow Laws that kept black and whites segregated
  7. Proclamation Document that freed slaves in the South
  8. Leader of the Radical Republicans
  9. Amendment that kept states from violating citizen's rights
  10. Bureau designed to help former slaves
  11. Famous general of the south
  12. Act that required approval from Congress to remove any official
  13. Famous Civil War general, later became president
Down
  1. Republicans that favored black civil rights protection
  2. Number human casualties were at Fort Sumter
  3. Idiot Union general
  4. Fort of the first battle of the Civil War
  5. Born a slave to Peter Blow
  6. Homestead Act that provided land for black people
  7. Took office after Lincoln assassinated; impeached
  8. Amendment that freed all slaves
  9. Rights Act that defined the rights of citizenship
  10. Site of Abraham's two minute speech
  11. Amendment that guaranteed the right for all men to vote
  12. Slave Laws that allowed slave owners to return their escaped slaves

25 Clues: Idiot Union general • President of the south • Born a slave to Peter Blow • Famous general of the south • Amendment that freed all slaves • Leader of the Radical Republicans • Lincoln's son that died of Typhoid • Theater Lincoln was assassinated in • Site of Abraham's two minute speech • Bureau designed to help former slaves • Fort of the first battle of the Civil War • ...

Civil War 2013-06-05

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A stretcher which was carried by two people and used to transport wounded soldiers.
  2. Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron.
  3. Party: A political party created in the 1850s to prevent the spread of slavery to the territories. Eventually Republicans came to oppose the entire existence of slavery. Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican president. Very few Southerners were Republicans.
  4. (pronounced KEH-peeh) Cap worn by Civil War soldiers; more prevalent among Union soldiers. See image»
  5. Also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States of America, or (by Northerners) the Rebel states, the South incorporated the states that seceded from the United States of America to form their own nation. Southern states were: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia.
  6. A crushing defeat where, often, the losers run from the field.
  7. Promoting the interests of a section or region (such as the North or the South) instead of the entire country.
  8. The basic unit of the Civil War soldiers, usually made up of 1,000 to 1,500 men. Regiments were usually designated by state and number (as in 20th Maine). 1 company = 50 to 100 men, 10 companies = 1 regiment, about 4 regiments = 1 brigade, 2 to 5 brigades = 1 division, 2 or more divisions = 1 corps, 1 or more corps = 1 army. See image »
  9. Pork: Salt pork is a pork product similar to bacon that is made by curing pork bellies in salt. This curing process aloud the pork to last a very long time without the need for refrigeration. As a result, salt pork became a common food issued to soldiers by both the North and the South.
  10. Used in letters and reports, "instant" referred to a particular day in the same month. For example, Robert E. Lee's Report Concerning the Attack at Harpers Ferry, written on October 19, 1859, states that Lee arrived on the "night of the 17th instant". The "17th instant" would be October 17th.
  11. Rights: This doctrine held the powers of the individual states as greater than the powers of the Federal government. States rights meant that the Federal government held its power only through the consent of the states and that any powers not specifically given to the Federal government remained in control of the states. See the Declaration of the Causes of the Seceding States »
  12. A type of counter-attack used to disrupt the enemy's attack or siege of a fortification, causing the enemy to divert some of its resources away from the initial attack or siege.
  13. A flag or banner carried into battle on a pole.
  14. A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot.
  15. A slang term for lice, or occasionally an offensive "Yankee" slang term for Confederate soldiers.
  16. To admit defeat and give up in the face of overwhelming odds. Most defeated generals were able to negotiate surrender terms. These might include items like parole instead of prison for the soldiers or letting officers keep their sidearms.
  17. (pronounced si-sesh-uhn ) Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States. Southern states, feeling persecuted by the North, seceded by voting to separate from the Union. Southerners felt this was perfectly legal but Unionists saw it as rebellion. See the Secession Acts of the 13 Confederate States »
  18. A two-wheeled cart that carried one ammunition chest for an artillery piece. The artillery piece could be attached to the limber, which would allow both to be pulled by a team of horses. Also verb: The practice of attaching a piece of artillery to the limber that holds its ammunition. See image »
  19. A large earthen mound used to shield the inside of a fortified position from artillery fire and infantry assault. Occasionally ramparts might be constructed of other materials, such as sandbags. See image »
  20. Loyal to the Confederate States. Also Southern or Confederate.
  21. Troops: Phrase used to describe soldiers who were either new to the military or had never fought in a battle before.
  22. Roller: A very large, bullet resistant gabion which was used to protect soldiers from enemy fire as they constructed trenches.
  23. A mound of earth used to protect gun positions from explosion or to defilade the inside of a field work or fortification. See image »
  24. A sudden, open, unconcealed attack upon a fortified position with the intent of capturing it before its defenders could mount an effective defense.
  25. Bacterial disease causing fever, diarrhea, headache, enlargement of the spleen, and extreme physical exhaustion and collapse.
  26. War: A new way of conducting war appeared during the Civil War. Instead of focusing only on military targets, armies conducting total war destroyed homes and crops to demoralize and undermine the civilian base of the enemy’s war effort. (Sherman in Georgia or Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, for example.)
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  1. A hollow projectile, shot from a cannon; a shell was filled with powder and lit by a fuse when it was fired. Shells exploded when their fuse burned down to the level of the powder. Depending on the length of the fuse, artillerymen could decide when they wanted the shell to burst.
  2. 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.
  3. A minor fight.
  4. In Detail: To destroy the enemy piece by piece — by attacking smaller segments one at a time — instead of attacking the entire force all at once.
  5. (pronounced juhg-er-nawt) An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path.
  6. A solid, round projectile, shot from a cannon. See image »
  7. To formally approve or sanction.
  8. Today called mines, Civil War torpedoes were mostly used by the Confederates. Sometimes they were buried in the ground in the enemy's path to explode when stepped on. Mostly they were used as water defenses. They floated below the surface of the water and exploded when the hull of a ship brushed against them.
  9. (pronounced SKUR-vee) A disease caused by lack of ascorbic acid (found in fresh fruits and vegetables). Its symptoms include spongy gums, loose teeth, and bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes.
  10. The common weapon of the Civil War infantryman, it was a firearm fired from the shoulder. It differed from a regular musket by the grooves (called rifling) cut into the inside of the barrel. When the exploding powder thrusts the bullet forward, the grooves in the barrel make it spin, just like a football spirals through the air. Rifle-muskets were more accurate and had a longer range than smoothbore weapons.
  11. Machine": A term of contempt for torpedoes (either the land or the water variety). This term was also used to describe the Confederate vessel H.L. Hunley - the first successful submarine.
  12. Land within the mainland boundaries of the country that had not yet become a state by 1861. Nevada Territory, Utah Territory, and Colorado Territory had basically the same boundaries they have today as states; Washington Territory encompassed today's states of Washington and Idaho; Dakota Territory is now the states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and the northern part of Wyoming; Nebraska Territory today is the southern part of Wyoming and the state of Nebraska; New Mexico Territory included the states of Arizona and New Mexico; and the remaining unorganized land, also called the Indian Territory, filled the approximate boundaries of Oklahoma.
  13. Small sewing kit soldiers used to repair their garments. See image»
  14. Lines: A military strategy which holds that the fastest, most efficient maneuvers, transportation and communication are conducted within an enclosed geographic area as opposed to outside the geographic area.
  15. Small canvas bag, about one foot square, used to carry a soldier's food. Typically, these bags were painted with black tar to make them waterproof. See image»
  16. A ship protected by iron armor.
  17. Paper currency which began to circulate in the North after February 1862 with the passage of the Legal Tender Act. The bills were called "greenbacks" because of their color.
  18. Also called the North or the United States, the Union was the portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War. Union states were: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin. West Virginia became a Northern state in 1863 and California and Oregon were also officially Northern but they had little direct involvement in the War.
  19. Cutter: This term applies to fast ships that were used to patrol the seas and Great Lakes to prevent smuggling and impose importation and custom fees. Revenue cutters would go on to become the United States Coast Guard.
  20. Boats: Small submersible vessels with long wooden spars mounted on the bow for ramming enemy ships. Torpedoes were lashed to the tip of the spar to explode on impact.
  21. Long, cylindrical metal rod used to push the cartridge down the barrel of a musket in preparation for firing.
  22. A handheld firearm with a chamber to hold multiple bullets (usually 6). The chamber turns so that each bullet can be fired in succession without reloading.
  23. The term used to describe new soldiers.
  24. A gun barrel is rifled when it has grooves (called rifling) cut into the inside of the barrel for longer range and more accurate firing.
  25. Territory: The area that is now Oklahoma (except for the panhandle.)

51 Clues: A minor fight. • A ship protected by iron armor. • To formally approve or sanction. • The term used to describe new soldiers. • A flag or banner carried into battle on a pole. • A solid, round projectile, shot from a cannon. See image » • A crushing defeat where, often, the losers run from the field. • Loyal to the Confederate States. Also Southern or Confederate. • ...

Civil War 2013-11-22

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the north.
  2. _______ were discriminated by color.
  3. _____ also played an important role in the war.
  4. last name of president of the confederacy.
  5. south ______ from the USA.
  6. freed all slaves.
  7. ______ agreed with tariffs.
  8. there were 20 ______ states.
  9. a war between citizens of the same country.
  10. Atlanta and Richmond were _____.
  11. Friedrick Douglass was an _____ African American.
  12. 2cnd major battle.
  13. allowed slavery.
  14. south had an _____ society.
  15. 1st major battle.
  16. William Loyd Garrison was a _____,rich man.
  17. south was ________ after the war.
  18. ______ played an important role in the war.
  19. lee ___ the south to go back together with the union.
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  1. north had an _____ society.
  2. there were 6 ______ states.
  3. plantations normally had ______.
  4. to separate.
  5. another word for agricultural.
  6. William Loyd ____.
  7. Harriot Tubman led thousands of slaves in the____.
  8. to both sacrifice something to get what you both want.
  9. the south.
  10. wrote the north star.
  11. outlawed slavery.
  12. tax.
  13. led thousands of slaves in the underground railroad.
  14. south ______.
  15. ______ disagreed with tariffs.
  16. leader of union army.
  17. last name of a general from confederacy.
  18. north ______.
  19. surrenders at Appomattox court house.
  20. _______ were discriminated by gender.
  21. there were 11 ______ states.

40 Clues: tax. • the north. • the south. • to separate. • south ______. • north ______. • allowed slavery. • freed all slaves. • outlawed slavery. • 1st major battle. • William Loyd ____. • 2cnd major battle. • wrote the north star. • leader of union army. • south ______ from the USA. • north had an _____ society. • ______ agreed with tariffs. • south had an _____ society. • there were 6 ______ states. • ...

Civil war 2014-01-24

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / where the bridge is located
  2. / to act violently against
  3. / Another word for army
  4. Carolina / A state
  5. / an area of soft, wet land that has many grasses and other plants
  6. war / The war name
  7. / involving possible injury, harm, or death
  8. / a warrior or soldier
  9. / containing or made up of blood
  10. / that is used for fighting or attacking someone or for defending yourself when someone is attacking you
  11. / Hand held weapon
  12. Battle of Antietam / A battle name
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  1. / a document issued by a court that gives the police the power to do something
  2. / where people fight
  3. / full of physical or mental strength or active force
  4. lincoln / 16th President
  5. / a large gun that shoots heavy metal or stone balls and that was once a common military weapon
  6. Bridge / A bridge
  7. / causing or able to cause death 15 Rival / a person or thing that tries to defeat or be more successful than another
  8. of physical or mental strength or active force
  9. McClellan's / was envoled in the war

21 Clues: Bridge / A bridge • Carolina / A state • war / The war name • / Hand held weapon • / where people fight • / Another word for army • / a warrior or soldier • lincoln / 16th President • / to act violently against • / where the bridge is located • / containing or made up of blood • Battle of Antietam / A battle name • McClellan's / was envoled in the war • ...

civil war 2014-01-28

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. War: A new way of conducting war appeared during the Civil War.
  2. The distance around the inside of a gun barrel measured in thousands of an inch. Bullets are labeled by what caliber gun they fit.
  3. A field fortification which was made to absorb the shock of artillery strikes.It was constructed of heavy timbers and its roof was covered with soil.
  4. A line of tall stout posts securely set either as a defense, to keep the enemy out, or as a pen to keep prisoners in.
  5. A two-wheeled or four-wheeled wagon or cart used to transport wounded or sick soldiers.
  6. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States. Also, Union, Federal, or Northern.
  7. A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot.
  8. Fortified structures designed to strengthen a position in battle.
  9. Small sewing kit soldiers used to repair their garments.
  10. The lowest rank in the army.
  11. A series of military operations that form a distinct phase of the War
  12. A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.
  13. A breech-loading, single-shot, rifle-barreled gun primarily used by cavalry troops. A carbine's barrel is several inches shorter than a regular rifle-musket.
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  1. A theater of war is a region or area where fighting takes place.
  2. Someone who does something because they want to, not because they need to.
  3. Also called the South or the Confederate States of America, the Confederacy incorporated the states that seceded from the United States of America to form their own nation.
  4. The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired.
  5. A branch of the military mounted on horseback. Cavalry units in the Civil War could move quickly from place to place or go on scouting expeditions on horseback, but usually fought on foot.
  6. To rush towards the enemy.
  7. The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps.
  8. A solid, round projectile, shot from a cannon.
  9. A metal blade, like a long knife or short sword, that could be attached to the end of a musket or rifle-musket and used as a spear or pike in hand-to-hand combat.
  10. Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon.
  11. A sudden, open, unconcealed attack upon a fortified position with the intent of capturing it before its defenders could mount an effective defense.
  12. Loyal to the Confederate States. Also Southern or Confederate.
  13. A flag or banner carried into battle on a pole.
  14. To admit defeat and give up in the face of overwhelming odds. Most defeated generals were able to negotiate surrender terms. These might include items like parole instead of prison for the soldiers or letting officers keep their sidearms.
  15. A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder. Thrust from exploding powder shoots the bullet forward like a chest pass in basketball.
  16. To formally enroll in the army or to call roll.

29 Clues: To rush towards the enemy. • The lowest rank in the army. • A solid, round projectile, shot from a cannon. • A flag or banner carried into battle on a pole. • To formally enroll in the army or to call roll. • Small sewing kit soldiers used to repair their garments. • Loyal to the Confederate States. Also Southern or Confederate. • ...

Civil War 2014-04-09

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

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 2014-06-03

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What prisoners of war had to eat (p.391)
  2. Was president at the time the civil war started (p.400)
  3. A clerk in the U.S. Patent office (p.406)
  4. The union general for the first battle of Bull Run (p.390)
  5. A reason for about 100 prisoners to die everyday (p.391)
  6. To impose a law (p.405)
  7. Free (p.398)
  8. The name of the Confederate's ironclad (p.392)
  9. It shaped half of the northern troops as their job (p.390)
  10. A place where the Confederates attacked the Union forces (p.396)
  11. He is nicknamed "Fighting Joe" (p.407)
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  1. Money used to make purchase (p.405)
  2. Two thirds of northern males of the same age fought to the (p.390)
  3. Were able to field, feed, and equip larger armies (p.388)
  4. Resigned from the U.S. Army to fight for the south (p.388)
  5. Not favoring either side (p.387)
  6. A military action to prevent traffic from coming into an area or leaving it (p.389)
  7. A river where Union troops seized control of the most in 1862 (p.395)
  8. Were against the union at the civil war (p.389)
  9. The name of the Union's ironclad (p.392)

20 Clues: Free (p.398) • To impose a law (p.405) • Not favoring either side (p.387) • Money used to make purchase (p.405) • He is nicknamed "Fighting Joe" (p.407) • What prisoners of war had to eat (p.391) • The name of the Union's ironclad (p.392) • A clerk in the U.S. Patent office (p.406) • The name of the Confederate's ironclad (p.392) • ...

CIVIL WAR 2014-09-29

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

21 Clues: the North • the South • 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 2015-05-19

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A leather shoe, similar to an ankle-high boot, issued to soldiers during the Civil War. Brogans were also popular amongst civilians during the time period.
  2. The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming.
  3. A metal blade, like a long knife or short sword, that could be attached to the end of a musket or rifle-musket and used as a spear or pike in hand-to-hand combat.
  4. Blanket or other bedding rolled up and carried over the shoulder by a soldier. Sometimes soldiers would include personal belongings in their bedroll.
  5. Temporary soldier encampment in which soldiers were provided no shelter other than what could be assembled quickly, such as branches; sleeping in the open.
  6. Raised platform or mound allowing an artillery piece to be fired over a fortification's walls without exposing the gun crew to enemy fire.
  7. A large group of soldiers usually led by a brigadier general. A brigade was made of four to six regiments. 1 company = 50 to 100 men, 10 companies = 1 regiment, about 4 regiments = 1 brigade, 2 to 5 brigades = 1 division, 2 or more divisions = 1 corps, 1 or more corps = 1 army.
  8. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  9. An honorary promotion in rank, usually for merit. Officers did not usually function at or receive pay for their brevet rank.
  10. A large gap or "hole" in a fortification's walls or embankments caused by artillery or mines, exposing the inside of the fortification to assault.
  11. The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired.
  12. Blue Flag" Extremely popular Confederate song named after the first flag of the Confederacy, which had one white star on a blue background. The lyrics listed each state in the order in which they seceded from the Union.
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  1. The basic unit of soldiers in an artillery regiment; similar to a company in an infantry regiment. Batteries included 6 cannon (with the horses, ammunition, and equipment needed to move and fire them), 155 men, a captain, 30 other officers, 2 buglers, 52 drivers, and 70 cannoneers. As the War dragged on, very few batteries fought at full strength. A battery can also be the position on a battlefield where cannon are located.
  2. A term used to describe marauding or foraging soldiers. Although armies on both sides often had rules against foraging or stealing from private residences, some soldiers often found ways to do so.
  3. Rifle-muskets that could be loaded at the breech (in the middle between the barrel and the stock) instead of from the end (by shoving gunpowder and a ball down the barrel) were called breech-loading guns.
  4. The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports.
  5. A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action.
  6. Barriers which were about breast-high and protected soldiers from enemy fire.
  7. States The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri. Although these states did not officially join the Confederacy, many of their citizens supported the South.
  8. A field fortification which was made to absorb the shock of artillery strikes. It was constructed of heavy timbers and its roof was covered with soil.

20 Clues: Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action. • The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming. • The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired. • Barriers which were about breast-high and protected soldiers from enemy fire. • ...

Civil War 2015-04-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. S Grant Union General
  2. Address Where Abraham Lincoln Spoke
  3. E Lee Great Confederate Military Leader
  4. The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming
  5. Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron
  6. Where Robert E Lee surrendered
  7. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
  8. Both sides of the war had to____ men into the military
  9. Wilkes Booth Killed Abraham Lincoln
  10. Davis Confederate President
  11. What the South had to do after the war was over.
  12. The North
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  1. North Carolina Ship
  2. A Rifle Used in battle on both sides
  3. A place where weapons and other military supplies are put
  4. Proclamation This document freed slaves
  5. The south
  6. Lincoln Union President
  7. lie in wait for an unexpected attack
  8. Sumter
  9. A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare
  10. What the North had to do with the South at the end of the war

22 Clues: Sumter • The south • The North • North Carolina Ship • S Grant Union General • Lincoln Union President • Davis Confederate President • Where Robert E Lee surrendered • Address Where Abraham Lincoln Spoke • Wilkes Booth Killed Abraham Lincoln • A Rifle Used in battle on both sides • lie in wait for an unexpected attack • Proclamation This document freed slaves • ...

Civil War 2015-04-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. S Grant Union General
  2. Address Where Abraham Lincoln Spoke
  3. E Lee Great Confederate Military Leader
  4. The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming
  5. Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron
  6. Where Robert E Lee surrendered
  7. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
  8. Both sides of the war had to____ men into the military
  9. Wilkes Booth Killed Abraham Lincoln
  10. Davis Confederate President
  11. What the South had to do after the war was over.
  12. The North
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  1. North Carolina Ship
  2. A Rifle Used in battle on both sides
  3. A place where weapons and other military supplies are put
  4. Proclamation This document freed slaves
  5. The south
  6. Lincoln Union President
  7. lie in wait for an unexpected attack
  8. Sumter
  9. A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare
  10. What the North had to do with the South at the end of the war

22 Clues: Sumter • The south • The North • North Carolina Ship • S Grant Union General • Lincoln Union President • Davis Confederate President • Where Robert E Lee surrendered • Address Where Abraham Lincoln Spoke • Wilkes Booth Killed Abraham Lincoln • A Rifle Used in battle on both sides • lie in wait for an unexpected attack • Proclamation This document freed slaves • ...

Civil War 2015-04-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery to lie in wait for an unexpected attack
  2. The south
  3. Killed Abraham Lincoln
  4. Great Confederate Military Leader
  5. A Rifle Used in battle on both sides
  6. A place where weapons and other military supplies are put
  7. Union General
  8. Where Abraham Lincoln Spoke
  9. Union President
  10. The North
  11. What the South had to do after the war was over.
  12. Both sides of the war had to____ men into the military
  13. North Carolina Ship
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  1. This document freed slaves
  2. First Shots of civil war
  3. Davis Confederate President
  4. Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron
  5. Where Robert E Lee surrendered
  6. A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare
  7. What the North had to do with the South at the end of the war
  8. The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming

21 Clues: The south • The North • Union General • Union President • North Carolina Ship • Killed Abraham Lincoln • First Shots of civil war • This document freed slaves • Davis Confederate President • Where Abraham Lincoln Spoke • Where Robert E Lee surrendered • Great Confederate Military Leader • A Rifle Used in battle on both sides • What the South had to do after the war was over. • ...

Civil War 2021-10-01

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Union General that got fired twice
  2. soldiers on horseback, eyes and ears of the army
  3. Bloodiest single day in american history
  4. Union General that invaded Georgia
  5. Name for Northern Soldiers
  6. Name for Southern Soldiers
  7. Rebel General, Hero of Bull Run for the Confederacy
  8. President of the Confederate States
  9. Bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  10. Northern ¨Free¨ States
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  1. President of the United States
  2. Top Confederate General
  3. Southern ¨Slave¨ States
  4. Town in Mississippi that was the key to controlling the Mississippi River
  5. Confederate Capital city
  6. Top Union General
  7. first major battle of the war
  8. ship covered in iron plates for protection
  9. Union Capital City
  10. Federal fort attacked by confederate troops starting the civil war

20 Clues: Top Union General • Union Capital City • Northern ¨Free¨ States • Top Confederate General • Southern ¨Slave¨ States • Confederate Capital city • Name for Northern Soldiers • Name for Southern Soldiers • first major battle of the war • President of the United States • Bloodiest battle of the Civil War • Union General that got fired twice • Union General that invaded Georgia • ...

civil war 2021-02-08

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. July 18,1863
  2. confederate president
  3. underwater mine that exploded
  4. name of this war, deadliest war
  5. Union general at fort Sumter
  6. the union
  7. the blocking of a port
  8. people and supplies to places quickly
  9. union win; nov. 7,1861
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  1. large, powerful weapons
  2. someone who wanted to end slavery
  3. Confederate win,1st battle of the war
  4. 16th president of the US
  5. first state to secede
  6. confederate general
  7. nickname for the union soldiers
  8. unions strategy to beat the confederacy
  9. the confederacy
  10. confederate submarine
  11. to withdraw
  12. confederate capital

21 Clues: the union • to withdraw • July 18,1863 • the confederacy • confederate general • confederate capital • first state to secede • confederate president • confederate submarine • the blocking of a port • union win; nov. 7,1861 • large, powerful weapons • 16th president of the US • Union general at fort Sumter • underwater mine that exploded • nickname for the union soldiers • ...

Civil War 2021-05-31

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Run, Name of the very first battle of the American Civil War
  2. Charge, The name of a failed attack by Confederate troops on the last day at Gettysburg
  3. 1860, Year and month in which Lincoln is elected.
  4. Hook, The shape of the defense line that General Meade and his troops took on Day 2 at Gettysburg
  5. Codes, Laws and regulations passed by Southern States to maintain White Supremacy
  6. Side that performed better in the first year of the war.
  7. A very important battle regarding the outcome of the war.
  8. What former slaves gained in the 1868
  9. 16th President of the United States.
  10. Number of days that the first Union troops were volunteers for.
  11. A Famous Union General who was named after a Native American Chief and Peacekeeper
  12. Side that one at Gettysburg
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  1. War, A Major Battle of the 19th Century.
  2. Davis, Former President of the CSA (Confederate States of America)
  3. Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  4. General that was cautious with his troops.
  5. The new and best guns of the Civil War era.
  6. Carolina, First state to secede from the Union.
  7. Often regarded as the Confederacy's greatest general.
  8. The broad name of the events that took place after the Civil War
  9. Occupation of the man who killed Lincoln
  10. What the 13th Amendment banned
  11. Proclamation, What was the very important document that President Lincoln released regarding Slaves.
  12. Theatre, The location in which President Lincoln was assassinated
  13. One of the most important and intelligent generals of his time who excelled in Horsemanship while in college.
  14. Did the South get involved with the war?

26 Clues: Side that one at Gettysburg • What the 13th Amendment banned • Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • 16th President of the United States. • What former slaves gained in the 1868 • War, A Major Battle of the 19th Century. • Occupation of the man who killed Lincoln • Did the South get involved with the war? • General that was cautious with his troops. • ...

Civil War 2021-05-31

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

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. • What former slaves gained in the 1868 • Did Europe get involved with the war? • Occupation of the man who killed Lincoln • ...

civil war 2021-05-20

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. farm where slaves worked
  2. name for the south
  3. order from the president to free slaves
  4. new invention for cotton
  5. nickname given to the south and confederacy
  6. soldier wounded or killed in war
  7. Name for the north
  8. the president of the united states at the time
  9. message sent in Morse Code
  10. something meant to block
Down
  1. system to help slaves escape
  2. a person who wants to eliminate slavery
  3. tracks that go from one place to another
  4. law that excaped slave must have been retured to their owners
  5. name for the newest political party
  6. name for a political party
  7. nickname for people in the north and union soldier
  8. Crackers eaten in the civil war
  9. bullet used in the civil war
  10. when a state decides to leave the country

20 Clues: name for the south • Name for the north • farm where slaves worked • new invention for cotton • something meant to block • name for a political party • message sent in Morse Code • system to help slaves escape • bullet used in the civil war • Crackers eaten in the civil war • soldier wounded or killed in war • name for the newest political party • ...

Civil War 2021-11-08

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. believed slavery should be permitted in any US territory
  2. the northern states
  3. loyalty to one's own region or section of the country rather than the country as a whole
  4. a ship covered in iron armor
  5. northern democrats who opposed the abolition of slavery
  6. the withdrawal of states from the country
  7. states that supported slavery but did not leave the union
  8. bloodiest battle of the civil war; 22,700 casualties
  9. general of the union
  10. elected president in 1860; signed Emancipation Proclamation
Down
  1. the practice of forcing people to work without pay
  2. battle that officially started the civil war
  3. someone who wishes to get rid of slavery
  4. American war from 1861-1865
  5. a cracker eaten by soldiers made from flour and water
  6. served as the president of the confederacy from 1861-1865
  7. battle that turned the war around in the North's favor
  8. the southern states that seceded from the union
  9. general of the confederacy
  10. an escaped slave who joined the Union army

20 Clues: the northern states • general of the union • general of the confederacy • American war from 1861-1865 • a ship covered in iron armor • someone who wishes to get rid of slavery • the withdrawal of states from the country • an escaped slave who joined the Union army • battle that officially started the civil war • the southern states that seceded from the union • ...

Civil War 2021-12-07

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of the south
  2. Location of popular battle
  3. Troops that fought on horseback
  4. To withdraw
  5. A state that allows slavery
  6. south general
  7. Clothing worn by soldiers
  8. Most used bullet
  9. President
  10. North General
  11. A war tactic to isolate a location
  12. The union
Down
  1. A kind of biscuit
  2. Emancipation...
  3. To move back
  4. The kind of rights the union fought for
  5. name of the north
  6. Civilians trained as soldiers
  7. The south ... Virginia
  8. Side that seceded

20 Clues: President • The union • To withdraw • To move back • south general • North General • Emancipation... • Most used bullet • A kind of biscuit • Name of the south • name of the north • Side that seceded • The south ... Virginia • Clothing worn by soldiers • Location of popular battle • A state that allows slavery • Civilians trained as soldiers • Troops that fought on horseback • ...

Civil War 2022-06-01

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Confederate capital, replaced Montgomery, Alabama.
  2. The man who lead the Union side in the battle of Shiloh, the 18th US President.
  3. That the southern states are called, pro-slavery
  4. They had a much better economy, mostly farmlands and control over most of the factories in the nation, control over the railroads(easy transportation), a constant inflow of immigrants looking for jobs fought, they had overwhelming power in numbers.
  5. Native American tribe that mostly sided with the south in the war, they also owned slaves and had a coman interest with the south.
  6. the name of the Unions strategy to block southern ports, force capture the mississippi, and split the Confederacy in half and capture Richmond(confederate capital)(snake).
  7. very popular Confederate song named after the first flag of the Confederacy(one white star on a blue background) The lyrics listed each state in the order they removed themselves from the Union.
  8. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  9. Kickoff battle for the civl war.
  10. The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri. Although these states did not officially join the Confederacy, many of their citizens supported the South.
  11. Legend that there were so many casualties, the nearby pond was stained red.
  12. One of the most incompetant leaders in american history.
Down
  1. An uphill battle against the confederacy. Burnsides fought with a knowing disadvantage and retreated, causing the war to extend.
  2. A term used to describe marauding or foraging soldiers.
  3. The Northern states, abolitionists.
  4. better military leaders, home turf advantage, they could fight defensivly behind their own lines, and they didnt have to win the war to get their independence.
  5. Was the bloodiest battle in American history at the time. Means place of peace in hebrew.
  6. Took shilohs place as bloodiest battle in history, where stonewall was shot by his own men and died within the next two weeks.
  7. Nickname of Confederate general Thomas J. Jackson.
  8. The Confederate side lead by Jckson Stonewall, The Defeat for the north made them realize they needed a larger, better trained army.
  9. Another term for abolitionist.
  10. The single bloodiest day in american history to today(roughly 6,000 dead, 16000 wounded) impactfull because 1)because the union won, britain decided not to get involved in the war, 2) it caused lincoln to change his mind(demolish slavery instead of just stoping the spread).
  11. term used to describe the United States before the outbreak of the Civil War.
  12. This man was president when the war started, he didnt want to get rid of slavery, just stop the spread.
  13. Union general who led during the battle of Chanslorville.
  14. the souhs plan was to remain on the______, wait for the Union to come to them and protect their land and their cause while trying to get the support of foreign countries.

26 Clues: Another term for abolitionist. • Kickoff battle for the civl war. • The Northern states, abolitionists. • That the southern states are called, pro-slavery • Confederate capital, replaced Montgomery, Alabama. • Nickname of Confederate general Thomas J. Jackson. • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • ...

Civil War 2022-05-24

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. word meaning "place of peace" in hebrew
  2. the confederacy had an abundance of this natural resource
  3. people who came from other countries to hopefully settle down and start a better life in America
  4. the general of the union in the battle of Chancellorsville
  5. the bloodiest single day of war in history
  6. nickname for the general who helped robert e. lee through several battles of the war
  7. America's 16th president who fought to stop the spread of slavery
  8. the strategy used by the confederacy to fight the war against the union
  9. the government of the southern states in America
  10. the confederacy had less of these people to help them fight in the war due to smaller population
  11. the youngest general in the union army
  12. place of battle where the union had 3 times as many casualties as the confederacy
  13. the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
Down
  1. the government of the northern states in America
  2. the place of battle where there were 0 American casualties
  3. the south had a limited amount of these due to lack of factories and access to manufacturing
  4. general during the battle of Fredericksburg and the creator of sideburns
  5. the most significant commander of the United States Confederacy
  6. states that were not part of the union or the confederacy (neutral states including Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware)
  7. the amount of years the civil war lasted
  8. the battle that took place in tennessee led by U.S. Grant for the Union and Albert Sidney Johnston for the Confederacy. (bloodiest battle in american history)
  9. the amount of hours the battle of Antietam lasted
  10. the south was known for having these people work on farms and in households. President Lincoln wanted them to be free after the civil war.
  11. the nickname for the body of water known for being the disposal of dead and injured bodies after the battle of shiloh
  12. region that had the advantage of manufacturing and railroads during the war
  13. a group of individuals who were against the spread of slavery in the states

26 Clues: the youngest general in the union army • word meaning "place of peace" in hebrew • the amount of years the civil war lasted • the bloodiest single day of war in history • the government of the northern states in America • the government of the southern states in America • the amount of hours the battle of Antietam lasted • ...

Civil War 2022-06-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. unable to join army initially
  2. side or edge of a military formation
  3. place within a ditch use for defense
  4. served as nurses on battlefields
  5. legal writ, or order, that guarantees a prisoner be heard in court
  6. results of this battle shocked the north as to how they were losing battles
  7. turning point for the South when they lost this battle
  8. plan to choke off the South's economic resources by blockading their ports
  9. nickname General Jackson was given
  10. "Peace" Democrats who were agains the war
  11. soldier who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing in battle
  12. invade south to prevent them from leaving the union
  13. responsible for burning and destroying the South's land
  14. stream or small river that feeds into a larger river
  15. stopped going to school to help out at home
Down
  1. system of selecting people for required military service
  2. formally join the military
  3. reward or payment
  4. battle that was a victory for Confederacy when a key general was lost
  5. did not accept African Americans to serve
  6. accepted African Americans to serve
  7. refusal to give in
  8. capital of the confederacy
  9. what shortages did prisoners and wounded face
  10. defend its territory until union gave up
  11. strategy of bringing war to the entire society
  12. warship equipped with iron plating for protection
  13. state such as Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
  14. issued the Emancipation Proclamation freeing enslaved

29 Clues: reward or payment • refusal to give in • formally join the military • capital of the confederacy • unable to join army initially • served as nurses on battlefields • nickname General Jackson was given • accepted African Americans to serve • side or edge of a military formation • place within a ditch use for defense • defend its territory until union gave up • ...

Civil War 2022-02-07

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

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

Civil War 2022-02-08

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A city in Georgia which was a major strategic city for the Confederacy
  2. 18th U.S. President; Union General
  3. "the first modern general" Known for command of military strategy
  4. A fort most famous for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War
  5. Battle of Pittsburg Landing; Fought in Western Tennessee
  6. A military strategy that proposed for a naval blockade of the Confederate states
  7. Nicknamed "Little mac" and "Young Napoleon"
  8. First major battle of Civil War
  9. Famous for participation in the Battle of gettysburg; _______'s charge is named after him
  10. Where Robert Lee surrendered to Ulysses Grant
  11. Killed by his own Confederate brethren
  12. Friends with Ulysses S. Grant, his cavarly pursued Robert Lee
  13. A steam frigate
  14. A defensive mastermind
  15. He was the first rear admiral, vice admiral and admiral in the United States Navy.
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  1. Known for his peculiar style of dress
  2. Most famous battle; town in Pennslyvania
  3. Brigadier General at Little Round Top who received Medal of Honor
  4. A Cherokee chief who signed the treaty forcing the removal of Cherokees from Georgia
  5. An executive order issued by the President that states, all slaves in rebellious states shall be free
  6. Union General, "the Rock of Chickamauga"
  7. A general for the Union known for his defeat at Chancellorsville by Robert Lee
  8. Ironclad Warship for the Union Navy
  9. Emancipation Proclamation; 16th President
  10. Battle of Sharpsburg
  11. City in Western Mississpi, "the siege of __________
  12. First and only President of Confederate States
  13. Overall commander of the Confederates; Most well-known general
  14. A Union General who led an expeditionary force in North Carolina
  15. Only sitting U.S. senator to be killed during a military engagement
  16. "Camp Sumter"

31 Clues: "Camp Sumter" • A steam frigate • Battle of Sharpsburg • A defensive mastermind • First major battle of Civil War • 18th U.S. President; Union General • Ironclad Warship for the Union Navy • Known for his peculiar style of dress • Killed by his own Confederate brethren • Most famous battle; town in Pennslyvania • Union General, "the Rock of Chickamauga" • ...

Civil war 2022-11-17

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. freedom of choice
  2. Civil War civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
  3. keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
  4. the basic features of a system or organization
  5. the orientation of those who favor government by the people
  6. bringing death
  7. any entry into an area not previously occupied
  8. a binding commitment to do or give or refrain from something
  9. civilians trained as soldiers, not part of the regular army
  10. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  11. related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal
  12. impossible to split into parts
  13. troops trained to fight on horseback
  14. an offensive against an enemy
  15. the state of being allied
  16. the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
Down
  1. capable of dissolving
  2. break down, literally or metaphorically
  3. a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
  4. serving as an essential component
  5. of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
  6. an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
  7. brought about or set up or accepted
  8. not producing an intended consequence
  9. run away quickly
  10. the state of being held in low esteem
  11. the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
  12. of a government with central and regional authorities
  13. a statement that is emphatic and explicit
  14. organized opposition to authority
  15. a war measure isolating an area of importance to the enemy
  16. oppose, as in hostility or a competition
  17. a fortified military post where troops are stationed

33 Clues: bringing death • run away quickly • freedom of choice • capable of dissolving • the state of being allied • an offensive against an enemy • impossible to split into parts • serving as an essential component • organized opposition to authority • brought about or set up or accepted • troops trained to fight on horseback • not producing an intended consequence • ...

Civil War 2023-09-13

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Abraham Lincoln made this during Gettysburg address
  2. President of the Confederacy
  3. The bloodiest battle
  4. President of the Union
  5. First shots fired here
  6. if getting murdered in war didn't kill you this did
  7. the amount of presidents there were in the civil war
  8. this was done if there was already too much damage done to a specific part of the body
  9. the color of the union
  10. union wanted to abolish, main reason of civil war
  11. Helped capture real photos from war and put them into the news paper
Down
  1. This is how abe lincoln died
  2. The Souths main production
  3. the color of the confederacy
  4. Blocking ships in so nothing can come in or out of a harbor
  5. The Unions fastest way of transportation
  6. The first real battle
  7. One of women's main roles in the war
  8. the person "in charge" or leading a battle
  9. Fastest way of communication that the Union used

20 Clues: The bloodiest battle • The first real battle • President of the Union • First shots fired here • the color of the union • The Souths main production • This is how abe lincoln died • the color of the confederacy • President of the Confederacy • One of women's main roles in the war • The Unions fastest way of transportation • the person "in charge" or leading a battle • ...

Civil War 2023-10-05

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Replaced by George B. McClellan
  2. Assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  3. Capital of Confederate
  4. Where the Union failed to beat Confederate defenses
  5. One of the main leaders of the Confederate
  6. Supreme commander of the Union Army
  7. This made slaves in rebellious states free
  8. One of the main leaders of the Union
  9. One of the battles that the Confederates won
  10. Split the Confederates in two near the Mississippi River
Down
  1. A very successful general of the South
  2. military officer of the Union
  3. President of the Confederate States of America
  4. a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution
  5. rights that protect someones freedom
  6. Where this all took place
  7. Towards the end trying to get the Union and Confederate together
  8. This is where Robert. E Lee surrenders to Ulysees S. Grant
  9. One of the presidents during the time
  10. Turning point of the Civil War

20 Clues: Capital of Confederate • Where this all took place • Assassinated Abraham Lincoln • military officer of the Union • Turning point of the Civil War • Replaced by George B. McClellan • Supreme commander of the Union Army • rights that protect someones freedom • One of the main leaders of the Union • One of the presidents during the time • A very successful general of the South • ...

Civil War 2023-10-23

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An actor, assassinated Lincoln
  2. Ate by North, Made of flour,water and salt
  3. Passed by Congress in 1850,said escaped slaves had to be returned to their owners
  4. Little lady, started the big War
  5. To finance the war,16th Amendment
  6. President of Confederacy (during the Civil War)
  7. Senator, proposed the Compromise of 1850
  8. Soft-lead bullet,very destructive
  9. Led Harper's Ferry
  10. Story of 3 slaves, Wrote by Harriet Stowe
  11. 3 day battle, 51 thousand killed or injured
  12. First state to secede from the Union
Down
  1. Won the second Battle of Bull Run
  2. Bloodiest single day battle in History
  3. Led the Union to victory
  4. Former slave, Freed over 300 slaves
  5. Withdraw,separation
  6. Person who wants to put a end to slavery
  7. Wrote by Abraham Lincoln, made to end slavery
  8. Supreme power

20 Clues: Supreme power • Led Harper's Ferry • Withdraw,separation • Led the Union to victory • An actor, assassinated Lincoln • Little lady, started the big War • Won the second Battle of Bull Run • To finance the war,16th Amendment • Soft-lead bullet,very destructive • Former slave, Freed over 300 slaves • First state to secede from the Union • Bloodiest single day battle in History • ...

Civil War 2023-10-23

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the ceremony when someone is sworn into office
  2. party made up of Northern Democrats and Free Soldiers
  3. when the pro-slavery group ransacked a city in Kansas
  4. relief from an injury or wrongdoing
  5. book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  6. man who defeated Winfield Scott in 1852 presidential election
  7. people who crossed the border to vote in the territorial elections
  8. man from Pennsylvania who proposed the Wilmot Proviso
  9. president of the Confederate States of America
Down
  1. most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850
  2. raid led by John Brown in Virginia
  3. man who beat Sumber over the head with a cane
  4. doctrine invoked by Kansas Nebraska Act
  5. man who won the South and the Republican Party election
  6. belief argued by Stephen Douglas
  7. enslaved man denied rights by Supreme Court
  8. passionate abolitionist who led multiple raids
  9. speech given by Abraham Lincoln
  10. man who took the place of Taylor after he died
  11. part of an alliance or confederacy

20 Clues: speech given by Abraham Lincoln • belief argued by Stephen Douglas • raid led by John Brown in Virginia • part of an alliance or confederacy • relief from an injury or wrongdoing • book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe • doctrine invoked by Kansas Nebraska Act • enslaved man denied rights by Supreme Court • man who beat Sumber over the head with a cane • ...

Civil War 2023-10-23

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A theory or position on an issue
  2. John Browns abolitionists raided an arsenal so they could arm slaves for an uprising
  3. 16th President, Republican lawyer who had served one term in the House of Representatives, eight years in the state legislature,
  4. Senator from Michigan
  5. They wanted to keep new territories and states free of slavery
  6. Free slave denied by supreme court
  7. Relief from an injury or wrongdoing
  8. Essay written by Henry David Thoreau on the idea that people should refuse to follow the laws of a government when they seem unjust
  9. Some Southern states threatened to secede when California applied to the Union as a free state
  10. First shots fired here
  11. Required Northern citizens to cooperate with and assist slave catcher
  12. Having to do with an inauguration, the ceremony at which someone is sworn into office
  13. Led a group in the Pottawatomie Creek Massacre of pro-slavery Kansans
  14. The Great Compromiser
Down
  1. Inspired to write the book Uncle Tom's Cabin
  2. Drop out of the Union
  3. Authority of the people
  4. Someone who dies for his or her beliefs
  5. Suggested that slavery be banned in any territory acquired through the Mexican Cession
  6. Part of an alliance or confederacy
  7. To pillage and plunder
  8. A part of a law that restricts something
  9. A tough,lawless person; a bully

23 Clues: Drop out of the Union • Senator from Michigan • The Great Compromiser • To pillage and plunder • First shots fired here • Authority of the people • A tough,lawless person; a bully • A theory or position on an issue • Part of an alliance or confederacy • Free slave denied by supreme court • Relief from an injury or wrongdoing • Someone who dies for his or her beliefs • ...

Civil War 2023-10-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Democratic candidate in election of 1852
  2. A part of a law that restricts something
  3. His campaign slogan was, "Free soil, Free men."
  4. A raid led again by John Brown
  5. What lincoln gave on March 4, 1861
  6. Beat Charles sumner with a cane
  7. Proposed the compromise of 1850
  8. What the southern states did to leave the union
  9. Authority of the people
Down
  1. An abolitionist who wrote uncle tom's cabin
  2. Restored order to bleeding Kansas
  3. A passionate abolitionist who incited a massacre
  4. Took President taylor's place
  5. Ran against Stephen Douglas
  6. Won the election of 1848
  7. Party that eventually combined with the Northern Democrats to create the Republican party.
  8. Former slave who went to court for his freedom
  9. To pillage and plunder
  10. A tough, lawless person
  11. Relief from an injury or wrongdoing

20 Clues: To pillage and plunder • A tough, lawless person • Authority of the people • Won the election of 1848 • Ran against Stephen Douglas • Took President taylor's place • A raid led again by John Brown • Beat Charles sumner with a cane • Proposed the compromise of 1850 • Restored order to bleeding Kansas • What lincoln gave on March 4, 1861 • Relief from an injury or wrongdoing • ...

Civil War 2023-10-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. most influential novels of the 19th century
  2. most controversial part of the compromise
  3. was hanged for treason and murder
  4. relief from an injury or wrongdoing
  5. the ceremony at which someone is sworn into office
  6. someone who dies for his or hers beliefs
  7. a tough, lawless person; a bully
  8. they wanted to keep new territories and states free from slavery
  9. a theory or position on an issue
  10. was nominated for president for the Republican party
  11. the date Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated
Down
  1. slavery be banned in any territory acquired through the Mexican Cession
  2. he believed slavery should be slaver should be banned everywhere
  3. wanted to build a railroad from Chicago to the Pacific
  4. was elected president after the Confederate states of America was established
  5. was nominated for president for the Democratic party
  6. drop out of the union, wouldn't be apart of the U.S.
  7. beat Sumner over the head with a cane
  8. part of an alliance or confederacy
  9. took place as president after Taylor died

20 Clues: a tough, lawless person; a bully • a theory or position on an issue • was hanged for treason and murder • part of an alliance or confederacy • relief from an injury or wrongdoing • beat Sumner over the head with a cane • someone who dies for his or hers beliefs • the date Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated • most controversial part of the compromise • ...

Civil War 2024-01-06

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A town or city with a harbor where ships load or unload.
  2. To put an end to.
  3. The North, the portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.
  4. Tax on goods
  5. To make changes in order to improve something.
  6. Can not be stopped.
  7. To supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose.
  8. To enroll or join, usually voluntarily.
  9. To formally withdraw or leave.
  10. The state of being enslaved
  11. The state of being owned by someone
  12. Widespread and severe damage
  13. To be against.
Down
  1. The authority of a state or territory to govern itself.
  2. A person who favored ending slavery or the abolition of slavery.
  3. The study of the surface of the land or the landforms and features of an area.
  4. To go along or join in action.
  5. To prevent people or goods from entering or leaving a place
  6. To fail or come to an end suddenly
  7. Greatest
  8. To keep different groups of people separate from each other.
  9. The South, the portion of the country that seceded from the federal government.
  10. To force back.
  11. Entry of an armed force into another area.
  12. To keep protected from harm.

25 Clues: Greatest • Tax on goods • To force back. • To be against. • To put an end to. • Can not be stopped. • The state of being enslaved • To keep protected from harm. • Widespread and severe damage • To go along or join in action. • To formally withdraw or leave. • To fail or come to an end suddenly • The state of being owned by someone • To enroll or join, usually voluntarily. • ...

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
Down
  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
Down
  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. • ...