civil war Crossword Puzzles

Civil War Crossword 2025-05-13

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This speech dedicated a battlefield to fallen soldiers and reminded the Union of what they were fighting for
  2. The union had this major advantage during the Civil War
  3. Nickname of the Confederate general who stood firm at bull run
  4. The Union's first major victory and the deadliest day in the war
  5. Southern States
  6. The first state to secede from the Union
  7. Northern States
  8. The month long bombing of this city gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
  9. Confederate President
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  1. The confederates top general
  2. The Union general who led the army in the west
  3. What the Civil War was fought over
  4. The place where the Confederates surrendered to the Union to end the war
  5. Document that freed the slaves
  6. First battle of the civil war
  7. The President for the Union
  8. Turning point of the war

17 Clues: Southern States • Northern States • Confederate President • Turning point of the war • The President for the Union • The confederates top general • First battle of the civil war • Document that freed the slaves • What the Civil War was fought over • The first state to secede from the Union • The Union general who led the army in the west • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2025-05-09

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Amendment that protected the right to vote regardless of race.
  2. Southern laws restricting the freedom of African Americans after the war.
  3. The Reconstruction Acts divided the South into five military ___.
  4. The Freedmen’s ___ helped provide aid to former slaves.
  5. President who proposed the Ten Percent Plan.
  6. Constitutional amendment guaranteeing citizenship and equal protection.
  7. Secretary of War who Johnson tried to fire, triggering impeachment.
  8. Era after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and integrating freed slaves.
  9. The side that won the Civil War and sought to reintegrate the South.
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  1. The process Johnson faced for violating the Tenure of Office Act.
  2. Congressional laws allowing military action to suppress voter intimidation.
  3. Violent group that terrorized freedmen during Reconstruction (abbreviation).
  4. The 1866 Act focused on protecting these for freedmen.
  5. Johnson offered this to thousands of former Confederates who took loyalty oaths.
  6. The ___ of Office Act limited the president’s power to fire officials.
  7. President who enforced civil rights laws and fought the KKK.
  8. Term for formerly enslaved African Americans during and after the Civil War.
  9. Congressional Republicans who pushed for full rights for freedmen and tough Southern policies.
  10. Formal forgiveness given by President Johnson to many Southerners.

19 Clues: President who proposed the Ten Percent Plan. • The 1866 Act focused on protecting these for freedmen. • The Freedmen’s ___ helped provide aid to former slaves. • President who enforced civil rights laws and fought the KKK. • Amendment that protected the right to vote regardless of race. • The process Johnson faced for violating the Tenure of Office Act. • ...

Chapter 15 - The Civil War - Study Guide 2023-05-16

Chapter 15 - The Civil War - Study Guide crossword puzzle
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  1. The basic strategy of the Confederacy was to conduct a ___________ war.
  2. This city in Virginia was the capital of the Confederacy.
  3. Are people in war who are listed as dead, wounded, or missing.
  4. This battle is known for being the single deadliest day of the Civil War.
  5. This is the nickname to Union soldiers who fought in the Civil War.
  6. the Union wanted to control the ___________ River and its tributaries to prevent supplies from reaching the eastern Confederacy.
  7. She convinced officials to let women work as nurses and recruited many women to serve as nurses during the Civil War.
  8. General Grant told this President that “they will make good soldiers and taking them from the enemy weakens in the same proportion that strengthens us.”
  9. After capturing Fort Donelson in 1862, this Union General (and future President) told the leaders of the Confederate Army that had been captured that, “no terms except unconditional surrender can be accepted.”
  10. This is the nickname to Confederate soldiers who fought in the Civil War.
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  1. The 54th _____________ regiment served with distinction at Fort Wagner and in the Battle of Olustee.
  2. He was an important General of the Confederate Army and contributed to their military success in the East.
  3. This was a damaged ship that was rebuilt and covered with iron by the Confederates
  4. When the Civil War began, many teenagers left home and went to serve in the ___________.
  5. This General was nicknamed “Stonewall” in the Confederate Army and also Contributed to the South’s military success in the east.
  6. At __________________ Courthouse near the end of the war, General Grant offered these terms of surrender to General Lee: Lee’s officers could keep their small firearms, any soldier with a horse could keep it, and all Confederate soldiers were sent back home with food rations.
  7. The __________ won a narrow victory at the Battle of Shiloh.
  8. This Union General’s March to the Sea ended in a victory for the Union.
  9. Horace ____________ was an abolitionist who urged Lincoln to make the Civil War a fight to end slavery.

19 Clues: This city in Virginia was the capital of the Confederacy. • The __________ won a narrow victory at the Battle of Shiloh. • Are people in war who are listed as dead, wounded, or missing. • This is the nickname to Union soldiers who fought in the Civil War. • The basic strategy of the Confederacy was to conduct a ___________ war. • ...

End of year project 2017-05-18

End of year project crossword puzzle
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  1. what event happen in 1607
  2. what was the 3rd warning Washington issued to the farewell address
  3. where did Confederate General Robert E. Lee is final surrender of the cw take place
  4. Delaration of Independence 1776 who was not included
  5. what was the name of the region that all Eastern native American tribes were foced to Relocate to after 1830
  6. who wrote the bill of Rights
  7. what was the first Battle of the civil war
  8. what happened in the 1849 in California to cause rapid population growth?
  9. who was the first​ supreme Court chief justice
  10. what amendment covers black suffage
  11. when was the Louislana purchase
  12. when was the Battle of Lake Erie
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  1. List one way disadvantages the Confederacy during the civil war
  2. who invented the cotten gain
  3. Define suffrage
  4. what nation ceded California, nevada, utan, Arizona,colorado, Wyoming, and new Mexican to the us in 1848
  5. what was the war with the US's southern neighbor began after the annexation of Tx and began because of border disputes and expansion
  6. List one major causes of​ the war of 1812
  7. who Assassinated Licoln after the civil war
  8. who was the primary advocate for free public elementary schools? He believed education united
  9. who supported tariffs
  10. when was the Mayflower compact​
  11. when was the Constitution ratified
  12. when did the civil war began

24 Clues: Define suffrage • who supported tariffs • what event happen in 1607 • who invented the cotten gain • who wrote the bill of Rights • when did the civil war began • when was the Mayflower compact​ • when was the Louislana purchase • when was the Battle of Lake Erie • when was the Constitution ratified • what amendment covers black suffage • List one major causes of​ the war of 1812 • ...

Causes and Impacts of the Civil War 2024-04-09

Causes and Impacts of the Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. This had to happen after the destruction of the Civil War
  2. The deadliest battle during the Civil War
  3. The nation was unprepared on this front and didn't know how to provide it for newly freed slaves
  4. The Civil War started here
  5. These kind of states were slave states that didn't secede from the Union
  6. Children were left without these as a result of the war
  7. This theory was disproven because of the Civil War
  8. Women ran these when men went off to war
  9. This freedom African Americans in rebel states
  10. These people were against slavery
  11. Balance of votes
  12. Lincoln won this
  13. This man planned a major slave revolt and retreat to Haiti
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  1. This man and his followers killed about sixty white people during their rebellion
  2. Confederate dollars were worthless because of this
  3. This was a result of westward expansion and economic competition
  4. This was usually a boy's job when he joined the army
  5. Many slaves escaped through this
  6. South was upset over tariffs, so this was caused
  7. This man tried to sued his enslaver for freedom
  8. This man wrote "For we colored people did not know how to be free and the white people did not know how to have a free colored person about them."
  9. Most men had to serve because of this shortage

22 Clues: Balance of votes • Lincoln won this • The Civil War started here • Many slaves escaped through this • These people were against slavery • Women ran these when men went off to war • The deadliest battle during the Civil War • Most men had to serve because of this shortage • This freedom African Americans in rebel states • This man tried to sued his enslaver for freedom • ...

Module 4 Crossword 2022-03-11

Module 4 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Enlightenment thinker who believed people were born with Natural Rights
  2. The English Civil War was about Absolute vs. ______ monarchy
  3. Popular establishment where people would meet and exchange ideas in the 17th and 18th centuries
  4. The English Bill of Rights stated that ______ had power over the monarchy
  5. Enlightenment thinker who believed humans were born good but later corrupted by society
  6. Nickname for the supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War
  7. Name of the king who was beheaded after the English Civil War
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  1. Enlightenment thinker who believed people were naturally greedy and evil
  2. Name of the monarch overthrown during the Glorious Revolution
  3. Life, ______, and Property (the 3 Natural Rights)
  4. Nickname for the supporters of King Charles I during the English Civil War
  5. Montesquieu believed the government should be split into ______ branches
  6. Oliver ______, leader of England after the English Civil War
  7. Catherine the Great incorporated Enlightenment ideas into her ruling of this country
  8. An informal gathering of people where ideas can be exchanged

15 Clues: Life, ______, and Property (the 3 Natural Rights) • The English Civil War was about Absolute vs. ______ monarchy • Oliver ______, leader of England after the English Civil War • An informal gathering of people where ideas can be exchanged • Name of the monarch overthrown during the Glorious Revolution • ...

Civil War 2024-05-17

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. -gave the union control over the mississpi river
  2. -insured reelection of president abraham
  3. -used inaugural address to calm down rebellions
  4. -General Robert Lee surrendered his army to liutenant General Grant.
  5. -union slipped away during the night being able to fight another day
  6. -won the civil war
  7. -showed the determinations of african americans in the union army
  8. -pushed the union back to chattanooga
  9. - blocked the unions advancement into mississippi
  10. -marked the beginning of the american civil war
  11. -lasted longer than 90 days
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  1. -captured atlanta
  2. -declared all persons held as slaves were freed
  3. -washington’s forces defeated Cornwallis’ army
  4. - marked the turning point of the civil war
  5. -bloodiest single day war
  6. - the general during the 7 day battle
  7. -opened up the deep south for invasion

18 Clues: -captured atlanta • -won the civil war • -bloodiest single day war • -lasted longer than 90 days • -pushed the union back to chattanooga • - the general during the 7 day battle • -opened up the deep south for invasion • -insured reelection of president abraham • - marked the turning point of the civil war • -washington’s forces defeated Cornwallis’ army • ...

Famous People of the Civil War Era 2024-10-30

Famous People of the Civil War Era crossword puzzle
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  1. An abolitionist author known for her books highlighting the evils of slavery, her best-selling book was titled Uncle Tom’s Cabin
  2. An American politician and a senator for Illinois who was one of the two nominees who badly split the democratic party to run for president
  3. A newspaper publisher who helped lead the successful abolitionist campaign against slavery in the US
  4. A freedom seeker who dedicated her life to rescue slaves through the Underground railroad
  5. An American stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln as part of a broader conspiracy
  6. Secretary of State appointed by John Quincy Adams, known as the “Great Pacificater” for his contributions to domestic policy
  7. The American nurse who founded the Red Cross
  8. An American politician who served as the first and only president of the Confederate states
  9. A US military officer and later a Confederate major general during the Civil War, famous for leading the ill-fated “Pickett’s Charge” at Gettysburg
  10. An enslaved black American who led an effective four-day rebellion of black slaves
  11. A carpenter and formally enslaved person who planned an extensive slave rebellion
  12. An early 19th-century activist who fought for a change in the medical field and devoted herself to the welfare of the mentally ill
  13. The 16th president of the United States and the first republican president, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation
  14. An American officer in the Union during the Civil War who commanded a prominent regiment of African American troops
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  1. An American Civil War general who led Union soldiers into crushing campaigns through the South
  2. The 6th president of the United States and a member of the House of Representatives
  3. Born into slavery, but later an advocate speaker for women’s rights and the abolition movement
  4. The 18th president of the United States who was a commanding general leading the Union to victory in the Civil War
  5. An American Army officer during the Second Seminole War and the Mexican-American War, commanding the Confederate army of Tennesee
  6. A white American evangelist who was a prominent leader in the abolitionist movement, belonging to a devout family with extreme anti-slavery views
  7. The wife of Abraham Lincoln, serving as the First Lady from 1861 until Lincoln’s assassination
  8. A United States Army officer notable for his leadership in the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War
  9. An enslaved African American who was sued along with his wife for their freedom in a territory that prohibited slavery
  10. A confederate military general who put effort into reuniting the country following the American Civil War
  11. A US representative from Massachusetts and later a US senator who defended the union during the state’s rights nullification crisis
  12. A Confederate general who led troops into battle during the Civil War, he got his nickname at the Battle of Bull Run
  13. An escaped slave who became a prominent leader of the abolitionist movement, well known for his anti-slavery writings and speech
  14. A Union general in the American Civil War with a reputation of outspokenness and arrogance, known for his defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run
  15. An American antislavery crusader who converted Westerners to the idea of slavery as a national sin
  16. The Union commander in the first battle of the American Civil War at Fort Sumpter

30 Clues: The American nurse who founded the Red Cross • The Union commander in the first battle of the American Civil War at Fort Sumpter • A carpenter and formally enslaved person who planned an extensive slave rebellion • An enslaved black American who led an effective four-day rebellion of black slaves • ...

History Crossword 2017-05-22

History Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. wrote Declaration of Independence
  2. cause of Marbury v Madison case
  3. general for the union
  4. war to get independence from Britain
  5. first self government
  6. list grievances about King George
  7. first president
  8. law of the land
  9. workforce for colonies
  10. discovered electricity
  11. branches balance each other out
  12. belief it was God given right to expand west
  13. transportation system that makes it easier to move around the country
  14. rights of the people
  15. war between the union and confederacy
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  1. slave trade route
  2. the forgotten war
  3. /eneral for the confederacy
  4. first Vice President
  5. here before the colonies settled
  6. president during the civil war for the union
  7. war that lasted 7 years
  8. first colony
  9. communications used in civil war
  10. King of Britain

25 Clues: first colony • first president • law of the land • King of Britain • slave trade route • the forgotten war • first Vice President • rights of the people • general for the union • first self government • workforce for colonies • discovered electricity • war that lasted 7 years • /eneral for the confederacy • cause of Marbury v Madison case • branches balance each other out • ...

History Project 2017-05-22

History Project crossword puzzle
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  1. /law of the land
  2. communications used in civil war
  3. first self government
  4. first president
  5. list grievances about King George
  6. colony
  7. transportation system that makes it easier to move around the country
  8. general for the union
  9. here before the colonies settled
  10. war between the union and confederacy
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  1. discovered electricity
  2. branches balance each other out
  3. general for the confederacy
  4. wrote Declaration of Independence
  5. the forgotten war
  6. slave trade route
  7. war to get away from Britain
  8. war with Britain that lasted 7 years
  9. rights of the people
  10. King of Britain
  11. first Vice President
  12. belief it was God given right to expand west
  13. cause of Marbury v Madison case
  14. president during the civil war for the union
  15. workforce for colonies

25 Clues: colony • first president • King of Britain • /law of the land • the forgotten war • slave trade route • rights of the people • first Vice President • first self government • general for the union • discovered electricity • workforce for colonies • general for the confederacy • war to get away from Britain • branches balance each other out • cause of Marbury v Madison case • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-10-14

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. document that proclaimed the freedom of slaves.
  2. of Gettysburg a battle that put a end to Robert E. Lee’s plan to invade the north.
  3. referred to as the “South” in the Civil War
  4. early strategy to economically strangle the Confederacy
  5. method employed by the Confederacy during the Civil War to convince Great Britain and France to support the South
  6. a general of the confederate states
  7. bloodiest single-day battle that resulted in the Union’s victory.
  8. slave states that did not secede from the Union.
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  1. first major battle of the civil war
  2. site of surrender of the Confederate forces
  3. first clash of ironclad naval vessels.
  4. commander of the Union army
  5. an actor who assassinated Lincoln.
  6. referred to as the “North” in the Civil War
  7. a war fought between citizens in the same country

15 Clues: commander of the Union army • an actor who assassinated Lincoln. • first major battle of the civil war • a general of the confederate states • first clash of ironclad naval vessels. • site of surrender of the Confederate forces • referred to as the “South” in the Civil War • referred to as the “North” in the Civil War • document that proclaimed the freedom of slaves. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-10-14

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. first clash of ironclad naval vessels.
  2. referred to as the “South” in the Civil War
  3. a battle that put a end to Robert E. Lee’s plan to invade the north.
  4. early strategy to economically strangle the Confederacy
  5. commander of the Union army
  6. method employed by the Confederacy during the Civil War to convince Great Britain and France to support the South
  7. bloodiest single-day battle that resulted in the Union’s victory.
  8. slave states that did not secede from the Union.
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  1. first major battle of the civil war
  2. site of surrender of the Confederate forces
  3. an actor who assassinated Lincoln.
  4. a general of the confederate states
  5. referred to as the “North” in the Civil War
  6. document that proclaimed the freedom of slaves.
  7. a war fought between citizens in the same country

15 Clues: commander of the Union army • an actor who assassinated Lincoln. • first major battle of the civil war • a general of the confederate states • first clash of ironclad naval vessels. • site of surrender of the Confederate forces • referred to as the “South” in the Civil War • referred to as the “North” in the Civil War • document that proclaimed the freedom of slaves. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-10-14

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. first clash of ironclad naval vessels.
  2. referred to as the “South” in the Civil War
  3. a battle that put a end to Robert E. Lee’s plan to invade the north.
  4. early strategy to economically strangle the Confederacy
  5. commander of the Union army
  6. method employed by the Confederacy during the Civil War to convince Great Britain and France to support the South
  7. bloodiest single-day battle that resulted in the Union’s victory.
  8. slave states that did not secede from the Union.
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  1. first major battle of the civil war
  2. site of surrender of the Confederate forces
  3. an actor who assassinated Lincoln.
  4. a general of the confederate states
  5. referred to as the “North” in the Civil War
  6. document that proclaimed the freedom of slaves.
  7. a war fought between citizens in the same country

15 Clues: commander of the Union army • an actor who assassinated Lincoln. • first major battle of the civil war • a general of the confederate states • first clash of ironclad naval vessels. • site of surrender of the Confederate forces • referred to as the “South” in the Civil War • referred to as the “North” in the Civil War • document that proclaimed the freedom of slaves. • ...

Civil war crossword 2023-02-15

Civil war crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. people who were freed or escaped from slavery
  2. what battle happened on April 12, 1861 that started the civil war
  3. served in the military incognito, as spies, as nurses, and ran buisnesses
  4. Lincoln made this claiming that all the slaves in the rebel confederate states would be free
  5. this was the North's main source of income and it was very beneficial for the north in the civil war
  6. the unions capital
  7. the confederate states of America was also known as __________
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  1. did chores to help with war efforts were drummer boys and helped there families
  2. What did the south do when they "left" the union
  3. the south's capital
  4. the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  5. to run away, scatter in civil war slang
  6. was an American politician, publisher, businessman, and maritime pilot. Born into slavery in Beaufort, South Carolina, he freed himself, his crew, and their families during the civil war
  7. the states in between the north and the south who stayed neutral
  8. the south's main cause of profit
  9. this confederate army leader surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox Virginia
  10. A well know March through Georgia that ended with thing being burned and destroyed
  11. the north is also known as ___________
  12. the snake that the unions war plan was based off of
  13. a famous speech said by President Abraham Lincoln in Pennsylvania

20 Clues: the unions capital • the south's capital • the south's main cause of profit • the north is also known as ___________ • to run away, scatter in civil war slang • the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • people who were freed or escaped from slavery • What did the south do when they "left" the union • the snake that the unions war plan was based off of • ...

Black History Month 2021-02-26

Black History Month crossword puzzle
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  1. This war was fought between the Northern and Southern states
  2. The condition of being free or freed; liberty.
  3. ________________ King Jr was a civil rights leader that practiced peaceful protests
  4. Means to get rid of or do away with
  5. Means to separate or place apart from others or from the majority of a group, people, or the like; isolate.
  6. A large farm or estate used for growing rubber, cotton, or other crops to sell.
  7. Means to stop the practice of having separate schools and other facilities for people of different races.
  8. _____________ The president that abolished slavery in southern states when he signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
  9. a secret system established by former slaves and abolitionists before the U.S. Civil War to help fugitive slaves reach places of safety.
  10. This was a nickname for the slave Araminta Ross
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  1. A person in charge of running and maintaining a property such as a plantation or landed estate.
  2. The state that B. T. Washington was born in
  3. The group of states known as The Union during the Civil War
  4. Harriet _________ was an escaped slave and a conductor on the Underground Railroad
  5. Means to get free
  6. ___________ T. Washington walked 500 miles to reach the Hampton Institute
  7. The group of states known as The Confederacy during the Civil War
  8. the owning of people by other people; bondage.
  9. ________ Douglass was an escaped slave; advisor to President Lincoln during the Civil War
  10. The state that Frederick D. and Harriet T. were born in

20 Clues: Means to get free • Means to get rid of or do away with • The state that B. T. Washington was born in • The condition of being free or freed; liberty. • the owning of people by other people; bondage. • This was a nickname for the slave Araminta Ross • The state that Frederick D. and Harriet T. were born in • The group of states known as The Union during the Civil War • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-05-29

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Main weapon used in civil war
  2. Name of the battle that happened in Mississippi
  3. What soldiers made to protect themselves from enemy fire
  4. One of the leading causes of the civil war
  5. Last name of the Union general, eventually became president
  6. The army in the North
  7. Where a famous battle took place, in Georgia
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  1. The army in the South
  2. Name of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  3. Last name of the man who was president of the Confederacy
  4. A famous battle something to do with an animal
  5. A Confederate general's last name; something to do with wall
  6. A famous battle in Pennsylvania
  7. Name of battle that happened in Maryland
  8. Who became president during the Civil War

15 Clues: The army in the South • The army in the North • Main weapon used in civil war • A famous battle in Pennsylvania • Name of battle that happened in Maryland • Who became president during the Civil War • One of the leading causes of the civil war • Where a famous battle took place, in Georgia • Name of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War • ...

Exam Review 2021-05-26

Exam Review crossword puzzle
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  1. First show of federal authority
  2. Led the Confederate Army
  3. Boats covered in sheets of iron
  4. Group created after the Civil War to terrorize Black communities
  5. 16th president
  6. the 13th amendment does what
  7. Spreading opposition into other districts.
  8. Connected the east and west coasts
  9. 17th President
  10. The Union ironclad.
  11. Francis Scott Key
  12. president in 1845
  13. President pro temp
  14. Andrew Johnson President number
  15. pushing opposition voters into one district
  16. Speech given by President Lincoln freed the slaves in occupied territory.
  17. General shot by his own men
  18. is the capital of Illinois
  19. Atlanta is the capital
  20. Relocation of Native Americans from Georgia to Oklahoma
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  1. translated from Latin means president for a time
  2. 16th President
  3. Before the Civil War
  4. President of the Confederacy
  5. territory the US gained in the Adams-Onis treaty.
  6. Current Vice-President
  7. XVI King during Reign of Terror
  8. after the Civil War
  9. Captial of Florida
  10. Batton Rouge is the capital
  11. Speaker of the House
  12. Where the Civil War ended
  13. Explored the Louisiana territory
  14. Treaty that ended the Mexican American War
  15. Author of Uncle Toms Cabin
  16. Name of the war that separated the nation
  17. Man who shot President Lincoln
  18. Taken every 10 years
  19. Manipulating electoral lines
  20. Confederate ironclad
  21. Led the Union at Shiloh

41 Clues: 16th President • 16th president • 17th President • Francis Scott Key • president in 1845 • Captial of Florida • President pro temp • after the Civil War • The Union ironclad. • Before the Civil War • Speaker of the House • Taken every 10 years • Confederate ironclad • Current Vice-President • Atlanta is the capital • Led the Union at Shiloh • Led the Confederate Army • Where the Civil War ended • ...

AAC Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-07

AAC Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. was the general of the south when they surrendered
  2. more that __________ fought in the war
  3. ____________ was the president during the Civil War
  4. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  5. the ______ won the civil war
  6. The Union forces defending Galveston were beaten by a Confederate force led by Magruder.
  7. On October 2, 1827, in St. Augustine, Florida, a Union Army officer and Reconstruction governor of Texas was born.
  8. surrendered in the civil war
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  1. The Civil War was fought between the Northern and the _____________
  2. the Bombardment of Fort Sabine
  3. The Civil War's bloodiest battle was the ________________
  4. He served as the 11th Governor of Texas during Reconstruction and was a lawyer, state representative, and military governor of Texas.
  5. He was the Republic of Texas' first and third president, as well as one of the first two men to represent Texas in the United States.
  6. resign from a group or political system
  7. the United States

15 Clues: the United States • the ______ won the civil war • surrendered in the civil war • the Bombardment of Fort Sabine • more that __________ fought in the war • resign from a group or political system • was the general of the south when they surrendered • ____________ was the president during the Civil War • The Civil War's bloodiest battle was the ________________ • ...

The Civil War 2022-05-04

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Which side did General Robert E. Lee lead for a period of time?
  2. How did the Confederacy begin?
  3. Who assassinated President Lincoln in the back of the head? (Last name only)
  4. Who did the Emancipation Proclamation have to do with?
  5. How many years did the Civil War last?
  6. Who led a raid to free hundreds of slaves during the Civil War? (last name only)
  7. How many days did the Battle of Gettysburg last?
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  1. Who was the president during the Civil War? (last name only)
  2. The 13th Amendment ———— slavery in the United States (Fill in the Blank).
  3. What was a woman's main role during the civil war? (Plural of career name)
  4. Where was the Battle of Antietam fought?
  5. What is the last name of the Union general that lost his leg during a major battle?
  6. What is the Union plan to defeat the Confederacy called?
  7. Who led the Union Armies to victory (which general, last name)?
  8. Who won the Civil War?

15 Clues: Who won the Civil War? • How did the Confederacy begin? • How many years did the Civil War last? • Where was the Battle of Antietam fought? • How many days did the Battle of Gettysburg last? • Who did the Emancipation Proclamation have to do with? • What is the Union plan to defeat the Confederacy called? • Who was the president during the Civil War? (last name only) • ...

Civil War 2013-04-10

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Riots broke out in this city to protest the fact that the wealthy could pay a fee to avoid military service. _________ _________ City.
  2. Who's military genius and personality is often credited with holding the Confederate Army together?
  3. What side of the war looked like it was going to win.
  4. Where was the battle of Olustee.
  5. The second great battle of the Civil War, first in Missouri.
  6. Which General led the March to the Sea.
  7. When states succeeded from the Union, they would join together to create their own. What was the new Union's name._________ _____ of America
  8. Which side was against high tariffs.
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  1. How many sides fought in the Civil War.
  2. What effected our money supply in the War.
  3. More men died from _______ than from the battle.
  4. Worst Confederate prison is in __________ Georgia.
  5. This state was admitted to the Union on June 20th.
  6. ________ Bank Act was established in 1863.
  7. The South suffered ______ in most staple food products.
  8. If you were captured you might be sent to a ______.
  9. First superintendent of women nurses.
  10. Did the Confederation make their own money. (True or False)

18 Clues: Where was the battle of Olustee. • Which side was against high tariffs. • First superintendent of women nurses. • How many sides fought in the Civil War. • Which General led the March to the Sea. • What effected our money supply in the War. • ________ Bank Act was established in 1863. • More men died from _______ than from the battle. • ...

Civil War 2022-05-31

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
  2. Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
  3. a side that supported slavery
  4. large weapons like cannons
  5. Line A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
  6. An army of citizens used during emergencies.
  7. The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
  8. The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
  9. A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
  10. A long blade or knife attached to the end of
  11. A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
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  1. When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
  2. a person who wanted to get rid of slavery
  3. A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
  4. When a person is murdered for political
  5. A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
  6. Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
  7. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port
  8. a side that didn’t support slavery

19 Clues: large weapons like cannons • a side that supported slavery • a side that didn’t support slavery • When a person is murdered for political • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot. • a person who wanted to get rid of slavery • An army of citizens used during emergencies. • A long blade or knife attached to the end of • ...

Civil War 2023-05-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. The amendment that states the right to vote can't be taken away based on race, color, or condition of servitude.
  2. era that focused on rebuilding the South after the civil war
  3. Group of people who tried to deny African American rights through fear and violence
  4. Term used for NOrtherners who made money off the Souths misfortune
  5. side of war that had better technology and numbers
  6. General of the North
  7. side of the war that opposed slavery
  8. Unfair laws in the south
  9. General of the south
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  1. The act of separating people based on race or ethnicity
  2. act that pardoned southerners and allowed them tovote and hold office
  3. President during civil war
  4. side of the war that supported slavery
  5. Ended in a draw, but let Lincoln sign Emancipation Proclaimation
  6. Laws made to control African Americans
  7. President after Lincolns assassination
  8. Battle ended in Union Victory after month long siege of city
  9. Other name for Battle of Antietam
  10. Law that required Northerners to return runaway slaves to the south

19 Clues: General of the North • General of the south • Unfair laws in the south • President during civil war • Other name for Battle of Antietam • side of the war that opposed slavery • side of the war that supported slavery • Laws made to control African Americans • President after Lincolns assassination • side of war that had better technology and numbers • ...

Civil War 2023-05-10

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Law that made slavery open to the western territories
  2. Cannot escape, not free to live
  3. Lincoln's famous "Speech"
  4. enlist into the army
  5. Thomas Jefferson's land deal with France
  6. states' right to free rule and law
  7. Anti-slavery advocate
  8. split of the Northern and the Southern American states
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  1. Era/Time after the Civil War
  2. nickname for Northern Union soldiers
  3. To separate or leave
  4. President of the Confederate States of America
  5. Set Free
  6. 16th President of The United States of America
  7. nickname for Southern Confederate soldiers
  8. Northern States
  9. Southern States
  10. people believing they are superior than others based on their skin color

18 Clues: Set Free • Northern States • Southern States • To separate or leave • enlist into the army • Anti-slavery advocate • Lincoln's famous "Speech" • Era/Time after the Civil War • Cannot escape, not free to live • states' right to free rule and law • nickname for Northern Union soldiers • Thomas Jefferson's land deal with France • nickname for Southern Confederate soldiers • ...

Civil War 2023-10-30

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Slave who went to free state
  2. War between North and South U.S.
  3. 16th President
  4. States that seceded from Union
  5. 13th President
  6. Confederate president's term length
  7. Fort where Civil War began
  8. 15th President
  9. ____ Sovereignty
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  1. Three parties coming together to form one
  2. ____ Slave Act
  3. ____ of 1850
  4. 12th President
  5. 14th President
  6. Lincoln's Senate opponent
  7. Withdrawing formally from the Union
  8. Bleeding ____
  9. Leader to seize Harpers Ferry

18 Clues: ____ of 1850 • Bleeding ____ • ____ Slave Act • 12th President • 14th President • 16th President • 13th President • 15th President • ____ Sovereignty • Lincoln's Senate opponent • Fort where Civil War began • Slave who went to free state • Leader to seize Harpers Ferry • States that seceded from Union • War between North and South U.S. • Withdrawing formally from the Union • ...

Civil War 2023-11-13

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. First major battle of the civil war, fought near washington DC
  2. Democrats in the north who wanted to end the war and make peace with the south
  3. Confederate general
  4. soldiers on horseback and these are the eyes and ears of the major army
  5. bullet with a hollow base, shot further and more accurate that a musket
  6. warships covered n iron plates to protect it
  7. an executive order given by lincoln ordering the freeing of slaves in the confederate states
  8. Bloodiest battle in american history
  9. a federal fort located in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina
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  1. Union general
  2. Chief justice that ruled in the dred scott case
  3. Nickname for the union
  4. the draft requiring people to serve in the military
  5. an african american who had been a slave and moved to his master to a state where slavery was illegal
  6. Bloodiest day in US history
  7. Destroy the south’s economy so they are forced to end the war
  8. 16th president of the USA
  9. the union plan to shut off all southern trade and ruin their economy of their cotton trade

18 Clues: Union general • Confederate general • Nickname for the union • 16th president of the USA • Bloodiest day in US history • Bloodiest battle in american history • warships covered n iron plates to protect it • Chief justice that ruled in the dred scott case • the draft requiring people to serve in the military • Destroy the south’s economy so they are forced to end the war • ...

Civil war 2018-03-01

Civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. reconstruction Plan- mass killing of ex-slaves and adoption of restrictive black codes, seized control of Reconstruction from President Johnson.
  2. amendment- All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
  3. Something that has to be rebuilt after it was tore down or destroyed
  4. Reconstruction Plan- Lincoln wanted to reunite the united states and use forgiveness as his strategy.
  5. amendment-The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  6. They have the authority to make laws for a country or city.
  7. Crow Laws- It enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States.
  8. Klux Klan- It’s a white supremacists organization. They hung blacks and went around killing African Americans.
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  1. bureau- It assisted freed blacks in obtaining relief, jobs, and etc.
  2. Reconstruction Plan- It gave the white South a free hand in regulating the transition from slavery to freedom
  3. it was a form of agriculture where landowners allow tenants to use the land in return for a share of crops.
  4. Lincoln- He was a statesmen and lawyer and was also the 16th president of the United states.
  5. Johnson- He was the 17th president in the United States.
  6. farming- It was a agricultural production system where landowners contribute their land.
  7. General Assembly- The state legislature of Georgia
  8. Mcneal Turner- He was a minister ans was the 12th elected bishop of the African Methodists Church.
  9. amendment- Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
  10. codes- Laws passed by southern states restricting African Americans freedom.

18 Clues: General Assembly- The state legislature of Georgia • Johnson- He was the 17th president in the United States. • They have the authority to make laws for a country or city. • bureau- It assisted freed blacks in obtaining relief, jobs, and etc. • Something that has to be rebuilt after it was tore down or destroyed • ...

Civil War 2016-12-05

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of Gettysburg Happened on July 1, 1863.
  2. Union General of The Battle of Gettysburg
  3. Extra personnel sent to increase the strength of an army.
  4. Machine that sends electric signals over wires.
  5. Confederate General of Fort Sumter
  6. Union General of Fort Sumter
  7. when part of the county leaves
  8. Sumter Battle that started April 12, 1861.
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  1. A sword-like blade that may be fixed to the muzzle of a rifle for use in hand-to-hand fighting.
  2. Campaign Battle that was in May, 1864.
  3. Union General during Atlanta Campaign and Sherman's march to Sea.
  4. to leave army without permission
  5. Confederate General during Sherman's march
  6. A ceremony to mark the commencement of a new president of the United States.
  7. Confederate General during Atlanta Campaign
  8. a series of speeches
  9. March to Sea took place November, 1864.
  10. General branch of an army that engages in military combat on foot.

18 Clues: a series of speeches • Union General of Fort Sumter • when part of the county leaves • to leave army without permission • Confederate General of Fort Sumter • Campaign Battle that was in May, 1864. • of Gettysburg Happened on July 1, 1863. • March to Sea took place November, 1864. • Union General of The Battle of Gettysburg • Confederate General during Sherman's march • ...

Civil War 2013-04-04

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. No casuaties
  2. Helped Abrham Lincoln in the war
  3. They won the Civil War
  4. FDormally withdrawing from the Union
  5. Its a law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves
  6. Right to get out of jail for trial
  7. Politics belong to people
  8. allower california to enter as a free state and divided the rest of the Mexican Cession
  9. Allowered residents to vote for or oppose slavery
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  1. It is the interests of one section or region the interests of the entire county
  2. Delaware,Kentucky,Maryland,and Missouri were slave states
  3. Northener that supports the Confederacy
  4. Was an American slave leader
  5. Someone anit slavery
  6. It is a network of people who helped thousands of enslaved people
  7. Was born an enslaved african but later was freed and became a speaker
  8. It is the free of slaves found by Lincoln
  9. Had led the Shenandoah valley campain

18 Clues: No casuaties • Someone anit slavery • They won the Civil War • Politics belong to people • Was an American slave leader • Helped Abrham Lincoln in the war • Right to get out of jail for trial • FDormally withdrawing from the Union • Had led the Shenandoah valley campain • Northener that supports the Confederacy • It is the free of slaves found by Lincoln • ...

Civil War 2013-04-04

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. this helped thousands of people to escape to the north
  2. they opposed abolition even though they were from the north
  3. constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
  4. known as the moses of her people
  5. to end slavery
  6. allowed california to enter te union as a free state
  7. he led the confederates and won several major battles
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  1. this idea claimed that the political authority belongs to the people
  2. the act of formally withdrawing from th union
  3. led the most violent rebellion in the U.S history
  4. this law allowed for the rest of escaped slaves and required there return to slave holders
  5. this law allowed voters in_and_to choose wether to allow slavery
  6. american abolitionist and writer that escaped slavery
  7. fought against the confederates
  8. they wanted slavery to end
  9. lincoln believed that the purpose of this was to keep the unoion together
  10. a federal outpost in charelston, south carolina
  11. to rebel against slavery

18 Clues: to end slavery • to rebel against slavery • they wanted slavery to end • fought against the confederates • known as the moses of her people • the act of formally withdrawing from th union • a federal outpost in charelston, south carolina • led the most violent rebellion in the U.S history • allowed california to enter te union as a free state • ...

Civil War 2011-12-09

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. During 1835 this group who was born in Texas became outnumbered 9 to 1 by white settlers in Texas.
  2. Make war as awful and devastating as you can so you won't be rebelled against again. (2 Words)
  3. This last president to be elected before some southern states becan to secede. (2 Words)
  4. This was the last attempt to keep the Union together, and unfortunately failed. (2 Words)
  5. This term was keyed by John O'Sullivan during the Mexican War to show that Westward Expansion was essential to America. (2 Words)
  6. This was our president during 1845 and was a democrat (2 Words)
  7. This man was determined to be the stronger presidential leader during the Civil War. (2 Words)
  8. John Brown tries one last time to help slaves rebel by trying to get into the armory. Soon after this event, John Brown was hanged. (3 Words)
  9. This part of the Civil War consisted of fighting in Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi and Georgia. (2 Words)
  10. This was a mill created during the California Gold Rush by James Marshall (2 Words)
  11. Democrats in the North who opposed the war, support the union but want peace.
  12. Opposite of home rule, return to the rich white people ruling the south. (2 Words)
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  1. This was the author of the book Uncle Tom's Cabin, which was praised by the north as a story telling about the harsh truths of slavery in the south. (3 Words)
  2. Written by Henry Grady, suggests southerners promote industry, welcome progress, and be thrifty by saving money. (2 Words)
  3. This was the nicknamed keyed to Steven Douglas due to his height and determined personality. (2 words)
  4. These laws were put into place for anybody who help slaves run away, saying they will be trialed harsher and stronger. These laws were despised by the north. (3 Words)
  5. Freed slaves used for isurrection- slaves are property and confederate slaces get freedom or now fight with the union. (2 Words)
  6. If your grandfather could vote in elections, so could you! (2 Words)

18 Clues: This was our president during 1845 and was a democrat (2 Words) • If your grandfather could vote in elections, so could you! (2 Words) • Democrats in the North who opposed the war, support the union but want peace. • Opposite of home rule, return to the rich white people ruling the south. (2 Words) • ...

civil war 2014-11-24

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
  2. Helped moved good in the North
  3. Forced servitude
  4. 90% in the north 10%in south
  5. Care for slaves as if they are children
  6. New form of Christianity
  7. 60% of Southern exports
  8. A code of conduct or ideals
  9. Last name of leader that attacked Harper's Ferry
  10. Owned
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  1. Patriarch, independence, masculinity
  2. Farmer that owned land and helped by planters
  3. sued Missouri for freedom
  4. Name of rich landowners/slavers
  5. Started as a slave colony
  6. Chief Justice said slaves have no rights
  7. True woman-virtue,piety
  8. farmers that farm is owned by a landlord

18 Clues: Owned • Forced servitude • Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin • 60% of Southern exports • True woman-virtue,piety • New form of Christianity • sued Missouri for freedom • Started as a slave colony • A code of conduct or ideals • 90% in the north 10%in south • Helped moved good in the North • Name of rich landowners/slavers • Patriarch, independence, masculinity • ...

civil war 2016-06-09

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Proclamation/Document that banned slavery in rebel states
  2. battle in the war
  3. the final battle took place
  4. Grant/Commander of the union forces
  5. Lee/Commander of the southern armies
  6. Road/Area in battle of Antietam where many soldiers were killed
  7. of Beaver Dam/Battle on June 26 1862
  8. of the Confederacy
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  1. of the Union
  2. Meade/Spanish American General Born in Cadiz
  3. Court House/Battle where Lee surrendered
  4. Thomas Jackson nickname
  5. of the Potomac/Eastern Union Army
  6. who the sideburn is named after
  7. years/length of the war
  8. Lincoln/President of the Union
  9. Run/First major battle
  10. Pillow/Massacre where black soldiers were killed, despite a surrender

18 Clues: of the Union • battle in the war • of the Confederacy • Run/First major battle • Thomas Jackson nickname • years/length of the war • the final battle took place • Lincoln/President of the Union • who the sideburn is named after • of the Potomac/Eastern Union Army • Grant/Commander of the union forces • Lee/Commander of the southern armies • of Beaver Dam/Battle on June 26 1862 • ...

Civil War 2023-10-30

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Died suddenly, his vice president replaced him
  2. A slave whose owner died in a free state, went to court to be free, but was denied by Supreme Court Judge Stanford
  3. White Northerners practiced it to help runaway slaves
  4. Northerners had to assist slave catchers, and it denied slaves a fair trial
  5. Charles Sumner criticized people who were pro-slavery, so Preston Brooks beat him with his cane in the Senate chambers
  6. Kansas was very divided, and caused many killings throughout Kansas
  7. led a raid a military base to get weapons to help free slaves, ended up being hanged
  8. Was sent more canes after he beat Charles Sumner with his cane
  9. This group was created after the Wilmot Proviso failed
  10. He was the first president of the Confederate States of America
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  1. group of states that left the US, including South Carolina and Texas
  2. South Carolina succeeded from America and created the Confederate States of America with Texas Alabama and more
  3. Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, became a very influential novel
  4. Slavery should be banned
  5. Took over presidency after President Taylor died
  6. relief from an injury or wrongdoing
  7. California applied to the union as a free state, but the South threatened to succeed
  8. belief that territories could exclude slavery through local legislation

18 Clues: Slavery should be banned • relief from an injury or wrongdoing • Died suddenly, his vice president replaced him • Took over presidency after President Taylor died • White Northerners practiced it to help runaway slaves • This group was created after the Wilmot Proviso failed • Was sent more canes after he beat Charles Sumner with his cane • ...

Civil War 2023-03-08

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mountain August 9, 1862
  2. April,17 1862
  3. July 1st,1862
  4. July,22 1864
  5. April 5th 1862
  6. july 21,1861
  7. March 6th-8 1862
  8. July 1-2 1861
  9. October 21, 1861
  10. june1,1861
  11. April6-7 1862
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  1. May 29th,June1st- 1861
  2. May 29th-June1st 1861
  3. March18th,1863
  4. November7,1864
  5. September 17th,1862
  6. January19,1862
  7. November 30th 1864

18 Clues: june1,1861 • July,22 1864 • july 21,1861 • April,17 1862 • July 1st,1862 • July 1-2 1861 • April6-7 1862 • March18th,1863 • November7,1864 • April 5th 1862 • January19,1862 • March 6th-8 1862 • October 21, 1861 • November 30th 1864 • September 17th,1862 • May 29th-June1st 1861 • May 29th,June1st- 1861 • Mountain August 9, 1862

Civil War 2024-04-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wrote a novel called "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
  2. A person who wants to abolish or end slavery
  3. President of the Union
  4. Confederate general from Virginia
  5. Withdraw or leave
  6. The Northern States that wanted slavery to be gone
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  1. Succeeded in material goods
  2. Earned his nickname after the Battle of Bull Run
  3. American abolitionist that created his own newspaper
  4. Escaped slave that helped other slaves through the Underground Railroad
  5. Unable to pay outstanding debts
  6. President of the Confederacy
  7. The wealth and resources a country has
  8. Famous for capturing Atlanta
  9. American abolitionist that used violence to fight slavery
  10. Union general that was a business man
  11. The Southern States that wanted to keep slavery
  12. Railroad The escape route slaves used to get to freedom

18 Clues: Withdraw or leave • President of the Union • Succeeded in material goods • President of the Confederacy • Famous for capturing Atlanta • Unable to pay outstanding debts • Confederate general from Virginia • Union general that was a business man • The wealth and resources a country has • Wrote a novel called "Uncle Tom's Cabin" • A person who wants to abolish or end slavery • ...

Civil War 2024-05-10

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ______ - dixon line
  2. South abbreviated
  3. War (over slavery)
  4. Confederate capital (city in VA)
  5. _________ proclamation
  6. North abbreviated
  7. Beecher-Stowe or Tubman
  8. war selective service
  9. frederick's last name
  10. ready, aim......
  11. opposite of north
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  1. like a railroad perhaps
  2. South vs _______
  3. to leave, as in politically
  4. a war fighter
  5. last name barton
  6. Lincoln
  7. United States Opponent

18 Clues: Lincoln • a war fighter • South vs _______ • last name barton • ready, aim...... • South abbreviated • North abbreviated • opposite of north • War (over slavery) • ______ - dixon line • war selective service • frederick's last name • _________ proclamation • United States Opponent • like a railroad perhaps • Beecher-Stowe or Tubman • to leave, as in politically • Confederate capital (city in VA)

Civil War 2023-05-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The amendment that states the right to vote can't be taken away based on race, color, or condition of servitude.
  2. era that focused on rebuilding the South after the civil war
  3. Group of people who tried to deny African American rights through fear and violence
  4. Term used for NOrtherners who made money off the Souths misfortune
  5. side of war that had better technology and numbers
  6. General of the North
  7. side of the war that opposed slavery
  8. Unfair laws in the south
  9. General of the south
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  1. The act of separating people based on race or ethnicity
  2. act that pardoned southerners and allowed them tovote and hold office
  3. President during civil war
  4. side of the war that supported slavery
  5. Ended in a draw, but let Lincoln sign Emancipation Proclaimation
  6. Laws made to control African Americans
  7. President after Lincolns assassination
  8. Battle ended in Union Victory after month long siege of city
  9. Other name for Battle of Antietam
  10. Law that required Northerners to return runaway slaves to the south

19 Clues: General of the North • General of the south • Unfair laws in the south • President during civil war • Other name for Battle of Antietam • side of the war that opposed slavery • side of the war that supported slavery • Laws made to control African Americans • President after Lincolns assassination • side of war that had better technology and numbers • ...

Civil war 2025-11-17

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What position did Ulysses S. Grant obtain in 1869?
  2. S. Grant, What general led the Union forces in the Siege of Vicksburg?
  3. Near the end of the war, did the Union or Confederacy control the Ocean?
  4. Carolina, New York state provided the most soldiers for the Union army. Which state provided the most soldiers for the Confederate army?
  5. Sumter, where did the Civil War start?
  6. River, The capture of Vicksburg was important to the Union because the city was located on the shore of what river?
  7. York, In what city were there major riots against conscription into the Union army?
  8. American, Stand Watie was the last Confederate general to lay down his arms. Of what descent was Stand Watie?
  9. Virginia, What was the first Ironclad ship called?
  10. At the beginning of the war, Union soldiers were attacked by Southern sympathizers in what Maryland City?
  11. What's Vicksburg: a boat, a city, or a river?
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  1. What sport was popular with soldiers: Baseball, basketball, football, or lacrosse?
  2. Carolina, which was the first state to secede from the union?
  3. Did the Union or the Confederacy hire privateers to attack enemy merchant ships?
  4. What did the Confederates invent to defend their harbors from Union boats?
  5. Appomattox Court House is located in which state: Maryland, South Carolina, or Virginia?
  6. Point, Both Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant studied at what military academy on the shores of the Hudson River?
  7. Seven, How long did the Siege of Vicksburg: twelve days, forty-seven days, or one hundred nine days?

18 Clues: Sumter, where did the Civil War start? • What's Vicksburg: a boat, a city, or a river? • What position did Ulysses S. Grant obtain in 1869? • Virginia, What was the first Ironclad ship called? • Carolina, which was the first state to secede from the union? • S. Grant, What general led the Union forces in the Siege of Vicksburg? • ...

The Civil War 2021-11-16

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War
  2. the site of the first shots of the Civil War
  3. strategy outlined by the Union Army suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War
  4. restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished
  5. important agency of early Reconstruction assisting freedmen in the South
  6. court ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality
  7. declared that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states shall be free.
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  1. terms for readmission of representation of rebel states
  2. state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
  3. granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States including former enslaved people and guaranteed equal protection of the law
  4. was delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg.
  5. surrender of Robert E. Lee to UlyssesGrant
  6. captured by Northern soldiers and imprisoned at Fort Monroe
  7. led the nation through the American Civil War and succeeded in abolishing slavery
  8. the deadliest one day battle in American military history
  9. First major battle of the American Civil war fought on July 21, 1861

16 Clues: surrender of Robert E. Lee to UlyssesGrant • the site of the first shots of the Civil War • terms for readmission of representation of rebel states • the deadliest one day battle in American military history • captured by Northern soldiers and imprisoned at Fort Monroe • First major battle of the American Civil war fought on July 21, 1861 • ...

Civil War 2023-05-19

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Easiest way to communicate during the Civil War
  2. What were the bullets called during the Civil War
  3. Bullets were made of ____ during the Civil War
  4. How long The Civil War lasted
  5. President during The Civil War
  6. Nickname for the Union soldiers by the Confederate soldiers
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  1. General of the Union Army during the Civil War
  2. Color of the Confederate soldiers uniforms
  3. Capitol of The Confederate States of America
  4. Color of the Union soldiers uniforms

10 Clues: How long The Civil War lasted • President during The Civil War • Color of the Union soldiers uniforms • Color of the Confederate soldiers uniforms • Capitol of The Confederate States of America • General of the Union Army during the Civil War • Bullets were made of ____ during the Civil War • Easiest way to communicate during the Civil War • ...

Civil War 2016-12-05

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Confederate General during Sherman's march
  2. Union General of Fort Sumter
  3. Union General of The Battle of Gettysburg
  4. A ceremony to mark the commencement of a new president of the United States.
  5. A sword-like blade that may be fixed to the muzzle of a rifle for use in hand-to-hand fighting.
  6. Sumter Battle that started April 12, 1861.
  7. March to Sea took place November, 1864.
  8. Machine that sends electric signals over wires.
Down
  1. a series of speeches
  2. Campaign Battle that was in May, 1864.
  3. to leave army without permission
  4. Confederate General during Atlanta Campaign
  5. when part of the county leaves
  6. Confederate General of Fort Sumter
  7. Union General during Atlanta Campaign and Sherman's march to Sea.
  8. General branch of an army that engages in military combat on foot.
  9. Extra personnel sent to increase the strength of an army.
  10. of Gettysburg Happened on July 1, 1863.

18 Clues: a series of speeches • Union General of Fort Sumter • when part of the county leaves • to leave army without permission • Confederate General of Fort Sumter • Campaign Battle that was in May, 1864. • of Gettysburg Happened on July 1, 1863. • March to Sea took place November, 1864. • Union General of The Battle of Gettysburg • Confederate General during Sherman's march • ...

Civil War 2021-11-18

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Southern senator, supported state rights
  2. Endorsed Compromise of 1850 to save Union
  3. Elected president in 1860
  4. responsible for Harper's Ferry
  5. Act written in 1854 by Stephen Douglas
  6. Most important fort located in Charleston
  7. Union military leader, joined at age of 9
  8. Responsible for the Wilmot Proviso
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  1. He started the war on April 12, 1861
  2. Surrendered to Davis
  3. conductor of the Underground Railroad
  4. Responsible for the Compromise of 1850
  5. Founder of the Republican Party
  6. Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  7. part of supreme court case on slavery
  8. Attacked in senate for antislavery speech
  9. Union military leader, became president
  10. Union military leader, didn't like Lincoln

18 Clues: Surrendered to Davis • Elected president in 1860 • Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • responsible for Harper's Ferry • Founder of the Republican Party • Responsible for the Wilmot Proviso • He started the war on April 12, 1861 • conductor of the Underground Railroad • Responsible for the Compromise of 1850 • part of supreme court case on slavery • ...

Civil War 2023-11-08

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Place where Lee surrendered.
  2. Confederacy's plan to win the war.(War of ___)
  3. Theater where Lincoln was assassinated
  4. Military strategy to destroy everything.
  5. Used "scorched earth policy" across Georgia.
  6. Bloodiest 1 day battle of Civil War.
  7. Searching and raiding for food.
  8. Cutting of resources to a place to force a surrender.
  9. Union plan to defeat the Confederacy.
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  1. Era after the Civil War (1865-1877)
  2. Used to smuggle goods passed the Union blockade.
  3. Right to not be held in jail without a trial.
  4. Amendment ending slavery.
  5. Forced military service.
  6. Last Confederate city on Mississippi River.
  7. Site of 3 day Battle in Pennsylvania.
  8. Tennessee battle fought for control of railroad lines.
  9. Fort that guards the east side of Mobile Bay.

18 Clues: Forced military service. • Amendment ending slavery. • Place where Lee surrendered. • Searching and raiding for food. • Era after the Civil War (1865-1877) • Bloodiest 1 day battle of Civil War. • Site of 3 day Battle in Pennsylvania. • Union plan to defeat the Confederacy. • Theater where Lincoln was assassinated • Military strategy to destroy everything. • ...

Civil War 2023-12-01

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Important Proclomation
  2. Conservative
  3. Killed Abraham Lincoln
  4. War between the Union and Confederacy
  5. Capital of The United States
  6. Liberal
  7. Compromise
  8. 16th President
  9. A place between two states
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  1. 18th US President
  2. Military Strategy by Winfield Scott
  3. Portion of the country that remained loyal to the federal government
  4. Commander of the Confederate Army
  5. North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
  6. Famous Battle
  7. Skylar
  8. Political Union of the Southern States
  9. You pick it

18 Clues: Skylar • Liberal • Compromise • You pick it • Conservative • Famous Battle • 16th President • 18th US President • Important Proclomation • Killed Abraham Lincoln • A place between two states • Capital of The United States • Commander of the Confederate Army • Military Strategy by Winfield Scott • War between the Union and Confederacy • Political Union of the Southern States • ...

civil war 2023-03-06

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. made stuff cost more
  2. to leave
  3. former slave
  4. the president of united states
  5. got rid if slavery
  6. a plan to squeeze the Confederate
  7. people that had did labor with out pay
  8. where the first battle was
  9. the name of the battle
  10. a place to cut cut off the Confederate to get goods
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  1. gave citizenship to any one born in the united states
  2. where they allow slaves during the war
  3. helped slave escaped on a boat
  4. the first to secede
  5. became a president after the war
  6. states that border the slave states
  7. gave African american the right to vote
  8. the group of people that won the war

18 Clues: to leave • former slave • got rid if slavery • the first to secede • made stuff cost more • the name of the battle • where the first battle was • helped slave escaped on a boat • the president of united states • became a president after the war • a plan to squeeze the Confederate • states that border the slave states • the group of people that won the war • ...

civil war 2025-04-15

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a big battle during 1861
  2. document that frees slaves in confederate states
  3. deaths and other unfortunate events
  4. withdraw from alliance
  5. commander of the union troops
  6. major cause of death during the war
  7. one side of the war (confederate)
  8. Women that ran underground railway against slavery
  9. commander of the Confederate troops
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  1. president for the union
  2. war support by civilians
  3. form of transportation of troops,resources, etc
  4. people that are forced to work
  5. form of communication between commanders to set strategic military strategy
  6. one of the sides of the war (union)
  7. where most of the battles took place
  8. weapons used during the war
  9. used for naval battles and transportation alternative to land

18 Clues: withdraw from alliance • president for the union • war support by civilians • a big battle during 1861 • weapons used during the war • commander of the union troops • people that are forced to work • one side of the war (confederate) • one of the sides of the war (union) • deaths and other unfortunate events • major cause of death during the war • ...

Civil War 2025-02-21

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The event that devestated Georgia
  2. People property
  3. The southern economy was based on
  4. Person who assassinated Lincoln (Last Name)
  5. First seceding state
  6. Confederate commander (First Name)
  7. A battle that split the confederacy in half
  8. What was the north’s army called
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  1. Turning battle of the war
  2. President of the confederacy (Last Name)
  3. The first battle
  4. People trying to end slavery
  5. One of the first major battles won by confederacy
  6. The rebels
  7. The 7th state to blank was Texas
  8. Stonewall
  9. A tool that transports supplies
  10. Union commander (Last Name)

18 Clues: Stonewall • The rebels • People property • The first battle • First seceding state • Turning battle of the war • Union commander (Last Name) • People trying to end slavery • A tool that transports supplies • The 7th state to blank was Texas • What was the north’s army called • The event that devestated Georgia • The southern economy was based on • Confederate commander (First Name) • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-04-11

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The northern states of the United States, also called the Union
  2. A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy
  3. When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country
  4. sealing off a place so people can't get through
  5. The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War
  6. A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding
  7. occurring before a war
  8. murder of a public figure
  9. long knife at the end of a gun
  10. nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War
  11. someone can pay a fee rather than go to the army
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  1. A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder
  2. Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country
  3. A term used to describe people whose supported the Union
  4. Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt
  5. A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved
  6. An army of citizens used during emergencies
  7. another name for the Confederate States of America or the South
  8. a person who wants to end slavery
  9. A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States

20 Clues: occurring before a war • murder of a public figure • long knife at the end of a gun • a person who wants to end slavery • An army of citizens used during emergencies • sealing off a place so people can't get through • someone can pay a fee rather than go to the army • nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-09-17

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The splitting of the U.S.A
  2. A proclamation which freed most slaves
  3. A key site in an 1859 abolitionist raid
  4. Lincoln The president during the civil war
  5. Began the civil war
  6. Created the territories Kansas and Nebraska
  7. The political party which feigned ignorance
  8. A movement to end slavery
  9. He made a famous compromise
  10. Generally southern states
  11. A famous compromise in order to lower tensions
  12. of the key turning points of the American Civil War
  13. Tried to argue in court that after being taken to the North they should have been freed
  14. An anti slave novel
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  1. A path which slaves used to get to freedom
  2. A courthouse where a major battle took place
  3. A combat over an important river which would disrupt the South
  4. The woman who freed her own parents
  5. A pillaging campaign In order to frighten civilians in Georgia to abandon the confederate cause
  6. A ranged weapon in the Civil War
  7. An act which the South enjoyed
  8. Anti slavery for the money
  9. Bad thing involving freedom
  10. A group in the north which participated in war
  11. A group in the south which participated in war
  12. Generally northern states

26 Clues: Began the civil war • An anti slave novel • A movement to end slavery • Generally southern states • Generally northern states • The splitting of the U.S.A • Anti slavery for the money • He made a famous compromise • Bad thing involving freedom • An act which the South enjoyed • A ranged weapon in the Civil War • The woman who freed her own parents • ...

Civil War 2023-02-16

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. some one who like the thinning of ending slavery.
  2. The lows age percentage of the men in war.
  3. Surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant
  4. The union wanted to gain support from the
  5. 400,000 died for what in the war
  6. The causes of the civil war
  7. what are some roles children played in war?
  8. a term for latin that mean "before the war"
  9. Who assassinated Lincoln.
  10. How many women served incognito?
  11. what was General Winfield plan for the north.
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  1. who won the Gettysburg battle
  2. The leader for union at the Gettysburg battle.
  3. The south was fighting.
  4. the date july 1-3 1863 of which battle
  5. The Confederate leader at the battle of Gerryburg
  6. Tan uniform, made out of whatever was availables
  7. who was the most famous civil war nurse.
  8. Army of the Potomac was moving through Virginia.
  9. Blue uniform, similar across the soldiers

20 Clues: The south was fighting. • Who assassinated Lincoln. • The causes of the civil war • who won the Gettysburg battle • Surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant • 400,000 died for what in the war • How many women served incognito? • the date july 1-3 1863 of which battle • who was the most famous civil war nurse. • The union wanted to gain support from the • ...

Civil War 2013-01-17

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of the city Sherman did not burn
  2. South Carolina was first state to do this from the Union
  3. Name of the confederate prison where 13,000 died
  4. The confederates tried to capture Washington DC in this battle
  5. Representative who was against secession
  6. Name of the southern army
  7. Name of the fort that was attacked and where the 1st shot of the Civil War was fired
  8. Name of the northern army
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  1. Name of the general who led the march to the sea
  2. Name of the President during the Civil War
  3. Freed blacks worked on plantations and received a "share" of the profits
  4. Freed all the slaves in the Confederacy
  5. Belief that individual states should have the right to determine the laws that they should obey NOT federal law
  6. Name of the bloodiest battle in GA
  7. Lincoln ordered this to cut off trade in the South
  8. The major crop grown in the south
  9. What an addition to the Constitution is called
  10. Name of the government organization set up to help freed slaves

18 Clues: Name of the southern army • Name of the northern army • The major crop grown in the south • Name of the bloodiest battle in GA • Name of the city Sherman did not burn • Freed all the slaves in the Confederacy • Representative who was against secession • Name of the President during the Civil War • What an addition to the Constitution is called • ...

Civil War 2016-12-05

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Confederate General during Atlanta Campaign
  2. Confederate General of Fort Sumter
  3. Confederate General during Sherman's march
  4. General branch of an army that engages in military combat on foot.
  5. Machine that sends electric signals over wires.
  6. Union General of The Battle of Gettysburg
  7. A sword-like blade that may be fixed to the muzzle of a rifle for use in hand-to-hand fighting.
  8. A ceremony to mark the commencement of a new president of the United States.
  9. when part of the county leaves
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  1. to leave army without permission
  2. Extra personnel sent to increase the strength of an army.
  3. March to Sea took place November, 1864.
  4. Campaign Battle that was in May, 1864.
  5. Union General of Fort Sumter
  6. of Gettysburg Happened on July 1, 1863.
  7. Sumter Battle that started April 12, 1861.
  8. Union General during Atlanta Campaign and Sherman's march to Sea.
  9. a series of speeches

18 Clues: a series of speeches • Union General of Fort Sumter • when part of the county leaves • to leave army without permission • Confederate General of Fort Sumter • Campaign Battle that was in May, 1864. • March to Sea took place November, 1864. • of Gettysburg Happened on July 1, 1863. • Union General of The Battle of Gettysburg • Confederate General during Sherman's march • ...

Civil War 2023-12-01

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Compromise
  2. Liberal
  3. You pick it
  4. Important Proclomation
  5. North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
  6. Killed Abraham Lincoln
  7. Forced to work
  8. Famous Battle
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  1. Political Union of the Southern States
  2. Portion of the country that remained loyal to the federal government
  3. 18th US President
  4. Commander of the Confederate Army
  5. Military Strategy by Winfield Scott
  6. 16th President
  7. War between the Union and Confederacy
  8. A place between two states
  9. Conservative
  10. Capital of The United States

18 Clues: Liberal • Compromise • You pick it • Conservative • Famous Battle • 16th President • Forced to work • 18th US President • Important Proclomation • Killed Abraham Lincoln • A place between two states • Capital of The United States • Commander of the Confederate Army • Military Strategy by Winfield Scott • War between the Union and Confederacy • Political Union of the Southern States • ...

civil war 2024-05-03

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the genre?
  2. What is a person, who is against war and violence, called?
  3. What is the groups job?
  4. Who is the director?
  5. What is mistake in præterium?
  6. Who is the young Photograf?
  7. What is a word for withdrawing from an organization?
  8. What city starts is in?
  9. How many bodys do they drive over?
  10. Who is the main character?
Down
  1. What alliance is texas a part of?
  2. What is in Charlottesville?
  3. What was the name of the President of the United States during the Civil War (1861-1865)?
  4. Where is the asia guy from?
  5. What begs the president for?
  6. What is the opposite of War?
  7. What is the movies sub genre?
  8. In what country is the movie set in?

18 Clues: What is the genre? • Who is the director? • What is the groups job? • What city starts is in? • Who is the main character? • What is in Charlottesville? • Where is the asia guy from? • Who is the young Photograf? • What begs the president for? • What is the opposite of War? • What is mistake in præterium? • What is the movies sub genre? • What alliance is texas a part of? • ...

Civil war 2025-04-14

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a big battle during 1861
  2. document that frees slaves in confederate states
  3. deaths and other unfortunate events
  4. withdraw from alliance
  5. commander of the union troops
  6. major cause of death during the war
  7. one side of the war (confederate)
  8. Women that ran underground railway against slavery
  9. commander of the Confederate troops
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  1. president for the union
  2. war support by civilians
  3. form of transportation of troops,resources, etc
  4. people that are forced to work
  5. form of communication between commanders to set strategic military strategy
  6. one of the sides of the war (union)
  7. where most of the battles took place
  8. weapons used during the war
  9. used for naval battles and transportation alternative to land

18 Clues: withdraw from alliance • president for the union • war support by civilians • a big battle during 1861 • weapons used during the war • commander of the union troops • people that are forced to work • one side of the war (confederate) • one of the sides of the war (union) • deaths and other unfortunate events • major cause of death during the war • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle - Nathan Ceazar Ursua 2022-05-03

Civil War Crossword Puzzle - Nathan Ceazar Ursua crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The commanding general of the Union army when the Union won
  2. The general who led a total war on the South during the closing years of the Civil War
  3. The states that succeeded from the Union
  4. Warships covered with iron plating
  5. The amendment that ended slavery
  6. One of the, if not the most fiercest battles fought during the Civil War
  7. A firearm that shoots minie balls
Down
  1. the most bloodiest one day battle in the Civil War
  2. The battle which stopped Lee’s plans of invading the North
  3. another word for the draft
  4. The commanding general of the Confederate Army
  5. The president of the Confederate States of America
  6. The first Union commanding general who was later relieved of his position
  7. The name of the states who did not succeed
  8. The president during the Civil War

15 Clues: another word for the draft • The amendment that ended slavery • A firearm that shoots minie balls • Warships covered with iron plating • The president during the Civil War • The states that succeeded from the Union • The name of the states who did not succeed • The commanding general of the Confederate Army • the most bloodiest one day battle in the Civil War • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle - Nathan Ceazar Ursua 2022-05-03

Civil War Crossword Puzzle - Nathan Ceazar Ursua crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The commanding general of the Union army when the Union won
  2. The general who led a total war on the South during the closing years of the Civil War
  3. The states that succeeded from the Union
  4. Warships covered with iron plating
  5. The amendment that ended slavery
  6. One of the, if not the most fiercest battles fought during the Civil War
  7. A firearm that shoots minie balls
Down
  1. the most bloodiest one day battle in the Civil War
  2. The battle which stopped Lee’s plans of invading the North
  3. another word for the draft
  4. The commanding general of the Confederate Army
  5. The president of the Confederate States of America
  6. The first Union commanding general who was later relieved of his position
  7. The name of the states who did not succeed
  8. The president during the Civil War

15 Clues: another word for the draft • The amendment that ended slavery • A firearm that shoots minie balls • Warships covered with iron plating • The president during the Civil War • The states that succeeded from the Union • The name of the states who did not succeed • The commanding general of the Confederate Army • the most bloodiest one day battle in the Civil War • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle - Nathan Ceazar Ursua 2022-05-03

Civil War Crossword Puzzle - Nathan Ceazar Ursua crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first Union commanding general who was later relieved of his position
  2. The commanding general of the Union army when the Union won
  3. The commanding general of the Confederate Army
  4. The president of the Confederate States of America
  5. The battle which stopped Lee’s plans of invading the North
  6. Warships covered with iron plating
  7. The general who led a total war on the South during the closing years of the Civil War
  8. The name of the states who did not succeed
Down
  1. The amendment that ended slavery
  2. One of the, if not the most fiercest battles fought during the Civil War
  3. A firearm that shoots minie balls
  4. another word for the draft
  5. The states that succeeded from the Union
  6. the most bloodiest one day battle in the Civil War
  7. The president during the Civil War

15 Clues: another word for the draft • The amendment that ended slavery • A firearm that shoots minie balls • Warships covered with iron plating • The president during the Civil War • The states that succeeded from the Union • The name of the states who did not succeed • The commanding general of the Confederate Army • the most bloodiest one day battle in the Civil War • ...

Civil War crossword puzzle 2022-03-04

Civil War crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This women was enslaved then she escaped and helped other slaves to gain freedom
  2. Texas governor from 1861 to 1865
  3. Led the army that defeated Mexican general Santa Anna.
  4. A person who supported the union cause during Civil war.
  5. focus on the interest one ones region
  6. when Confederate forces under Major Gen. John B. Magruder expelled occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston
  7. A formerly enslaved person
  8. This side wanted slavery
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  1. The battle where the union wanted to take control of Fort Griffin
  2. The bloodiest battle in Civil War
  3. free from outside control
  4. Someone who wants to get rid of slavery
  5. president during the civil war
  6. gave command to confederate army
  7. one of the causes of Civil war

15 Clues: This side wanted slavery • free from outside control • A formerly enslaved person • president during the civil war • one of the causes of Civil war • Texas governor from 1861 to 1865 • gave command to confederate army • The bloodiest battle in Civil War • focus on the interest one ones region • Someone who wants to get rid of slavery • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-11

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. African American people under the convict leasing system that were found in Sugar Land.
  2. This canceled the Missouri Compromise.
  3. An order abolishing slavery.
  4. Enforced the Conscription Act.
  5. Which country joined the Union because of Texas.
  6. The group that wanted to keep slavery in the south
  7. How long did the Civil War last?
Down
  1. Union attempt to invade Texas from Texas/Louisiana border.
  2. The Unionist President during the Civil War.
  3. Restricted rights of African Americans after the Civil War.
  4. Remaining Union troops forced out of Galveston by Gen. Magruder.
  5. Someone who supports the Union.
  6. Led a group of Texas Rangers in the Civil War
  7. Kentucky man who joins to fight with Confederates.
  8. Someone who was once a slave but now is free.

15 Clues: An order abolishing slavery. • Enforced the Conscription Act. • Someone who supports the Union. • How long did the Civil War last? • This canceled the Missouri Compromise. • The Unionist President during the Civil War. • Led a group of Texas Rangers in the Civil War • Someone who was once a slave but now is free. • Which country joined the Union because of Texas. • ...

The Civil War Key Term Review 2023-04-06

The Civil War Key Term Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A sum of money given as a bonus for joining the military.
  2. A failed diplomatic mission by two envoys of the Confederate States.
  3. Long knives attached to the top of guns.
  4. One of the first African-American regiments to fight on the Union side was from this state.
  5. Notorious Civil War prison in Georgia.
  6. Confederate general Thomas Jackson's nickname.
  7. Battlefield nurse who eventually founded the American Red Cross
  8. Most common surgery during the Civil War.
  9. The armed conflict between the United States and Confederate States of America.
  10. General Farragut won some battles to take control of this important city on the Mississippi and Gulf of Mexico.
  11. Forcing people into military service.
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  1. Issued by Lincoln to liberate slaves in rebellious states.
  2. Republican-speak for "Peace Democrats."
  3. Woman who started the first US nurse training program.
  4. Bloody one-day battle in Maryland "won" by the Union.
  5. De factor leader of the Confederate Army.
  6. The president of the Confederate States.
  7. Wearing down an enemy's soldiers and resources.
  8. Biscuit-like food that soldiers ate during the Civil War.
  9. The name of the Union's military plan.
  10. The president of the United States during the Civil War.
  11. A person's right not to be imprisoned unless charged with a crime and given a trial.
  12. Another name for the new national currency created during the Civil War.
  13. Invention by Samuel Morse in 1837 that greatly improved military communication.

24 Clues: Forcing people into military service. • The name of the Union's military plan. • Notorious Civil War prison in Georgia. • Republican-speak for "Peace Democrats." • The president of the Confederate States. • Long knives attached to the top of guns. • De factor leader of the Confederate Army. • Most common surgery during the Civil War. • ...

history crossword puzzle 2025-12-09

history crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. president that stopped slavery
  2. where Robert E lee surrendered to Ulysses S grant
  3. used the minie ball as ammunition
  4. let the slave be free men was passed by Abraham Lincoln
  5. warship during the civil war some names were the monitor and the Virginia
  6. helped give real time commands during the civil war
  7. got his nickname from his victory at the first battle of bull run
  8. led raid on harpers ferry
  9. president on the confederacy
  10. bloodiest day in American history
  11. where Lincoln gave his famous speech "four score and 7 years ago"
  12. gave control over the Mississippi river to the union
  13. combat that was in a dug out area
  14. first major battle
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  1. where grant got his nickname unconditional surrender
  2. where Sherman led a campaign from Atlanta to savannah
  3. medical tents that were close to the battle field
  4. march to the sea
  5. first successful machine gun
  6. commander of the confederacy
  7. helped free a ton of slaves
  8. under water machine that pushed for water warfare
  9. helped move soldiers fast during the civil war
  10. death that happened at the fords theatre
  11. became president after Lincoln assassination
  12. women abolitionists and women's advocate
  13. gave images of the battle fields to the public people
  14. reduced pain during surgeries in the civil war
  15. union general and became 18th president
  16. first official battle of the civil war

30 Clues: march to the sea • first major battle • led raid on harpers ferry • helped free a ton of slaves • first successful machine gun • commander of the confederacy • president on the confederacy • president that stopped slavery • used the minie ball as ammunition • bloodiest day in American history • combat that was in a dug out area • first official battle of the civil war • ...

Civil War 2025-05-19

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Confederate president
  2. The first site of shots at the beginning of the civil war
  3. The group that wanted to end slavery
  4. What sport the soldiers played on their free time
  5. A nickname for the northern soldiers
  6. The Confederate capital
  7. The first major battle of the civil war
  8. The number 1 killer of the war
Down
  1. The union president during the civil war
  2. The document Lincoln signed to free slaves in the South
  3. The strategy that the union used to blockade the southern ports
  4. The confederate general who would be killed by his own soldiers
  5. Considered the turning point of the war
  6. The first state to secede from the union
  7. The union capital
  8. A nickname for the southern soldiers

16 Clues: The union capital • The Confederate capital • The Confederate president • The number 1 killer of the war • The group that wanted to end slavery • A nickname for the northern soldiers • A nickname for the southern soldiers • Considered the turning point of the war • The first major battle of the civil war • The union president during the civil war • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-11-15

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The highest military ranking and title one can obtain
  2. The time of rebuilding the south after the civil war from 1865-1877
  3. A person who wants slavery to end
  4. Famous speech given by President Abraham Lincoln, "Four score and seven years ago."
  5. States that were between the north and south during the civil war
  6. The first state to leave the Union
  7. General of the Union who would become a United States President
  8. President of the Confederate states
  9. The states led by Lincoln, also referred to as the North
Down
  1. The states that seceded from the United States, the South
  2. Proclamation by President Lincoln that declared all slaves to be free
  3. Place where the Confederate army surrender on April 9, 1865
  4. Man who shot Abraham Lincoln
  5. 17th President of the United States after Lincoln was assassinated
  6. Nickname given to Confederate General Thomas Jonathon Jackson
  7. The amendment that abolished slavery in the United States
  8. President of the United States during the Civil War
  9. Where the Civil War began

18 Clues: Where the Civil War began • Man who shot Abraham Lincoln • A person who wants slavery to end • The first state to leave the Union • President of the Confederate states • President of the United States during the Civil War • The highest military ranking and title one can obtain • The states led by Lincoln, also referred to as the North • ...

offensive- scalawag 2021-05-11

offensive- scalawag crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A Confederate soldier
  2. to close ports
  3. To go on the attack
  4. Corpus The right of accused individuals to have a hearing before being sentenced to jail
  5. Protection from prosecution for an illegal act
  6. Period after the civil War which the U.S. worked to reunite the country
  7. Settling an argument with an argument
  8. White southern republicans (name given by former Confederates)
  9. The money given as a reward, such as to encourage enlistment in the army
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  1. Name given to white northern republicans who moved to the South after the Civil War
  2. Forced separation of people of different races in public
  3. A person freed from slavery
  4. a general increase in price
  5. A person who was killed or wounded in battle
  6. Paper money printed by the North during the Civil War
  7. To select people for required military service
  8. to approve
  9. Diplomacy Confederate efforts to use the importance of southern cotton to Britain's textile industry to persuade the British to support the Confederacy in the Civil War

18 Clues: to approve • to close ports • To go on the attack • A Confederate soldier • A person freed from slavery • a general increase in price • Settling an argument with an argument • A person who was killed or wounded in battle • Protection from prosecution for an illegal act • To select people for required military service • Paper money printed by the North during the Civil War • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-10-14

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first clash of ironclad naval vessels.
  2. referred to as the “South” in the Civil War
  3. a battle that put a end to Robert E. Lee’s plan to invade the north.
  4. early strategy to economically strangle the Confederacy
  5. commander of the Union army
  6. method employed by the Confederacy during the Civil War to convince Great Britain and France to support the South
  7. bloodiest single-day battle that resulted in the Union’s victory.
  8. slave states that did not secede from the Union.
Down
  1. first major battle of the civil war
  2. site of surrender of the Confederate forces
  3. an actor who assassinated Lincoln.
  4. a general of the confederate states
  5. referred to as the “North” in the Civil War
  6. document that proclaimed the freedom of slaves.
  7. a war fought between citizens in the same country

15 Clues: commander of the Union army • an actor who assassinated Lincoln. • first major battle of the civil war • a general of the confederate states • first clash of ironclad naval vessels. • site of surrender of the Confederate forces • referred to as the “South” in the Civil War • referred to as the “North” in the Civil War • document that proclaimed the freedom of slaves. • ...

civil war 2022-03-08

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. represented the southern army and wore grey.
  2. He planned a slave rebellion and was hanged for treason.
  3. In 1863 this declared all slaves in the rebelling states were free.
  4. The capital of the Confederate states of America during the Civil War was.
  5. Who was the president of the Confederate states of America?
  6. The capital of the United States of America during the Civil War was.
Down
  1. The commanding general of the Union army was.
  2. Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
  3. represented the northern states and wore blue.
  4. Who said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand"?
  5. The single bloodiest DAY in the Civil War took place here.
  6. of these was NOT a border state during the Civil War?
  7. The commanding general of the Confederate army was.
  8. Which state was not part of the Union?
  9. Which state was not part of the Confederacy?

15 Clues: Which state was not part of the Union? • represented the southern army and wore grey. • Which state was not part of the Confederacy? • The commanding general of the Union army was. • represented the northern states and wore blue. • The commanding general of the Confederate army was. • of these was NOT a border state during the Civil War? • ...

Civil 2021-04-29

Civil crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the underfunded, understaffed organization tasked with socially reconstructing the south
  2. Southern states during the Civil War
  3. this type of factor would draw you to a new country
  4. this term was used to describe the divide between the Northern and Southern sections of the country
  5. this amendment freed enslaved people
  6. this amendment gave formerly enslaved people the right to vote
  7. this clause said that if THIS PERSON could vote before 1867, then you could vote
  8. this new communication technology greatly helped the North during the Civil War
  9. Northern states during the Civil War
Down
  1. tests given to people in the south to see if they were "smart enough to vote"
  2. ways southern states
  3. this enslaved man led a revolt against white plantation owners in the South (Nat ____)
  4. Vice President of the Confederacy who gave the "Cornerstone Speech"
  5. a fee you had to pay before you could vote
  6. American President during the Civil War
  7. this man wanted to arm enslaved people, so he stormed Harper's Ferry and was hanged
  8. the north had many more miles of these, making them more able to provide troops and supplies
  9. this man was president after Lincoln (Andrew __)
  10. the time period after the civil war
  11. this state has put in place many problematic voting laws that we talked about in class
  12. this amendment gave formally enslaved people citizenship
  13. this type of factor would make you want to leave a country

22 Clues: ways southern states • the time period after the civil war • Southern states during the Civil War • this amendment freed enslaved people • Northern states during the Civil War • American President during the Civil War • a fee you had to pay before you could vote • this man was president after Lincoln (Andrew __) • this type of factor would draw you to a new country • ...

AAC Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-05

AAC Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Laws limiting the rights of african americans passed by southern government after the civil war
  2. Near mexico coastline
  3. A person who supported the union cause during the civil war
  4. One of the sixteen black people to get a congressional medal of honor during the civil war
  5. When missouri was made a slave state and maine was made a free state
  6. A tejano that supported texas and the confederacy in the civil war.
  7. People who take the law into their own hand
  8. A formerly enslaved person
  9. People would focus on what benefitted their region rather that a nation as a whole.
  10. pass The union needed fort griffin but the confederate caught the union soldiers and won the battle
Down
  1. A battle that took place before dawn on new year’s day, 1863.
  2. Allowed settlers to vote if they wanted slavery or not
  3. A war between union and confederacy
  4. People who wanted to end slavery.
  5. Means to refuse or declare it wrong.
  6. President of texas succession convention
  7. Buying convits so they could treat them however they want
  8. A leader who refused to take oath
  9. Cheap source of labor to work in cotton fields
  10. The position that the federal government should not interfere with the state's exercising their constitutional power.

20 Clues: Near mexico coastline • A formerly enslaved person • People who wanted to end slavery. • A leader who refused to take oath • A war between union and confederacy • Means to refuse or declare it wrong. • President of texas succession convention • People who take the law into their own hand • Cheap source of labor to work in cotton fields • ...

The Civil War 2021-02-17

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Differences between the North and the South
  2. President during the Civil War
  3. A series of routes that lead a slave to freedom
  4. The attack of this started the Civil War
  5. Very bloody battle of US citizens
  6. _____ Slave Act
  7. "big guy" in the White House
  8. _____ Brown killed many pro-slavery people.
  9. Elephant symbol
Down
  1. Louisiana and South Carolina were part of this
  2. A new free state
  3. What political party had a clear platform on abolishing slavery?
  4. US land that wasn't settled yet
  5. To be a state, I request for _____.
  6. A new slave state
  7. The Legislative Branch
  8. A kid born in AZ is a US ______.
  9. Main issue that started the Civil War
  10. Most Northerners were part of this
  11. A political party's beliefs

20 Clues: _____ Slave Act • Elephant symbol • A new free state • A new slave state • The Legislative Branch • A political party's beliefs • "big guy" in the White House • President during the Civil War • US land that wasn't settled yet • A kid born in AZ is a US ______. • Very bloody battle of US citizens • Most Northerners were part of this • To be a state, I request for _____. • ...

Civil War (Brandon Salumbides) Mangilao 2017-02-13

Civil War (Brandon Salumbides) Mangilao crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the amendment after the 12th
  2. he assassinated president Lincoln
  3. president of the confederate states
  4. the plan to defeat the confederate
  5. resigning from the army due to a medical problem
  6. the opposite of the Union
  7. bloodiest 3 day battle happened here
Down
  1. one of the bloodiest wars in the civil war
  2. the president during the civil war
  3. an act that helped abolish slavery
  4. to not be apart of a country anymore
  5. general of the union army
  6. the march to the sea
  7. the start of the battle of Gettysburg
  8. virginia but west of it
  9. where Lee surrenders
  10. what started the civil war?
  11. the right to a trial to prove something wrong
  12. leading a group to victory
  13. the general of the confederate army

20 Clues: the march to the sea • where Lee surrenders • virginia but west of it • general of the union army • the opposite of the Union • leading a group to victory • what started the civil war? • the amendment after the 12th • he assassinated president Lincoln • the president during the civil war • an act that helped abolish slavery • the plan to defeat the confederate • ...

Civil War Crossword 2019-01-29

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President of the United States during the civil war
  2. Beecher who wrote “Uncle Toms Cavin”
  3. A person who wanted to end slavery
  4. First battle of the civil war
  5. The United States of America during the civil war
  6. Dred Scott sued for his...
Down
  1. Focus in the interest of ones region
  2. prohibited slavery in states on the north of the 36’30 latitude line
  3. Bloodiest battle of the Civil war
  4. last battle of the civil war
  5. bloodiest day in American History

11 Clues: Dred Scott sued for his... • last battle of the civil war • First battle of the civil war • Bloodiest battle of the Civil war • bloodiest day in American History • A person who wanted to end slavery • Focus in the interest of ones region • Beecher who wrote “Uncle Toms Cavin” • The United States of America during the civil war • ...

The Nation Grows and Divides 2025-03-19

The Nation Grows and Divides crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 18 minute war against Mexico and won by Texas
  2. How families got to Oregon
  3. Land acquired for building railroad
  4. Mountains making westward expansion easier
  5. Warned other Texans not to fight Mexico
  6. Leader of the Union Army
  7. Had more railroads, soldiers, and factories
  8. People who work to end slavery
  9. Land the U.S. got in 1848
  10. Captured by the U.S. ending the Mexican War
  11. Led the Texans at the Alamo
  12. Large migration to California to find gold
  13. What happened to President Lincoln
  14. 180 Texas Soldiers fought for independence
  15. Led the Mexicans at the Alamo
  16. Became a large country after the Mexican War
  17. Slaves who run away must be returned
  18. Capital of the Confederate States
  19. President in 1861 from poor family
  20. Another name for the U.S.
  21. Major reason for Civil War
  22. Signed by the U.S. and Mexico in 1853
  23. Became the border between Texas and Mexico
  24. Man responsible for settling Texas
  25. Became a Republic when gaining its independence
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  1. Had many good generals and soldiers
  2. Became President in 1845
  3. Crop grown on plantations
  4. War between Texas and Mexico over border
  5. Freed the slaves
  6. Former slave who helped free others
  7. Where the Civil War started
  8. What the U.S. gave to families moving to Oregon
  9. Texas Army General who said Remember the Alamo
  10. U.S. rules land from Atlantic to Pacific
  11. Pulled wagons to Oregon so families could live there
  12. War between the northern and southern states
  13. Mexican Friend of Stephen F. Austin
  14. Route followed from Great Plains to Rocky Mts.
  15. Became official state in 1850
  16. Parts of this country were included in Oregon
  17. President Lincoln's wish after Civil War
  18. Leader of the Confederate Army
  19. Very large farms owned by southerners
  20. Where most civil war battles were fought

45 Clues: Freed the slaves • Became President in 1845 • Leader of the Union Army • Crop grown on plantations • Land the U.S. got in 1848 • Another name for the U.S. • How families got to Oregon • Major reason for Civil War • Where the Civil War started • Led the Texans at the Alamo • Became official state in 1850 • Led the Mexicans at the Alamo • People who work to end slavery • ...

AME Civil War 2023-04-25

AME Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the side the Union was fighting for
  2. major Union general of the Civil War
  3. first state to secede from the Union
  4. bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  5. how long did the Civil War last
Down
  1. Union's plan to defeat the Confederacy
  2. War the war between the Confederates and the Union
  3. how many Confederate states
  4. major Confederate general of the Civil War
  5. Court House the courthouse where the Civil War ended

10 Clues: how many Confederate states • how long did the Civil War last • bloodiest battle of the Civil War • the side the Union was fighting for • major Union general of the Civil War • first state to secede from the Union • Union's plan to defeat the Confederacy • major Confederate general of the Civil War • War the war between the Confederates and the Union • ...

BlicksReconstructionPuzzle 2024-04-29

BlicksReconstructionPuzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Unfair treatment because of race
  2. Southerners who supported Reconstruction
  3. Newly freed slaves
  4. Amendment that said race doesn't deny voting rights
  5. State and local laws controlling the rights of freedmen
  6. Organization to prevent African American civil rights
  7. Amendment that made slavery illegal
  8. Vice President during the Civil War
Down
  1. 16th President
  2. Northerners who moved south after the Civil War
  3. The period after the Civil War
  4. Amendment that gave citizenship to people born in the U.S.
  5. Southern democrats who worked against Reconstruction
  6. A payment required to vote

14 Clues: 16th President • Newly freed slaves • A payment required to vote • The period after the Civil War • Unfair treatment because of race • Amendment that made slavery illegal • Vice President during the Civil War • Southerners who supported Reconstruction • Northerners who moved south after the Civil War • Amendment that said race doesn't deny voting rights • ...

civil war 2023-09-19

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Davis president of the confederate army during the civil war
  2. inaugural address the end of the brutal four-year Civil War within sight, many people on both sides felt anger and frustration toward their fellow Americans. Lincoln attempted to rise above the divisiveness and start the process of healing
  3. commander of the confederate army during the civil war.
  4. an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author.
  5. 1863 union gains control over Mississippi confederacy split in two.
  6. union General William T Sherman surrounded for six weeks before capturing the vitally important center.
  7. agree to give
Down
  1. Jackson general officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War
  2. proclamation the announcement made by President Lincoln during the Civil War on September 22, 1862
  3. corpus a writ requiring a person under arrest to come before a judge or into court.
  4. Sumter a sea fort in Charleston, South Carolina, notable for two battles of the American Civil War.
  5. burgs a three-day battle the bloodiest of the entire civil war.

12 Clues: agree to give • an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. • commander of the confederate army during the civil war. • Davis president of the confederate army during the civil war • 1863 union gains control over Mississippi confederacy split in two. • burgs a three-day battle the bloodiest of the entire civil war. • ...

The Civil War (Refer to historical figures by their last names) 2025-05-20

The Civil War (Refer to historical figures by their last names) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President of the Confederate States of America
  2. Site of a major three-day battle in Pennsylvania, 1863
  3. Act of states withdrawing from the Union
  4. The southern states that seceded
  5. 16th U.S. President during the Civil War
  6. Famous conductor on the Underground Railroad
  7. Founder of the American Red Cross, Civil War nurse
  8. 2 words: slave states that remained in the Union
  9. "King" crop of the Southern economy
  10. What you do when you meet expectations at RMS
  11. Peculiar institution that was a root cause of the war
Down
  1. Union siege that gave control of the Mississippi River
  2. Bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history
  3. Abolitionist and former slave who advised Lincoln
  4. State that you are in right now
  5. Armored warship, like the Monitor or Merrimack
  6. Union naval strategy to cut off Confederate trade
  7. Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
  8. Union general famous for his "March to the Sea"
  9. Union general who became commander of all Union armies
  10. Proclamation freeing slaves in Confederate states
  11. He teaches you history
  12. Fort where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
  13. The real name of your favorite baby in this class
  14. Movement to end slavery
  15. The northern side during the Civil War
  16. Confederate general Thomas Jackson's famous nickname

27 Clues: He teaches you history • Movement to end slavery • State that you are in right now • The southern states that seceded • "King" crop of the Southern economy • The northern side during the Civil War • Act of states withdrawing from the Union • 16th U.S. President during the Civil War • Bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history • Famous conductor on the Underground Railroad • ...

Emancipation Proclamation 2021-11-17

Emancipation Proclamation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lincoln
  2. abolitionist
  3. Man's best friend
  4. slaves
  5. Douglass
  6. civil war
  7. between north and south
Down
  1. massachusetts regiment
  2. who is not enslaved
  3. black union soilders unit
  4. of the civil war era
  5. proclamation
  6. the president enforced

13 Clues: slaves • Lincoln • Douglass • civil war • abolitionist • proclamation • Man's best friend • who is not enslaved • of the civil war era • the president enforced • massachusetts regiment • between north and south • black union soilders unit

Civil War Crossword 2014-11-19

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The northern side of the Civil War
  2. Lincolns main political rival
  3. Stood his ground in Fort Sumter
  4. Abolitionist Extremist
  5. The political party that was mainly anti slavery
  6. African American who escaped slavery, became famous and freed others
  7. Beat an abolitionist man with a cane
  8. Creator of the cotton gin
  9. The southern side of the Civil War
Down
  1. Secret society for freeing slaves
  2. President of the Confederacy
  3. The Great Compromiser
  4. Lincoln's Vice President
  5. What the south called northerners
  6. People against slavery
  7. Where the Republican convention for presidency was held
  8. President from Illinois during the Civil War
  9. Where slaves mainly worked
  10. Famous fort where a certain major held his ground despite overpowering numbers
  11. The political party that was pro slavery
  12. Heart of the South

21 Clues: Heart of the South • The Great Compromiser • People against slavery • Abolitionist Extremist • Lincoln's Vice President • Creator of the cotton gin • Where slaves mainly worked • President of the Confederacy • Lincolns main political rival • Stood his ground in Fort Sumter • Secret society for freeing slaves • What the south called northerners • The northern side of the Civil War • ...

Civil War-Arthur Kallay 2019-12-02

Civil War-Arthur Kallay crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first shots of the Civil War
  2. President of the Union
  3. conflict between the Union and the Confederacy
  4. assassin of Abraham Lincoln
  5. the south's largest crop; production was made efficient with slaves
  6. Lee surrenders his troops
  7. capital of the Confederate states
  8. President of the confederacy
  9. major turning point of the war; Lee loses half of his army; overall bloodiest engagement in the war
  10. first Union general; fired by Lincoln after the Battle of Bull Run
  11. slave states that were loyal to the Union
Down
  1. confederate surprise attack halted by Grant
  2. Government randomly drawing names for participation in war
  3. promise to end slavery; made the Civil War into a war to free slaves
  4. plan to create blockades to "strangle" the south into defeat
  5. name for Sherman's campaign from Atlanta to Savannah; attempts to deliver a finishing blow to the South
  6. the practice of cutting off limbs; often used as medical care during the Civil War
  7. single bloodiest day of the war; 24,000 casualties
  8. notorious POW camp in Georgia; known for overcrowding and poor conditions
  9. the broad term for production and manufacturing; the north's advantage
  10. fierce confederate general; provided reinforcements in the Battle of Bull Run
  11. the south's ties to Europe and hopes that England would intervene

22 Clues: President of the Union • Lee surrenders his troops • assassin of Abraham Lincoln • first shots of the Civil War • President of the confederacy • capital of the Confederate states • slave states that were loyal to the Union • confederate surprise attack halted by Grant • conflict between the Union and the Confederacy • single bloodiest day of the war; 24,000 casualties • ...

Civil War 2024-04-30

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The 16th President
  2. Leader of the confederate party
  3. He assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  4. Led the union army
  5. It said all slaves shall be freed
  6. First battle of the civil war
  7. founded by Clara barton
Down
  1. One of the conductors of the underground railroad
  2. Lincoln gave a speech during the civil in gettysburg
  3. considered turning point in the war
  4. raided harpers ferry
  5. founded the north star newspaper
  6. Bloodiest battle of the civil war
  7. Movement to end slavery
  8. Led the confederate army

15 Clues: The 16th President • Led the union army • raided harpers ferry • Movement to end slavery • founded by Clara barton • Led the confederate army • First battle of the civil war • Leader of the confederate party • He assassinated Abraham Lincoln • founded the north star newspaper • Bloodiest battle of the civil war • It said all slaves shall be freed • considered turning point in the war • ...

Civil War Crossword - HD 2022-01-11

Civil War Crossword - HD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A leather shoe, similar to an ankle-high boot, issued to soldiers during the Civil War
  2. popular song during civil war (South)
  3. the first state to secede (is abbreviated)
  4. common dish during civil war
  5. A metal blade, like a long knife or short sword, that could be attached to the end of a musket or rifle-musket and used as a spear or pike in hand-to-hand combat.
  6. A term used to describe marauding or foraging soldiers
  7. Raised platform or mound allowing an artillery piece to be fired over a fortification's walls without exposing the gun crew to enemy fire.
  8. A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.
  9. A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
  10. what battle had the most deaths
  11. A two-wheeled or four-wheeled wagon or cart used to transport wounded or sick soldiers
  12. how many blacks were freed after the civil war (not exact, in words)
  13. lead the union
  14. The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports.
  15. general for south
  16. To lie in wait for an unexpected attack.
  17. popular song during civil war (North)
  18. Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon.
  19. the only confederate president
Down
  1. the number of deaths in the civil war
  2. chopped down trees placed with their branches facing the enemy, used to strengthen fortifications
  3. The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired.
  4. Temporary soldier encampment in which soldiers were provided no shelter other than what could be assembled quickly, such as branches; sleeping in the open.
  5. how many deaths did the battle of gettysburg have
  6. the north relied on what
  7. An honorary promotion in rank, usually for merit. Officers did not usually function at or receive pay for their brevet rank.
  8. the north and south disagreed on what?
  9. A large gap or “hole” in a fortification's walls or embankments caused by artillery or mines, exposing the inside of the fortification to assault.
  10. the last battle of the civil war
  11. Blanket or other bedding rolled up and carried over the shoulder by a soldier. Sometimes soldiers would include personal belongings in their bedroll.
  12. A field fortification which was made to absorb the shock of artillery strikes. It was constructed of heavy timbers and its roof was covered with soil.
  13. the south relied on what
  14. the last state to secede (is abbreviated)
  15. the first battle of the civil war
  16. A large group of soldiers usually led by a brigadier general
  17. general for union and 18th president
  18. Home-made dye used to color “homespun” cloth a yellow-brown color,
  19. A term often used to describe the United States of America before the outbreak of the Civil War.
  20. where were the first shots of the civil war fired
  21. Barriers which were about breast-high and protected soldiers from enemy fire
  22. The basic unit of soldiers in an artillery regiment
  23. States The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri. Although these states did not officially join the Confederacy, many of their citizens supported the South.
  24. The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps

43 Clues: lead the union • general for south • the north relied on what • the south relied on what • common dish during civil war • the only confederate president • what battle had the most deaths • the last battle of the civil war • the first battle of the civil war • general for union and 18th president • the number of deaths in the civil war • popular song during civil war (South) • ...

Civil War 2013-04-04

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Right to have trial
  2. Anti slavery
  3. The interest of one section or region over the interest of the entire country
  4. Routes for escaping slaves
  5. Withdrawing from something
  6. Helped Abraham Lincoln in the war
  7. California becoming a free state and the division of Mexican cession
  8. Confederate supporting Northeners
  9. Enslaved African public speaker who became a public speaker
  10. To free someone or something
  11. Crime to help fugative slaves
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  1. Act allowing to vote for or against slavery
  2. Politics belong to the people
  3. Won the war
  4. Union states with slavery
  5. No casualties
  6. Lee's friend
  7. Slave leader

18 Clues: Won the war • Anti slavery • Lee's friend • Slave leader • No casualties • Right to have trial • Union states with slavery • Routes for escaping slaves • Withdrawing from something • To free someone or something • Politics belong to the people • Crime to help fugative slaves • Helped Abraham Lincoln in the war • Confederate supporting Northeners • ...

Civil War 2013-04-08

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. act to formally withdraw the union
  2. people who wanted slavery to end
  3. famous female abolitionist that worked in the Underground Railroad and led many slaves to freedom
  4. lincolon believed that the purpose of this was to keep the union together
  5. route that slaves traveled on to find freedom
  6. to end slavery
  7. law that allowed runaway slaves get arrested and to be returned to their owner
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  1. to refuse to follow the law
  2. area where slaves worked
  3. critics in the north that wanted slavery and they alao wanted peaceful negotiations with the south
  4. second general for the confederate
  5. Led the Confederate as a general
  6. allowed voters in _______ and _______ to decide whether they should have slavery
  7. idea claims that the political authority should belong to the citizens
  8. law that let california unite with the union as a free state
  9. Led one of the most biggest rebellion in U.S history
  10. Led the Union as general
  11. protection against unlawful inprisonment

18 Clues: to end slavery • area where slaves worked • Led the Union as general • to refuse to follow the law • people who wanted slavery to end • Led the Confederate as a general • act to formally withdraw the union • second general for the confederate • protection against unlawful inprisonment • route that slaves traveled on to find freedom • ...

Civil War 2016-12-05

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Union General of The Battle of Gettysburg
  2. Confederate General during Sherman's march
  3. General branch of an army that engages in military combat on foot.
  4. a series of speeches
  5. Sumter Battle that started April 12, 1861.
  6. Extra personnel sent to increase the strength of an army.
  7. March to Sea took place November, 1864.
  8. Confederate General during Atlanta Campaign
  9. A sword-like blade that may be fixed to the muzzle of a rifle for use in hand-to-hand fighting.
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  1. Campaign Battle that was in May, 1864.
  2. to leave army without permission
  3. A ceremony to mark the commencement of a new president of the United States.
  4. Machine that sends electric signals over wires.
  5. when part of the county leaves
  6. Union General of Fort Sumter
  7. Confederate General of Fort Sumter
  8. of Gettysburg Happened on July 1, 1863.
  9. Union General during Atlanta Campaign and Sherman's march to Sea.

18 Clues: a series of speeches • Union General of Fort Sumter • when part of the county leaves • to leave army without permission • Confederate General of Fort Sumter • Campaign Battle that was in May, 1864. • of Gettysburg Happened on July 1, 1863. • March to Sea took place November, 1864. • Union General of The Battle of Gettysburg • Confederate General during Sherman's march • ...

Civil War 2021-04-01

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. nurse who founded American Red Cross
  2. fought from 1861 to 1865
  3. ship that enters or leaves a blockaded port
  4. commander of union at end of the war
  5. president of confederate states
  6. southern uniform color
  7. commander of western forces
  8. southern group led by Jefferson Davis
  9. general of the confederacy
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  1. state that fort was located that started the war
  2. battle that started the civil war
  3. northern plan to destroy supplies and land in south
  4. capital of the north
  5. president in 1860
  6. capital of the south
  7. northern group led by Lincoln
  8. DE, MD, KY, MO, WV
  9. northern uniform color

18 Clues: president in 1860 • DE, MD, KY, MO, WV • capital of the north • capital of the south • southern uniform color • northern uniform color • fought from 1861 to 1865 • general of the confederacy • commander of western forces • northern group led by Lincoln • president of confederate states • battle that started the civil war • nurse who founded American Red Cross • ...

Civil War 2023-05-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In an attempt to start an armed revolt of enslaved people and destroy the institution of slavery?
  2. What was published on March 10, 1852?
  3. What act required all slaves to be returned to their owners?
  4. What decision was important to the civil war?
  5. where was the union located?
  6. Who were located in the South?
  7. What law was passed after the civil war?
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  1. what act was made on May 30th, 1854?
  2. What amendment banned slavery?
  3. What was the most common surgery during the Civil War?
  4. Who was located in the north?
  5. A riot started between Three distinct political groups occupied Kansas: pro-slavery, Free-Staters and abolitionists,is now called what?
  6. What amendment allowed all men to vote?
  7. what amendment allowed African American men the right to vote?
  8. Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
  9. What restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces?
  10. Who was the Confederate general during the Civil War?
  11. where were the Confederates located?

18 Clues: where was the union located? • Who was located in the north? • What amendment banned slavery? • Who were located in the South? • Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln? • what act was made on May 30th, 1854? • where were the Confederates located? • What was published on March 10, 1852? • What amendment allowed all men to vote? • What law was passed after the civil war? • ...

civil war 2025-04-15

civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. a big battle during 1861
  2. document that frees slaves in confederate states
  3. deaths and other unfortunate events
  4. withdraw from alliance
  5. commander of the union troops
  6. major cause of death during the war
  7. one side of the war (confederate)
  8. Women that ran underground railway against slavery
  9. commander of the Confederate troops
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  1. president for the union
  2. war support by civilians
  3. form of transportation of troops,resources, etc
  4. people that are forced to work
  5. form of communication between commanders to set strategic military strategy
  6. one of the sides of the war (union)
  7. where most of the battles took place
  8. weapons used during the war
  9. used for naval battles and transportation alternative to land

18 Clues: withdraw from alliance • president for the union • war support by civilians • a big battle during 1861 • weapons used during the war • commander of the union troops • people that are forced to work • one side of the war (confederate) • one of the sides of the war (union) • deaths and other unfortunate events • major cause of death during the war • ...

Civil War 2025-04-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a big battle during 1861
  2. document that frees slaves in confederate states
  3. deaths and other unfortunate events
  4. withdraw from alliance
  5. commander of the union troops
  6. major cause of death during the war
  7. one side of the war (confederate)
  8. Women that ran underground railway against slavery
  9. commander of the Confederate troops
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  1. president for the union
  2. war support by civilians
  3. form of transportation of troops,resources, etc
  4. people that are forced to work
  5. form of communication between commanders to set strategic military strategy
  6. one of the sides of the war (union)
  7. where most of the battles took place
  8. weapons used during the war
  9. used for naval battles and transportation alternative to land

18 Clues: withdraw from alliance • president for the union • war support by civilians • a big battle during 1861 • weapons used during the war • commander of the union troops • people that are forced to work • one side of the war (confederate) • one of the sides of the war (union) • deaths and other unfortunate events • major cause of death during the war • ...

Civil war 2025-04-15

Civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. weapons used during the war
  2. document that frees slaves in confederate states
  3. war support by civilians
  4. used for naval battles and transportation alternative to land
  5. commander of the Confederate troops
  6. form of transportation of troops,resources, etc
  7. form of communication between commanders to set strategic military strategy
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  1. one side of the war (confederate)
  2. where most of the battles took place
  3. a big battle during 1861
  4. one of the sides of the war (union)
  5. major cause of death during the war
  6. withdraw from alliance
  7. deaths and other unfortunate events
  8. people that are forced to work
  9. president for the union
  10. Women that ran underground railway against slavery
  11. commander of the union troops

18 Clues: withdraw from alliance • president for the union • a big battle during 1861 • war support by civilians • weapons used during the war • commander of the union troops • people that are forced to work • one side of the war (confederate) • one of the sides of the war (union) • major cause of death during the war • deaths and other unfortunate events • ...

Civil War 2025-09-08

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The states have the ability to make their own laws
  2. What was Lincoln's main goal as President
  3. President of the Confederacy
  4. What was the first state to secede from the Union
  5. What was the main crop grown in the south before the Civil War
  6. Did slaves have any rights
  7. What did the Southern States call themselves
  8. A person that wanted slavery to end
  9. Who won the first battle of the Civil War
  10. What state did the battle of Bull Run take place in
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  1. What was the first battle of the Civil War
  2. What was the economy of the North based on
  3. Was Lincoln for or against slavery
  4. What did the Confederacy create
  5. Who won the election of 1860
  6. What were large farms in the south called
  7. What book influenced the election of 1860
  8. How many states broke away from the Union

18 Clues: Did slaves have any rights • President of the Confederacy • Who won the election of 1860 • What did the Confederacy create • Was Lincoln for or against slavery • A person that wanted slavery to end • What was Lincoln's main goal as President • What were large farms in the south called • What book influenced the election of 1860 • How many states broke away from the Union • ...

Civil war 2025-12-16

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To formally withdraw from a political union.
  2. Union's top general who accepted Lee's surrender.
  3. The northern states that did not secede during the Civil War.
  4. The courthouse village in Virginia where General Lee surrendered to General Grant.
  5. A common nickname for Union soldiers or Northerners.
  6. The act of freeing enslaved people, as detailed in an 1863 proclamation.
  7. A person from the Confederacy or a state below the Mason-Dixon line.
  8. Site of two major battles, known to the Union as Bull Run.
  9. U.S. President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
  10. A network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to freedom.
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  1. Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
  2. An official public announcement, such as Lincoln's Emancipation one.
  3. The southern states that seceded and formed their own government.
  4. The movement to end slavery.
  5. The bloodiest single-day battle in American history.
  6. Union's top general who accepted Lee's surrender.
  7. The sole president of the Confederate States of America.
  8. Enslaved man who sued for his freedom in a famous, pre-war Supreme Court case.
  9. Site of a pivotal three-day battle in Pennsylvania, 1863.

19 Clues: The movement to end slavery. • To formally withdraw from a political union. • Union's top general who accepted Lee's surrender. • Union's top general who accepted Lee's surrender. • The bloodiest single-day battle in American history. • A common nickname for Union soldiers or Northerners. • Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. • ...

Civil War 2021-10-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. secessionist states that opposed the Union
  2. capital of Confederates during the war
  3. a plan that included forming a naval blockade off the coast and an attack down the Mississippi
  4. warship used by Union navy in first notable battle between ironclad warships
  5. 16th U.S. president
  6. battle that stopped Confederate momentum and prevented intervention by the Europeans
  7. Confederate general that fought in Antietam and Gettysburg
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  1. war between northern and southern states
  2. Civil war’s bloodiest one-day battle
  3. name that referred to the northern states
  4. Union capital during the war
  5. system that required men to participate in the war
  6. first major land battle of civil war
  7. diplomacy strategy to withhold cotton exports to bring Europe into the war
  8. states middle ground of the Civil War

15 Clues: 16th U.S. president • Union capital during the war • Civil war’s bloodiest one-day battle • first major land battle of civil war • states middle ground of the Civil War • capital of Confederates during the war • war between northern and southern states • name that referred to the northern states • secessionist states that opposed the Union • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-04-01

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The act of leaving the Union, claimed as a right by Southern states.
  2. Lincoln issued this proclamation in 1863 to free enslaved people in Confederate states.
  3. Lincoln described this as “government of the people, by the people, for the people.”
  4. Term for formerly enslaved individuals who sought rights and opportunities after the war.
  5. The political party of Abraham Lincoln, which opposed the expansion of slavery.
  6. President of the United States who led the Union during the Civil War.
  7. The Northern government led by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
  8. Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
  9. Abolitionist and former enslaved man who advised Lincoln and advocated for Black soldiers.
  10. Union general who later became the 18th President of the United States.
  11. Last name of the president of the Confederate States of America.
  12. The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and integrating freed slaves.
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  1. Turning point battle in Pennsylvania was fought in July 1863.
  2. Union victory in Mississippi that gave control of the Mississippi River.
  3. The government formed by Southern states that seceded from the Union.
  4. Nickname for Northerners who moved South after the war, often seen as opportunists.
  5. Lincoln warned that this “divided against itself cannot stand.”
  6. Crow – Laws that enforced racial segregation in the South after Reconstruction.
  7. Lincoln believed preserving this was the primary goal of the Civil War.
  8. The first major battle of the Civil War, also called Manassas.
  9. The 13th, 14th, and 15th of these granted rights to formerly enslaved people.
  10. A core belief of Lincoln, who stated, “Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves.”
  11. The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War, was fought in Maryland.
  12. A bloody battle in Tennessee that showed the war would be long and costly.
  13. Former enslaved woman who helped free others and served as a Union spy.

25 Clues: Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. • Turning point battle in Pennsylvania was fought in July 1863. • The first major battle of the Civil War, also called Manassas. • Lincoln warned that this “divided against itself cannot stand.” • Last name of the president of the Confederate States of America. • ...

Civil War 2023-01-05

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a person who sought to abolish slavery during the 19th century
  2. a Civil War soldier's catch-all
  3. a heavy, ankle-high shoe or boot
  4. is a largely historical term used by Southerners to describe opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War
  5. foot-soldiers who fought primarily with small arms, and carried the brunt of the fighting on battlefields across the United States.
  6. President of the north during the civil war
  7. warships designed to be impervious to enemy shot and shell by virtue of their iron-armored wooden hulls
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  1. the withdrawal of 11 slave states from the Union during 1860–61 following the election of Abraham Lincoln as president
  2. t typically had 500 to 1,000 acres or more of land and produced one or two cash crops for sale
  3. A form of legal tender paper money created by the Union government to help finance the Civil War
  4. the portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War
  5. the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61, carrying on all the affairs of a separate government and conducting a major war until defeated in the spring of 1865
  6. First battle of Civil war
  7. president of the south
  8. weapons equipment and practices used to support the infantry and cavalry forces in the field

15 Clues: president of the south • First battle of Civil war • a Civil War soldier's catch-all • a heavy, ankle-high shoe or boot • President of the north during the civil war • is a person who sought to abolish slavery during the 19th century • weapons equipment and practices used to support the infantry and cavalry forces in the field • ...

civilwar crossword 2023-02-16

civilwar crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a act in judging someone for there race
  2. A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle
  3. a place that showed the start of the amercian civil war
  4. was the general for the union
  5. Promoting the interests of a section or region (such as the North or the South) instead of the entire country
  6. When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country
  7. military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War
  8. 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
  9. These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware
  10. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
  11. was the action of forcing someone to manual labor and do stuff for them
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  1. a group of black slaves tat served in the war
  2. A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved
  3. A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners
  4. was the president during the civil war.
  5. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port
  6. A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War
  7. was the general for the confedarcy.
  8. A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder

19 Clues: was the general for the union • was the general for the confedarcy. • a act in judging someone for there race • was the president during the civil war. • a group of black slaves tat served in the war • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery • a place that showed the start of the amercian civil war • ...

Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-24

Reconstruction Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What Johnson used on many bills on his desk
  2. House of Representatives did this to President Johnson during his presidency
  3. Last name of U.S President during Civil War
  4. Amendment gave male Africans the right to vote
  5. Amendment added to the Constitution that gave citizens equal protection under the law
  6. President Johnson who never lost an election and couldn’t do this until he was 20 years old
  7. During Reconstruction, many people thought this should happen to Confederate leaders
  8. White supremacist terrorist group started during Reconstruction (three words, no spaces)
  9. Many Republicans thought President Johnson was this
  10. College Thadeus Stevens graduated from in 1814
  11. Last name of U.S President after Lincoln
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  1. Last name of man who opposed slavery, supported Lincoln, helped with Johnson impeachment and died during Johnson's Presidency
  2. Type of foot Thadeus Stevens had
  3. Reconstruction Act did this to the south
  4. time period following the Civil War
  5. Amendment added to Constitution that abolished slavery in all states
  6. Both Presidents Lincoln and Johnson grew up in this way
  7. War that divided America and ended in 1865 (two words no spaces)
  8. Horrible event involving Africans forced to work on plantations that ended after Civil War
  9. Term given to some Republicans after Civil War who wanted South to be punished

20 Clues: Type of foot Thadeus Stevens had • time period following the Civil War • Reconstruction Act did this to the south • Last name of U.S President after Lincoln • What Johnson used on many bills on his desk • Last name of U.S President during Civil War • Amendment gave male Africans the right to vote • College Thadeus Stevens graduated from in 1814 • ...

Mod18 Crossword 2024-09-09

Mod18 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. volunteer who organized the collection of medicine and supplies for delivery to the battlefield
  2. carried out the Union plan to destroy southern railroads and industries. He practiced total war.
  3. destroying civilian and economic resources
  4. commander of the Confederate Army
  5. the first major battle of the Civil War
  6. 15,000 Confederate soldiers marched up Cemetery Ridge
  7. Lincoln’s short famous speech dedicating the Gettysburg battlefield as a cemetery
  8. slave states that did not join the Confederacy-Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri
  9. small town where Lee surrendered to Grant, ending the Civil War
Down
  1. order written by Lincoln to free the Confederate slaves
  2. constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
  3. key battle that finally turned the tide against the Confederates
  4. military unit that consisted mostly of free African Americans
  5. escaped slaves
  6. led to the Union army gaining greater control of the Mississippi River valley
  7. bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War and of US history
  8. federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina, that was attacked by Confederate troops, beginning the Civil War
  9. commander of forces in the Union’s western campaign and later commander of all Union forces
  10. ships heavily armored with iron
  11. General Grant cut off the city and shelled it repeatedly until residents ran out of food and surrendered

20 Clues: escaped slaves • ships heavily armored with iron • commander of the Confederate Army • the first major battle of the Civil War • destroying civilian and economic resources • 15,000 Confederate soldiers marched up Cemetery Ridge • order written by Lincoln to free the Confederate slaves • constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment • ...

CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR 2026-04-06

CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. War between the US and Mexico
  2. Attack on Senate floor
  3. Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  4. Town where John Brown tried to start a slave rebellion
  5. Strong connection to your particular region
  6. When a state formally withdraws country
  7. How the South saw John Brown after Harper's Ferry
  8. Major advantage for the North
  9. Civil War in Kansas over slavery
  10. Abe Lincoln became president, 7 southern states left the union
  11. Book that portrayed slavery as brutal
  12. Larger farms in the South
  13. Abolitionist who led slave rebellion in Harper's Ferry
  14. Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner with this
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  1. Agreement that included Fugitive Slave Act
  2. Outlawed in Washington DC in the Compromise of 1850
  3. First state to secede after Lincoln was elected
  4. How the North saw John Brown after Harper's Ferry
  5. Where slave families were separated
  6. Why the South fought the Civil War
  7. This man was a runaway slave
  8. Ruled that black people are not citizens
  9. There were 4 million of these in 1860
  10. Famous conductor on Underground Railroad
  11. Where the first shots were fired to start the Civil War
  12. Slave who sued for his freedom but lost
  13. There were 750,000 of these in the Civil War

27 Clues: Attack on Senate floor • Larger farms in the South • Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • This man was a runaway slave • War between the US and Mexico • Major advantage for the North • Civil War in Kansas over slavery • Why the South fought the Civil War • Where slave families were separated • There were 4 million of these in 1860 • Book that portrayed slavery as brutal • ...

Review: Civil War 1863-1865 2012-12-17

Review: Civil War 1863-1865 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Union general in charge of “total war” to the South.
  2. In the Civil War, most of the fighting and destruction occurred in the ________.
  3. This Civil War General was quoted as saying, "Then there is nothing left for me to do but go and see General Grant, and I had rather die a thousand deaths"?
  4. Battle in Pennsylvania, in 1863, estimated 50,000 casualties suffered.
  5. In 1864, this General was given command of all Union forces.
  6. Capital of the Confederacy.
  7. African-American regiment who led an assault on Fort Wagner in Charleston, South Carolina, and suffered heavy casualties.
  8. Around 600,000 people died in the ________________.
  9. The surrender of the city of ________________ to Gen. Ulysses Grant on the Fourth of July.
  10. A path of destruction 60 miles wide that looted and burned the South’s countryside, freed thousands of slaves, led to the South losing the will to fight.
Down
  1. The Union victory at the Battle of Chattanooga was known as “the battle above the __________”.
  2. Brief speech stating that the dead should not have died in vain, referenced Declaration of Independence, Revolutionary War.
  3. Raiding of Southern farms, businesses, homes and destruction of railroads and telegraph lines.
  4. Civil War military leader famous for saying, “General Lee, I have no division”.
  5. Won the Battle of Gettysburg.
  6. Battle in Virginia, where General Lee surrendered to General Grant, April 9th, 1865
  7. Majority of those who died in the Civil War died as a result of infection or ______________.
  8. First state to secede, seen as much of the cause of the Civil War.
  9. the capture of this city was presented to President Lincoln as a Christmas gift in December of 1864.

19 Clues: Capital of the Confederacy. • Won the Battle of Gettysburg. • Around 600,000 people died in the ________________. • Union general in charge of “total war” to the South. • In 1864, this General was given command of all Union forces. • First state to secede, seen as much of the cause of the Civil War. • ...