civil war Crossword Puzzles
CIVIL WAR 2021-11-04
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- What was a crucial success for the Union
- What place had 2 major battles in it?
- What part of california did they fight in?
- Who was leader in the abolitionist movement?
- Who led the Union to victory over the confederacy in the American Civil War.?
- What side wanted to end slavery?
- Which person led the south to war?
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- What happend during April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865?
- What side wanted to keep slavery?
- What was the fourth battle during the civil war?
- Who was the president during the civil war?
- What did the north try to end?
- What was the first battle during the civil war?
- What did africans americans want for them selves?
- 23,000 men died in what place?
15 Clues: What did the north try to end? • 23,000 men died in what place? • What side wanted to end slavery? • What side wanted to keep slavery? • Which person led the south to war? • What place had 2 major battles in it? • What was a crucial success for the Union • What part of california did they fight in? • Who was the president during the civil war? • ...
CIVIL WAR 2021-11-05
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- What happend during April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865?
- Which person led the south to war?
- What side wanted to end slavery?
- What did africans americans want for them selves?
- What place had 2 major battles in it?
- What part of california did they fight in?
- Who led the Union to victory over the confederacy in the American Civil War.?
- Who was the president during the civil war?
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- What was the first battle during the civil war?
- What was the fourth battle during the civil war?
- What did the north try to end?
- 23,000 men died in what place?
- What side wanted to keep slavery?
- Who was leader in the abolitionist movement?
- What was a crucial success for the Union
15 Clues: What did the north try to end? • 23,000 men died in what place? • What side wanted to end slavery? • What side wanted to keep slavery? • Which person led the south to war? • What place had 2 major battles in it? • What was a crucial success for the Union • What part of california did they fight in? • Who was the president during the civil war? • ...
The Civil war 2025-04-14
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- The central issue that divided the North and South.
- Site of a major turning point battle in 1863.
- The period after the war to rebuild and reunite the nation.
- The southern states that seceded from the U.S.
- A person who wanted to end slavery.
- The northern states during the Civil War.
- A strategy used by the Union to cut off Southern ports.
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- The location where the Civil War officially ended.
- The act of freeing enslaved people.
- A type of armored warship used in the Civil War.
- Commander of the Confederate Army.
- The bloodiest single-day battle in American history.
- Union general who accepted Lee’s surrender.
- U.S. president during the Civil War.
- To withdraw from a country or union.
15 Clues: Commander of the Confederate Army. • The act of freeing enslaved people. • A person who wanted to end slavery. • U.S. president during the Civil War. • To withdraw from a country or union. • The northern states during the Civil War. • Union general who accepted Lee’s surrender. • Site of a major turning point battle in 1863. • ...
Civil war 2025-04-15
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- – The central issue that divided the North and South.
- Site of a major turning point battle in 1863.
- – The period after the war to rebuild and reunite the nation.
- – The southern states that seceded from the U.S.
- – A person who wanted to end slavery.
- – The northern states during the Civil War.
- – A strategy used by the Union to cut off Southern ports.
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- – The location where the Civil War officially ended.
- – The act of freeing enslaved people.
- – A type of armored warship used in the Civil War.
- – Commander of the Confederate Army.
- – The bloodiest single-day battle in American history.
- – Union general who accepted Lee’s surrender.
- – U.S. president during the Civil War.
- – To withdraw from a country or union.
15 Clues: – Commander of the Confederate Army. • – The act of freeing enslaved people. • – A person who wanted to end slavery. • – U.S. president during the Civil War. • – To withdraw from a country or union. • – The northern states during the Civil War. • Site of a major turning point battle in 1863. • – Union general who accepted Lee’s surrender. • ...
Unit 10: Reconstruction Introduction Crossword 2025-02-23
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- John Wilkes _____ was the Southern actor who killed President Lincoln
- Newly freed slaves were known by this term
- One of the main reasons the Civil War was fought
- Confederate states had to write new state _____________s
- The Side that lost the Civil War
- Southern governments were once again lead by wealthy former ________, the same people as before
- This amendment abolished slavery once and for all in America
- the home state of President Andrew Johnson
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- The period of time after the Civil War when Southern states were brought back into the Union
- Southern states passed "black _____" to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans
- President Andrew Johnson was the first president to be ________ed by Congress
- Last name of the man who became president after the death of Lincoln
- Last name of the president during the Civil War
- Confederate states had to repeal this act
- The Freedmen's ______ was designed to provide food and medical care to freed people
- The effectiveness of the Freedmen's Bureau was limited by ______ refusing to take land from plantation owners
- The side that won the Civil War
17 Clues: The side that won the Civil War • The Side that lost the Civil War • Confederate states had to repeal this act • Newly freed slaves were known by this term • the home state of President Andrew Johnson • Last name of the president during the Civil War • One of the main reasons the Civil War was fought • Confederate states had to write new state _____________s • ...
War/Reconstruction Era 2017-05-22
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- A slave that runs away from their master.
- Crops grown for money rather than food.
- President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
- Withdrawal from the federal government.
- Discriminatory laws passed by states to restrict black's rights.
- A law that ended slavery in all the American colonies.
- A term used to describe the the time after the Civil War when the south needed to be "rebuilt".
- Document that freed all slaves within the United States.
- The man who murdered Abraham Lincoln.
- Large farm where cash crops are grown.
- The location that Lincoln was assassinated at.
- Discrimination directed at someone due to their race.
- A state of armed conflict between two nations or within one nation.
- State of bondage where minorities are owned by other people and forced to work.
- Reform movement that strived to obtain slave's rights.
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- The law that states that the government cannot restrict citizens of their natural rights.
- Separation of a group from the dominant majority.
- A network of secret routes used by slaves.
- American general that commanded the confederate army in the Civil War.
- 16th president of the U.S,led through Civil War.
- Internal conflict fought on American soil.
- Many states in the south seceded to make this country.
- The first black senator voted into office.
- Political party that was created to prevent the spread of slavery.
- The part of the country that stayed loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.
25 Clues: The man who murdered Abraham Lincoln. • Large farm where cash crops are grown. • Crops grown for money rather than food. • Withdrawal from the federal government. • A slave that runs away from their master. • A network of secret routes used by slaves. • Internal conflict fought on American soil. • The first black senator voted into office. • ...
Ch 4 American History 2023-10-20
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- the city under siege for 9 months
- union war plan by Winfield Scott
- abolished slavery
- a reading and writing test formerly used in some Southern states to prevent African Americans form voting
- 16th president; president during the Civil War
- "separate, but not equal"
- laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves
- photographer during the Civil War
- a negative term for Northern who moved to the South after the Civil War
- warships covered with protective iron plates
- a government in which the people rule by their own consent
- a sum of money to be paid before a person could vote
- first and only Confederate president
- bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- a radical republican
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- tax paid to the state, federal, and local government based on income earned over the past year
- a law to disqualify African Americans voters by allowing the vote only to men whose fathers and grandfathers had vote before 1866 and 1867
- known as the "KKK"
- states created laws to segregate blacks from whites in the South, violence against blacks was widespread
- a negative term for a Southern white who supported the Republican Party after the Civil War
- a system in which a farmer tends to a portion of a planters land in return for a share of the crop
- he created the cotton gin
- Missouri, Tennessee, Maryland, Delaware
- the date the Confederates forces surrender at Vicksburg
- capital of Virginia
25 Clues: abolished slavery • known as the "KKK" • capital of Virginia • a radical republican • "separate, but not equal" • he created the cotton gin • union war plan by Winfield Scott • the city under siege for 9 months • photographer during the Civil War • bloodiest battle of the Civil War • first and only Confederate president • Missouri, Tennessee, Maryland, Delaware • ...
The Civil War 2016-05-02
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- (1861) the first federal income tax in American history; used to raise money for the Union
- drafting men for military service
- Confederate general at Fort Sumter and First Bull Run
- (Confederate victory) the start of the Civil War
- ("Copperheads") favored ending the war, whether it meant welcoming the seceded states back into the Union along with slavery or letting the southern states remain separate
- (Union victory) cut off railroad supply line to the capital at Richmond; Lee retreated and Confederate government officials evacuated Richmond
- a Confederate corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia; earned his nickname at First Bull Run; shot by friendly fire at Chancellorsville and died from pneumonia
- (Union victory) more casualties than any other battle in the Civil War; often considered the turning point in the war
- Confederate commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia; earned victories at the Battle of Seven Days, Second Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville; surrendered at Appomattox Court House
- Confederate commander of the Western Department of the Confederate Army; killed in the Battle of Shiloh
- President of the United States of America during the Civil War; issued the Emancipation Proclamation; assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865
- (Union victory) Union gained control of the Mississippi River; cut off Confederate communications and supplies from west of the Mississippi River; often considered the turning point in the war along with Gettysburg
- (November 19, 1863) three-minute speech given by Lincoln at a dedication speech for a battlefield cemetery; regarded as one of the finest speeches of all time
- Winfield Scott's plan to blockade Confederate ports, take control of the Mississippi River, and capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, VA
- a war between citizens of the same country fighting for control over that country
- (Union victory) victory helped Lincoln win the election of 1864; Sherman burned almost the entire city before starting his March to the Sea
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- (1863) law drafting Union men ages 20-45 for 3 years of military service; each state had a quota of soldiers to provide
- commanding general of the Union army for the latter half of the Civil War
- (Union victory) the surrender of General Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia; signaled the beginning of the end of the Civil War
- (Confederate victory) the first major land battle of the Civil War; General Thomas Jackson earned the nickname "Stonewall"
- Union general famous for his "total war" strategy in the Atlanta Campaign
- members of Lincoln's own party who criticized Lincoln for making the war about preserving the Union rather than about slavery
- the first meeting of ironclads in the Civil War; navies would shift from wooden ships to ironclads after the battle
- (April 14, 1865) assassinated Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington
- executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln which declared all slaves in the Confederate states to be free if those states did not return to the Union by the end of the year
- (Union victory) the bloodiest day of the Civil War; Lincoln soon after issued the Emancipation Proclamation
- failed maneuver by Confederate soldiers on Union soldiers positioned on high ground on the final day of the Battle of Gettysburg
- commanding general of the Union army at the start of the Civil War; created the Anaconda Plan
- President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War
- commanding general of the Union army for a short period; nominated by the Democrats to run against Lincoln in the election of 1864
- the southern region of the United States which broke away, forming their own nation; often called the "rebels"
31 Clues: drafting men for military service • (Confederate victory) the start of the Civil War • Confederate general at Fort Sumter and First Bull Run • President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War • commanding general of the Union army for the latter half of the Civil War • Union general famous for his "total war" strategy in the Atlanta Campaign • ...
Civil War Vocab 2023-02-02
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- first major battle of the civil war
- when 11 former states withdrew from the union
- battle in Pennsylvania ("turning point")
- war tactic used by union to prevent trading for the south in their ports
- states under president power during civil war
- system where landlord allowed payment from tenant through crops
- bloodiest battle in civil war
- Former enslaved person who has been released
- alliance that went against the union
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- american commander, known for trial of tears
- 16th President of the U.S.
- northerns trying to profit from the south after the civil war
- Issued in 1865 by Abraham Lincoln
- article in the constitution
14 Clues: 16th President of the U.S. • article in the constitution • bloodiest battle in civil war • Issued in 1865 by Abraham Lincoln • first major battle of the civil war • alliance that went against the union • battle in Pennsylvania ("turning point") • american commander, known for trial of tears • Former enslaved person who has been released • ...
Kaiya Nakamoto 2025-05-16
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- The industry being dominated by machine manufacturing
- Where genral Lee surrenderd
- rebuilding the southern states after the civil war
- 16th President of the U.S.
- the assassin of Abe Lincoln
- 7th U.S. President
- Relocation of native tribes to west of the Mississippi River
- Laws after the Civil War that restricted the rights of newly freed African Americans
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- a machine for separating cotton from its seeds.
- abolished slavery
- Union general during the Civil War
- Conferate general during the Civil War
- where Lincoln got assassinated
- a federal agency created in 1865 to assist former slaves and poor whites in the South after the Civil War
- between War the country
15 Clues: abolished slavery • 7th U.S. President • between War the country • 16th President of the U.S. • Where genral Lee surrenderd • the assassin of Abe Lincoln • where Lincoln got assassinated • Union general during the Civil War • Conferate general during the Civil War • a machine for separating cotton from its seeds. • rebuilding the southern states after the civil war • ...
The Battle of Antietam 2025-03-31
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- He was the 16th president of the United States
- The bloodiest battle during the Civil War
- The attack on Fort_____in 1861 officially began the Civil War
- A woman who worked as a nurse during the Civil War
- Jackson This Confederate leader engaged the Union near Miller's cornfield
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- Union troops aimed to attack at this church first during the battle
- Sumter The first shots of the Civil War were fired at this fort in April 1861
- The idea that people are free from slavery
- Stop someone from getting or seeing something
- When someone declares or says something
- His actions prevented a potential Confederate victory on Union territory
- She became a Union spy and led slaves to freedom
- The____Amendment abolished slavery throughout the United States
- Take a chance on someone or something
- General Robert E. Lee decided to march his army into _____, marking their first entry onto Union soil
- The battle at Antietam became one of the most____confrontations of the Civil War
16 Clues: Take a chance on someone or something • When someone declares or says something • The bloodiest battle during the Civil War • The idea that people are free from slavery • Stop someone from getting or seeing something • He was the 16th president of the United States • She became a Union spy and led slaves to freedom • A woman who worked as a nurse during the Civil War • ...
Ch 4 American History 2023-10-20
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- a government in which the people rule by their own consent
- first and only Confederate president
- 16th president; president during the Civil War
- capital of Virginia
- states created laws to segregate blacks from whites in the South, violence against blacks was widespread
- known as the "KKK"
- photographer during the Civil War
- laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves
- a reading and writing test formerly used in some Southern states to prevent African Americans form voting
- tax paid to the state, federal, and local government based on income earned over the past year
- a negative term for Northern who moved to the South after the Civil War
- a system in which a farmer tends to a portion of a planters land in return for a share of the crop
- a law to disqualify African Americans voters by allowing the vote only to men whose fathers and grandfathers had vote before 1866 and 1867
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- "separate, but not equal"
- the date the Confederates forces surrender at Vicksburg
- abolished slavery
- warships covered with protective iron plates
- a radical republican
- bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- Missouri, Tennessee, Maryland, Delaware
- a sum of money to be paid before a person could vote
- he created the cotton gin
- union war plan by Winfield Scott
- the city under siege for 9 months
- a negative term for a Southern white who supported the Republican Party after the Civil War
25 Clues: abolished slavery • known as the "KKK" • capital of Virginia • a radical republican • "separate, but not equal" • he created the cotton gin • union war plan by Winfield Scott • bloodiest battle of the Civil War • photographer during the Civil War • the city under siege for 9 months • first and only Confederate president • Missouri, Tennessee, Maryland, Delaware • ...
Crossword Assigment 2022-10-27
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- - Located at the mississipi river
- Barton - Risked her life to bring supplies to soldiers in the fileds during the civil war
- - The deadliest one-day battle in american miltiary history
- (what is it? What could wealthy people do on both sides?)
- - Where Robert E Lee Surrendered
- Inaugural Address significance- Called out slavery as the reason for war
- of 1850 - The Fugative Slave act was ammended and the slave trade in Washington D.C was Abolished.
- Wilkes Booth - Assassion of Aberham Lincon
- Tom’s Cabin - One of the best selling books of the 1900’s about Slavery and Shared the ideas of injustices in Slavery
- debates (what did this do for Lincoln?) - It Reincigorated Lincons Political Career and shot him into the spotlight
- E Lee - Robert E Lee commanded the army of Northern Virginia and the most sucsessful enemy during the civil war
- - The Battlefeild & the place of the turning point of the civil war
- – deadly landscape if the civil war
- Brady - photographer of the civil war
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- - used to destroy ships
- to the Sea (who led it? What kind of war is this?)
- Compromise (3 parts and how did Thomas Jefferson feel about it?) -
- Compromise - When there was unsuccessful proposal to enshrine slavery
- Act (what did it do and what was the result?) - Repealed the Missouri Compromise and created new territories for Popular Sovereignty
- Plan - To restrict the south of new supplies and force them to abolish slavery
- Address significance - invoked the Principles of human equaltiy
- Proclamation (who was freed and what part of the world would not help the Confederacy because of this?) - They freed slaves for a miltiary mesure so the south wouldnt get upset
- Sumner Caning - This is when A Pro slavery Democrat from the south used a walking cane to attack senator Charles Sumner
- of 1860 (who won and what did it lead to?) - Abe Lincon Won the Election and this lead to the civil war.
- Brown’s raid - The death of 16 men during the raid of a Federal army in virginia
- Sumter - The site of the first battle of the civil war
- Scott court case result- Upheld Slavery in the United States and denied the lagality of Black citizenship in America aswell as the Missouri act as unconstitonial
- Grant -
- Run - the first land battle of the civil war
- Ball - The Long range accuarcy on the
30 Clues: Grant - • - used to destroy ships • - Where Robert E Lee Surrendered • - Located at the mississipi river • – deadly landscape if the civil war • Ball - The Long range accuarcy on the • Brady - photographer of the civil war • Wilkes Booth - Assassion of Aberham Lincon • Run - the first land battle of the civil war • to the Sea (who led it? What kind of war is this?) • ...
Civil war crossword 2018-03-08
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- The former gov. of Texas, was forced to resign after refusing to pledge to confederacy.
- To break apart or fall down suddenly
- The first shots fired in the civil war between the union and the confederacy
- A coarse, loosely woven, homemade fabric
- No soldier can be quartered into any civilian house during wartime or peace.
- Right to bear arms
- Union president elected in 1860.
- Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petitioning.
- A famous confederate calvary unit, they had to bring everything but horses.
- Forced enrollment into the military.
- Of central importance.
- To make payment for something
- An area that was very important to the union as it would allow them to travel into central Texas.
- To cause something to continue without changing
- As a whole or in general.
- A person who supported the union during the civil war.
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- The main Union general during the civil war.
- What the union put on the confederate ports during the civil war.
- The civilian world in wartime.
- No unreasonable search or seizure without fair reason.
- The position that the federal government should not interfere with states exercising their constitutional powers.
- What the southern states did from the union.
- The president of the confederacy during the civil war.
- The economy in the south was based off of __________ and slavery.
- focus on the interests of ones own region
- A member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals.
- The main Confederate general during the civil war.
- A local law or piece of legislation
- Free from outside control, self governing
- Drug used for fighting malaria and fevers.
30 Clues: Right to bear arms • Of central importance. • As a whole or in general. • To make payment for something • The civilian world in wartime. • Union president elected in 1860. • A local law or piece of legislation • To break apart or fall down suddenly • Forced enrollment into the military. • A coarse, loosely woven, homemade fabric • focus on the interests of ones own region • ...
The Civil War (Nathan Aguero) 2017-02-21
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- one of the advantages of the north.
- final major military action in the vicksburg campaign.
- another advantage of the north.
- july 1st-3rd 1863 union leaders defended general lee. a turning point battle during the civil war.
- a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
- president during the civil war.
- during the civil war, the union came to mean the government and armies of the north.
- a special order by president lincoln on January 1st, 1863 declaring slaves in confederate sates to be free
- Maryland, September 16-18, 1862 bloodiest single day in American military history, 23,000 died.
- general for the confederacy.
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- South Carolina, April 12-14, 1861,start of the civil war.
- the savannah campaign.
- a change to the Constitution (1865) that abolished slavery in US (made it illegal)
- general for the union later became 18th president.
- was an American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865.
- president of the confederacy.
- founded by clara barton in 1881.
- separate from union.
- one of the last battles of the civil war, April 9, 1865.
- another name for the confederate states of america, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the union
- the war that divides america in the 1860s.
- Union strategy to conquer south.
22 Clues: separate from union. • the savannah campaign. • general for the confederacy. • president of the confederacy. • another advantage of the north. • president during the civil war. • founded by clara barton in 1881. • Union strategy to conquer south. • one of the advantages of the north. • the war that divides america in the 1860s. • ...
Reconstruction Crossword 2022-02-28
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- President Johnson who never lost an election and couldn’t do this until he was 20 years old
- Amendment added to the Constitution that gave citizens equal protection under the law
- Many Republicans thought President Johnson was this
- House of Representatives did this to President Johnson during his presidency
- War that divided America and ended in 1865 (two words no spaces)
- Person who taught Andrew Jackson how to write in his 20s
- Last name of man who opposed slavery and helped with Johnson impeachment
- Last name of U.S President during Civil War
- College Thadeus Stevens graduated from in 1814
- Amendment gave male Africans the right to vote
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- During Reconstruction, many people thought this should happen to Confederate leaders
- Many of these remained after Civil War, who would do the work of slaves that were free
- President Johnson was not afraid to use this presidential power
- Horrible event involving Africans forced to work on plantations that ended after Civil War
- Amendment added to Constitution that abolished slavery in all states
- Last name of U.S President after Lincoln
- Type of foot Thadeus Stevens had
- time period following the Civil War
- Reconstruction Act did this to the south
- Term given to some Republicans after Civil War who wanted South to be punished; they thought blacks were entitled to same political rights as whites
- Both Presidents Lincoln and Johnson and Stevens grew up in this way
21 Clues: Type of foot Thadeus Stevens had • time period following the Civil War • Last name of U.S President after Lincoln • Reconstruction Act did this to the south • Last name of U.S President during Civil War • College Thadeus Stevens graduated from in 1814 • Amendment gave male Africans the right to vote • Many Republicans thought President Johnson was this • ...
Ch 4 American History 2023-10-20
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- the city under siege for 9 months
- union war plan by Winfield Scott
- abolished slavery
- a reading and writing test formerly used in some Southern states to prevent African Americans form voting
- 16th president; president during the Civil War
- "separate, but not equal"
- laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves
- photographer during the Civil War
- a negative term for Northern who moved to the South after the Civil War
- warships covered with protective iron plates
- a government in which the people rule by their own consent
- a sum of money to be paid before a person could vote
- first and only Confederate president
- bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- a radical republican
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- tax paid to the state, federal, and local government based on income earned over the past year
- a law to disqualify African Americans voters by allowing the vote only to men whose fathers and grandfathers had vote before 1866 and 1867
- known as the "KKK"
- states created laws to segregate blacks from whites in the South, violence against blacks was widespread
- a negative term for a Southern white who supported the Republican Party after the Civil War
- a system in which a farmer tends to a portion of a planters land in return for a share of the crop
- he created the cotton gin
- Missouri, Tennessee, Maryland, Delaware
- the date the Confederates forces surrender at Vicksburg
- capital of Virginia
25 Clues: abolished slavery • known as the "KKK" • capital of Virginia • a radical republican • "separate, but not equal" • he created the cotton gin • union war plan by Winfield Scott • the city under siege for 9 months • photographer during the Civil War • bloodiest battle of the Civil War • first and only Confederate president • Missouri, Tennessee, Maryland, Delaware • ...
Chapter 4 American History 2023-10-20
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- Lincoln wanted to___
- Capital of the confederacy
- Equal rights
- Lincoln was a___
- War Hero
- General of the confederacy
- First shots fired
- Turning point of civil war
- Johnson reconstruction plan was more__
- Lincolns plans for reconstruction
- First state to secede
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- Scott Winfiled
- Freed slaves
- African Americans right to vote
- cautious
- Warships covered in ironplates
- Andrew Johnson was a ___
- __went up in flames
- Thaddeus Stevens was a__
- Lincolns main goal
- Bloodiest war
- was a radical republican
- Assasinated lincoln
- First marked the civil war
- The confederacy was in __
- __was a border state
26 Clues: cautious • War Hero • Freed slaves • Equal rights • Bloodiest war • Scott Winfiled • Lincoln was a___ • First shots fired • Lincolns main goal • __went up in flames • Assasinated lincoln • Lincoln wanted to___ • __was a border state • First state to secede • Andrew Johnson was a ___ • Thaddeus Stevens was a__ • was a radical republican • The confederacy was in __ • Capital of the confederacy • ...
Civil War Vocab 2023-03-07
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- Ending slavery
- Freeing of slaves
- The civil war president
- Soldiers on foot
- The involuntary service of others
- The south
- A stopping point at land or sea to stop enemies
- Large Firearms
- After the war
- To give up on a war
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- Killing of a high official
- The north
- The most famous civil war battle
- An unexpected attack
- The plan of cutting out the south
- A wounded or killed soldier in battle
- Soldiers at sea
- To leave the union
- A nickname for union soldiers
- A small fight
20 Clues: The north • The south • A small fight • After the war • Ending slavery • Large Firearms • Soldiers at sea • Soldiers on foot • Freeing of slaves • To leave the union • To give up on a war • An unexpected attack • The civil war president • Killing of a high official • A nickname for union soldiers • The most famous civil war battle • The plan of cutting out the south • ...
Unit 5: A Changing America & the Civil War 2025-02-16
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- formally leaving a group
- complete control of others
- separates seed from cotton
- granted to Nevada in 1964
- time period before Civil War
- ending slavery
- Supreme Court said slaves not citizens
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- giving up something to get something
- change to the Constitution
- led a slave revolt
- site of Civil War beginning
- _____ railroad
- site of Civil War end
- extreme abolitionist
- plan to blockade the South
15 Clues: _____ railroad • ending slavery • led a slave revolt • extreme abolitionist • site of Civil War end • formally leaving a group • granted to Nevada in 1964 • complete control of others • change to the Constitution • plan to blockade the South • separates seed from cotton • site of Civil War beginning • time period before Civil War • giving up something to get something • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-10-19
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- the bloodiest battle of the civil war
- the main goal of the north at the beginning of the war was to _______ the union
- The main strategy of the union
- who was the president of the union during the civil war
- the bloodiest single day in U.S. history
- the overall winner of the civil war
- the states between the north and south
- the south wanted to_______ their way of life
- the nickname given to the south by the north
- the man considered to be the president of the confederacy
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- the first state to leave the union
- the 18th president of the United States
- an act issued by Abraham Lincoln abolishing slavery in the south
- the man who led a group of soldiers that held a strong position on the far left of Little Round Top during The Battle Of Gettysbur
- the founder of the American Red Cross
- the battle that started the civil war
- the south’s main labor force
- the nickname given to the north by the south
- the confederacy’s top ranking military general
19 Clues: the south’s main labor force • The main strategy of the union • the first state to leave the union • the overall winner of the civil war • the bloodiest battle of the civil war • the founder of the American Red Cross • the battle that started the civil war • the states between the north and south • the 18th president of the United States • ...
Civil War 2024-11-21
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- Famous who abolitionist escaped slavery and wrote an Autobiography
- Famous speech delivered by Lincoln, after the Civil War
- Last battle of the Civil War
- Idea that the United States was destined by God to expand and control North America.
- Famous speech that declared the foundation of the Confederacy
- First state to secede from the United States
- Famous anti-slavery newspaper
- A marked period of violence due to the Missouri Compromise
- Allowed new territories joining as states to decide if they would allow slavery
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- Famous abolitionist who aided runaway slaves on the Underground railroad and served as a spy during the Civil War
- Famous battle that turned the outcome of the War
- A law that prevented abolitionist from aiding runaway slaves, and forced captured runaway slaves back to the south.
- Famous president during the Civil War
- Famous abolitionist and women's right activist who escaped slavery
- A war between the seceded states and the United States, over state's rights and slavery.
- A group of states that left the United States
- Freed slaves who were in the Confederacy
- Anti-slavery group
- states in the north who were loyal to the United States
19 Clues: Anti-slavery group • Last battle of the Civil War • Famous anti-slavery newspaper • Famous president during the Civil War • Freed slaves who were in the Confederacy • First state to secede from the United States • A group of states that left the United States • Famous battle that turned the outcome of the War • Famous speech delivered by Lincoln, after the Civil War • ...
3 2024-04-03
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- this was the main impact on African Americans with the end of Reconstruction
- granted citizenship to former slaves
- they gained power in the south because of scandals and the Panic of 1873
- the country we got land from to complete Manifest Destiny
- what problem 3 pre-war compromises tried to solve
- freed the slaves
- granted the right to vote to former slaves
- the power of the federal government did this because of the Civil War
- line under PA that divided North and South
- what states disregarded that led to tension before the Civil War
- this was Lincoln's early goal in the Civil War
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- this was set up to help former slaves in the south
- what was Dred Scott asking for?
- this convinced many northerners to help runaways
- this speech reinforced the principles the nation was founded on
- belief God wanted the US to spread from sea to sea
- his court case said slaves were not citizens
- this order changed why the Civil War was being fought
- this helped slaves escape north
19 Clues: freed the slaves • what was Dred Scott asking for? • this helped slaves escape north • granted citizenship to former slaves • granted the right to vote to former slaves • line under PA that divided North and South • his court case said slaves were not citizens • this was Lincoln's early goal in the Civil War • this convinced many northerners to help runaways • ...
Civil War Cross word Zepps 2023-04-06
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- When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
- A nick for a person who had a stone face in the civil war.
- A nickname for the South.
- Commutation A commutation was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army. This angered poorer people who could not pay the fee and had no choice but to fight. An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
- A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
- A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
- Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
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- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- Was One of the best generals in the civil war.
- Before the battle occurs.
- A person who wants to end slavery.
- One who kills for money.
- A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
- A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- Soldiers on foot.
- A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
- The side of an army or military unit.
- Last name of the girl who started the red cross.
- A cap worn by Civil War soldiers(Bonus).
21 Clues: Soldiers on foot. • One who kills for money. • Before the battle occurs. • A nickname for the South. • A person who wants to end slavery. • The side of an army or military unit. • A cap worn by Civil War soldiers(Bonus). • Was One of the best generals in the civil war. • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • Last name of the girl who started the red cross. • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle Title 2023-05-10
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- First Solider to die at the civl war
- Won the Civil war
- Where the bloodiest battle of the civil war was held
- Group of people that wanted independence
- The month the Civil war started and ended
- Marked the offical beggining of the civil war
- Was ablolished nation wide after the war
- The president during the civil war
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- General of the Union army
- Wars greatest engagment
- Seperated slave states and free states
- General of the Confederat army
- Group of people that wanted to protect slavery
- The side of the USA in which the Confederate army was on
- The side of the USA in which the Union army was on
15 Clues: Won the Civil war • Wars greatest engagment • General of the Union army • General of the Confederat army • The president during the civil war • First Solider to die at the civl war • Seperated slave states and free states • Group of people that wanted independence • Was ablolished nation wide after the war • The month the Civil war started and ended • ...
Civil War 2021-11-02
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- Northern troops, or Union soldiers, were also called this
- A common food eaten by soldiers.
- The winner of the Civil War.
- A Union general who was overly cautious - to Lincoln's disliking.
- The number of years the Civil War lasted.
- This act made all men between the ages of 20 and 45 liable to be called for military service.
- The bloodiest day of battle in the Civil War.
- Lincoln gives a heartfelt speech to honor the soldiers that died there.
- Warships covered with protective iron plates.
- They served as spies, took over businesses while the men were away, ran farms and plantations worked in fields, factories, and the government and formed groups to send supplies to troops.
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- The place where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9th, 1865.
- Granted freedom to all African Americans in areas of rebellion against the Union in 1863.
- Soldiers spent up to 10 hours a day doing this.
- The capital of the Confederates.
- The North's most important advantage in the Civil War.
- The Civil War originally was about keeping the Union together, but eventually changed into a fight to end this.
- The capital of the Union.
- Confederate president.
18 Clues: Confederate president. • The capital of the Union. • The winner of the Civil War. • A common food eaten by soldiers. • The capital of the Confederates. • The number of years the Civil War lasted. • The bloodiest day of battle in the Civil War. • Warships covered with protective iron plates. • Soldiers spent up to 10 hours a day doing this. • ...
Historical Battles 2023-08-21
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- Early battle in the American Revolutionary War.
- Battle that ended Napoleon's rule.
- Battle with heavy casualties in World War I.
- Napoleon's victory over Russian and Austrian forces.
- Civil War battle marked by Stonewall Jackson's death.
- Decisive naval battle in the Pacific during WWII.
- Turning point in the Vietnam War.
- Naval battle during the Napoleonic Wars.
- Ancient battle of Spartans against Persians.
- Final battle of the American Revolutionary War.
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- Battle that led to Norman conquest of England.
- English victory during the Hundred Years' War.
- Decisive battle in World War II's Eastern Front.
- Civil War battle with high casualties.
- Historic battles in India over centuries.
- Naval battle during the Greco-Persian Wars.
- World War I battle between Germany and Russia.
- Famous battle in ancient Greece.
- English victory in the Hundred Years' War.
- Battle that ended Jacobite uprising in Scotland.
20 Clues: Famous battle in ancient Greece. • Turning point in the Vietnam War. • Battle that ended Napoleon's rule. • Civil War battle with high casualties. • Naval battle during the Napoleonic Wars. • Historic battles in India over centuries. • English victory in the Hundred Years' War. • Naval battle during the Greco-Persian Wars. • Battle with heavy casualties in World War I. • ...
Causes of the civil war 2024-04-12
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- One of the leading causes; a major conflict between the north and south
- The proclamation that made slaves free
- Rights applied to particular states
- the confederate general
- The region that supported slavery
- agricultural and pro-slavery
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- Fort in SC placed under siege
- the union general
- The man who declared that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
- Rights applied to the US as a whole
- The president during the civil war
- Front-loaded, over-the-shoulder gun
- First engagement of ironclad warships during the Civil War
- Political party based in the north
- Industrialized and anti-slavery
- the war that sparked the Emancipation proclamation
- The region that didn't support slavery
- The first major battle of the civil war
- The bloodiest battle
- Political party based in the south
20 Clues: the union general • The bloodiest battle • the confederate general • agricultural and pro-slavery • Fort in SC placed under siege • Industrialized and anti-slavery • The region that supported slavery • The president during the civil war • Political party based in the north • Political party based in the south • Rights applied to the US as a whole • ...
American History Vocab - Unit 2 2026-02-13
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- famous trade route connecting Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
- First major women's rights convention in 1848. Demands right to vote.
- reformer who worked to improve conditions for the mentally ill and prisoners.
- route taken by Mormons fleeing religious persecution to settle in Utah.
- plan by Andrew Johnson that was lenient toward the South and did not offer much protection for freed slaves.
- Escaped slave who became a famous writer, speaking against slavery abolitionists).
- term describing the time period before the Civil War (mostly referring to the South).
- Laws passed in the South immediately after the Civil War to restrict the freedom of African Americans and keep them as cheap labor.
- Small strip of land in Arizona and New Mexico bought from Mexico to build a railroad.
- famous nurse during the Civil War who later founded the American Red Cross.
- Idea that a territory could effectively ban slavery by simply refusing to pass laws that supported it. (Stephen Douglas).
- popular belief in the 1800s that a woman’s place was in the home, taking care of the house and children.
- The Union strategy to win the Civil War by "squeezing" the South: blocking their ports and taking control of the Mississippi River.
- first battle between two "ironclad" (metal-covered) ships, changing naval warfare forever.
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- first major battle of the Civil War; a victory for the South (Confederacy) proved the war would be long.
- Violent slave rebellion in Virginia. Led to stricter slave laws.
- farming system where freed slaves worked on a white owner's land in exchange for a "share" of the crops.
- set of laws to ease tension: California became a free state, but the North had to enforce the strict Fugitive Slave Act.
- Radical white abolitionist who believed in using violence to end slavery. Famous for Harpers Ferry.
- former slave who became a powerful speaker for abolition and women's rights ("Ain't I a Woman?").
- Garrison, radical white abolitionist who published the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator.
- Law required citizens in free states to help catch and return escaped slaves to their owners.
- Belief native born Americans are superior to immigrants.
- Democrats who opposed the Civil War and wanted immediate peace with the South.
- Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War, often to make money or gain political power.
- A secret hate group formed by white Southerners to terrorize African Americans and stop them from voting.
- A reformer known as the “Father of Public Education” who fought for fee schools.
- War between US and Mexico. The US won and gained huge amounts of land. (California, Nevada, Utah).
- the bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War. Gave Lincoln political strength to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
- negative term for a white Southerner who supported the Republican party and Reconstruction after the Civil War.
30 Clues: Belief native born Americans are superior to immigrants. • famous trade route connecting Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico. • Violent slave rebellion in Virginia. Led to stricter slave laws. • First major women's rights convention in 1848. Demands right to vote. • route taken by Mormons fleeing religious persecution to settle in Utah. • ...
Civil War Vocab 2023-03-07
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- Ending slavery
- Freeing of slaves
- The civil war president
- Soldiers on foot
- The involuntary service of others
- The south
- A stopping point at land or sea to stop enemies
- Large Firearms
- After the war
- To give up on a war
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- Killing of a high official
- The north
- The most famous civil war battle
- An unexpected attack
- The plan of cutting out the south
- A wounded or killed soldier in battle
- Soldiers at sea
- To leave the union
- A nickname for union soldiers
- A small fight
20 Clues: The north • The south • A small fight • After the war • Ending slavery • Large Firearms • Soldiers at sea • Soldiers on foot • Freeing of slaves • To leave the union • To give up on a war • An unexpected attack • The civil war president • Killing of a high official • A nickname for union soldiers • The most famous civil war battle • The plan of cutting out the south • ...
Civil War Vocab 2023-03-07
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- Ending slavery
- Freeing of slaves
- The civil war president
- Soldiers on foot
- The involuntary service of others
- The south
- A stopping point at land or sea to stop enemies
- Large Firearms
- After the war
- To give up on a war
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- Killing of a high official
- The north
- The most famous civil war battle
- An unexpected attack
- The plan of cutting out the south
- A wounded or killed soldier in battle
- Soldiers at sea
- To leave the union
- A nickname for union soldiers
- A small fight
20 Clues: The north • The south • A small fight • After the war • Ending slavery • Large Firearms • Soldiers at sea • Soldiers on foot • Freeing of slaves • To leave the union • To give up on a war • An unexpected attack • The civil war president • Killing of a high official • A nickname for union soldiers • The most famous civil war battle • The plan of cutting out the south • ...
Chapter 4-6 review crosswords 2021-10-15
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- permanently living in country
- 8 were tried 4 hanged l suicide 3 pardon
- most common place to farm cotton
- war about slavery
- brutal treaty for germany
- rough rider
- caused spansih american war
- led country to world war I
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- movement of 6 million African A.
- tried, hanged, arrested
- federal meat inspection
- how the other half lives
- fighting lines to protect soldiers
- 128 US citizens killed
- civil war's bloodiest day
- separate but equal
- linked atlantic and pacific ocean
- made cotton gin
- Lincoln's goal in the civil war
- standard oil company
20 Clues: rough rider • made cotton gin • war about slavery • separate but equal • standard oil company • 128 US citizens killed • tried, hanged, arrested • federal meat inspection • how the other half lives • brutal treaty for germany • civil war's bloodiest day • led country to world war I • caused spansih american war • permanently living in country • Lincoln's goal in the civil war • ...
Social Studies Crossword 2023-12-11
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- 17th President
- leader of populist party
- helped create the NAACP
- helped blacks with economic improvement
- period after civil war
- deadliest battle of War
- The desire for colonies
- Union destroys Atlanta to Savannah
- law passed in the constitution
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- Part of Comprimise of 1850
- 16th President
- First battle of War
- the Spokesman of the New South
- Building up with weapons
- Period Before Civil War
- Pride for your country
- The U.S during WWI practiced this
- Group that terrorized blacks
- To break away from Union
- a more economic south
20 Clues: 16th President • 17th President • First battle of War • a more economic south • Pride for your country • period after civil war • Period Before Civil War • helped create the NAACP • deadliest battle of War • The desire for colonies • leader of populist party • Building up with weapons • To break away from Union • Part of Comprimise of 1850 • Group that terrorized blacks • ...
SS8H5 - Civil War 2024-12-02
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- Settle a dispute by each sided making concessions.
- Last name of Union Civil War general that performed March to the Sea.
- Political powers held by individual U.S. states rather than by the federal government.
- The action of withdrawing formally form a membership of a body.
- The declared policy of a political party or group.
- Seal off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
- A formal speech delivered to an audience.
- The Northern states during the Civil War.
- The fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions.
- The public or official announcement of an important matter.
- The action of separated something into parts.
- Make legally null and void; invalidate.
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- The Southern states that seceded during the Civil War.
- A person who has been captured and imprisoned by the enemy during war.
- Practice of holding people involuntary.
- A formal and organized choice by vote of a person or political office.
- A formal discussion on a particular topic in which opposing arguments are put forward.
- An organized course of action to achieve a goal.
- War A war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country.
- 16th president of the United States, also on the penny.
20 Clues: Practice of holding people involuntary. • Make legally null and void; invalidate. • A formal speech delivered to an audience. • The Northern states during the Civil War. • The action of separated something into parts. • An organized course of action to achieve a goal. • Settle a dispute by each sided making concessions. • ...
Alyssa's crossword 2022-01-27
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- Atlanta was surrendered to this Union in this month in 1864.
- The president of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
- The Emancipation Proclamation became law on the first day of this month in 1863.
- This means to leave the Union or committ "state suicide."
- Sherman marched his army across Georgia from Atlanta to this city.
- Atlanta was vital because of its position as a center for this means of transportation during the Civil War.
- This was the bloodiest battle fought in Georgia during the Civil War.
- President of the North/Union
- The most important sales crop in the Confederacy.
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- Lincoln authorized this measure to keep southern cotton from reaching European markets during the Civil War.
- The capital of Georgia captured by Union troops in 1864.
- The Union general who captured Atlanta.
- These were the union troops in Andersonville.
- The leader of those opposed to secession at the Georgia Secessionist Convention in 1861.
- Freeing the slaves.
- The industrial center and transportation hub of Georgia during the Civil War.
16 Clues: Freeing the slaves. • President of the North/Union • The Union general who captured Atlanta. • These were the union troops in Andersonville. • The most important sales crop in the Confederacy. • The president of the Confederacy during the Civil War. • The capital of Georgia captured by Union troops in 1864. • This means to leave the Union or committ "state suicide." • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2014-12-12
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- dry crackers made of flour and salt, used as rations for soldiers during the civil war
- where a person owns and forcibly makes another person work for them
- Confederate president
- the period of time right before the Civil War
- the name of the northern states that fought against the Confederacy
- name of the southern states that seceded from the US during the Civil War
- Union president
- first battle of the Civil War, confederate victory
- feeling that one section of a country is more important or superior to the rest of the country
- the ability for states to choose if they wanted to be a slave state or a free state (2 words)
- a political party created in the 1850s; Abraham Lincoln was the first president of this party
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- a person against slavery
- separating from a country or alliance
- a person loyal to the North during the war
- famous Union general, later became President of the United States (3 words)
- the final battle where Lee surrendered (3 words)
- the most bloody, single-day battle in US history,
- famous Confederate general (3 words)
- Confederate general that had his “march to the sea”, burned down Atlanta (3 words)
- a person loyal to the South during the war
20 Clues: Union president • Confederate president • a person against slavery • famous Confederate general (3 words) • separating from a country or alliance • a person loyal to the North during the war • a person loyal to the South during the war • the period of time right before the Civil War • the final battle where Lee surrendered (3 words) • ...
Civil War 2023-12-15
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- Someone who wants to end slavery
- A famous battle that led to a famous speech
- Being more loyal to an area of the country than the country as a whole
- The winner of the Civil War
- Physical features
- The freeing of a group of people
- Willing to work together
- The amendment that ended slavery in the US
- The state where they tried popular sovereignty and lots of people died
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- The Battle that led to the Emancipation Proclamation
- The worker force of the South
- The U.S. President during the Civil War
- The Southern Country
- The first battle of the Civil War
- The time period after the Civil War
- A crop that makes a lot of money ie. cotton
16 Clues: Physical features • The Southern Country • Willing to work together • The winner of the Civil War • The worker force of the South • Someone who wants to end slavery • The freeing of a group of people • The first battle of the Civil War • The time period after the Civil War • The U.S. President during the Civil War • The amendment that ended slavery in the US • ...
Civil War 2017-04-12
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- Confederate general
- Believed that abolition of slavery would destroy their economy
- Led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
- President of Confederate States of US
- Believed that slavery should be abolished for moral reasons
- Former slave leading abolitionists
- Bloodiest day in Civil War
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- Believed that slavery was cruel,inhumane,and undemocratic
- Turning point in Civil War
- First battle of Civil War
- Location of Confederate surrender
- United States president during Civil War
- Union general
13 Clues: Union general • Confederate general • First battle of Civil War • Turning point in Civil War • Bloodiest day in Civil War • Location of Confederate surrender • Former slave leading abolitionists • President of Confederate States of US • United States president during Civil War • Led slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad • ...
VUS.7abc Vocabulary - The Civil War 2016-11-07
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- Confederate military commander who urged Southerners to accept defeat and unite as Americans.
- 16th President, POTUS during Civil War, insisted that the U.S. would be held together by force if necessary.
- group of eleven states that seceded from the Union, fought against the U.S. during the Civil War.
- SC rules that those of African descent brought to the U.S. were not protected under the Constitution and could never be U.S. citizens.
- Union military general, won victories over South after several failures by Union generals.
- act of a state or states withdrawing from the United States.
- bloodiest day of Civil War, first battle fought on Northern soil, won by U.S., led to Lincoln issuing Emancipation Proclamation.
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- site of Southern surrender to North.
- author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
- turning point in Civil War, won by Union in PA, famous for Pickett’s Charge.
- turned focus of war to slavery, freed slaves in Southern states, discouraged interference of foreign governments in Civil War.
- Former enslaved AA who became a prominent abolitionist and urged Lincoln to recruit former enslaved AA to fight in the Union Army.
- first confrontation of the Civil War, fought in SC.
- anti-slavery novel, depicted horrors of slavery, fueled the abolitionist cause in the 1850’s.
- made by Lincoln, set forth the North’s dual war aims of preserving the Union and abolishing slavery.
- Davis U.S. Senator who became President of the CSA
- Founded in the Northern U.S. in the 1850’s as an anti-slavery party, Lincoln was first Republican President.
17 Clues: author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. • site of Southern surrender to North. • Davis U.S. Senator who became President of the CSA • first confrontation of the Civil War, fought in SC. • act of a state or states withdrawing from the United States. • turning point in Civil War, won by Union in PA, famous for Pickett’s Charge. • ...
VUS.7abc Vocabulary - The Civil War 2016-11-07
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- author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
- made by Lincoln, set forth the North’s dual war aims of preserving the Union and abolishing slavery.
- group of eleven states that seceded from the Union, fought against the U.S. during the Civil War.
- Confederate military commander who urged Southerners to accept defeat and unite as Americans.
- Union military general, won victories over South after several failures by Union generals.
- 16th President, POTUS during Civil War, insisted that the U.S. would be held together by force if necessary.
- Founded in the Northern U.S. in the 1850’s as an anti-slavery party, Lincoln was first Republican President.
- site of Southern surrender to North.
- first confrontation of the Civil War, fought in SC.
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- turned focus of war to slavery, freed slaves in Southern states, discouraged interference of foreign governments in Civil War.
- bloodiest day of Civil War, first battle fought on Northern soil, won by U.S., led to Lincoln issuing Emancipation Proclamation.
- turning point in Civil War, won by Union in PA, famous for Pickett’s Charge.
- Former enslaved AA who became a prominent abolitionist and urged Lincoln to recruit former enslaved AA to fight in the Union Army.
- act of a state or states withdrawing from the United States.
- Davis U.S. Senator who became President of the CSA
- anti-slavery novel, depicted horrors of slavery, fueled the abolitionist cause in the 1850’s.
- SC rules that those of African descent brought to the U.S. were not protected under the Constitution and could never be U.S. citizens.
17 Clues: author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. • site of Southern surrender to North. • Davis U.S. Senator who became President of the CSA • first confrontation of the Civil War, fought in SC. • act of a state or states withdrawing from the United States. • turning point in Civil War, won by Union in PA, famous for Pickett’s Charge. • ...
Spanish Civil War 2022-11-08
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- War directly after the Spanish Civil War
- Acronym for the communist party of Spain
- Spain's most famous modernist artist
- Occupation of one of the largest strikes, in 1934.
- Extremely catholic form of Spanish Monarchism
- republican reign of terror
- Spanish fascist group
- name of the Spanish government until Nationalist victory
- The war ___ the political climate of Europe. Starts with S.
- political party of the republicans
- Theory of radical unionization by the working class to survive and influence a capitalist society
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- Name of the Spanish Royal Family prior to the Civil War.
- Hostility to religions as practiced by the Republican side of the Spanish Civil War
- Leader/dictator of the nationalist front
- Nationalist reign of terror
- Official political party of the nationalist front
- German air force used by the nationalists to bomb Republican cities
- The party more closely allied with the left
- Caused most of the financial issues that led to the war, especially prominent in the 1930s in America
- Religious subgroup of the nationalist party
- The party that started the coup
- A strike not in just one industry, but across multiple. Designed to be more effective, one of the causes for tension in the Civil War.
- Prime Minister of Spain at the beginning of the coup, leader of the Republican party
- People loyal to the Spanish republic
24 Clues: Spanish fascist group • republican reign of terror • Nationalist reign of terror • The party that started the coup • political party of the republicans • Spain's most famous modernist artist • People loyal to the Spanish republic • Leader/dictator of the nationalist front • War directly after the Spanish Civil War • Acronym for the communist party of Spain • ...
African Wars Crossword Maxwell Hines 2024-05-21
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- insurgency
- ruler within Ethiopian society
- Tigray People's Liberation Front
- People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- resulted in severe food shortages and famine in Biafra
- ethnic group
- people of southwestern nigeria
- Doctors Without Border
- a war thaterupted in 1991 and continues today
- a conflict that lasted from 2020 until 2022
- Ethiopian Red Terror
- non-governmental organization
- Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship
- a war resulted from a combination of factors
- Doctors without borders
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- war that happened in October, 1993
- A war fought over a disputed border region
- happened 1967-1970
- a concert organized in 1985
- leader of the nigerian government
- Some scholars believe that it influenced the Clinton administration's decision not to intervene in the Rwandan genocide
- US led Unified Task Force
- Eritrean People's Liberation Front
- A war for independence
- an authoritarian rule
25 Clues: insurgency • ethnic group • happened 1967-1970 • Ethiopian Red Terror • an authoritarian rule • Doctors Without Border • A war for independence • Doctors without borders • US led Unified Task Force • a concert organized in 1985 • non-governmental organization • ruler within Ethiopian society • people of southwestern nigeria • Tigray People's Liberation Front • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-03-22
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- __________ courthouse, the name of the place Lee surrendered
- the last name of the current president at the start of the Civil War
- the group of Northern states that fought against the Confederacy
- the last name of the general of the Confederate army
- _____ War, the name of the war this magazine is about
- the battle of _________, occurred on July 4, 1863
- the era following the Civil War where the South was rebuilt
- was abolished after the Civil War, the concept of owning another person and forcing them to do work.
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- the last name of the last general of the Union army during the Civil War and the 18th president
- the group of Southern states that seceded from the United States
- the capital of the Confederacy
- the group of white supremacists that arrose in the Confederacy (no spaces)
- the battle of ______, occurred from April 6-8, 1862
- the act of submitting to the enemy during a war (giving up)
- the last name of the 2nd president to head the reconstruction era, the 17th president
- _____’s great snake, the representation of the strangle hold the Union had on the Confederacy
16 Clues: the capital of the Confederacy • the battle of _________, occurred on July 4, 1863 • the battle of ______, occurred from April 6-8, 1862 • the last name of the general of the Confederate army • _____ War, the name of the war this magazine is about • the act of submitting to the enemy during a war (giving up) • ...
Civil War 2024-05-03
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- the south wanted to do this which caused the civil war
- how many years did the Civil war last
- northern army
- route used to help slaves escape
- speech lincoln gave to free the slaves
- helped slaves travel to freedom through the underground railroads
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- runaway slave that heled Abraham Lincoln
- the president during the civil war
- place where abraham lincoln gave a speech
- southern army
- slave law that forced northerners to return runaway slaves to their owners
- what the war was about
- what month the civil war started
13 Clues: southern army • northern army • what the war was about • route used to help slaves escape • what month the civil war started • the president during the civil war • how many years did the Civil war last • speech lincoln gave to free the slaves • runaway slave that heled Abraham Lincoln • place where abraham lincoln gave a speech • ...
VUS.7abc Vocabulary - The Civil War 2016-11-07
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- Founded in the Northern U.S. in the 1850’s as an anti-slavery party, Lincoln was first Republican President.
- site of Southern surrender to North.
- anti-slavery novel, depicted horrors of slavery, fueled the abolitionist cause in the 1850’s.
- turned focus of war to slavery, freed slaves in Southern states, discouraged interference of foreign governments in Civil War.
- first confrontation of the Civil War, fought in SC.
- author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
- Former enslaved AA who became a prominent abolitionist and urged Lincoln to recruit former enslaved AA to fight in the Union Army.
- SC rules that those of African descent brought to the U.S. were not protected under the Constitution and could never be U.S. citizens.
- Confederate military commander who urged Southerners to accept defeat and unite as Americans.
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- bloodiest day of Civil War, first battle fought on Northern soil, won by U.S., led to Lincoln issuing Emancipation Proclamation.
- 16th President, POTUS during Civil War, insisted that the U.S. would be held together by force if necessary.
- act of a state or states withdrawing from the United States.
- turning point in Civil War, won by Union in PA, famous for Pickett’s Charge.
- group of eleven states that seceded from the Union, fought against the U.S. during the Civil War.
- Davis U.S. Senator who became President of the CSA
- made by Lincoln, set forth the North’s dual war aims of preserving the Union and abolishing slavery.
- Union military general, won victories over South after several failures by Union generals.
17 Clues: author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. • site of Southern surrender to North. • Davis U.S. Senator who became President of the CSA • first confrontation of the Civil War, fought in SC. • act of a state or states withdrawing from the United States. • turning point in Civil War, won by Union in PA, famous for Pickett’s Charge. • ...
1960s Political Activists 2024-05-26
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- - Friedan, feminist
- - Baker, civil rights activist
- - B. Johnson, U.S. President
- - Lou Hamer, civil rights activist
- - Leary, LSD advocate
- - Hayden, anti-war activist
- - Cleaver, Black Panther
- - Zedong, Chinese leader
- - Davis, Black Panther
- - Newton, Black Panther
- - Dulles, CIA director
- - Counterculture figure
- - President after JFK
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- - McCarthy, anti-war candidate
- - Kennedy, U.S. Attorney General
- - Cleaver, Black Panther
- - Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers
- - Guevara, revolutionary
- - Carmichael, Black Power
- - Chavez, labor leader
- - Civil rights leader
- - F. Kennedy, U.S. President
- - X, human rights activist
- - Steinem, feminist
- - Ginsberg, Beat poet
25 Clues: - Friedan, feminist • - Steinem, feminist • - Leary, LSD advocate • - Civil rights leader • - Ginsberg, Beat poet • - President after JFK • - Chavez, labor leader • - Davis, Black Panther • - Dulles, CIA director • - Newton, Black Panther • - Counterculture figure • - Cleaver, Black Panther • - Guevara, revolutionary • - Cleaver, Black Panther • - Zedong, Chinese leader • ...
The Big 20 2016-02-26
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- Root of Civil War Tree- to be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening
- Formed in 1848 to oppose slavery in the territory acquired in the Mexican War; nominated Martin Van Buren for president in 1848. By 1854 most of the party’s members had joined the Republican Party. This party opposed the expansion of slavery and wanted settlers of the territory to decide whether or not to have slavery(2 words, separated by a dash in the middle)
- The economy of these states was dependent on slavery and were against the abolition of slavery.
- Root of Civil War Tree - lack of knowledge or information
- What is the name to the independent nation built up of states that were in the southern part of North America? Additionally, they won the First and Second Battle of the Bull Run.
- These states were anti-slavery and acted many times to stop slavery from continuing.
- The deal proposed by Kentucky senator Henry Clay in 1820 to resolve the slave/free imbalance in Congress that would result from Missouri’s admission as a slave state; Maine’s admission as a free state offset Missouri, and slavery was prohibited in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory north of the southern border of Missouri.(2 words together)
- A legal or economic system in which principles of property law are applied to humans allowing them to be classified as property, to be owned, bought and sold accordingly, and they cannot withdraw unilaterally from the arrangement.This is what led to the events that led to the Civil War
- Who won the Election of 1860? This election angered Confederates because they lost a voice when he was president.
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- Root of Civil War Tree - intense and selfish desire for something (food, money, power)
- Who led the Raid on Harper's Ferry? (2 words together)
- Root of Civil War Tree - evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own culture.
- Anti-slavery novel written by American author Harriet Beecher. Book showed stark realities of slavery, the brutality of slavery, helped “lay groundwork for Civil war" (3 words together, second word has 's)
- Name of the document that was designed to eliminate slavery within the land acquired as a result of the Mexican War (2 words together)
- Many people moved to this state to vote whether or not this state would be a slavery or non-slavery state, because Senator Steven Douglas from Illinois did not want to decide whether or not, the states would be free or not.
- Root of Civil War Tree - intense dislike or ill will
- Network of secret routes and safety houses for slaves to runaway to the free states (2 words together)
- This is the southern states near the Mexican border that America fought for during the Mexican American war.
- Root of Civil War Tree - prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior
- Root of Civil War Tree Synonyms: control, authority, influence, dominance.
20 Clues: Root of Civil War Tree - intense dislike or ill will • Who led the Raid on Harper's Ferry? (2 words together) • Root of Civil War Tree - lack of knowledge or information • Root of Civil War Tree Synonyms: control, authority, influence, dominance. • These states were anti-slavery and acted many times to stop slavery from continuing. • ...
Causes of the civil war 2024-04-12
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- One of the leading causes; a major conflict between the north and south
- The proclamation that made slaves free
- Rights applied to particular states
- the confederate general
- The region that supported slavery
- agricultural and pro-slavery
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- Fort in SC placed under siege
- the union general
- The man who declared that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
- Rights applied to the US as a whole
- The president during the civil war
- Front-loaded, over-the-shoulder gun
- First engagement of ironclad warships during the Civil War
- Political party based in the north
- Industrialized and anti-slavery
- the war that sparked the Emancipation proclamation
- The region that didn't support slavery
- The first major battle of the civil war
- The bloodiest battle
- Political party based in the south
20 Clues: the union general • The bloodiest battle • the confederate general • agricultural and pro-slavery • Fort in SC placed under siege • Industrialized and anti-slavery • The region that supported slavery • The president during the civil war • Political party based in the north • Political party based in the south • Rights applied to the US as a whole • ...
ally were unit 6 2020-02-21
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- slick rules that prohibit blacks rights in the south
- protect peoples rights
- 18th president
- Speech where Lincoln thanks the soldiers at the bloodiest battle field
- most influential election
- speech during second entering of office
- killing of president Lincoln on april 15
- to help the south after civil war
- most controversial election when reconstruction ended
- rebuilding of the union after civil war
- cause of misbehavior as president
- single bloodiest battle
- confederate soldier
- war that started civil war
- racist group that hated blacks
- battle that was a turning point in civil war
- 3 day battle in Pennsylvania
- attempt to weaken the south
- Union president who became confederate president
- confederate president
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- war fought within the 13 colonies
- marched down to savannah Georgia and burned everything on his way
- act where you don't have to see a judge to be locked up
- abolished slavery
- African American men can vote
- different approach than presidential reconstruction
- the southern states who decided to leave from the union
- plan by Andrew Jackson to rebuild union
- Abrahams assisgnator
- act that helped blacks get on their feet after black codes
- practice of keeping African americans as free laborers and bad treatment
- the northern states who were left after secession
32 Clues: 18th president • abolished slavery • confederate soldier • Abrahams assisgnator • confederate president • protect peoples rights • single bloodiest battle • most influential election • war that started civil war • attempt to weaken the south • 3 day battle in Pennsylvania • African American men can vote • racist group that hated blacks • war fought within the 13 colonies • ...
Confederate Memorial Day Crossword 2024-01-05
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- the end of the American Civil War
- Weapon during the American Civil War
- Total Number of Deaths During the Civil War
- The Leader of the South Military
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- the rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality.
- Common Civil War Location
- the beginning of the American Civil War
- The country American Civil War Took Place
- President during the time of the American Civil War
- The Leader of the North Military
10 Clues: Common Civil War Location • The Leader of the North Military • The Leader of the South Military • the end of the American Civil War • Weapon during the American Civil War • the beginning of the American Civil War • The country American Civil War Took Place • Total Number of Deaths During the Civil War • President during the time of the American Civil War • ...
Civil War 2019-10-16
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- He was a slave, who led a failed slave rebellion in Southampton Country, Virginia
- Participation in the battle of gettysburg
- He was a famous intellectual of his time
- He was the 16th President, He is 6’4
- best known as a commander of the confederate states army
- Skillfully reorganized union forces in the first year of the american civil war
- Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
- He was a Slave and a Social activist, served more than one master before suing from his freedom
- was appointed to fill an open senate seat by the governor of mississippi
- advocated the use of armed insurrection to overthrow the institution of slavory in the United States
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- Independent nurse during the civil war
- He was the union general during the civil war, one of the most famous military leaders in U.S history.
- Best known for her anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin
- He served as a confederate general under Robert E. Lee in the american civil war
- the youngest president in U.S. history to that point
- She was a nurse, cook and spy during the civil war. Leading slaves along the Underground Railroad was especially helpful
- She put her growing reputation as abolitionist to work during the civil war, She also help recruit black troops for the Union Army
17 Clues: He was the 16th President, He is 6’4 • Independent nurse during the civil war • Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln • He was a famous intellectual of his time • Participation in the battle of gettysburg • the youngest president in U.S. history to that point • Best known for her anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin • ...
African Wars Crossword Maxwell Hines 2024-05-21
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- insurgency
- ruler within Ethiopian society
- Tigray People's Liberation Front
- People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
- resulted in severe food shortages and famine in Biafra
- ethnic group
- people of southwestern nigeria
- Doctors Without Border
- a war thaterupted in 1991 and continues today
- a conflict that lasted from 2020 until 2022
- Ethiopian Red Terror
- non-governmental organization
- Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship
- a war resulted from a combination of factors
- Doctors without borders
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- war that happened in October, 1993
- A war fought over a disputed border region
- happened 1967-1970
- a concert organized in 1985
- leader of the nigerian government
- Some scholars believe that it influenced the Clinton administration's decision not to intervene in the Rwandan genocide
- US led Unified Task Force
- Eritrean People's Liberation Front
- A war for independence
- an authoritarian rule
25 Clues: insurgency • ethnic group • happened 1967-1970 • Ethiopian Red Terror • an authoritarian rule • Doctors Without Border • A war for independence • Doctors without borders • US led Unified Task Force • a concert organized in 1985 • non-governmental organization • ruler within Ethiopian society • people of southwestern nigeria • Tigray People's Liberation Front • ...
Civil War Part I 2024-09-05
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- Considered a border state and held in Union by
- Bloodiest day of battle of the Civil War.
- Confederate leader of the Army.
- US Army.
- help Confederates.
- because it set upon the Mississippi River.
- First Battle of the Civil War.
- Turning point of the Civil War in the East.
- Plan to defeat the Confederacy.
- war.
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- Courtyard Site of the surrender of the Confederate
- Cotton Was excuse made by Southerners to believe that the British would step in
- To leave the Union.
- To take away an opponent's ability and will to
- Davis- President of the Confederacy.
- Bull Run Taught both sides that this war was going to be a long
- S Grant "Unconditional Surrender" bulldog of
17 Clues: war. • US Army. • help Confederates. • To leave the Union. • First Battle of the Civil War. • Confederate leader of the Army. • Plan to defeat the Confederacy. • Davis- President of the Confederacy. • Bloodiest day of battle of the Civil War. • because it set upon the Mississippi River. • Turning point of the Civil War in the East. • S Grant "Unconditional Surrender" bulldog of • ...
CIVIL WAR REVIEW - CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2020-06-03
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- first shots of Civil War at Ft. ______
- warfare against military and government but also civilian population
- citizens of the North that opposed war policy/ wanted negotiated settlement with the South
- ____ (last name) surrendered to Grant at Appomattox
- 1863, U.S. government collects first _______ to help pay for war
- 3 day battle in PA, considered turning point in war for the Northern victory
- President of the Confederacy (last name)
- improvements to this type of gun made it more accurate, easier to use, and more deadly
- capital of Confederacy
- "March to the Sea" by _____ (last name) created wide path of destruction of the South
- riots broke out in North in 1863 over this
- Lincoln assassinated by _____ (last name)
- Union ____ of the Southern ports created shortages of many items
- political party of Abraham Lincoln
- battle of inexperienced soldiers; win for Confederacy in 1861
- winner of Election of 1864 (last name)
- "_____" Jackson - Confederate general who held up well under stressful situations
- enslaved people freed in states in rebellion against the U.S. via The _______ Proclamation
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- battle in which Union forces caught off guard/ strategic lessons learned
- famous female Civil War nurse (last name)
- ran against Lincoln in election 1864/ was once fired as a general by Lincoln
- Lincoln assassinated at _____ Theatre
- battle that gave Union control over Mississippi River
- _____ Address - famous Lincoln speech/ focus on equality and unity as a nationA_ used to bring a prisoner before the court - determine if imprisonment is lawful
- G. Britain remained ____ during the Civil War
- western counties of this state admitted into Union in 1863 as West ______.
- South faced ____ shortage by 1863, caused riots
- bloodiest single day battle of Civil War
- power of this increased during Civil War
- slaves in the "_____" states not freed by Emancipation Proclamation
- industry of South in major decline by end of war
- Modern weapons used in Civil War included land mines and ___________.
- Union suffered defeat at both Fredericksburg and ________, VA
- Monitor and Merrimack both ______ ships
- Union's three-part assault on the Confederacy - ____ Plan
- _____ Amendment - abolished slavery in U.S.
36 Clues: capital of Confederacy • political party of Abraham Lincoln • Lincoln assassinated at _____ Theatre • first shots of Civil War at Ft. ______ • winner of Election of 1864 (last name) • Monitor and Merrimack both ______ ships • bloodiest single day battle of Civil War • power of this increased during Civil War • President of the Confederacy (last name) • ...
Civil War Review 2025-04-13
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- This battle was the turning point for the North during the Civil War
- The main general for the South
- The main general for the North
- States that supported slavery but did not join the Confederacy
- Lincoln issued this in 1863, freeing all the slaves in the South
- Number amendment that ends slavery in the USA
- This plan was the North's major strategy for winning the War
- This was the main cause of the Civil War
- An advantage of this side was that the majority of battles fought were on their land
- A major advantage for the North
- People mainly in the North who did not support slavery
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- Battle that Lee surrenders to Grant, ending the War
- The compromise of 1850 made this state a free state
- Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that inspired many to support abolition
- Federal holiday celebrates the ending of slavery in America
- The first state to secede
- The First Battle of the Civil War
- Last name of the President of the Confederacy
- He killed 5 people in Kansas and then tried to start a slave revolt at Harpers Ferry
- The winners of the Civil War
- He won the election of 1860 and became the 16th President
21 Clues: The first state to secede • The winners of the Civil War • The main general for the South • The main general for the North • A major advantage for the North • The First Battle of the Civil War • This was the main cause of the Civil War • Last name of the President of the Confederacy • Number amendment that ends slavery in the USA • ...
Civil War 2025-04-30
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- 16th president
- a period of isolation to keep infected people away from uninfected
- lost Civil War
- small fleet
- foot soldiers
- battle that gave Union control of the Mississippi River
- 18th president
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- an individual or group blamed for the mistakes or faults of others
- one who isn't part of the military
- confederate general
- military strategy during the Civil War
- won Civil War
- held from July 1st - July 3rd
- army troops who fought on horseback
- a war in which all rules and laws of war ignored and all resources are used for defeating the enemy
15 Clues: small fleet • won Civil War • foot soldiers • 16th president • lost Civil War • 18th president • confederate general • held from July 1st - July 3rd • one who isn't part of the military • army troops who fought on horseback • military strategy during the Civil War • battle that gave Union control of the Mississippi River • ...
The Battle of Gettysburg 2015-12-14
11 Clues: disabled • an owned person • showing courage • the union army mascot • the south in the civil war • the north in the civil war • the war in 1861 through 1865 • a president during the civil war • an armed conflict between countries • the bloodiest battle during the civil war • an act of slaughtering given to something
CIVIL WAR REVIEW - CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2020-06-03
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- Lincoln assassinated at _____ Theatre
- slaves in the "_____" states not freed by Emancipation Proclamation
- industry of South in major decline by end of war
- battle that gave Union control over Mississippi River
- western counties of this state admitted into Union in 1863 as West ______.
- first shots of Civil War at Ft. ______
- "March to the Sea" by _____ (last name) created wide path of destruction of the South
- ____ (last name) surrendered to Grant at Appomattox
- warfare against military and government but also civilian population
- battle of inexperienced soldiers; win for Confederacy in 1861
- famous female Civil War nurse (last name)
- Lincoln's assassin (last name)
- President of the Confederacy (last name)
- improvements to this type of gun made it more accurate, easier to use, and more deadly
- capital of Confederacy
- winner of Election of 1864 (last name)
- Monitor and Merrimack both ______ ships
- enslaved people freed in states in rebellion against the U.S. via The _______ Proclamation
- power of this increased during Civil War
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- Union ____ of the Southern ports created shortages of many items
- riots broke out in North in 1863 over this
- citizens of the North that opposed war policy/ wanted negotiated settlement with the South
- South faced ____ shortage by 1863, caused riots
- "_____" Jackson - Confederate general who held up well under stressful situations
- political party of Abraham Lincoln
- _____ Address - famous Lincoln speech/ focus on equality and unity as a nationA_ used to bring a prisoner before the court - determine if imprisonment is lawful
- bloodiest single day battle of Civil War
- Union suffered defeat at both Fredericksburg and ________, VA
- 3 day battle in PA, considered turning point in war for the Northern victory
- G. Britain remained ____ during the Civil War
- battle in which Union forces caught off guard/ strategic lessons learned
- ran against Lincoln in election 1864/ was once fired as a general by Lincoln
- _____ Amendment - abolished slavery in U.S.
- Modern weapons used in Civil War included land mines and ___________.
- 1863, U.S. government collects first _______ to help pay for war
- Union's three-part assault on the Confederacy - ____ Plan
36 Clues: capital of Confederacy • Lincoln's assassin (last name) • political party of Abraham Lincoln • Lincoln assassinated at _____ Theatre • first shots of Civil War at Ft. ______ • winner of Election of 1864 (last name) • Monitor and Merrimack both ______ ships • bloodiest single day battle of Civil War • President of the Confederacy (last name) • ...
The Civil War 2023-04-12
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- The South's Military _____ was far superior to the North's.
- battle of ______ only battle fought in the North.
- Women worked here to support the war efforts.
- ______ Plan implemented by the North to block supplies going to the South.
- War waged by the North tha left the South complete desolate.
- the Union's ironclad ship.
- ____ War is between opposing groups of citizens from the same country.
- Proclamation issued by President Lincoln to free slaves in Confederate States.
- the Battle of ___ Run fought near Manassas, VA was a huge success for the South.
- General Sherman's _____ to the sea left Atlanta a smoldering barren landscape.
- a battle fought to control the Mississippi.
- fort were the all black regiment (Mass 54th) assaulted an open beach front & earned them respect for their bravery.
- Rose Greenhow was a Confederate spy relaying info from the Union to the South
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- President Lincoln believed the to be _____; never to be broken.
- the Confederates' ironclad ship.
- ______ Court House village where the Confederates surrendered to the Union Forces.
- the Civil war was a war of ________ first.
- Soldiers fighting for the North against slavery.
- The north had this advantage over the south.
- was the bloodiest single day of fighting in the Civil War.
- care that was less advanced than the weaponry of the Civil war & just as deadly.
- Gettysburg _____ speech by Pres. Lincoln at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg.
- Soldiers fighting for the South.
23 Clues: the Union's ironclad ship. • the Confederates' ironclad ship. • Soldiers fighting for the South. • the Civil war was a war of ________ first. • a battle fought to control the Mississippi. • The north had this advantage over the south. • Women worked here to support the war efforts. • Soldiers fighting for the North against slavery. • ...
Vocab #4 2023-12-18
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- A cruel and oppressive ruler
- A Greek formation that is close together and packed
- A war between two groups in a country
- Somebody who studies Philosophy
- A government ruled by a monarch
- The height of a culture
- An Economy based off money
- The capital of Greece
- The Athens led group in the Greek Civil war
- A government ruled by a small group of people
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- The Greek Peninsula
- The Spartan led group in the Greek civil war
- An economy based off trading
- The highest societal class
- The Greek temple dedicated to Athena
- A country in ancient Greek time
- A piece of land surrounded by water on 3 sides
- A Greek influenced culture
- A government with elected officials
- A city state in Ancient Greece
20 Clues: The Greek Peninsula • The capital of Greece • The height of a culture • The highest societal class • A Greek influenced culture • An Economy based off money • A cruel and oppressive ruler • An economy based off trading • A city state in Ancient Greece • A country in ancient Greek time • Somebody who studies Philosophy • A government ruled by a monarch • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-02-16
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- A blockade near the south.
- An general increase in prices
- something that blocks ports.
- A person with no pay.
- An person hates gets hated on cause they race.
- The 1st black regimen raised
- A fort located in Charleston, South Carolina.
- The leader of the Confedrates.
- The slaved that escaped on a ship
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- The general that came up with the anaconda plan
- They helped serve food and take care of people.
- They served as drummers during the civil war
- Carolina The first announce from the union.
- A march to the sea.
- The turning point of the civil war.
- A war between the Union and the Confederate.
- states that helps americans.
- The General of the Union.
- the president during the civil war
19 Clues: A march to the sea. • A person with no pay. • The General of the Union. • A blockade near the south. • something that blocks ports. • The 1st black regimen raised • states that helps americans. • An general increase in prices • The leader of the Confedrates. • The slaved that escaped on a ship • the president during the civil war • The turning point of the civil war. • ...
Civil War Crossword puzzle 2017-05-22
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- first and only president of the confederacy
- Escaped slave and recruited African Americans for the civil war
- Southern states that left the United States of America in 1861
- Maine was a free state in this compromise
- First battle in the civil war
- First real battle of the civil war
- Law that says any escaped slaves must be returned even if they got to the north
- Gave the north the Mississippi
- An abolitionist who was the author to Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- How many states left the union for the Confederacy
- Got his nickname for holding his ground like a stonewall
- He’s on the five dollar bill and the sixteenth president
- Where Robert E. Lee surrendered on april ninth
- start July 1st and ended July 3rd
- someone who wants to get rid of slavery
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- In virginia where John Brown attempted to leave a slave rebellion
- Kansas and Nebraska can choose to be a free or slave state
- Amendment that abolished slavery
- He was the 18th president and commanded for the union
- freed all slaves on the confederate side
- commander in the confederate army and is from Virginia
- Bloodiest day of the civil war
- the cause of the civil war
- Speech given By Abraham Lincoln in dedication of the battle of gettysburg
- Novel that showed the horrors of slavery to the north
25 Clues: the cause of the civil war • First battle in the civil war • Gave the north the Mississippi • Bloodiest day of the civil war • Amendment that abolished slavery • start July 1st and ended July 3rd • First real battle of the civil war • someone who wants to get rid of slavery • freed all slaves on the confederate side • Maine was a free state in this compromise • ...
Civil War Crossword puzzle 2017-05-22
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- someone who wants to get rid of slavery
- How many states left the union for the Confederacy
- Southern states that left the United States of America in 1861
- Law that says any escaped slaves must be returned even if they got to the north
- Where Robert E. Lee surrendered on april ninth
- Escaped slave and recruited African Americans for the civil war
- First battle in the civil war
- In virginia where John Brown attempted to leave a slave rebellion
- Gave the north the Mississippi
- the cause of the civil war
- first and only president of the confederacy
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- Amendment that abolished slavery
- Got his nickname for holding his ground like a stonewall
- Maine was a free state in this compromise
- An abolitionist who was the author to Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- freed all slaves on the confederate side
- Kansas and Nebraska can choose to be a free or slave state
- Bloodiest day of the civil war
- Novel that showed the horrors of slavery to the north
- start July 1st and ended July 3rd
- First real battle of the civil war
- Speech given By Abraham Lincoln in dedication of the battle of gettysburg
- He was the 18th president and commanded for the union
- commander in the confederate army and is from Virginia
- He’s on the five dollar bill and the sixteenth president
25 Clues: the cause of the civil war • First battle in the civil war • Bloodiest day of the civil war • Gave the north the Mississippi • Amendment that abolished slavery • start July 1st and ended July 3rd • First real battle of the civil war • someone who wants to get rid of slavery • freed all slaves on the confederate side • Maine was a free state in this compromise • ...
Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle 2025-04-04
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- – The right to be treated fairly and equally as everyone else.
- – Keeping black and white people separate.
- – The right to vote.
- – A group of people who wanted to punish the South and give freed slaves more rights.
- – Laws that made it harder for freed slaves.
- – Laws that forced segregation in the South.
- – The Northern states that fought to end slavery and keep the country together.
- – The President who didn’t want to punish the South after the Civil War.
- – Slaves who were freed after the Civil War.
- – The law that let African American men vote.
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- – The time after the Civil War when the U.S. tried to fix things in the South and helped freed slaves recover.
- – The Southern states that fought against the North in the Civil War.
- – A Southerner who worked with the North during Reconstruction.
- – A person from the North who moved to the South after the Civil War, sometimes seen as taking advantage of things.
- – The law that ended slavery.
- – A change or update to the Constitution.
- – A group that used violence to stop African Americans from getting rights.
- – A person who was born in the U.S with equal rights.
- – A system where farmers worked on land and gave half of their crops to the land owner.
- – The law that made everyone born in the U.S. a citizen and gave them equal rights.
20 Clues: – The right to vote. • – The law that ended slavery. • – A change or update to the Constitution. • – Keeping black and white people separate. • – Laws that made it harder for freed slaves. • – Laws that forced segregation in the South. • – Slaves who were freed after the Civil War. • – The law that let African American men vote. • ...
Crossword vocab 4-6 2023-05-23
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- a norther who opposed using force to keep the southern states in union
- a war ship used by the confederates
- The speech by president Lincoln in 1863 after the battle of Gettysburg
- president Lincoln freeing enslave African Americans in confederate territory
- to surround and blockade an enemy town or position of troops
- battle Tennessee that union won
- A rise in prides and a decrease of moneys value
- a fort in south Carolina attacked by 54 Massachusetts regiment
- one of the most famous African Americans untiys in the union army
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- a Virginia town that was the site of confederate surrender in 1865
- 1862 civil war battle in Virginia one of unions west defeats
- an 1863 civil war battle in Pennsylvania that the union won and stoped the confederate from moving north
- 163 civil war battle important victory for the confederacy
- the failed confederate charge during the third day of the battle of Gettysburg
- first battle of civi war
- iron clad union warship
- the right to not be help in prism with out being charged from a crime
- a law that requires people that are in age to list in the military
- civil war battle in Maryland
- a tax on peoples earnings
20 Clues: iron clad union warship • first battle of civi war • a tax on peoples earnings • civil war battle in Maryland • battle Tennessee that union won • a war ship used by the confederates • A rise in prides and a decrease of moneys value • 163 civil war battle important victory for the confederacy • 1862 civil war battle in Virginia one of unions west defeats • ...
The Civil War Kaitlin Tenorio 2017-02-13
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- to care for those who were wounded, sick, or homeless in wartime
- the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War
- an unrecognized country of 11 slave states from 1861 to 1865
- Enlistment for state service
- American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States
- The 18th president of the United states
- A presidential proclamation by Abraham Lincoln
- The action of leading a group
- A battle during July 1–3, 1863 around the town of Gettysburg,by Union and Confederate forces
- A writ requiring a person under arrest
- battle in the south
- withdraw from membership
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- a group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled by machine
- General of the confederate army of Northern Virginia
- A state in the south of the United states
- a strategy to supress the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War
- an American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
- President of the Confederate States
- Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime
- a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 to December 21, 1864 by Maj
- one of the last battles of the American Civil War
- seafort in Carolina notable for two battles in the American Civil war
22 Clues: battle in the south • withdraw from membership • Enlistment for state service • The action of leading a group • President of the Confederate States • A writ requiring a person under arrest • The 18th president of the United states • A state in the south of the United states • A presidential proclamation by Abraham Lincoln • one of the last battles of the American Civil War • ...
Civil War Cross Word Puzzle 2023-05-12
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- the first shots fired in the civil war located in south carolina.
- gained control of the mississippi river splitting the south in half.
- transported the north’s soldiers and became an advantage over the south.
- the souths army
- he was the Confederate army’s general (Position and Last name only)
- the town that Lee surrendered to Grant in.
- the capital of the Union during the Civil War.
- This bacteria infected the wounds and amputation sites of civil war soldiers.
- This words example was when the south SEPERATED from the Union.
- was the bloodiest single day battle
- he was the Union army’s general and future 18th president of the united states (Position and Last name only)
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- made communication between president lincoln and his generals faster and easier.
- fought due to slavery, unfair tarrifs, and succesion, won by the north.
- the North’s overall plan to suffocate the south.
- the sates that were in the south and owned slaves but decided to stay with the union.
- the 16th president of the united states and he was assassinated by john wilks booth.
- battle fought in pennsylvania and won by the union and in the process stopped the confederates second attempt to invade the north.
- A new type of bullet used in the civil war that led to several amputations.
- the norths army
- the capital of the confederates during the civil war.
20 Clues: the souths army • the norths army • was the bloodiest single day battle • the town that Lee surrendered to Grant in. • the capital of the Union during the Civil War. • the North’s overall plan to suffocate the south. • the capital of the confederates during the civil war. • This words example was when the south SEPERATED from the Union. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-04
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- a commanding general for the Union
- president of the United States during the Civil War
- court house where the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia occurred
- the region where the Union stood
- citizen in the North who opposed the war policy
- played the central role during the Civil War
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- battle that was the turning point of the war, won by the Union as well
- proclamation that declared all slaves in the rebellious states free
- early battle of the Civil War in the Western Theater, won by the Union
- the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union
- military plan proposed by the Union
- a commanding general for the Confederacy
- the site of the first shots of the Civil War
- the region where the Confederacy stood
- the United States opposed by the Confederacy
15 Clues: the region where the Union stood • a commanding general for the Union • military plan proposed by the Union • the region where the Confederacy stood • a commanding general for the Confederacy • the site of the first shots of the Civil War • the United States opposed by the Confederacy • played the central role during the Civil War • ...
Social Studies Review 2023-04-18
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- Early British colony settled in 1607
- Country that was known for fur trading
- President who introduced the spoils system
- Inventor of the machine that increased the need for enslaved peoples
- Number of amendments in the Bill of Rights
- What England increased following the French and Indian War
- Civil War turning point
- Amendment granting freedom of religion, to protest, to speak, etc.
- Movement trying to stop the consumption of alcohol
- President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War
- President of the Union during the Civil War
- Country responsible for colonizing the 13 Colonies
- Revolutionary battle turning point
- Early colonial settled for religious reasons
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- Amendment that outlawed slavery
- People who supported Women's Rights
- President responsible for doubling the size of the U.S.
- Era following the Civil War
- President who said to stay neutral and do not make foreign alliances
- Political party who wanted a national system of government
- Colonial region that harvested cash crops
- People who wanted to end slavery
- Power is shared between the national and state government
- Amendment granted African American males the right to vote
- Final destination of the Trail of Tears
25 Clues: Civil War turning point • Era following the Civil War • Amendment that outlawed slavery • People who wanted to end slavery • Revolutionary battle turning point • People who supported Women's Rights • Early British colony settled in 1607 • Country that was known for fur trading • Final destination of the Trail of Tears • Colonial region that harvested cash crops • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2025-09-05
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- Leading general of the confederate army
- Independent groups who worked to help free slaves
- Speech given by Lincoln after Union victory at Gettysburg
- The use of naval power to stop ship movement
- Bag used to hold soldiers food
- Turning point in 1863, bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- Length of Civil war
- President of Confederacy, struggled to manage the Southern War
- Northern States that stayed loyal
- 11 southern states that secceded from U.S
- Someone who took action against slavery
- Site Where General Lee surrendered to Ulysses Grant
- Ratified in 1865, abolished slavery nationally.
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- Period of rebuilding after the Civil War
- Pro-SLavery states still apart of the Union
- Issued by Lincoln in 1863,declared slaves in the Confederacy as free
- Ratified in 1870, gave African American men the right to vote
- 1850's law making it illegal to assist runaway slaves
- Leading general of the Union army
- Radical abolitionist who killed pro-slavery citizens
- A white southerner who supported Reconstruction
- System requiring men to serve in the military
- Ratified in 1868, granted citizenship to anyone born in the U.S
- Where first shot of Civil War was fired in April 1861
24 Clues: Length of Civil war • Bag used to hold soldiers food • Leading general of the Union army • Northern States that stayed loyal • Leading general of the confederate army • Someone who took action against slavery • Period of rebuilding after the Civil War • 11 southern states that secceded from U.S • Pro-SLavery states still apart of the Union • ...
Engles History Project 2017-05-18
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- Where did Lee surrender to Grant? (Place and State)
- Laws passed in the south to deny ex-slaves their rights-
- The norths economy-
- Helped free slaves from plantations after being a former slave-
- Turning point in the west-
- The period of US history between 1861-1865
- A form of communication invented by Samuel Morse
- Chilean Medal of honor recipient-
- Lincons speech which stated "With malice towards none and charity towards all"
- Who abolished slavery?
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- Lincolns speech promising he won't end slavery-
- Speech addressing the battlefield as a cemetary-
- Wrote the North Star (Ex-slave)
- First battle of the civil war-
- What document freed slaves in southern states?
- The souths cash crop used to fund their war effort
- The souths economy-
- General of confederate troops (First, middle inital, and last name)
- Confederate President-
- First black medal of honor recipient
- What was the bloodiest battle of the civil war?
- the type of farms slaves were forced to work on-
- What was the bloodiest day of the civil war?
- The north utilized this to quickly mobilize trrops over long distances-
- The Unions general during the civil war-
25 Clues: The norths economy- • The souths economy- • Confederate President- • Who abolished slavery? • Turning point in the west- • First battle of the civil war- • Wrote the North Star (Ex-slave) • Chilean Medal of honor recipient- • First black medal of honor recipient • The Unions general during the civil war- • The period of US history between 1861-1865 • ...
American Civil War (1861-1865) 2024-08-20
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- Abolitionist and former slave who became a Union advocate (8 letters)
- Period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South (14 letters)
- Name of the Southern states (12 letters)
- Amendment that abolished slavery in the United States (10 letters)
- Carolina First state to secede from the Union (13 letters)
- Emancipation ________, issued by Lincoln (12 letters)
- Union general and later 18th President of the United States (5 letters)
- President of the Confederacy (5 letters)
- Nickname for the Northern states (5 letters)
- Battle that was the bloodiest single day of the war (8 letters)
- Famous Confederate general, known as 'Stonewall' (7 letters)
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- President of the Union during the Civil War (7 letters)
- Union fort attacked to start the Civil War (6 letters)
- Union general who led the March to the Sea (7 letters)
- Union strategy to blockade the South (8 letters)
- Battle that was the turning point of the Civil War (10 letters)
- Act that granted 160 acres to settlers in the West (9 letters)
- Confederate general who surrendered at Appomattox (3 letters)
- Capital of the Confederacy after Montgomery (9 letters)
- Assassin of President Lincoln (5 letters)
20 Clues: Name of the Southern states (12 letters) • President of the Confederacy (5 letters) • Assassin of President Lincoln (5 letters) • Nickname for the Northern states (5 letters) • Union strategy to blockade the South (8 letters) • Emancipation ________, issued by Lincoln (12 letters) • Union fort attacked to start the Civil War (6 letters) • ...
CIVIL WAR REVIEW - CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2020-06-03
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- Union ____ of the Southern ports created shortages of many items
- improvements to this type of gun made it more accurate, easier to use, and more deadly
- _____ Address - famous Lincoln speech/ focus on equality and unity as a nationA_ used to bring a prisoner before the court - determine if imprisonment is lawful
- warfare against military and government but also civilian population
- President of the Confederacy (last name)
- riots broke out in North in 1863 over this
- enslaved people freed in states in rebellion against the U.S. via The _______ Proclamation
- Lincoln assassinated at _____ Theatre
- industry of South in major decline by end of war
- capital of Confederacy
- ran against Lincoln in election 1864/ was once fired as a general by Lincoln
- battle in which Union forces caught off guard/ strategic lessons learned
- Union's three-part assault on the Confederacy - ____ Plan
- ____ (last name) surrendered to Grant at Appomattox
- Union suffered defeat at both Fredericksburg and ________, VA
- western counties of this state admitted into Union in 1863 as West ______.
- South faced ____ shortage by 1863, caused riots
- political party of Abraham Lincoln
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- Modern weapons used in Civil War included land mines and ___________.
- power of this increased during Civil War
- slaves in the "_____" states not freed by Emancipation Proclamation
- _____ Amendment - abolished slavery in U.S.
- "March to the Sea" by _____ (last name) created wide path of destruction of the South
- Lincoln's assassin (last name)
- battle that gave Union control over Mississippi River
- bloodiest single day battle of Civil War
- citizens of the North that opposed war policy/ wanted negotiated settlement with the South
- famous female Civil War nurse (last name)
- 1863, U.S. government collects first _______ to help pay for war
- G. Britain remained ____ during the Civil War
- "_____" Jackson - Confederate general who held up well under stressful situations
- 3 day battle in PA, considered turning point in war for the Northern victory
- winner of Election of 1864 (last name)
- first shots of Civil War at Ft. ______
- Monitor and Merrimack both ______ ships
- battle of inexperienced soldiers; win for Confederacy in 1861
36 Clues: capital of Confederacy • Lincoln's assassin (last name) • political party of Abraham Lincoln • Lincoln assassinated at _____ Theatre • winner of Election of 1864 (last name) • first shots of Civil War at Ft. ______ • Monitor and Merrimack both ______ ships • power of this increased during Civil War • President of the Confederacy (last name) • ...
CIVIL WAR REVIEW - CROSSWORD PUZZLE 2020-06-03
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- Union ____ of the Southern ports created shortages of many items
- improvements to this type of gun made it more accurate, easier to use, and more deadly
- _____ Address - famous Lincoln speech/ focus on equality and unity as a nationA_ used to bring a prisoner before the court - determine if imprisonment is lawful
- warfare against military and government but also civilian population
- President of the Confederacy (last name)
- riots broke out in North in 1863 over this
- enslaved people freed in states in rebellion against the U.S. via The _______ Proclamation
- Lincoln assassinated at _____ Theatre
- industry of South in major decline by end of war
- capital of Confederacy
- ran against Lincoln in election 1864/ was once fired as a general by Lincoln
- battle in which Union forces caught off guard/ strategic lessons learned
- Union's three-part assault on the Confederacy - ____ Plan
- ____ (last name) surrendered to Grant at Appomattox
- Union suffered defeat at both Fredericksburg and ________, VA
- western counties of this state admitted into Union inn 1863 as West ______.
- South faced ____ shortage by 1863, caused riots
- political party of Abraham Lincoln
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- Modern weapons used in Civil War included land mines and ___________.
- power of this increased during Civil War
- slaves in the "_____" states not freed by Emancipation Proclamation
- _____ Amendment - abolished slavery in U.S.
- "March to the Sea" by _____ (last name) created wide path of destruction of the South
- Lincoln's assassin (last name)
- battle that gave Union control over Mississippi River
- bloodiest single day battle of Civil War
- citizens of the North that opposed war policy/ wanted negotiated settlement with the South
- famous female Civil War nurse (last name)
- 1863, U.S. government collects first _______ to help pay for war
- G. Britain remained ____ during the Civil War
- "_____" Jackson - Confederate general who held up well under stressful situations
- 3 day battle in PA, considered turning point in war for the Northern victory
- winner of Election of 1864 (last name)
- first shots of Civil War at Ft. ______
- Monitor and Merrimack both ______ ships
- battle of inexperienced soldiers; win for Confederacy in 1861
36 Clues: capital of Confederacy • Lincoln's assassin (last name) • political party of Abraham Lincoln • Lincoln assassinated at _____ Theatre • winner of Election of 1864 (last name) • first shots of Civil War at Ft. ______ • Monitor and Merrimack both ______ ships • power of this increased during Civil War • President of the Confederacy (last name) • ...
Marisa´s Crossword 2021-12-06
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- best known for his service to the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, during which he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army.
- served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War and became one of the best-known Confederate commanders
- The First major battle of the civil war and a victory for the south.
- 18th president of the United States
- Uprising, Mostly of working-class Irish Americans, in protest of the draft.
- Paper currency issued by the union treasury during the civil war.
- Five slave states Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia- that did not secede during the civil war.
- Main leader of the copperhead faction of anti-war democrats
- Landmark battle in the civil war that essentially ended in a draw but demonstrated the prowess of the union army, forestalling foreign intervention and giving Lincoln the victory he needed to issue the emancipation proclamation.
- Mountainous region that broke away from Virginia in 1861 to from its own state after Virginia seceded from the union.
- Diplomatic row that threatened to bring the British into the civil war on the side of the Confederacy, after a union warship stoped a British steamer and arrested two Confederate diplomats on board
- Two well-armed Ironclad warships constructed for the Confederacy by a British firm. Seeking to avoid war with the United States, the British government purchased the two ships for the Royal Navy instead
- 6th chief justice of the United States and 23rd governor of Ohio
- Petition requiring law enforcement officers to present detained individuals before the court to examine the legality of the arrest. Protects individuals from arbitrary state action.
- South Carolina Location where confederate forces fired the first shots of the civil war in April of 1861
- Unified Canadian government created by Britain to bolster Canadians against potential attacks or overturns from the United States.
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- Union General George B. McClellan's failed effort to seize Richmond, the Confederate capital. Had McClellan taken Richmond and toppled the confederacy, slavery would have most likely survived in the south for some time.
- Best known for his participation in the battle of gettysburg
- Network of member banks that could issue currency against purchased government bonds.
- Remembered by his decisive defeat by general Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville
- Increased duties back up to 1846 levels to raise revenue for the civil war
- Said that all slaves in the rebelling states to be free but it didn't affect the slaves in the non rebelling/border states.
- Government agency founded with the help of Elizabeth Blackwell that trained nurses, collected medical supplies, and equipped hospitals in an effort to help the Union army.
- Napoleon III was the first President of France from 1848 to 1852 and the Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870.
- Is best known for his defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run in the East
- Civil war Battle that ended in a decisive victory for confederate general Robert E. Lee, who was emboldened to push further into the north
- A federal law that sold settlers 160 acres of land for about $30 if they lived on it for 5 years and improved it by, for instance, building a house on it.
- Best known for him being a major architect of modern warfare
- The Person who assassinated president Abraham Lincoln
- British built and manned Confederate worship that raided Union shipping during the Civil War.
30 Clues: 18th president of the United States • The Person who assassinated president Abraham Lincoln • Main leader of the copperhead faction of anti-war democrats • Best known for his participation in the battle of gettysburg • Best known for him being a major architect of modern warfare • 6th chief justice of the United States and 23rd governor of Ohio • ...
Battles of Civil War Crossword 2026-01-21
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- Laws enforced segregation of blacks and whites in the South after the Civil War.
- The period after the Civil War in which Southern states were rebuilt and brought back to the Union.
- Made up of 11 states seceded from the Union.
- All black regiment that fought, showed bravery
- Marked the end of the Civil War
- South was going to put on a fight
- The North takes control of the mississippi river and surround the South
- Granted equal protection to enslaved people
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- Atlanta was taken, led to the “March of the Sea”
- a closing off an area to keep people or supplies from going in or out.
- The South's leader
- the Start of the Civil War
- A war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country
- The bloodiest day of the war
- Located in Pennsylvania
15 Clues: The South's leader • Located in Pennsylvania • the Start of the Civil War • The bloodiest day of the war • Marked the end of the Civil War • South was going to put on a fight • Granted equal protection to enslaved people • Made up of 11 states seceded from the Union. • All black regiment that fought, showed bravery • Atlanta was taken, led to the “March of the Sea” • ...
Civil War 2021-12-07
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- The states that had seceded were reorganized as part of the Union after the Civil War.
- The part of the military force composed of troops that serve on horseback
- Freed all slaves in confereate states
- the 16th president
- to remove a president from office by means of criminal charges or treason, etc...
- Speech to dedicate a plot of land to the Tomb of The Unknown Soldier.
- A person who behaves badly but in a mischievous way.
- a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections. a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- A system of farming that developed in the South after the Civil War
- Confederate Town in Mississippi that was under siege for 47 days.
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- agricultural system in which landowners contribute their land
- Proposed by General Winfield Scott and called for a blockade of southern ports to cut off trade, gain control of the Mississippi River, and capture Richmond
- The Confederacy were U.S. states that declared secession from the U.S. and fought against the Union during the Civil War
- reconstruction offered all kinds of new opportunities to African-American people
- A Union victory in Antietam provided Abraham Li ncoln with the opportunity to annonce the Emancipation Proclimation.
- The assassinator of Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre
- The tax by the Federal government on a person’s annual income.
- Fought in Gettysburg, PA between the Union and Confederate forces
- Not excluding civilians and homes from warfare; destroying and killing everything.
19 Clues: the 16th president • Freed all slaves in confereate states • The assassinator of Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre • A person who behaves badly but in a mischievous way. • agricultural system in which landowners contribute their land • The tax by the Federal government on a person’s annual income. • Fought in Gettysburg, PA between the Union and Confederate forces • ...
Civil War 2014-04-15
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- The Missouri Compromise allowed which state to join the Union which had previously been part of Mass.
- This is a tax on imported goods
- The Confederacy is sometimes referred to as the what? (directional)
- The economy in the South was based on what?
- Texas belonged t which side during the war?
- A border state is a Union state that allowed what?
- This kind of sovereignty is when states are allowed to make decisions for themselves.
- a section of this state broke away during the Civil War
- New York was part of the what?
- In the North a lot of people lived where?
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- The compromise of 1850 admitted which state as a free state
- The Union is sometimes referred to as the What? (directional)
- This state admitted during the Missouri Compromise was a border state
- The South was full of large farms called what?
- The _____ and Nebraska act gave the territories Popular Sovereignty over the slavery issue
- Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky and Missouri were what kind of states during the Civil War?
- This state was the first to secede
- Robert E. ___ sided with the Confederacy because of his home state of what?
- The economy in the north is based on what?
19 Clues: New York was part of the what? • This is a tax on imported goods • This state was the first to secede • In the North a lot of people lived where? • The economy in the north is based on what? • The economy in the South was based on what? • Texas belonged t which side during the war? • The South was full of large farms called what? • ...
Civil War 2013-03-19
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- President who freed the slaves
- Person who is running away from something
- The Confederate States
- Sets of laws
- State that allows slavery
- People who want to abolish slavery
- Leave the Union
- Regional loyalty
- Something done in secrety
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- Equal rights
- A tax
- State that does not allow slavery
- Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri
- Idea that states, not government, has their own authority
- Freeing of the slaves
- A long range plan
- Licoln's short speech
- To fall back
- An act against slavery
19 Clues: A tax • Equal rights • Sets of laws • To fall back • Leave the Union • Regional loyalty • A long range plan • Freeing of the slaves • Licoln's short speech • The Confederate States • An act against slavery • State that allows slavery • Something done in secrety • President who freed the slaves • State that does not allow slavery • People who want to abolish slavery • ...
Civil war 2023-02-16
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- wanted to surrender
- was still the norm
- house slaves
- proved black soldiers were just as good as white ones
- nickname for trading
- would be allowed to fight in the US army for the first time
- Died by assassination
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- Knew it was time for reconciliation
- fought to defend home
- tied them to trees when they didnt want slaves to escape
- Major turning point
- disliked colored people
- women watched people in secret
- Army of the Potomac moving through Virginia
- had many roles when their parents were in war
- fought to preserve the union
- got outnumbered by confederates
- most worthy thing there was
- disguised as men
- Took the capital of Richmond
20 Clues: house slaves • disguised as men • was still the norm • wanted to surrender • Major turning point • nickname for trading • fought to defend home • Died by assassination • disliked colored people • most worthy thing there was • fought to preserve the union • Took the capital of Richmond • women watched people in secret • got outnumbered by confederates • Knew it was time for reconciliation • ...
civil war 2023-02-16
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- the kids that used to drum patterns to signal different thing in the war
- where the Antietam took place
- the first full scale battle of the civil war
- where fort Sumter took place
- the plan that the union had to "strangle" the south blockade
- said the Gettysburg address
- place in Virginia where general lee surrendered
- treating someone different because of the color of there skin
- increase in prices
- union army general
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- confederate army general
- lead Shermans march
- the letter general Sherman wrote
- women that went undercover as men in the war
- where the battle of bull run took place
- the deadliest one day battle in american military history
- what general Sherman did to end the war quicker
- the president of the union
- where the union got attacked
- making sure nothing goes in or out of a place
20 Clues: increase in prices • union army general • lead Shermans march • confederate army general • the president of the union • said the Gettysburg address • where fort Sumter took place • where the union got attacked • where the Antietam took place • the letter general Sherman wrote • where the battle of bull run took place • women that went undercover as men in the war • ...
Civil War 2023-02-17
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- The portion of the country that did not remain loyal to the federal government
- Arranged for the present as a temporary measure
- A general increase in prices
- The Confederate commander that surrendered at appomattox courthouse
- An act of stealing off a place
- President during the Civil War
- Required enlistment for a service
- Most famous civil war nurse
- Murder in a surprise attack for some sort of major political or religious disagreement
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- The steel balls fired at fort Sumter
- A opinion or judgment made before the facts are known.
- Formerly enslaved people who have been emancipated
- guns or weapons used to fight/ battle
- The confederate ship that sank the first union sh
- The point of the war when the most destruction happens
- An enslaved black person who escaped
- the portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government
- The general that marched to the sea and burned towns to weaken the south
- Treating someone unfair jut because of their race
19 Clues: Most famous civil war nurse • A general increase in prices • An act of stealing off a place • President during the Civil War • Required enlistment for a service • The steel balls fired at fort Sumter • An enslaved black person who escaped • guns or weapons used to fight/ battle • Arranged for the present as a temporary measure • ...
Civil War 2017-04-18
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- Who was the general of the Union Army.
- What party was the Confederate states in.
- What was one of the reasons soldiers died in the war.
- What was the bloodiest battle in U.S. history.
- of independence What document was used in Gettysburg Adress.
- What party was Lincoln in.
- Who was the President of The United States of America.
- What is the name of the charge that cost the Confederacy a loss.
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- What was the name of the gun that used the Mini Ball.
- What battle started the Civil War.
- Who were usually spies in the Civil War.
- What invention caused the most deaths in the war.
- What plan did the Union use in the War.
- What was the name of the ship that was used in the War.
- Who won the battle of Shiloh.
- What was the plan that the Confederate States used.
- What battle turned the war in favor of the Union.
- The capital of the Confederate States.
- Who was the general of the Confederate Army.
19 Clues: What party was Lincoln in. • Who won the battle of Shiloh. • What battle started the Civil War. • Who was the general of the Union Army. • The capital of the Confederate States. • What plan did the Union use in the War. • Who were usually spies in the Civil War. • What party was the Confederate states in. • Who was the general of the Confederate Army. • ...
Civil War 2020-04-27
Across
- theater / where Lincoln was shot
- Run / Battle of Bull
- /leader of Confederate side
- / Emancipation Proclamation
- leader of the Union side
- S. Grant / Became a president after war
- Wilkes Booth / shoot Lincoln
- Lincoln / President at the time
- John Booth from
- Ulysses S Grant from
- Abraham Lincoln from
- Address / Lincoln's famous speech
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- E Lee / fought for South
- Robert E Lee from
- battle/ Palmito Ranch
- War / April 1861-April 1865
- / bloodiest battle
- Sumter / First battle of war
- / side who won war
- Destiny / 19th Century doctrine
20 Clues: John Booth from • Robert E Lee from • / bloodiest battle • / side who won war • Ulysses S Grant from • Abraham Lincoln from • Run / Battle of Bull • battle/ Palmito Ranch • leader of the Union side • E Lee / fought for South • /leader of Confederate side • / Emancipation Proclamation • War / April 1861-April 1865 • Sumter / First battle of war • Wilkes Booth / shoot Lincoln • ...
CIVIL WAR 2021-05-31
Across
- Guns, black wooden log used to seduce enemy.
- Unit of soldiers divided by state and number.
- Proclamation, order that freed all people held as slaves in territories against the union.
- ankle high leather shoe.
- town closest to major battle of bull run.
- manufactured goods originally made from raw material.
- Charge, infantry attack demanded by Robert E Lee.
- induct someone formally into office
- heavy large shoulder gun usually carried by infantry men.
- amendment that restrains slavery
- used for long distance communication during war.
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- concede to a enemy or opponent.
- E Lee, confederate general.
- Departure from community of federal union.
- Lincoln, president during civil war.
- Plan, Union strategy to destroy South's supplies/land
- backpack strapped to soldiers back.
- purposely and violent kill of a large number of people.
- Water Mark, greatest advance of confederate army against the union.
19 Clues: ankle high leather shoe. • E Lee, confederate general. • concede to a enemy or opponent. • amendment that restrains slavery • backpack strapped to soldiers back. • induct someone formally into office • Lincoln, president during civil war. • town closest to major battle of bull run. • Departure from community of federal union. • Guns, black wooden log used to seduce enemy. • ...
Civil war 2022-05-23
Across
- suitcases made of carpet fabric, white southerners thought untrusty newcomers would carry
- granted citizenship
- tax a person must pay in order to vote
- deprive someone of the right to vote
- state to join the Union
- device order to vote if their fathers voted before reconstruction
- President Lincoln
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- black person to serve in the U.S representatives, second black person to serve in the U.S Congress
- Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden ran, nobody got major votes, they named a commission
- President during Lincolns term, President after Lincoln died
- whites who supported Republican reconstruction of the south
- Senator
- who works for an owner that supplies everything
- place on May 1866, 48 people died, 75 people wounded, 103 buildings burned
- gave the right to vote
- re-build a town
- putting to death
- Prohibited slavery
- read or write
19 Clues: Senator • read or write • re-build a town • putting to death • President Lincoln • Prohibited slavery • granted citizenship • gave the right to vote • state to join the Union • deprive someone of the right to vote • tax a person must pay in order to vote • who works for an owner that supplies everything • whites who supported Republican reconstruction of the south • ...
civil war 2022-05-24
Across
- blocking port
- murder cause of politics
- novel by Harriet Stone
- supporting wilmot proviso
- abolish slavery
- 5 men killed
- police enforce votes in supreme court
- supporting union
- only constitution
- the west
- travling by foot
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- wounde soldier
- large firearms
- large blade
- withdrawing from union
- strong hats
- against slavery in west
- favoring intrest
- strong shoes
19 Clues: the west • large blade • strong hats • strong shoes • 5 men killed • blocking port • wounde soldier • large firearms • abolish slavery • favoring intrest • supporting union • travling by foot • only constitution • withdrawing from union • novel by Harriet Stone • against slavery in west • murder cause of politics • supporting wilmot proviso • police enforce votes in supreme court
Civil War 2016-12-08
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- Turning point of the Civil War
- Colonel who attacked Fort Sumter
- Red ______ of Courage, signifying getting wounded
- Nickname of Confederate Colonel Thomas Jackson
- First major battle of the Civil War
- ___________ Proclamation that freed slaves
- President of the Confederate States
- Court House where the South surrendered
- Confederate capital city
- General of the Confederate States
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- First state to secede from the United States
- City in South Carolina, location of Fort Sumter
- Amount of states in the Confederacy
- Nickname for Confederate soldiers
- Term for people who were anti-slavery
- General who led the March to Sea
- Final General of the Union
- Bloodiest day of battle in the Civil War
- Nickname for Union soldiers
19 Clues: Confederate capital city • Final General of the Union • Nickname for Union soldiers • Turning point of the Civil War • Colonel who attacked Fort Sumter • General who led the March to Sea • Nickname for Confederate soldiers • General of the Confederate States • Amount of states in the Confederacy • First major battle of the Civil War • President of the Confederate States • ...
Civil War 2023-05-15
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- Location of the first shots of the Civil War
- The Confederate states were states in the ___________
- The first part of the North's war plan was to _______ the Southern ports
- ____________ plan made by the North
- The deadliest battle of the war
- Capitol city of the Confederacy
- The first shots were fired in April of 186___
- Number of promises Lincoln made to the South when running for president
- Number of states in the confederacy
- Last name of the Confederate President
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- First state to secede from the Union
- Both sides wanted to control this river for trade
- The main way people in the south earned money
- The five _______________ states agreed with slavery, but not with seceding from the Union
- The line that separated the North from the South
- Last name of the President of the Union
- The interests of a particular region
- The south __________ from the Union after Lincoln's election
- The side fighting against the Confederacy
19 Clues: The deadliest battle of the war • Capitol city of the Confederacy • ____________ plan made by the North • Number of states in the confederacy • First state to secede from the Union • The interests of a particular region • Last name of the Confederate President • Last name of the President of the Union • The side fighting against the Confederacy • ...
Civil war 2024-04-17
Across
- Ended with U.S.A surrendering
- the most lethal gun in the Civil War
- general of the union
- won most of the battles
- people of darker color working for lighter colord people
- actually won the war
- bloodiest battles of the civil war
- the 16th president of U.S.A
- president of the confederacy
- july 21st 1861
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- two guns in one
- The battle of the hemp bales
- known as "stonewall jackson"
- remove/cut limbs
- single-day bloodiest battle
- April 6-7th 1862
- used to put items in (not a bag)
- caused the confederacy to be into split to 2
- Shoot at the same time one dead
19 Clues: july 21st 1861 • two guns in one • remove/cut limbs • April 6-7th 1862 • general of the union • actually won the war • won most of the battles • single-day bloodiest battle • the 16th president of U.S.A • The battle of the hemp bales • known as "stonewall jackson" • president of the confederacy • Ended with U.S.A surrendering • Shoot at the same time one dead • ...
Civil War 2025-09-15
Across
- This general led the confederates at the First Battle of Bull Run
- The conflict at this fort led to the declaration of war.
- This man had a failed charge against the Union at the Battle of Gettysburg
- President of the Union
- This general faced off against Lee at the Seven Days Battle's
- Midwesterners who opposed the war.
- This is the Capital of the Confederacy
- This General came up with a two part strategy for the Union.
- This city was capture using a siege
- This Union General carried out what is known as total war.
- This woman is credited with creating what would become the modern day Red Cross.
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- The primary jobs one would hold during the Civil war were on the ______ or in the Factories.
- This was the bloodiest single day battle of American History
- This General led the Union at the First Battle of Bull Run
- President of the Confederacy
- Southern Navy
- This is the Secretary of State who suggested War against the Spain and France.
- This Confederate general led his troops at the Second Battle of Bull Run
- Escaped Slaves
19 Clues: Southern Navy • Escaped Slaves • President of the Union • President of the Confederacy • Midwesterners who opposed the war. • This city was capture using a siege • This is the Capital of the Confederacy • The conflict at this fort led to the declaration of war. • This General led the Union at the First Battle of Bull Run • ...
Civil war 2025-09-23
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- He was nicknamed "stonewall" and was killed by his own troops
- The first shots of the civil war at this fort
- prohibits states from denying citizens the right to vote based on their race, color, or previous condition of servitude
- Fords theater after the civil war
- Courthouse that ended the civil war
- not really a battle but the south lost due to the civilians not having food water or more
- an executive order issued by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, during the Civil War, that declared the freedom of enslaved people in the rebellious Confederate states
- leader of the CSA
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- Sherman burned it to the ground after the battle
- burned Atlanta down
- also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, occurred on September 17, 1862, at Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Maryland.
- Who won the election of 1860
- Famous speech delivered after the Battle of Gettysburg
- First state to secede from the Union
- After lincoln's VP leaves office thought the next election he becomes the next president of the USA
- The general of the CSA
- which amendment ended slavery
- grants birthright citizenship, guarantees equal protection of the laws and due process of law to all people under a state's jurisdiction, and extends civil rights protections to all Americans
- gave us this speech by Abraham Lincoln after this battle
19 Clues: leader of the CSA • burned Atlanta down • The general of the CSA • Who won the election of 1860 • which amendment ended slavery • Fords theater after the civil war • Courthouse that ended the civil war • First state to secede from the Union • The first shots of the civil war at this fort • Sherman burned it to the ground after the battle • ...
Civil war 2025-11-17
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- if someone is registered citizen of a country
- a state that wanted to join the union
- when you work for someone who own you
- a slave that stayed in a free state
- states fighting against the south against slavery
- when someone is chosen for something
- states fighting for slavery
- a Political party of the USA
- it creates 2 new territories
- that they had no power over slavery
- a person who escaped somewhere
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- a political party of the USA
- when 2 country's fight against each other
- when something happens that triggers something
- a fort in Charleston which was a battle place
- when you agree on something
- when a group of people go against something
- the most bloodiest battle in the civil war
- when people argue over something
- when people fight
20 Clues: when people fight • when you agree on something • states fighting for slavery • a political party of the USA • a Political party of the USA • it creates 2 new territories • a person who escaped somewhere • when people argue over something • a slave that stayed in a free state • that they had no power over slavery • when someone is chosen for something • ...
Civil War/ Reconstruction Puzzle 2022-09-02
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- this amendment gave all men the right to vote.
- a machine used to separate cotton fibers from seeds. led to an increase in slavery
- laws passed in the south after the civil war to limit the rights of freed African Americans
- the ____________ Proclamation was the event in which Lincoln announced all enslaved people in areas of rebellion were free.
- a civil war battle in Pennsylvania which was a major turning point in the civil war. also the place Lincoln gave a famous address.
- Northerners who went to the south following the civil war
- this amendment granted freed African Americans citizenship, equal protection, & due process
- a person fighting to end slavery
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- the period following the civil war in which the south was being rebuilt and readmitted to the Union.
- the first Republican President and the president during the Civil War.
- the name of the southern states that seceded from the union.
- a southern resistance group who harassed and threatened freed Blacks, and anti-slavery supporters.
- to bring charges against a president.
- this amendment abolished slavery.
- a cycle of debt where freed African Americans were trapped by debt into a new form of slavery.
- the last name of the Man who became president after Lincoln's assassination
- the bloodiest one day battle in American History. Resulted in a Union victory.
17 Clues: a person fighting to end slavery • this amendment abolished slavery. • to bring charges against a president. • this amendment gave all men the right to vote. • Northerners who went to the south following the civil war • the name of the southern states that seceded from the union. • the first Republican President and the president during the Civil War. • ...
The Civil War 2018-04-22
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- Ship made of iron
- Successful Union general who attended West Point Military Academy
- Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled confederate states
- To leave or withdraw
- Slave states that remained in the Union
- People that are wounded or killed
- Military post in South Carolina which was taken over by the Confederacy in 1861.
- Device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances
- Union strategy for winning by "squeezing" on all sides
- The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to General Ulysses S. Grant's army on July 4th, 1863
- War between the North and South
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- Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded
- Place where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865
- The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
- Speech given by Abraham Lincoln at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery
- Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win
- Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else
- President of the Confederacy
- The United States
- President of the United States of America during the Civil War
- General of the Confederacy
21 Clues: Ship made of iron • The United States • To leave or withdraw • General of the Confederacy • President of the Confederacy • War between the North and South • People that are wounded or killed • Slave states that remained in the Union • Place where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865 • Union strategy for winning by "squeezing" on all sides • ...
Civil War 2021-08-31
Across
- south
- mini cannon
- labor
- another word for cannon
- president
- troops that defend the land in an emergency
- boat army
- like a rifle, but not
- take over
- another word for leave
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- distracts the enemy so an attack can be made in a different location
- a battlefield fortification made out of earth
- what was Jacksons nickname
- gun knife
- a rock hard cracker thing
- train
- round it carries water
- another word for troops
- north
19 Clues: south • train • labor • north • gun knife • president • boat army • take over • mini cannon • like a rifle, but not • round it carries water • another word for leave • another word for troops • another word for cannon • a rock hard cracker thing • what was Jacksons nickname • troops that defend the land in an emergency • a battlefield fortification made out of earth • ...
civil war 2024-04-12
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- Government based on the consent of the people
- Expansion of railroads
- California becomes part of the United states
- Disproven as a result of the civil war
- Slaves are property and not people
- This was a naval tactic of the union to prevent the confederacy from trading
- What was Lincoln's political party
- Who won the election of 1860
- The boundary between north and south
- Equality and community responsibility
- About the protective tariff placed on imported goods
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- Result of westward expansion competition between north and south
- What was Douglas's political party
- Individual rights
- Confederate capital
- Which state entered as a free state in the Missouri compromise
- South Carolina seceded from the union
- Controversy over the expansion of slavery to the territories
- Union capital
- Raised prices of imported goods
20 Clues: Union capital • Individual rights • Confederate capital • Expansion of railroads • Who won the election of 1860 • Raised prices of imported goods • What was Douglas's political party • Slaves are property and not people • What was Lincoln's political party • The boundary between north and south • South Carolina seceded from the union • Equality and community responsibility • ...
Civil War 2024-04-17
Across
- Color of the confederate uniforms
- Vice President to Lincoln
- Color of the Union uniforms
- Battle of?
- Short and famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln
- He marched to Savannah
- Bloody battle fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland
- Where did the Civil War begin
- wife of abe lincoln
- First state to leave the Union
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- Another name for a big farm in the south
- Jefferson Davis was president of this southern government
- Theater where Lincoln was shot
- State burnt by General Sherman and his army
- Fought the North
- This state was home to Richmond, one of the capitals of the Confederacy
- Type of cabin where Lincoln grew up
- Civil?
- Word for when a state left the union
- Union General at the Battle of Gettysburg
20 Clues: Civil? • Battle of? • Fought the North • wife of abe lincoln • He marched to Savannah • Vice President to Lincoln • Color of the Union uniforms • Where did the Civil War begin • Theater where Lincoln was shot • First state to leave the Union • Color of the confederate uniforms • Type of cabin where Lincoln grew up • Word for when a state left the union • ...
Civil War 2023-04-14
Across
- Country Confederates tried to bribe
- Crop
- Place for slaves
- South
- Reason for War
- Bombed by Confederate, started war
- Picnic Battle
- Transportation
- Had more advantages
- Weapon
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- Freed slaves
- Country Confederates tried to bribe
- Created the KKK
- People who fought in the war
- Leaving the country
- Battle
- President
- Confederate General
- Deadliest Battle
- North
20 Clues: Crop • South • North • Battle • Weapon • President • Freed slaves • Picnic Battle • Reason for War • Transportation • Created the KKK • Place for slaves • Deadliest Battle • Leaving the country • Confederate General • Had more advantages • People who fought in the war • Bombed by Confederate, started war • Country Confederates tried to bribe • Country Confederates tried to bribe
Civil War 2025-03-17
Across
- – The Union general who led the North to victory and later became the 18th U.S. president.
- – The President of the Confederate States of America.
- – A key Confederate general known for his tactics, killed in 1863.
- – The military draft used by both sides to recruit soldiers.
- – The bloodiest single-day battle (Sept. 1862), leading to the Emancipation Proclamation.
- – The leading general of the Confederate Army.
- – Lincoln was killed by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, just days after the war ended.
- – Warships covered in iron, marking a new era of naval warfare (e.g., USS Monitor vs. CSS Virginia).
- – The site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the war (April 1865).
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- – Slave states that remained in the Union (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware).
- – The government formed by the seceded Southern states, officially called the Confederate States of America.
- – A destructive Union campaign through Georgia (1864), crippling the Confederate war effort.
- – Issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, it declared enslaved people in Confederate states free.
- – The act of Southern states leaving the Union, beginning with South Carolina in 1860.
- – A major Union victory (July 1863) that turned the tide against the Confederacy.
- – The Union’s strategy to blockade Southern ports and control the Mississippi River to squeeze the Confederacy.
- – Lincoln’s speech honoring fallen soldiers and redefining the war’s purpose.
- – The Northern states that remained loyal to the U.S. government during the Civil War.
- – The first battle of the Civil War (April 1861), where Confederate forces fired on a Union fort in South Carolina.
19 Clues: – The leading general of the Confederate Army. • – The President of the Confederate States of America. • – The military draft used by both sides to recruit soldiers. • – A key Confederate general known for his tactics, killed in 1863. • – Lincoln’s speech honoring fallen soldiers and redefining the war’s purpose. • ...
