civil war Crossword Puzzles

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-10

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. An escaped slave from the Underground Railroad
  2. The side in favor of slavery
  3. This was how long soldiers were recruited
  4. A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle
  5. The length of the Civil War
  6. The Bloodiest day of the war
  7. people who were drafted to fight in the war
  8. The battle that killed 23,000 people
  9. Rules made after the civil wars to limit what African American people could do
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  1. The state in which the war ended in
  2. The first state to secede
  3. The main thing that happened
  4. The thing that separated the Union from the Confederacy
  5. To separate
  6. How to join the Army
  7. Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, and West Virginia
  8. The 16th president
  9. Where the first war was located
  10. A weapon used during the war
  11. The side in favor of ending slavery
  12. A person who wanted to eliminate slavery

21 Clues: To separate • The 16th president • How to join the Army • The first state to secede • The length of the Civil War • The side in favor of slavery • The main thing that happened • The Bloodiest day of the war • A weapon used during the war • Where the first war was located • The state in which the war ended in • The side in favor of ending slavery • The battle that killed 23,000 people • ...

Civil War Quiz 2 - review 2022-04-19

Civil War Quiz 2 - review crossword puzzle
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  1. Forced military service
  2. The Union would use this in trades with the Confederacy
  3. Most surgeries in the Civil War were_______
  4. The most widely prescribed medicine during the Civil War
  5. President of the Union (last name)
  6. _______ Run was the first major battle of the Civil War
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  1. The Confederates would use this in trades with the Union
  2. _______ -in-Chief is the leader of the military
  3. A final demand before a set of consequences
  4. Writ of Habeas _______ means jailed persons must be charged with a crime
  5. The main character of Soldier's Heart
  6. First long distance communication device
  7. This battle was in April of 1862 - Union win
  8. Five-_________ women served as soldiers during the Civil War

14 Clues: Forced military service • President of the Union (last name) • The main character of Soldier's Heart • First long distance communication device • A final demand before a set of consequences • Most surgeries in the Civil War were_______ • This battle was in April of 1862 - Union win • _______ -in-Chief is the leader of the military • ...

Civil War 2022-05-03

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Four _______ and seven years ago
  2. Union general fired for not chasing after Lee
  3. Union general who forced Lee to surrender
  4. Lee surrendered at ____________ Court House.
  5. US President during Civil War
  6. Confederate general Robert E. _______
  7. Confederate president Jefferson ________
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  1. Name for the North during Civil War
  2. Emancipation ___________ freed southern slaves
  3. Confederate general __________ Jackson was shot by his own men.
  4. Battle in ___________, PA was a turning point in the war.
  5. Name for the North during Civil War
  6. Battle of __________ was bloodiest day during Civil War
  7. Gettysburg _________
  8. 1st and 2nd Battle of ______ Run were won by the South

15 Clues: Gettysburg _________ • US President during Civil War • Four _______ and seven years ago • Name for the North during Civil War • Name for the North during Civil War • Confederate general Robert E. _______ • Confederate president Jefferson ________ • Union general who forced Lee to surrender • Lee surrendered at ____________ Court House. • ...

Crossword Puzzle of the Civil War(Made by:Jamar Thomas) 2023-02-23

Crossword Puzzle of the Civil War(Made by:Jamar Thomas) crossword puzzle
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  1. What happens when a doctor chooses to cut off a limb.
  2. The Union had thousands more miles of this than the Confederacy.
  3. Where was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War located.
  4. What was the main cause of death during the Civil War. Hint:(There was not very good doctors during the civil war/If you was sick during the war then you likely done for)
  5. Seven slave states that broke apart from the Union because slavery was going to be abolished.
  6. In the time of the civil war which of all the slave states had the most African Americans in slavery.
  7. Who did not even show up as a choice for president in the South.
  8. During his march, between 17,000 and 25,000 enslaved Black people were freed.
  9. Goods that have been illegally imported.
  10. Who was the famous African american who escape under the Confederacy Noses.
  11. The first full battle of the civil war. Hint:(Also so known as the first battle of the bull run)
  12. What was one of Lincoln's secret weapon.
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  1. Rail tracks were bent around trees so they were not able to be used again.
  2. What was the South main advantages over the Union in things regarding supplys.
  3. Being set free/Liberation.
  4. What was the view of Southerner about cotton. Hint:(Cotton was ______)
  5. How did the Union describe black soldiers on the front line.
  6. Soldiers who sailed items in and out of southern ports under guns of northern ships.
  7. Where was Sherman born.
  8. What did the Southerner treat African American with.
  9. The South Showed the North they were willing to fight for what they believed in, what was that.

21 Clues: Where was Sherman born. • Being set free/Liberation. • Goods that have been illegally imported. • What was one of Lincoln's secret weapon. • What did the Southerner treat African American with. • What happens when a doctor chooses to cut off a limb. • Where was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War located. • How did the Union describe black soldiers on the front line. • ...

Civil war 2025-05-20

Civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. The river the north wanted to take over
  2. The game soldiers played in their pastime at camp
  3. turning point battle of the war
  4. what the norths soldiers were called
  5. the first major battle of the Civil war
  6. The most successful union general
  7. The _____ plan that would blockade the south
  8. Unions president during the Civil War
  9. what soldiers did as training
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  1. the _______ proclamation freed the slaves in the south
  2. The process of cutting off limbs
  3. To join the military
  4. where the first shots of the civil war were fired
  5. President of the confedercy
  6. Nickname given to Souths soilder
  7. ships that were covered in iron plating

16 Clues: To join the military • President of the confedercy • what soldiers did as training • turning point battle of the war • The process of cutting off limbs • Nickname given to Souths soilder • The most successful union general • what the norths soldiers were called • Unions president during the Civil War • The river the north wanted to take over • ...

Ch 4 American History 2023-10-20

Ch 4 American History crossword puzzle
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  1. states created laws to segregate blacks from whites in the South, violence against blacks was widespread
  2. a system in which a farmer tends to a portion of a planters land in return for a share of the crop
  3. first and only Confederate president
  4. known as the "KKK"
  5. union war plan by Winfield Scott
  6. capital of Virginia
  7. the date the Confederates forces surrender at Vicksburg
  8. 16th president; president during the Civil War
  9. Missouri, Tennessee, Maryland, Delaware
  10. the city under siege for 9 months
  11. a negative term for Northern who moved to the South after the Civil War
  12. laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves
  13. a negative term for a Southern white who supported the Republican Party after the Civil War
  14. a radical republican
  15. abolished slavery
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  1. a veto taking place when Congress adjourns within 10 days of submitting a bill to the president, who simply lets it die by neither signing nor vetoing it
  2. warships covered with protective iron plates
  3. tax paid to the state, federal, and local government based on income earned over the past year
  4. "separate, but not equal"
  5. a law to disqualify African Americans voters by allowing the vote only to men whose fathers and grandfathers had vote before 1866 and 1867
  6. a government in which the people rule by their own consent
  7. he created the cotton gin
  8. photographer during the Civil War
  9. a sum of money to be paid before a person could vote
  10. a reading and writing test formerly used in some Southern states to prevent African Americans form voting
  11. bloodiest battle of the Civil War

26 Clues: abolished slavery • known as the "KKK" • capital of Virginia • a radical republican • "separate, but not equal" • he created the cotton gin • union war plan by Winfield Scott • photographer during the Civil War • the city under siege for 9 months • bloodiest battle of the Civil War • first and only Confederate president • Missouri, Tennessee, Maryland, Delaware • ...

Civil War 2025-04-15

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. The plan the north used to divide the south and choke off supply lines
  2. Northerner who used force to keep Southerners in the union
  3. A type of conflict where all rules of a war are ignored
  4. The 2 minute speech that Lincoln made to honor the people who died in the Battle of Gettysberg
  5. The act that freed all slaves
  6. The act of withdrawing from the greater country
  7. The act of requiring citizens to go to war
  8. The first name of the person who led the union army in the battles of Vicksberg among others
  9. The place that the first shots were fired, beginning the civil wra
  10. Bloodiest single day of the civil war (fought in maryland)
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  1. the side that supported slavery
  2. The bloodiest battle of the civil war
  3. A slave state that remained in the union
  4. The side that Abraham Lincoln fought on
  5. The president during the civil war and opposed slavery
  6. Someone who wanted slavery to be abolished

16 Clues: The act that freed all slaves • the side that supported slavery • The bloodiest battle of the civil war • The side that Abraham Lincoln fought on • A slave state that remained in the union • Someone who wanted slavery to be abolished • The act of requiring citizens to go to war • The act of withdrawing from the greater country • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-05-15

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg outlining ideals of a "new nation."
  2. place where Confederates surrendered to the Union
  3. President of the United States
  4. four slave states that bordered the North and did not join the Confederacy
  5. escaped slaves
  6. last reason states needed to secede from the Union.
  7. Southern cause for Civil War
  8. Union general during many important battles
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  1. marked the beginning of the Civil War
  2. President of the Confederacy.
  3. constitutional protection against unlawful imprisonment
  4. "Angel of the Battlefield" army nurse whose work was basis for American Red Cross
  5. ships that were heavily armored with iron
  6. Union infantry unit of mostly free African American soldiers
  7. Confederate general during many important battles
  8. freeing of the slaves; Union cause for Civil War
  9. advantage of the union in the war to manufacture materials
  10. Battle that keyed the Union victory
  11. Confederate general who fought the First Battle of Bull Run

19 Clues: escaped slaves • Southern cause for Civil War • President of the Confederacy. • President of the United States • Battle that keyed the Union victory • marked the beginning of the Civil War • ships that were heavily armored with iron • Union general during many important battles • freeing of the slaves; Union cause for Civil War • ...

Cival war 2025-04-15

Cival war crossword puzzle
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  1. Plan, a military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott during the early stages of the American Civil War
  2. Run, the First Battle of Manassas, was the first major land battle of the American Civil War.
  3. Sumter, a fort that is historically significant for being the site where the first shots of the Civil War were fired on April 12, 1861.
  4. F. Davis, an American politician who served as the only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
  5. known as Peace Democrats
  6. a small town in S Pennsylvania, southwest of Harrisburg
  7. 13th Amendment, ratified in 1865, abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
  8. the Northern part of the United States of America, especially during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
  9. ball, the Minie ball, is a type of rifle bullet designed by Claude-Étienne Minié in the 1840s.
  10. a compass direction, opposite of South
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  1. Court House, the site of Robert E. Lee's surrender to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865
  2. a knife, dagger, sword, or spike-shaped melee weapon designed to be mounted on the end of the barrel of a rifle
  3. the Southern part of the United States of America, especially during the American Civil War (1861-1865)
  4. Emancipation Proclamation, a document issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declared that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states during the Civil War were to be free
  5. a muzzle-loaded long gun that appeared as a smoothbore weapon
  6. S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States
  7. Gettysburg Address, a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. president, following the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
  8. the single deadliest one-day battle in American history, with nearly 23,000 casualties.
  9. a compass direction, opposite of North
  10. a large-caliber gun, typically part of artillery, that uses explosive force to launch a projectile

20 Clues: known as Peace Democrats • a compass direction, opposite of North • a compass direction, opposite of South • S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States • a small town in S Pennsylvania, southwest of Harrisburg • a muzzle-loaded long gun that appeared as a smoothbore weapon • ...

U.S. Presidents -Hess 2015-02-05

U.S. Presidents -Hess crossword puzzle
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  1. Civil War General
  2. Responded well to 9/11
  3. Peanut farmer
  4. Nicknamed "Ike"
  5. First African-American president
  6. Trail of Tears
  7. 2nd president
  8. Had a giant custom bathtub
  9. Lewinsky
  10. Impeached
  11. WWI
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  1. Assasinated after 200 days
  2. Gulf war
  3. Desegregated the military
  4. Civil Rights Act of 1964
  5. Only president never to see completed White House
  6. New deal
  7. "Star Wars"
  8. Beard and tall hat
  9. Watergate

20 Clues: WWI • Gulf war • New deal • Lewinsky • Impeached • Watergate • "Star Wars" • Peanut farmer • 2nd president • Trail of Tears • Nicknamed "Ike" • Civil War General • Beard and tall hat • Responded well to 9/11 • Civil Rights Act of 1964 • Desegregated the military • Assasinated after 200 days • Had a giant custom bathtub • First African-American president • Only president never to see completed White House

Civil War Review Puzzle 2025-01-27

Civil War Review Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. first battle of the civil war
  2. Union victory that gave them control over the Mississippi River
  3. The first major loss for the Confederacy in the North and a turning point for Union
  4. Last name of the woman that led the underground railroad
  5. Union general that got fired and ran against lincoln in the election of 1864
  6. Amendment that ended slavery
  7. Union president that won the civil war and ended slavery
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  1. first bloody battle of the civil war and confederate win
  2. Amendment that granted voting rights
  3. The south believed that Cotton was "___" and would win them the war
  4. Amendment that granted civil rights
  5. Proclamation that Freed all slaves in the Confederate territories and made the war about ending slavery
  6. Country that Confederates hoped would save them from blockade
  7. The union had a higher _____ which meant they had more people.
  8. Where ports of entry were blocked by the Anaconda Plan

15 Clues: Amendment that ended slavery • first battle of the civil war • Amendment that granted civil rights • Amendment that granted voting rights • Where ports of entry were blocked by the Anaconda Plan • first bloody battle of the civil war and confederate win • Last name of the woman that led the underground railroad • Union president that won the civil war and ended slavery • ...

Famous Battles 2024-08-06

Famous Battles crossword puzzle
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  1. Largest tank battle in history
  2. William the Conqueror’s victory
  3. Allied invasion in WWII
  4. Lee's victory in the Civil War
  5. Naval battle marking the end of the Roman Republic
  6. Spartan stand against Persia
  7. ALAMEIN Allied victory in North Africa
  8. Major naval battle in WWI
  9. English victory in the Hundred Years' War
  10. Early American Revolution battle
  11. Bloody confrontation in the Korean War
  12. Defeat of the Ottoman fleet
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  1. Soviet victory over Germany
  2. Roman victory over Carthage
  3. WWI campaign in Turkey
  4. Turning point of the U.S. Civil War
  5. Battle of Agincourt's battlefield
  6. Key naval battle in WWII
  7. Napoleon's final defeat
  8. Final charge at Gettysburg

20 Clues: WWI campaign in Turkey • Allied invasion in WWII • Napoleon's final defeat • Key naval battle in WWII • Major naval battle in WWI • Final charge at Gettysburg • Soviet victory over Germany • Roman victory over Carthage • Defeat of the Ottoman fleet • Spartan stand against Persia • Largest tank battle in history • Lee's victory in the Civil War • William the Conqueror’s victory • ...

Civil War crossword 2022-10-05

Civil War crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
  2. Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
  3. executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
  4. A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
  5. A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
  6. A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
  7. A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
  8. The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolinas as well.
  9. A term used to describe people who supported the Union
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  1. A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
  2. A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
  3. A nickname for the South.
  4. A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
  5. slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates, included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
  6. A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
  7. - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
  8. The side of an army or military unit.
  9. When a person is murdered for political reasons.
  10. An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
  11. - A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.

20 Clues: A nickname for the South. • The side of an army or military unit. • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery • A term used to describe people who supported the Union • ...

Ch 4 American History 2023-10-20

Ch 4 American History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a system in which a farmer tends to a portion of a planters land in return for a share of the crop
  2. the date the Confederates forces surrender at Vicksburg
  3. a veto taking place when Congress adjourns with 10 days of submitting a bill to the president, who simply lets it die by neither signing nor vetoing it
  4. a negative term for a Southern white who supported the Republican Party after the Civil War
  5. first and only Confederate president
  6. a radical republican
  7. known as the "KKK"
  8. union war plan by Winfield Scott
  9. capital of Virginia
  10. tax paid to the state, federal, and local government based on income earned over the past year
  11. a law to disqualify African Americans voters by allowing the vote only to men whose fathers and grandfathers had vote before 1866 and 1867
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  1. a reading and writing test formerly used in some Southern states to prevent African Americans form voting
  2. a sum of money to be paid before a person could vote
  3. abolished slavery
  4. "separate, but not equal"
  5. he created the cotton gin
  6. Missouri, Tennessee, Maryland, Delaware
  7. warships covered with protective iron plates
  8. laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves
  9. the city under siege for 9 months
  10. 16th president; president during the Civil War
  11. a government in which the people rule by their own consent
  12. a negative term for Northern who moved to the South after the Civil War
  13. bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  14. states created laws to segregate blacks from whites in the South, violence against blacks was widespread
  15. photographer during the Civil War

26 Clues: abolished slavery • known as the "KKK" • capital of Virginia • a radical republican • "separate, but not equal" • he created the cotton gin • union war plan by Winfield Scott • the city under siege for 9 months • bloodiest battle of the Civil War • photographer during the Civil War • first and only Confederate president • Missouri, Tennessee, Maryland, Delaware • ...

Chy's crossword puzzle 2022-01-25

Chy's crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The industrial center and transportation hub of Georgia during the Civil War
  2. Union General who capture Atlanta
  3. These were the union troops in Andersonville
  4. This was the bloodiest battle fought in Georgia during the Civil War
  5. Atlanta was surrendered to the Union in this month in 1864
  6. The leader of those opposed to secession at the Georgia Secessionist Convection in 1861
  7. Atlanta was vital because of its position as a center for this means of transportation during the Civil War
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  1. The most important cash crop in the Confederacy
  2. The president of the Confederacy during the Civil War
  3. The Emancipation Proclamation became law on the first day of this month in 1863
  4. Lincoln authorized this measure to keep southern cotton from reaching European markets during the war
  5. This means to leave the Union or to commit "state suicide"
  6. The capital of Georgia captured by Union troops in 1864
  7. Sherman marched his army across Georgia from Atlanta to this city
  8. Freeing slaves
  9. President of North/Union

16 Clues: Freeing slaves • President of North/Union • Union General who capture Atlanta • These were the union troops in Andersonville • The most important cash crop in the Confederacy • The president of the Confederacy during the Civil War • The capital of Georgia captured by Union troops in 1864 • This means to leave the Union or to commit "state suicide" • ...

The American Revolution 2024-12-04

The American Revolution crossword puzzle
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  1. - A form of government with a king or queen at its head.
  2. - Protestant daughter of James II, who ruled jointly with her husband.
  3. - Title taken by Cromwell when he ruled England as a dictator.
  4. - Leader of the Puritans and Lord Protector of England.
  5. - The period marking the return of the monarchy in 1660.
  6. - Freedoms guaranteed to individuals, emphasized in the Bill of Rights.
  7. - Supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War.
  8. - King executed after the English Civil War.
  9. - Country where Charles I sought support during the English Civil War.
  10. - Protestant ruler invited to the English throne during the Glorious Revolution.
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  1. - Supporters of the monarchy during the English Civil War.
  2. - The lower house of Parliament, dominated by wealthy merchants and landowners.
  3. - Radical group advocating for voting rights during Cromwell’s rule.
  4. - Descriptive term for Charles I's 11-year rule without Parliament.
  5. - The governing body that shared power with the English monarchy.
  6. - Religious group that opposed Anglican practices and influenced English politics.
  7. - Catholic king overthrown during the Glorious Revolution.
  8. - The church established as England's official religion.
  9. - Document passed in 1689 limiting the monarch’s powers (English Bill of Rights).
  10. - The term describing England's peaceful revolution in 1688.

20 Clues: - King executed after the English Civil War. • - Leader of the Puritans and Lord Protector of England. • - A form of government with a king or queen at its head. • - The period marking the return of the monarchy in 1660. • - Supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War. • - The church established as England's official religion. • ...

History 4 2025-01-06

History 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Where cowboys slept.
  2. – The type of house Abraham Lincoln was born in.
  3. – Something new that solves a problem.
  4. – What the president takes at inauguration.
  5. – Brothers who built the first airplane.
  6. – The buying and selling of enslaved people.
  7. – A journey to explore.
  8. – Made tools and horseshoes in colonial times.
  9. – Like the Grand Canyon, carved by a river.
  10. – The animal used in a famous mail delivery service.
  11. – The right to worship as you choose.
  12. – A Native American community.
  13. – Where the Civil War ended.
  14. – A group that helped with the Underground Railroad.
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  1. – Leader of a Native American tribe in Virginia.
  2. – What Southern states did before the Civil War.
  3. – The Northern side in the Civil War.
  4. – Movement to end slavery.
  5. – The Southern side in the Civil War.
  6. – Washington, D.C., is this for the U.S.
  7. – The other group in Congress.
  8. – Advisers to the president.
  9. – A famous frontiersman and explorer.
  10. – The "Father of the Constitution."
  11. – A region before it became a state.
  12. – Large farms in the South.
  13. – Important animal to Plains tribes.
  14. – One of two explorers of the western U.S.
  15. – A group in Congress.
  16. – The other explorer with Lewis.

30 Clues: – Where cowboys slept. • – A group in Congress. • – A journey to explore. • – Movement to end slavery. • – Large farms in the South. • – Advisers to the president. • – Where the Civil War ended. • – The other group in Congress. • – A Native American community. • – The other explorer with Lewis. • – The "Father of the Constitution." • – A region before it became a state. • ...

Unit 3 A New Nation 2025-12-08

Unit 3 A New Nation crossword puzzle
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  1. President known for the Indian Removal Act
  2. Rapid transport system linking regions
  3. New form of river travel improving trade
  4. Conflict between the U.S. and Britain over trade and impressment
  5. Kept many poor farmers in debt
  6. Reform effort to end slavery
  7. Fight for expanded voting rights
  8. Led the South during the Civil War
  9. Abolitionist and women’s rights activist
  10. Sparked “Bleeding Kansas.”
  11. Focused on cash crops
  12. known as the “Great Compromiser”
  13. led the Union during the Civil War
  14. 1820 deal balancing free and slave states
  15. Union general who became president during Reconstruction
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  1. Ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
  2. Gave U.S. control of the Mississippi River
  3. Period of rebuilding after the Civil War
  4. Former enslaved man who became a leading abolitionist speaker
  5. Founder of the national bank and major Federalist figure
  6. Site of Lincoln’s famous address
  7. Included a strict Fugitive Slave Act
  8. Wrote the Declaration of Independence
  9. Doctrine named after him
  10. Waterways that expanded early U.S. transportation
  11. Led to mass production
  12. Changed the purpose of the Civil War
  13. Used Morse code
  14. Used to justify annexation of new lands
  15. Forced relocation of Cherokee and other tribes

30 Clues: Used Morse code • Focused on cash crops • Led to mass production • Doctrine named after him • Sparked “Bleeding Kansas.” • Reform effort to end slavery • Kept many poor farmers in debt • Site of Lincoln’s famous address • Fight for expanded voting rights • known as the “Great Compromiser” • Led the South during the Civil War • led the Union during the Civil War • ...

Civil War 2022-03-04

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how many years did the Civil war last
  2. During this battle, this location was back and forth through the control of the union and confederates
  3. Someone who supported the Union’s decisions
  4. a former Texas president that became a unionist
  5. Texas governor during the Civil War
  6. Regions putting themselves before the country is called this
  7. The location of the battle where union troops were hoping to get inside of Texas
  8. 1865 was the year the Civil war _____
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  1. a freed slave
  2. people came to vote Kansas free or slave, but ended in a war called _________
  3. the power within the states
  4. A confederate general who declared himself a Texan
  5. slaves made _____ which contained hidden codes to help other slaves escape
  6. A black man who tried to buy his freedom, but the court wouldn’t let him
  7. the president during the Civil War

15 Clues: a freed slave • the power within the states • the president during the Civil War • Texas governor during the Civil War • how many years did the Civil war last • 1865 was the year the Civil war _____ • Someone who supported the Union’s decisions • a former Texas president that became a unionist • A confederate general who declared himself a Texan • ...

History Civil war 2024-05-15

History Civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. June 27, more than fifty cannons roared to life on the Army of the Tennessee front.
  2. American forces in the region, numbering between 5,000 and 7,000 men, were based in Charleston, South Carolina, under the command of General Benjamin Lincoln.
  3. this batttle marked the turning point of the Civil War
  4. largest slave auction ever on American soil.
  5. with nearly 200,000 combatants—the greatest number of any Civil War engagement
  6. Fort Sumter is located in the middle of Charleston Harbor
  7. Sherman's March to the Sea was a military campaign of the American Civil War conducted through Georgia from November 15 until December 21, 1864
  8. military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War
  9. Cheers rang out in the streets of Washington on July 16, 1861 as Gen
  10. a man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a freeholder.
  11. restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
  12. May 18 - Jul 4, 1863. Vicksburg's strategic location on the Mississippi River made it a critical win for both the Union and the Confederac
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  1. declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states are, and henceforward shall be free.
  2. The Union victory in the largest battle of the Atlanta Campaign led to the capture of that critical Confederate city and opened the door for Major gen
  3. the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
  4. was a term commonly used in the US military during the American Civil War to describe a new status
  5. is the political policy of promoting or protecting the interests of "native-born" or established inhabitants over those of immigrants,
  6. the historic period in which the United States grappled with the question of how to integrate millions of newly freed African Americans into social, political, and labor systems,
  7. Antietam, the deadliest one-day battle in American military history, showed that the Union could stand against the Confederate army in the Eastern theater.
  8. Plunderers and militant abolitionists
  9. historical place that was home to many civil war heros
  10. The Battle of Shiloh, also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior.

22 Clues: Plunderers and militant abolitionists • largest slave auction ever on American soil. • this batttle marked the turning point of the Civil War • historical place that was home to many civil war heros • Fort Sumter is located in the middle of Charleston Harbor • a man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a freeholder. • ...

civil war history 2024-05-15

civil war history crossword puzzle
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  1. Allowed Union Troops to penetrate the Confederate interior.
  2. a siege in which federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it.
  3. Sherman's March to the Sea was an American Civil War campaign lasting from November 15 to December 21, 1864.
  4. international law cannot be supplied to one belligerent except at the risk of seizure and condemnation by the other.
  5. a policy of favoring native inhabitants instead of immigrants.
  6. an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household.
  7. a network of house and other places that abolitionists used to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states or canada before the civil war.
  8. failed attempt by american and french forces to retake the port city from its British occupiers.
  9. A creek in NW Maryland, flowing into the Potomac.
  10. In VA where the confederate army under Robert E lee surrender to Ulysses S Grant on april 9 1865 whcih ended the american civil war
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  1. a sea fort built on an artificial island near Charleston south carolina to defend the region from a naval invasion.
  2. was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around a town in Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. - what town?
  3. outlined the terms for readmission to representation of rebel states.
  4. a decisive union victory during the american civil war that divided the confederacy and cemented the reputation of union general Ulysses S Grant.
  5. a native or inhabitant of Kansas. a plundering marauder, especially one of the antislavery guerrillas.
  6. a proclamation that declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
  7. City in VA, near bull run was the site of two civil war battles in which union forces were defeated.
  8. military strategy proposed by winfield scott early in the american civil war.
  9. a town in North eastern VA on the rapahhanok river.
  10. brought much anguish to the enslaved. Families, who had been together for all of their lives.
  11. restricted black peoples rights to own land, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely throughout public spaces
  12. was an important battle of the Atlanta campaign by Union General William Sherman to launch a full-scale frontal assault.

22 Clues: A creek in NW Maryland, flowing into the Potomac. • a town in North eastern VA on the rapahhanok river. • an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household. • Allowed Union Troops to penetrate the Confederate interior. • a policy of favoring native inhabitants instead of immigrants. • outlined the terms for readmission to representation of rebel states. • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-14

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Known as the North, referring to united states governed by federal government
  2. capital of confederate states of america during the civil war
  3. Delaware,Kentucky,Maryland,Missori & West Virginia all in the Civil War's middle ground
  4. this declared "that all persons held as slaves within rebellious states are, and henceforward shall be free"
  5. naval battle between confederate & union soldiers that catalyzed a new era of naval warfare
  6. Fought between northern united states & southern confederate states
  7. Marked as the first major battle of the Civil War,July 21,1861
  8. president who issued the emancipation proclamation
  9. mandatory enlistment into the military; conscription
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  1. where North Virginia's Army surrendered signaling the end of the civil war
  2. one of the deadliest day battles that showed the union's determination
  3. commanding general who led union armies to victory and was elected as US president
  4. turning point of the civil war that stopped confederate momentum north and boosted union morale
  5. method employed by confederacy to coerce great britain & france to side with the confederates by creating a cotton trade embargo
  6. this disgruntled actor assassinated the president at a theater
  7. union general who led forces marching through the south including georgia and the carolinas
  8. leading confederate general
  9. capitol of the US
  10. Also called the Southern Army, 11 states that seceded from the Union

19 Clues: capitol of the US • leading confederate general • president who issued the emancipation proclamation • mandatory enlistment into the military; conscription • capital of confederate states of america during the civil war • this disgruntled actor assassinated the president at a theater • Marked as the first major battle of the Civil War,July 21,1861 • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-19

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The first major battle of the Civil War
  2. 16th president of the US and ended slavery
  3. The civil war ended here
  4. who the battle of Bull Run?
  5. The conflict that started the war
  6. The leader of the Confederates
  7. the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions
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  1. the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
  2. Novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  3. General of the Union Army in the Civil War
  4. enslaved, escaped, and helped others gain their freedom as a “conductor" of the Underground Railroad
  5. unsuccessfully sued for freedom for himself, wife, and his two daughters
  6. government based on consent of the people
  7. to withdraw formally from a membership
  8. a term used by Southerners to describe their rivals from the Union, or northern, side of the conflict.

15 Clues: The civil war ended here • who the battle of Bull Run? • Novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe • The leader of the Confederates • The conflict that started the war • to withdraw formally from a membership • The first major battle of the Civil War • government based on consent of the people • General of the Union Army in the Civil War • 16th president of the US and ended slavery • ...

Civil War Breakout 2023-01-06

Civil War Breakout crossword puzzle
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  1. Commanding General of the Union Army and 18th President
  2. This amendment abolished slavery
  3. Where the Civil War Began
  4. _____ proclimation
  5. Opposing the confederate army; Fought for reunification and the abolishing of slavery
  6. Battle where more than 500,000 estimated deaths occurred;the turning point of the Civil War
  7. Fought for independence and to keep Slavery a part of the Southern states
  8. Some women _____ themselves so they could be in the field with the other men
  9. One of the most famous women who fought in the war
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  1. This amendment gave African Americans the right to vote
  2. Last name of one of the most famous female nurses during the civil war
  3. Enter the initials of the confederal general during the Civil War
  4. Where the Confederate General surrendered to the Union General
  5. This amendment gave citizenship to those born in the U.S
  6. The ____ of 1860 made Abraham Lincoln the president

15 Clues: _____ proclimation • Where the Civil War Began • This amendment abolished slavery • One of the most famous women who fought in the war • The ____ of 1860 made Abraham Lincoln the president • This amendment gave African Americans the right to vote • Commanding General of the Union Army and 18th President • This amendment gave citizenship to those born in the U.S • ...

parker 2025-05-13

parker crossword puzzle
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  1. machine that caused a surprise in slavery
  2. the 7th president of the US
  3. made slavery illegal
  4. a Confederate general during the Civil War
  5. rebuilt the South after the Civil War
  6. the place that marked the start of the war
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  1. the place where Lincoln was assassinated
  2. the man who assassinated Lincoln
  3. anyone born in the US is a citizen
  4. was the 18th president of the US
  5. lets everyone vote if a citizen
  6. known as the bloodiest battle in the Civil War
  7. are types of warships
  8. between the North and South

14 Clues: made slavery illegal • are types of warships • the 7th president of the US • between the North and South • lets everyone vote if a citizen • the man who assassinated Lincoln • was the 18th president of the US • anyone born in the US is a citizen • rebuilt the South after the Civil War • the place where Lincoln was assassinated • machine that caused a surprise in slavery • ...

SS8H5B Puzzle 2022-01-13

SS8H5B Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. This was the bloodiest battle fought in Georgia during the Civil War
  2. Atlanta was vital because of its position as a center for this means of transportation during the Civil War
  3. The most important cash crop in the Confederacy
  4. Freeing the slaves
  5. Lincoln authorized this measure to keep southern cotton from reaching European markets during the war
  6. The president of the Confederacy during the Civil War
  7. Union general who captured Atlanta
  8. The leader of those opposed to secession at the Georgia Secessionist Convention in 1861
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  1. The capital of Georgia captured by Union troops in 1864
  2. The Emancipation Proclamation became law on the first day of this month in 1863
  3. These were the union troops in Andersonville
  4. Atlanta was surrendered to the Union in this month in 1864
  5. Sherman marched his army across Georgia from Atlanta to this city
  6. The industrial center and transportation hub of Georgia during the Civil War
  7. President of the North / Union
  8. This means to leave the Union or to commit "state suicide"

16 Clues: Freeing the slaves • President of the North / Union • Union general who captured Atlanta • These were the union troops in Andersonville • The most important cash crop in the Confederacy • The president of the Confederacy during the Civil War • The capital of Georgia captured by Union troops in 1864 • Atlanta was surrendered to the Union in this month in 1864 • ...

Jocelyns Civil War Crossword 2022-01-21

Jocelyns Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Atlanta was vital because of its position as a center for this means of transportation during the Civil war
  2. The industrial center and transportation hub of Georgia during the Civil War
  3. The most important cash crop in the Confederacy
  4. The president of the Confederacy during the Civil war
  5. Atlanta was surrounded to the Union in this month in 1864
  6. Union general who captured Atlanta
  7. The capitol of Georgia captured by Union troops in 1864
  8. Sherman marched his army across Georgia from Atlanta to this city
  9. The leader of those who opposed to secession at the Georgia Secessionist Convention in 1861
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  1. This was the bloodiest battle fought in Georgia during the Civil War
  2. President of the North/Union
  3. Lincoln authorized this measure to keep southern cotton from reaching European markets during the war
  4. The Emancipation Proclamation became law on the first day of this month in 1863
  5. Freeing the slaves
  6. These were the union troops in Andersonville
  7. This means to leave the Union or to commit "state suicide"

16 Clues: Freeing the slaves • President of the North/Union • Union general who captured Atlanta • These were the union troops in Andersonville • The most important cash crop in the Confederacy • The president of the Confederacy during the Civil war • The capitol of Georgia captured by Union troops in 1864 • Atlanta was surrounded to the Union in this month in 1864 • ...

Vicksburg Crossword Puzzle 2023-01-31

Vicksburg Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The side of the civil war who wanted to get rid of slavery.
  2. The battle that broke the confederacy.
  3. The president during the civil war.
  4. Young admiral who served under Grant in the Civil Was
  5. People who fought in the war.
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  1. Slaves who runaway to Union camps during the Civil War
  2. The name of the war in which the battles of Vicksburg, Gettysburg,and Shiloh were fought in.
  3. Weapon most commonly used during the civil war.
  4. The side of the civil war who wanted to keep slavery.
  5. Famous war general who lead the Union to victory

10 Clues: People who fought in the war. • The president during the civil war. • The battle that broke the confederacy. • Weapon most commonly used during the civil war. • Famous war general who lead the Union to victory • The side of the civil war who wanted to keep slavery. • Young admiral who served under Grant in the Civil Was • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-03-27

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Union Victory which split the Confederacy in two
  2. Place where Lee surrendered to Grant
  3. Union general in charge of the the March to the Sea (Atlanta) Campaign
  4. Proposed idea on how to defeat the Confederate States
  5. Lincoln's declaration freeing the slaves in the Confederate states
  6. the formal withdrawal from a federation, especially a political state
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  1. President of the Confederate States
  2. Bloodiest single day of fighting in the Civil War
  3. Top general of the Confederate Army
  4. Site of the first battle of the Civil War
  5. Bloodies battle and the turning point of the Civil War
  6. Top general of the Union Army
  7. President of the United States
  8. Person who killed President Abraham Lincoln
  9. First time both armies faced against each other, on land, battle of the Civil War

15 Clues: Top general of the Union Army • President of the United States • President of the Confederate States • Top general of the Confederate Army • Place where Lee surrendered to Grant • Site of the first battle of the Civil War • Person who killed President Abraham Lincoln • Union Victory which split the Confederacy in two • Bloodiest single day of fighting in the Civil War • ...

civil war 2024-04-15

civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. Invented the cotton gin
  2. Who surrendered at the end of the civil war
  3. Provided a fast and cheap way to remove seeds from cotton
  4. General who led the Union Army to victory
  5. What battle took place after the end of the Civil war
  6. What were the north cold during the civil war
  7. to leave or withdraw from union
  8. Storehouse for weapons
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  1. Wanted to end slavery
  2. To use force to take something
  3. to nullify or reject a national law
  4. Refused to sign the oath of loyal to the confederacy
  5. Bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  6. Repealed The Missouri compromise by allowing slavery in the northern territories;Territories could choose whether they would to allow slavery
  7. President of the Confederate States of America

15 Clues: Wanted to end slavery • Storehouse for weapons • Invented the cotton gin • To use force to take something • to leave or withdraw from union • Bloodiest battle of the Civil War • to nullify or reject a national law • General who led the Union Army to victory • Who surrendered at the end of the civil war • What were the north cold during the civil war • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-05-15

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. in VA where the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant's Union forces on April 9, 1865, which ended the American Civil War.
  2. an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household
  3. decisive Union victory during the American Civil War that divided the Confederacy and cemented the reputation of Union General Ulysses S. Grant.
  4. a town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River
  5. City in VA, near bull run was the site of two Civil War battles in which Union forces were defeated
  6. A network of houses and other places that abolitionists used to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states or in Canada before the Civil War
  7. restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces
  8. was an American Civil War campaign lasting from November 15 to December 21, 1864
  9. a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants
  10. a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it
  11. declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
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  1. a sea fort built on an artificial island near Charleston, South Carolina to defend the region from a naval invasion
  2. Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston's troops line the mountain's crest to repulse the advance of Union general William T. Sherman
  3. failed attempt by American and French forces to retake the port city from its British occupiers.
  4. After a great victory over Union forces at Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee marched his Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in late June 1863
  5. international law cannot be supplied to one belligerent except at the risk of seizure and condemnation by the other.
  6. the largest auction of enslaved people in U.S. history
  7. a Unionist who professes to rob, burn out and murder only rebels in arms against the government
  8. period immediately after the Civil War from 1865 to 1877 when several United States administrations sought to reconstruct society in the former Confederate states
  9. military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War
  10. allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior.
  11. a creek in NW Maryland, flowing into the Potomac

22 Clues: a creek in NW Maryland, flowing into the Potomac • an attendant or officer in a royal or noble household • the largest auction of enslaved people in U.S. history • a town in northeastern Virginia on the Rappahannock River • allowed Union troops to penetrate the Confederate interior. • a policy of favoring native inhabitants as opposed to immigrants • ...

Civil War Review 2023-04-26

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Last name of the U.S. president during the Civil War
  2. Area of the U.S. that was made up of slave states
  3. The Gettysburg _______________ - Lincoln's most famous speech
  4. Former slave who led many slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad
  5. Last name of the Confederate president during the Civil War
  6. Area of the U.S. that was made up of free states
  7. The proclamation that granted freedom to southern slaves
  8. Color of the Confederate uniforms
  9. A person who is against slavery
  10. Color of the Union's uniforms
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  1. Slave who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom in 1857
  2. Last name of the abolitionist that led a raid on Harpers Ferry, VA
  3. The ____________ Railroad - helped slaves escape to the North
  4. The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union
  5. Most famous Confederate general; Surrendered to Grant
  6. Eli Whitney's invention; Led to a cotton boom in the South
  7. "King" crop of the south
  8. Involuntary servitude; Forced labor
  9. Civil War battle; Known as the single bloodiest day in American history
  10. Civil War battle; Known as the turning point battle; Fought in Pennsylvania
  11. Most famous Union general; Accepted Lee's surrender

21 Clues: "King" crop of the south • Color of the Union's uniforms • A person who is against slavery • Color of the Confederate uniforms • Involuntary servitude; Forced labor • The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union • Area of the U.S. that was made up of free states • Area of the U.S. that was made up of slave states • Most famous Union general; Accepted Lee's surrender • ...

Midterms - Academic 2025-12-15

Midterms - Academic crossword puzzle
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  1. relocation of Native tribes
  2. discovery that accelerated westward movement
  3. leader who created the steel empire and wrote Gospel of Wealth
  4. that government should not interfere in business
  5. Court case that upheld segregation
  6. that abolished slavery
  7. President during the Civil War
  8. who dominated oil refining
  9. system based on private ownership and competition
  10. states during the Civil War
  11. of mass production using moving parts
  12. of the cotton gin
  13. Union general who became president
  14. of Civil War medical care and founder of the Red Cross
  15. manufacturer known for revolvers
  16. that opposed Reconstruction and used violence
  17. promoting westward expansion
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  1. general at Gettysburg
  2. tycoon who helped create standard time
  3. strategy to blockade Southern ports
  4. inventor of the light bulb
  5. President of the Confederacy
  6. Reconstruction in exchange for the presidency
  7. organization that represents workers
  8. limiting presidential power during Reconstruction
  9. where parts are identical and easily replaced
  10. banker who financed major corporations
  11. who assassinated Lincoln
  12. system of time zones
  13. enslaved people freed by Lincoln’s 1863 order
  14. that supported states’ rights and secession
  15. that attempted to assimilate Native Americans
  16. for poor urban workers
  17. settled after the Gold Rush
  18. delivered by Lincoln during the Civil War

35 Clues: of the cotton gin • system of time zones • general at Gettysburg • that abolished slavery • for poor urban workers • who assassinated Lincoln • inventor of the light bulb • who dominated oil refining • relocation of Native tribes • states during the Civil War • settled after the Gold Rush • President of the Confederacy • promoting westward expansion • President during the Civil War • ...

US Final Review 2025-05-28

US Final Review crossword puzzle
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  1. group responsible for electing the President
  2. Revolutionary leader aka "Swamp Fox"
  3. assassinated President Lincoln
  4. Temperance Movement sought to ban
  5. President who was known as an Indian fighter
  6. foreign military leader who helped American Army
  7. leader of Underground Railroad
  8. radical and violent abolitionist
  9. second war between the US and Britain
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  1. 1st battle of the Civil War
  2. turning point of Revolutionary War
  3. major event that followed the American Revolution
  4. commander of Confederate Army
  5. total number of states who seceded from the Union
  6. last commander of Union Army
  7. used by settlers going west
  8. Indian removal act
  9. Common Sense
  10. author of the Constitution
  11. turning point of Civil War

20 Clues: Common Sense • Indian removal act • author of the Constitution • turning point of Civil War • 1st battle of the Civil War • used by settlers going west • last commander of Union Army • commander of Confederate Army • assassinated President Lincoln • leader of Underground Railroad • radical and violent abolitionist • Temperance Movement sought to ban • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-09-13

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. bloodiest battle
  2. sumter first battle in the civil war
  3. one third of union army
  4. years how long the civil war lasted
  5. how many more men did the north have
  6. who led a raid during the civil war to free slaves
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  1. refused salaries
  2. war war more men died than any other war
  3. bloodiest war general
  4. pushing for free slaves to be abroad

10 Clues: refused salaries • bloodiest battle • bloodiest war general • one third of union army • how many more men did the north have • pushing for free slaves to be abroad • sumter first battle in the civil war • years how long the civil war lasted • who led a raid during the civil war to free slaves • war war more men died than any other war

Civil war 1860s 2025-06-03

Civil war 1860s crossword puzzle
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  1. battle of the civil war
  2. southern city burned in civil war
  3. confederate general who led a failed charge at gettysburg
  4. President during the 1860s
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  1. Confederate President during civil war
  2. Term for freeing slaves
  3. main issue for the civil war
  4. Battle site in the civil war
  5. where the Civil War ended

9 Clues: battle of the civil war • Term for freeing slaves • where the Civil War ended • President during the 1860s • main issue for the civil war • Battle site in the civil war • southern city burned in civil war • Confederate President during civil war • confederate general who led a failed charge at gettysburg

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2025-10-04

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. uniform color of union soldiers
  2. site of lees surrender
  3. freed the slaves in confederate states
  4. turning point battle in pennsylvania
  5. famous nurse and red cross founder
  6. confederate capital
  7. first state to secede
  8. first major battle of the civil war
  9. amendment that abolished slavery
  10. secret route to help slaves escape
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  1. slaves who escaped to union lines
  2. civil war photographer
  3. uniform color of confederate soldiers
  4. confederate ironclad warship
  5. assassinated lincoln
  6. president during the war
  7. union general and future president
  8. union ironclad warship
  9. confederate general at gettysburg
  10. union capital

20 Clues: union capital • confederate capital • assassinated lincoln • first state to secede • civil war photographer • site of lees surrender • union ironclad warship • president during the war • confederate ironclad warship • uniform color of union soldiers • amendment that abolished slavery • slaves who escaped to union lines • confederate general at gettysburg • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2023-05-12

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. 13th-abolished slavery 14th-granted citienzenship to "all persons born or naturalized in the Us
  2. A war between citizens of the same country, American Civil War was a war between Americans over state rights and lasted 4 years.
  3. The Action of formally withdrawing from a federation
  4. Enslaved african american, unsucssesuflly sued for his freedom, the case went to the supreme court.
  5. To be set free. Lincolns emancipation proclamation set free all slaves in the conferacy only
  6. Numerous laws enacrd in the former Confederate states after the Civil War which limited the rights and liverties of African Americans.
  7. Secret society that used violence against freedman and their white supporters, they practiced violence to intimidage newly freed aftican-americans
  8. Abolitonist, led attacks in kansas during "bleeding kansas", planned to arm slaves in a revolt
  9. The owner of a plot of land lets someone work the land in exchange for ½ or more of the crop, it was used to keep newly freed slaves in a cycle of poverty.
  10. The period of US history immediately following the Civil War in which the federal gov't set the conditons
  11. Required all escaped slaves to be returned to their masters and that citizens of free states must cooperate.
  12. -prohibited the denial of the vote because of race, color, or previous servitude
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  1. Referred to as the confederacy, name of the unrecognized country temporarily create by the southern states which seceded from the untion
  2. The divison of power between state and federal (or national) govt. The Civil War started over a fight over states rights. The Southern states believed they had the right to decid to leep slavery and not pay tariffs.
  3. This law allowed those territories to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery by utilizing popular sovereignty.
  4. Slave states that stayed with the union during the civil war.
  5. An Anti-slavery novel by Harritet Beecher Stowe. It helped spread the abolitionist movement throughout the north.
  6. California wanted to join the union as a free state which cased conflict between the North and the South.
  7. 16th president, president during to Civil War

19 Clues: 16th president, president during to Civil War • The Action of formally withdrawing from a federation • Slave states that stayed with the union during the civil war. • -prohibited the denial of the vote because of race, color, or previous servitude • To be set free. Lincolns emancipation proclamation set free all slaves in the conferacy only • ...

Civil War 2013-02-05

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the last name of the president of the South during the Civil war
  2. July 21, 1861 South shocks the North in this battle
  3. North wins in this event, completes Anaconda plan, South is split in two
  4. the South
  5. lee ends Union threat in Va. With this battle
  6. famous commander of the south who turned down a chance to command the north army
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  1. the place where the Confederates surrender took place
  2. 1st battle of the war
  3. a ship protected by iron armor
  4. Turning point of the war
  5. the president of the north during the Civil war
  6. another name for the north
  7. a tax on earnings
  8. April 12, 1862 the event that begins the Civil War
  9. another word for a draft
  10. bloodiest day in American history

16 Clues: the South • a tax on earnings • 1st battle of the war • Turning point of the war • another word for a draft • another name for the north • a ship protected by iron armor • bloodiest day in American history • lee ends Union threat in Va. With this battle • the president of the north during the Civil war • April 12, 1862 the event that begins the Civil War • ...

Civil War 2013-02-05

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the South
  2. Turning point of the war
  3. the place where the Confederates surrender took place
  4. a tax on earnings
  5. bloodiest day in American history
  6. famous commander of the south who turned down a chance to command the north army
  7. another word for a draft
  8. the president of the north during the Civil war
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  1. lee ends Union threat in Va. With this battle
  2. July 21, 1861 South shocks the North in this battle
  3. a ship protected by iron armor
  4. 1st battle of the war
  5. April 12, 1862 the event that begins the Civil War
  6. North wins in this event, completes Anaconda plan, South is split in two
  7. the last name of the president of the South during the Civil war
  8. another name for the north

16 Clues: the South • a tax on earnings • 1st battle of the war • Turning point of the war • another word for a draft • another name for the north • a ship protected by iron armor • bloodiest day in American history • lee ends Union threat in Va. With this battle • the president of the north during the Civil war • April 12, 1862 the event that begins the Civil War • ...

A New Perspective Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-18

A New Perspective Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. 34th state of the USA
  2. The movement of ending slavery
  3. Last name of the a prominent anti-slavery figure
  4. The first name of a Union General and later the 18th president
  5. Northern economic system during the Civil War
  6. An area of Virginia that split off during the Civil War
  7. The southern group whose leader was Jefferson Davis
  8. Northern group. This group was lead by Abraham Lincoln
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  1. Southern economic system during The Civil War
  2. 37th state of the USA
  3. The action of annexing something, especially territory
  4. A former slave-state bordering below Iowa
  5. The practice or system of owning slaves
  6. A plant that is commonly farmed by enslaved individuals
  7. A small city in Pennsylvania and notable battle site during the Civil War

15 Clues: 34th state of the USA • 37th state of the USA • The movement of ending slavery • The practice or system of owning slaves • A former slave-state bordering below Iowa • Southern economic system during The Civil War • Northern economic system during the Civil War • Last name of the a prominent anti-slavery figure • The southern group whose leader was Jefferson Davis • ...

US HISTORY: 1960's 2023-04-11

US HISTORY: 1960's crossword puzzle
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  1. war that many thought was unnecessary in asia
  2. introduced communist ideals to new Republic of China
  3. president that created Medicare and Great Society
  4. paranoid economic president
  5. president that first sent soldiers to Vietnam
  6. war between 2 major countries that wasn't an actual war
  7. bombing of church in south during civil rights
  8. went against conservative culture (think -culture)
  9. north vietnam ship attacks US ship
  10. famous British band named after an insect
  11. lgbtq riot that went against police, starts with stone
  12. protests against war, think of another word for against
  13. failed cuba invasion by USA
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  1. riot in the south that lead to civil rights act being passed
  2. book by friedan promoting feminism
  3. outlawed any type of discrimination for voters
  4. popular drug that started with l and is used as a hallucegenic
  5. new conservative political group
  6. protest during civil rights where black people would sit in white businesses during segregation
  7. green plant drug
  8. period of poor economy started in 1960-1961
  9. peaceful civil rights leader
  10. British band that made Bohemian Rapsody
  11. president that got assassinated in Texas
  12. social group that promoted peace and smoked a lot

25 Clues: green plant drug • paranoid economic president • failed cuba invasion by USA • peaceful civil rights leader • new conservative political group • book by friedan promoting feminism • north vietnam ship attacks US ship • British band that made Bohemian Rapsody • president that got assassinated in Texas • famous British band named after an insect • ...

Causes of the Civil War 2024-02-21

Causes of the Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. The main cause of the Civil War
  2. The South's name during the Civil War
  3. Book that described the reality of slavery
  4. To cancel or reject a law
  5. The major cash crop in the south
  6. First state to secede
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  1. Refused to sign the oath and was fired
  2. The President during the Civil War
  3. Joined the U.S. as a free state in 1850
  4. People that want to end slavery
  5. The North's name during the Civil War
  6. When a state leaves the Union

12 Clues: First state to secede • To cancel or reject a law • When a state leaves the Union • The main cause of the Civil War • People that want to end slavery • The major cash crop in the south • The President during the Civil War • The South's name during the Civil War • The North's name during the Civil War • Refused to sign the oath and was fired • ...

US civil war 2024-12-04

US civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The act of owning somebody.
  2. A south secessionist.
  3. A system of ruling a country with the head of a country being passed down.
  4. President during the civil war.
  5. A town where the largest battle of the civil war took place
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  1. Rifle used during the civil war
  2. Davis Confederate president.
  3. The act of states separating from the original country.
  4. The removal of a practice.
  5. The capital of the confederacy
  6. Metal warships used during the civil war.
  7. A member of the union.

12 Clues: A south secessionist. • A member of the union. • The removal of a practice. • The act of owning somebody. • Davis Confederate president. • The capital of the confederacy • Rifle used during the civil war • President during the civil war. • Metal warships used during the civil war. • The act of states separating from the original country. • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2024-04-24

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. considered the most famous battle; turning point in the war
  2. the 13th amendment banned this
  3. the main president during the civil war
  4. a typical war soldier was from this profession
  5. lincoln's assasinator
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  1. where lincoln was assasinated
  2. duration of the civil war
  3. the south
  4. the day the war started
  5. union general
  6. tubman former slave who served as a spy in the war; helped free slaves via underground railroad
  7. the north
  8. led the raid on Harper's Ferry in hopes of it becoming a slave rebellion
  9. confederate general
  10. Lincoln wanted the union to be what?
  11. the day the war ended

16 Clues: the south • the north • union general • confederate general • the day the war ended • lincoln's assasinator • the day the war started • duration of the civil war • where lincoln was assasinated • the 13th amendment banned this • Lincoln wanted the union to be what? • the main president during the civil war • a typical war soldier was from this profession • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-09-13

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sumter first battle in the civil war
  2. one third of union army
  3. how many more men did the north have
  4. refused salaries
  5. years how long the civil war lasted
  6. pushing for free slaves to be abroad
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  1. bloodiest war general
  2. war war more men died than any other war
  3. bloodiest battle
  4. who led a raid during the civil war to free slaves

10 Clues: bloodiest battle • refused salaries • bloodiest war general • one third of union army • how many more men did the north have • pushing for free slaves to be abroad • sumter first battle in the civil war • years how long the civil war lasted • who led a raid during the civil war to free slaves • war war more men died than any other war

Civil War 2017-06-13

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President during the Civil War
  2. name of the southern states that left the Union during the Civil War
  3. book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed what life was like under slavery
  4. Network of people that arranged transportation and hiding places for escaped slaves
  5. first battle of the Civil War
  6. process of readmitting the southern states to the Union after the Civil War
  7. the process of destroying civilian and economic resources
  8. someone forced to work with no pay
  9. Person that became President when Lincoln got assassinated (last name)
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  1. name of the war in which the north and the south fought against each other
  2. order Lincoln gave to free the slaves
  3. man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  4. speech Lincoln gave at the end of the Battle of Gettysburg
  5. area in the south where a lot of cotton was grown
  6. someone that wants to end slavery
  7. name of the states in the north that did not leave the United States
  8. tax that you had to pay in order to vote

17 Clues: first battle of the Civil War • President during the Civil War • someone that wants to end slavery • someone forced to work with no pay • man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • order Lincoln gave to free the slaves • tax that you had to pay in order to vote • area in the south where a lot of cotton was grown • the process of destroying civilian and economic resources • ...

Causes of the Civil War (Canon) 2022-03-07

Causes of the Civil War (Canon) crossword puzzle
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  1. First to secede the union
  2. tax imposed by gov.
  3. Who won the war
  4. 16th president
  5. we the people
  6. How many years did the war last
  7. no slaves
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  1. john brown wanted a slave rebelion
  2. Where did the civil war end
  3. no slaves
  4. reasons for civil war
  5. wants slaves
  6. main reason for civ
  7. slave state
  8. popular sovergnty for slave/free state

15 Clues: no slaves • no slaves • slave state • wants slaves • we the people • 16th president • Who won the war • tax imposed by gov. • main reason for civ • reasons for civil war • First to secede the union • Where did the civil war end • How many years did the war last • john brown wanted a slave rebelion • popular sovergnty for slave/free state

Causes of the Civil War (Canon) 2022-03-07

Causes of the Civil War (Canon) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First to secede the union
  2. tax imposed by gov.
  3. Who won the war
  4. 16th president
  5. we the people
  6. How many years did the war last
  7. no slaves
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  1. john brown wanted a slave rebelion
  2. Where did the civil war end
  3. no slaves
  4. reasons for civil war
  5. wants slaves
  6. main reason for civ
  7. slave state
  8. popular sovergnty for slave/free state

15 Clues: no slaves • no slaves • slave state • wants slaves • we the people • 16th president • Who won the war • tax imposed by gov. • main reason for civ • reasons for civil war • First to secede the union • Where did the civil war end • How many years did the war last • john brown wanted a slave rebelion • popular sovergnty for slave/free state

Civil War 2013-02-13

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. July 21, 1861 South shocks the North in this battle
  2. the place where the Confederates surrender took place
  3. North wins in this event, completes Anaconda plan, South is split in two
  4. famous commander of the south who turned down a chance to command the north army
  5. the president of the north during the Civil war
  6. bloodiest day in American history
  7. lee ends Union threat in Va. With this battle
  8. 1st battle of the war
  9. another word for a draft
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  1. Turning point of the war
  2. the South
  3. a ship protected by iron armor
  4. April 12, 1862 the event that begins the Civil War
  5. a tax on earnings
  6. another name for the north
  7. the last name of the president of the South during the Civil war

16 Clues: the South • a tax on earnings • 1st battle of the war • Turning point of the war • another word for a draft • another name for the north • a ship protected by iron armor • bloodiest day in American history • lee ends Union threat in Va. With this battle • the president of the north during the Civil war • April 12, 1862 the event that begins the Civil War • ...

Civil War 2013-02-13

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. another word for a draft
  2. the last name of the president of the South during the Civil war
  3. the place where the Confederates surrender took place
  4. bloodiest day in American history
  5. Turning point of the war
  6. another name for the north
  7. 1st battle of the war
  8. the president of the north during the Civil war
  9. the South
  10. lee ends Union threat in Va. With this battle
  11. April 12, 1862 the event that begins the Civil War
Down
  1. July 21, 1861 South shocks the North in this battle
  2. North wins in this event, completes Anaconda plan, South is split in two
  3. a ship protected by iron armor
  4. famous commander of the south who turned down a chance to command the north army
  5. a tax on earnings

16 Clues: the South • a tax on earnings • 1st battle of the war • another word for a draft • Turning point of the war • another name for the north • a ship protected by iron armor • bloodiest day in American history • lee ends Union threat in Va. With this battle • the president of the north during the Civil war • April 12, 1862 the event that begins the Civil War • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-09

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Laws limiting African Americans rights after the civil war
  2. O.M Roberts was _________ of the Texas secession convention
  3. To have no outside control (self governing).
  4. Fought under general Robert E. Lee
  5. Governor of Texas from 1861 to 1863
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  1. A person supporting union cause during civil war.
  2. To focus on one regions interests
  3. Commander of the Bayou City during the battle of Galveston.
  4. This book was one of the many reasons leading to the civil war.
  5. the battle of _________ was controlled by the union once and the confederacy twice.
  6. Enslaved workers built fortification along the coast for the battle of __________.
  7. Most people living here supported slavery in the civil war
  8. A former slave.
  9. how many more slaves did brazoria have then fort bend in 1845
  10. to revoke/reject a law

15 Clues: A former slave. • to revoke/reject a law • To focus on one regions interests • Fought under general Robert E. Lee • Governor of Texas from 1861 to 1863 • To have no outside control (self governing). • A person supporting union cause during civil war. • Laws limiting African Americans rights after the civil war • Most people living here supported slavery in the civil war • ...

Civil War 2022-03-04

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. who was a confederate general during the american civil war
  2. someone who thought that slavery was bad
  3. the position that the federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their constitutional power
  4. focus on the interest of ones region
  5. a formaly enslaved person
  6. who built the fortification along the coast
  7. the south that had slavery
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  1. how many times did the union control brownsville
  2. a person who supported the union cause during civil war
  3. a state that could vote on slavery
  4. free from outside control self governing
  5. rebuilding the south after civil war
  6. laws limiting the rights rights of african americans passed by southern governments after the civil war
  7. to leave the country
  8. how many times did the confederacy control brownsville

15 Clues: to leave the country • a formaly enslaved person • the south that had slavery • a state that could vote on slavery • rebuilding the south after civil war • focus on the interest of ones region • free from outside control self governing • someone who thought that slavery was bad • who built the fortification along the coast • how many times did the union control brownsville • ...

England's Glorious Revolution 2024-12-04

England's Glorious Revolution crossword puzzle
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  1. - Protestant ruler invited to the English throne during the Glorious Revolution.
  2. - Freedoms guaranteed to individuals, emphasized in the Bill of Rights.
  3. - The governing body that shared power with the English monarchy.
  4. - Leader of the Puritans and Lord Protector of England.
  5. - Document passed in 1689 limiting the monarch’s powers (English Bill of Rights).
  6. - The period marking the return of the monarchy in 1660.
  7. - The lower house of Parliament, dominated by wealthy merchants and landowners.
  8. - Descriptive term for Charles I's 11-year rule without Parliament.
  9. - Supporters of the monarchy during the English Civil War.
  10. - Catholic king overthrown during the Glorious Revolution.
  11. - Religious group that opposed Anglican practices and influenced English politics.
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  1. - Protestant daughter of James II, who ruled jointly with her husband.
  2. - Radical group advocating for voting rights during Cromwell’s rule.
  3. - King executed after the English Civil War.
  4. - The church established as England's official religion.
  5. - The term describing England's peaceful revolution in 1688.
  6. - Country where Charles I sought support during the English Civil War.
  7. - Supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War.
  8. - Title taken by Cromwell when he ruled England as a dictator.
  9. - A form of government with a king or queen at its head.

20 Clues: - King executed after the English Civil War. • - Leader of the Puritans and Lord Protector of England. • - The church established as England's official religion. • - Supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War. • - The period marking the return of the monarchy in 1660. • - A form of government with a king or queen at its head. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-22

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President that won the election in 1860
  2. Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant
  3. First state to secede from the Union
  4. Goods or people that are forbidden from being transported during war
  5. General and leader of the Union army
  6. First submarine to sink an enemy warship in wartime
  7. States that allowed slavery, but didn't secede from the Union
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  1. William Sherman marched through Georgia destroying everything belonging to the Confederacy
  2. First battle of the Civil War
  3. The act of setting free
  4. General and leader of the Confederate army
  5. The plan that General Winfield Scott made to surround the South
  6. The amount of states in the Union
  7. Nickname for the US
  8. Being forced to enlist in the military
  9. Belief that someone's worth is based off their race
  10. Largest battle and turning point of Civil War
  11. Speech given by Abraham Lincoln about the soldiers who died during the Battle of Gettysburg
  12. Before the war
  13. Bloodiest day in the Civil War

20 Clues: Before the war • Nickname for the US • The act of setting free • First battle of the Civil War • Bloodiest day in the Civil War • The amount of states in the Union • First state to secede from the Union • General and leader of the Union army • Being forced to enlist in the military • President that won the election in 1860 • General and leader of the Confederate army • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-05-10

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. key battle that turned the tides against the Confederacy
  2. States that did not join the Confederacy
  3. politically motivated murder
  4. Name given to the new country that was given to the 11 states that seceded
  5. General of the Union Army
  6. African American soldier who received a Medal of Honor for saving the American Flag
  7. First shots fired in Civil War
  8. freeing of slaves
  9. Navy Seaman who won a Medal of Honor for his actions during Fort Fisher
  10. President of the Confederate States during the war
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  1. Lincoln's speech that praised the bravery of the Union's soldiers
  2. small town where Lee surrendered to Grant
  3. North's plan to cut off supplies to the South through Naval blockades
  4. The US
  5. Proclamation issued by Lincoln that freed all the slaves in areas still at war in the union
  6. President of the US during the Civil War
  7. Commander of the Confederate Army
  8. Bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War
  9. Formally withdraw from the union
  10. Founder of the American Red Cross

20 Clues: The US • freeing of slaves • General of the Union Army • politically motivated murder • First shots fired in Civil War • Commander of the Confederate Army • Formally withdraw from the union • Founder of the American Red Cross • States that did not join the Confederacy • President of the US during the Civil War • small town where Lee surrendered to Grant • ...

MODULE 1 TEST REVIEW 2023-09-01

MODULE 1 TEST REVIEW crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The North was called what during the war?
  2. Lincoln's Assassin
  3. Time period of rebuilding & readmitting the Southern states to the Union.
  4. Forced military service.
  5. The date of President Lincoln's ___________________ was April 15, 1865
  6. Plan proposed by Lincoln that required a state to have 10% of all voters in 1860 take an oath of loyalty.
  7. 18th President of the United States Union general during the Civil War.
  8. The South was called what during the war?
  9. White Southerners who joined the Republican Party.
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  1. Issued by President Lincoln; freed all slaves under Confederate control.
  2. Amendment that provided all races the right to vote.
  3. 16th President of the United States; tried to reunite the nation after the Civil War.
  4. Amendment that provided equal protection under the law.
  5. Amendment that abolished slavery.
  6. First African American U.S. Senator
  7. President who was impeached; took office on the death of Lincoln.
  8. A system in the South that was another version of slavery.
  9. Gave clothes & food to former slaves; set up schools and hospitals.
  10. A minority of Republicans in Congress.
  11. Northerners who moved South after the Civil War.

20 Clues: Lincoln's Assassin • Forced military service. • Amendment that abolished slavery. • First African American U.S. Senator • A minority of Republicans in Congress. • The North was called what during the war? • The South was called what during the war? • Northerners who moved South after the Civil War. • White Southerners who joined the Republican Party. • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-14

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. capitol of the US
  2. Delaware,Kentucky,Maryland,Missori & West Virginia all in the Civil War's middle ground
  3. this declared "that all persons held as slaves within rebellious states are, and henceforward shall be free"
  4. one of the deadliest day battles that showed the union's determination
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  1. president who issued the emancipation proclamation
  2. this disgruntled actor assassinated the president at a theater
  3. Fought between northern united states & southern confederate states
  4. plan for naval blockade of confederate littoral
  5. turning point of the civil war that stopped confederate momentum north and boosted union morale
  6. union general who led forces marching through the south including georgia and the carolinas
  7. method employed by confederacy to coerce great britain & france to side with the confederates by creating a cotton trade embargo
  8. Also called the Southern Army, 11 states that seceded from the Union
  9. Marked as the first major battle of the Civil War,July 21,1861
  10. leading confederate general
  11. capital of confederate states of america during the civil war
  12. where North Virginia's Army surrendered signaling the end of the civil war
  13. Known as the North, referring to united states governed by federal government
  14. mandatory enlistment into the military; conscription
  15. naval battle between confederate & union soldiers that catalyzed a new era of naval warfare
  16. commanding general who led union armies to victory and was elected as US president

20 Clues: capitol of the US • leading confederate general • plan for naval blockade of confederate littoral • president who issued the emancipation proclamation • mandatory enlistment into the military; conscription • capital of confederate states of america during the civil war • this disgruntled actor assassinated the president at a theater • ...

Causes of the Civil War (Canon) 2022-03-07

Causes of the Civil War (Canon) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First to secede the union
  2. tax imposed by gov.
  3. Who won the war
  4. 16th president
  5. we the people
  6. How many years did the war last
  7. no slaves
Down
  1. john brown wanted a slave rebelion
  2. Where did the civil war end
  3. no slaves
  4. reasons for civil war
  5. wants slaves
  6. main reason for civ
  7. slave state
  8. popular sovergnty for slave/free state

15 Clues: no slaves • no slaves • slave state • wants slaves • we the people • 16th president • Who won the war • tax imposed by gov. • main reason for civ • reasons for civil war • First to secede the union • Where did the civil war end • How many years did the war last • john brown wanted a slave rebelion • popular sovergnty for slave/free state

Grade 12 HISTORY Paper 1 2025-10-11

Grade 12 HISTORY Paper 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A person who fights for independence and self-rule from colonial powers
  2. Political ideology promoting state ownership and equality, adopted by some leaders
  3. Southern state central to civil rights protests like Selma and Montgomery
  4. Belief that if one country fell to communism, others would follow like tiles
  5. Namibian liberation movement that fought against South African rule
  6. Militant group promoting Black empowerment and community defence in the 1960s
  7. Churchill’s 1946 speech warning of an “Iron Curtain” dividing Europe
  8. Toxic chemical used by the US in Vietnam to destroy jungle cover
  9. Peace agreement signed to end fighting in Angola in the 1990s
  10. Black nationalist who advocated self-defense and criticised non-violent protest
  11. Southern African country that experienced a long civil war after independence
  12. Cold War conflict where superpowers supported opposing sides without direct fighting
  13. Communist guerrilla fighters in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War
Down
  1. Movement demanding equal treatment and legal protection for African Americans
  2. Cold War competition to dominate outer space, sparked by Sputnik and NASA
  3. Peaceful student protests at segregated lunch counters in the 1960s Civil War – Armed conflict between groups within a country, often after independence
  4. Massacre of Vietnamese civilians by US troops in 1968, later exposed globally
  5. Military dictator of Zaire who ruled with authoritarian control
  6. Discrimination based on race, central issue in US civil rights struggles
  7. Leader of North Vietnam and symbol of Vietnamese resistance to US intervention
  8. Sudden, illegal seizures of government power, common in post-independence Africa
  9. Soviet leader who introduced glasnost and perestroika, ending the Cold War
  10. Angolan rebel leader who opposed MPLA and fought in the civil war
  11. Famous speech delivered during the 1963 March on Washington
  12. Civil rights leader who preached non-violence and led the Montgomery Bus Boycott
  13. Former name of the Democratic Republic of Congo under Mobutu
  14. State laws enforcing racial segregation in the southern USA
  15. US aid programme to rebuild Europe and contain communism after WWII
  16. Public action taken to promote social or political change

29 Clues: Public action taken to promote social or political change • Famous speech delivered during the 1963 March on Washington • State laws enforcing racial segregation in the southern USA • Former name of the Democratic Republic of Congo under Mobutu • Peace agreement signed to end fighting in Angola in the 1990s • ...

Civil War Crossword 2020-02-26

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. He was a major architect in modern warfare
  2. It was a confederate military prison
  3. He was the ganeral and commander of the union Army
  4. He won a victory in the battle of Mobile Bay
  5. He was the 16th president
  6. He is known for his frontal assualt known as "Pickett's Charge"
  7. He was known as the "The Rock of Chickamauga"
  8. He was a Union general and railroad executive
  9. This proclamation stated "that all persons held as slaves are, and henceforward shall be free"
  10. He was the president of the confederate states
  11. The nation was divided by both side who agreed due to the vital victory here
  12. He surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at the battle at Appomattox Court House
  13. His full name is James Ewell Brown Stuart
  14. He signed a treaty forcing tribal removal
  15. A battle between the Army of North Virginia and the Union was fought near this court house
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  1. His leadership in the Civil War benefitted in defeating the Confederate Army
  2. A convential steam frigate
  3. It was one of the major wars that started the American Civil War
  4. It was the battle on the land where the first battle of the Civil War took place
  5. He served 4 terms as the governor of Maine
  6. This plan was originally called Scott's Great Snake
  7. He was the only one in Congress to die in the Civil War
  8. 18th president of the United States
  9. This battle was the bloodiest of the American Civil War
  10. He recieved criticism for repeatedly failing to press his advantages over the Confederate troops
  11. He got his nickname Stonewall because of his stand in the first battle of bull run
  12. He had an injury in the Battle of the Wilderness that paralyzed his right arm
  13. It was the site of the first shot in the Civil War
  14. The capitol of Georgia
  15. It was a war ship built for the Union navy
  16. 23,000 soldiers were killed and it was the bloodiest day in American history

31 Clues: The capitol of Georgia • He was the 16th president • A convential steam frigate • 18th president of the United States • It was a confederate military prison • His full name is James Ewell Brown Stuart • He signed a treaty forcing tribal removal • He was a major architect in modern warfare • He served 4 terms as the governor of Maine • ...

Unit 5 2025-02-19

Unit 5 crossword puzzle
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  1. boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania taken as the northern limit for slave owning state before the abolition of slavery
  2. slaves
  3. a formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution or
  4. war between people of the same country
  5. Stirring up of rebellion against government
  6. shutting a port or roadway
  7. belief that one race is superior or inferior to another
  8. voting rights
  9. to freedom and citizenship after the Civil War
  10. enforced separation of races
  11. Time between formation of the US government and the outbreak of the american civil war
  12. Uncomplimentary nickname for a northern white who went to the south after the civil war to start a business or career
  13. a federal agency that helped formerly enslaved people
  14. rebuilding the south after the Civil War
  15. to cancel a federal law; to deprive of legal force
  16. Payment for war damages
  17. legal document
  18. southern laws that severely limited the rights of African Americans
  19. government pardon
  20. Tax placed on goods entering a country from another country
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  1. Ensuring that all people have the same rights
  2. law that excused a voter from a literacy test if is father or
  3. Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States
  4. Loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country
  5. Crow laws a set of state and local laws that enforced racial segregation
  6. deprive someone of the right to vote
  7. Amendment guarantees that the right to vote cannot be denied based on race,
  8. personal tax to be paid before voting
  9. had been eligible to vote on January 1, 1867
  10. Amendment guarantees equal civil and legal rights to all citizens, including
  11. To set free
  12. examination to see if a person can read and write; used in the past to
  13. or previous condition of servitude.
  14. person who wanted to end slavery
  15. A white
  16. To withdraw from a membership in a group

36 Clues: slaves • A white • To set free • voting rights • legal document • government pardon • Payment for war damages • shutting a port or roadway • enforced separation of races • person who wanted to end slavery • or previous condition of servitude. • deprive someone of the right to vote • personal tax to be paid before voting • war between people of the same country • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-13

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. compromised of 11 states that supported and protected the institution of slavery
  2. Person who shot Abraham Lincoln
  3. This battle was the deadliest one-day battle in American military history
  4. The goal of this plan was to defeat the rebellion by blockading southern ports and controlling the Mississippi River.
  5. How the military decided who would participate in the army
  6. President during the Civil War
  7. War between the north and the south
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  1. diplomatic methods employed by the South during the American Civil War to coerce Great Britain and France to support the Southern War
  2. States in the middle of the North and the South
  3. Union Lieutenant General
  4. Capitol of the U.S
  5. The battle that was considered the turning point for the Union.
  6. Where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant
  7. Side who won the Civil war which opposed slavery
  8. Battle of _____ was the first major land battle of the American Civil War

15 Clues: Capitol of the U.S • Union Lieutenant General • President during the Civil War • Person who shot Abraham Lincoln • War between the north and the south • States in the middle of the North and the South • Side who won the Civil war which opposed slavery • How the military decided who would participate in the army • ...

Reconstruction Period by: Christian Goggins 2018-02-15

Reconstruction Period by: Christian Goggins crossword puzzle
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  1. Turner was a minister, politician, and the 12th elected and consecrated bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME). An African American, he was a pioneer in Georgia at organizing new congregations of the African Americans after the American Civil War.
  2. Plan/ Six weeks later, the assassination of Lincoln made him president. Johnson implemented his own form of Presidential Reconstruction – a series of proclamations directing the seceded states to hold conventions and elections to re-form their civil governments.
  3. A secret racist organization, formed in 1865, that worked to keep the freedmen from voting after the civil war.
  4. Plan Lincoln's blueprint for Reconstruction included the Ten-Percent Plan,which specified that a southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10 percent of its voters (from the voter rolls for the election of 1860) swore an oath of allegiance to the Union. ... Lincoln wanted to end the war quickly.
  5. Assembly The legislature of the state of Georgia; consists of a senate and a house of representatives.
  6. An amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, that granted citizenship to the former slaves and fordable the states from denying anyone the "equal protection of the law".
  7. Laws Laws passed in the south to establish "separate-but-equal" facilities for whites and for blacks.
  8. 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; he was assassinated in 1865.
  9. The legislative body of a country or state.
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  1. He was the 17th president of the United States serving from 1865-1869, he became president because at the time he was vice president at the time of Abraham Lincoln's assassination.
  2. A set of laws passed by Georgia, and most southern
  3. The period immediately after the civil war when the South rebuilt and the southern states reunited to the union.
  4. Plan In early 1866, Congressional Republicans, appalled by mass killing of ex-slaves and adoption of restrictive black codes, seized control of Reconstruction from President Johnson. ... The 14th Amendment also reduced representation in Congress of any southern state that deprived African Americans of the vote.
  5. Bureau A federal government organization established in 1865 that helped the newly freed slaves after the civil war.
  6. An agricultural system common after the civil war where a farmer worked the land of a landowner in exchange for cash or an agreed-upon share of the harvest; tenant farmers usually owned some agricultural equipment and animals.
  7. the civil war to restrict the rights of the freedmen.
  8. An amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1870, that extended the right to vote to all males.
  9. An amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1865, that made slavery illegal.
  10. An agricultural system common after the civil war where landless farmers worked the land of a landowner who also supplied a house, farming tools and animals, seed, and fertilizer in return for a share of the harvest.

19 Clues: The legislative body of a country or state. • A set of laws passed by Georgia, and most southern • the civil war to restrict the rights of the freedmen. • An amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1865, that made slavery illegal. • Laws Laws passed in the south to establish "separate-but-equal" facilities for whites and for blacks. • ...

The Civil War (1861-1865) Crossword Puzzle created by Billy Verhaegen, Period 2 2014-06-15

The Civil War (1861-1865) Crossword Puzzle created by Billy Verhaegen, Period 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Union Generals wanted to occupy _________.
  2. A military action to prevent traffic from coming into an area.
  3. The North wanted to gain control of the ______river.
  4. Most ______ were located in the North.
  5. The civil war caused_________ within the nation.
  6. After the Union's defeat at Bull Run, Lincoln _____ McDowell.
  7. Wanted to raise 75,000 troops.
  8. Many ______ had historical impact in the Civil War.
  9. The _______ battle of the Civil War was at Bull Run.
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  1. Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on ______1, 1863.
  2. Had 13,000 casualties at the Battle of Shiloh.
  3. The military term for "persons killed, wounded, or missing in action".
  4. The bloodies battle of the war
  5. On April 9, 1865 Confederates finally ______.
  6. After the Battle of _______, the war started to go bad for the union.
  7. Many citizens in the North _____ the Emancipation Proclamation.
  8. Warships covered with protective iron plates.
  9. Many black volunteered for the _______Army.
  10. An attempt to capture a place by surrounding it with military forces and cutting it off until the people inside surrender.
  11. A system of required military service.

20 Clues: The bloodies battle of the war • Wanted to raise 75,000 troops. • Most ______ were located in the North. • A system of required military service. • Union Generals wanted to occupy _________. • Many black volunteered for the _______Army. • On April 9, 1865 Confederates finally ______. • Warships covered with protective iron plates. • ...

Civil war crossword puzzle 2023-05-08

Civil war crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A general best known for his "march to the sea.
  2. A place where military supplies are manufactured..
  3. Someone who opposed slavery.
  4. The southern part of the u.s's name
  5. Man who was president during the civil war.
  6. Historical term used by Southerners to describe Northerners who came to the South after the Civil War
  7. A commanding general who was known for his disrespect to Abe. Lincoln
  8. A man who tried to start a slave insurrection.
  9. A person killed or injured in a war or accident.
  10. To give up/to release control.
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  1. Where the treaty that ended the civil war was signed.
  2. Bloodiest battle of the war
  3. To leave an organization.
  4. The plan to blockade the south to block funding/resupply.
  5. A unit made up of soldiers on horses
  6. The northern part of the u.s's name
  7. A military unit,usually consisting of 300 to 1,000 soldiers
  8. The president of the confederacy.
  9. A knife that is fitted onto the end of a gun.
  10. People who worked without pay.

20 Clues: To leave an organization. • Bloodiest battle of the war • Someone who opposed slavery. • People who worked without pay. • To give up/to release control. • The president of the confederacy. • The northern part of the u.s's name • The southern part of the u.s's name • A unit made up of soldiers on horses • Man who was president during the civil war. • ...

Civil War 2021-11-10

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. The side of the U.S. which was mainly confederate states.
  2. The first state to secede
  3. The month the civil war started
  4. Last name of U.S. President at the start of the civil war
  5. the number of president which Lincoln was.
  6. Last name of the Confederate President
  7. the last battle of the civil war.
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  1. The first battle of the Civil War
  2. The name of the proclamation made about slavery by Lincoln.
  3. The Main issue the civil war was fought over
  4. The side of the U.S. which was mainly Union states.

11 Clues: The first state to secede • The month the civil war started • The first battle of the Civil War • the last battle of the civil war. • Last name of the Confederate President • the number of president which Lincoln was. • The Main issue the civil war was fought over • The side of the U.S. which was mainly Union states. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2016-12-15

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Color of the South.
  2. This man was Vice President during the Civil War.
  3. Bloodiest day in American history.
  4. President Lincoln was from this state.
  5. In 1865 President Lincoln Was ____________.
  6. Most leaders in the war went to school here.
  7. This man killed our 16th President.
  8. The first attack of the Civil war was here.
  9. This man created the Scorched Earth Policy.
  10. Color of the North.
  11. Also known as the back end of a cannon.
  12. Lincoln's profession prior to becoming President.
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  1. This Civil War general would later become the 18th President.
  2. Batlle at which "Stonewall" Jackson received his nickname.
  3. The _________ Regiment was famous for being multicultural.
  4. Most women were this during the war.
  5. Bloodiest battle in American history.
  6. You would not want to be here if you were a prisoner.
  7. This is where General Lee surrendered (courthouse).
  8. This man was the first to receive the Medal of Honor
  9. This revolver was the first of its kind.
  10. This is the name of the first successful submarine.
  11. The disease you'd get from a lack of Vitamin C.
  12. Considered a "tie" battle.
  13. The only country to side solely with one side of the War.

25 Clues: Color of the South. • Color of the North. • Considered a "tie" battle. • Bloodiest day in American history. • This man killed our 16th President. • Most women were this during the war. • Bloodiest battle in American history. • President Lincoln was from this state. • Also known as the back end of a cannon. • This revolver was the first of its kind. • ...

Final Exam Study Guide 1: Civil War 2023-12-05

Final Exam Study Guide 1: Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. the Unions best general during the Civil War
  2. first state to leave the Union
  3. wanted to be its own country and keep slavery, the South
  4. name of the Union flag
  5. top commander of the confederate military forces
  6. General who wanted to destroy Confederacy material
  7. union soldiers
  8. location where the treaty that ended the Civil War was signed
  9. 16th president of the United States during the Civil war
  10. President Lincoln suspended this, a Latin term that means governments must show evidence to a court to arrest someone
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  1. speech given in Pennsylvania to honor the fallen who had lost their lives and was an important event in turning the tide of the war for the Union
  2. name of the Confederate war flag
  3. where President Lincoln was assassinated
  4. term to describe deaths and injuries which were a result from war
  5. state where Robert Lee was from
  6. person who assassinated President Lincoln
  7. Confederate president, very unorganized
  8. Confederate soldiers
  9. Ralph Waldo Emerson warned that the acquisition of this country, "will poison America"
  10. term used to describe when a state leaves the Union
  11. wanted to get rid of slavery, the North

21 Clues: union soldiers • Confederate soldiers • name of the Union flag • first state to leave the Union • state where Robert Lee was from • name of the Confederate war flag • Confederate president, very unorganized • wanted to get rid of slavery, the North • where President Lincoln was assassinated • person who assassinated President Lincoln • ...

Civil War (1861-1865) Review 2023-01-06

Civil War (1861-1865) Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Lincoln suspended the writ of __________ for Southern sympathizers arrested during the war.
  2. Lincoln's ___________ Proclamation ended slavery in the Confederate States.
  3. The __________ States seceded from the Union.
  4. The attack on ___________ in 1861 was the first battle of the Civil War.
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  1. During the Election of 1864, Lincoln chose Andrew _________ to be his vice president.
  2. Jefferson _______ was the president of the Confederate States during the Civil War.
  3. General Sherman used _________ tactics to destroy Southern resources and morale during his "March to the Sea" in 1864.
  4. General Robert E. _____ was a major leader of the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
  5. General Ulysses S. _______ was a major leader of the Union Army during the Civil War.
  6. The _______ States had slavery but remained part of the Union during the Civil War.
  7. The Battle of ___________ was a turning point in the war. After this battle, the South never again tried to invade the North.
  8. Winner of the Election of 1860
  9. After the ____________, Southern states began seceding from the Union.

13 Clues: Winner of the Election of 1860 • The __________ States seceded from the Union. • After the ____________, Southern states began seceding from the Union. • The attack on ___________ in 1861 was the first battle of the Civil War. • Lincoln's ___________ Proclamation ended slavery in the Confederate States. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2018-12-18

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Southern plan to use cotton production to get Britain to ally with them during the war.
  2. General Lee surrendered to General Grant here, ending the Civil War.
  3. An overwhelming force that seems to crush everything in its path.
  4. Destroying both civilian and military resources.
  5. Vice-President of the Confederate States of America.
  6. Destroy southern economy by naval blockade and control Mississippi River
  7. To enroll in the army.
  8. Be offensive and destroy Washington.
  9. Best commanding general of the Union army.
  10. 1862 bill encouraging Western migration by offering free land if five years of residence happened before receiving ownership of the land.
  11. The man who made the Anaconda war strategy.
  12. General of the Confederate army.
  13. The first shots of the civil war which made Lincoln ask for 75000 volunteers.
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  1. Constitutional protection against going to jail without evidence or trial.
  2. Term used to describe the United States before the outbreak of the Civil War.
  3. Term used when the people of a territory is able to decide for themselves if slavery should be allowed in their territory when it becomes a state.
  4. Bullet used during the Civil War to inflict more damage.
  5. Confederate charge during Gettysburg against the Union that was basically a suicide mission.
  6. An Escaped slave.
  7. 3-5% tax to pay for the costs of the war.
  8. Creator of the Red Cross.
  9. The actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  10. President of the Confederate States of America.
  11. President of the Union (United States)
  12. slave states that did not secede

25 Clues: An Escaped slave. • To enroll in the army. • Creator of the Red Cross. • slave states that did not secede • General of the Confederate army. • Be offensive and destroy Washington. • President of the Union (United States) • 3-5% tax to pay for the costs of the war. • The actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • Best commanding general of the Union army. • ...

Civil War Vocab 2022-10-26

Civil War Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. also known as Peace Democrats, opposed Civil War and wanted a peace settlement with the Confederates
  2. a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown(Two words)
  3. The attack on _____ marked the start of the Civil War (Two words)
  4. help finance the war effort by increasing the demand for federal government debt and promote a stable uniform currency.(three words)
  5. produces the first wartime draft of U.S. citizens in American history
  6. was a steam frigate, best known as the hull upon which the ironclad warship CSS Virginia was constructed
  7. commemorating a new National Cemetery at Gettysburg gave lincoln the purpose of the abolition of slavery and the reunification of the states to push to win the Civil War (Two words)
  8. This was an ironclad warship built for the Union Navy during the American Civil War
  9. abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
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  1. Invented by Clara Barton. Motto was "Inter Arma Caritas" ("In war, Charity")
  2. one of the final battles of the American Civil War. Fought in Appomattox County.(Two words)
  3. Plan called for naval blockade, Winfield Scott(Two Words)
  4. Massacre in Tennessee,in which some 300 African-American soldiers were killed. (Two words)
  5. The financial requirements of the Civil War prompted the first American_________

14 Clues: Plan called for naval blockade, Winfield Scott(Two Words) • The attack on _____ marked the start of the Civil War (Two words) • produces the first wartime draft of U.S. citizens in American history • Invented by Clara Barton. Motto was "Inter Arma Caritas" ("In war, Charity") • abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. • ...

U.S History Crossword 2021-06-04

U.S History Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. someone who travels for religious reasons
  2. A system of government by all the eligible members of a state
  3. a system where the people and their elected officials run the government
  4. the introduction of something typically a new president in office or policy
  5. a state that leaves its union
  6. 1st president of the United States
  7. First name of the commander of the Union army during the civil war
  8. an English protester from the 16-1700's for religion purposes
  9. to make a place more urban
  10. 2nd president of the United States
  11. the first state to secede from the U.S
  12. first name of the president of the confederate states
  13. to officially cancel something
  14. name of the battle that got the colonists support from the French during the revolutionary war
  15. a system where colonies gave materials to support the mother country
  16. a person who moves from a foreign country to another
  17. to question something typically to remove someone from office
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  1. a farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent
  2. to treat someone poorly for their religion or race
  3. name of the British soldiers
  4. to make something invalid
  5. the name of the northern army during the civil war
  6. first name of the leader of the confederate army during the civil war
  7. the founding document of the U.S that established the national government
  8. a slave who got their freedom
  9. first English settlement in 1607
  10. the name of the southern army during the civil war
  11. the place where Robert E. Surrendered to end the Civil War
  12. to be in loyalty to a smaller region than to the entire union
  13. where a country develops lost of industries
  14. the item governments put on goods to make money
  15. to approve something typically a law
  16. the separation of people because of their race
  17. name of the plan the union used to separate the confederate side in two
  18. a plan to rebuild the south after the Civil War
  19. 16th president of the U.S
  20. a group of people that fight during emergencies

37 Clues: to make something invalid • 16th president of the U.S • to make a place more urban • name of the British soldiers • a slave who got their freedom • a state that leaves its union • to officially cancel something • first English settlement in 1607 • 1st president of the United States • 2nd president of the United States • to approve something typically a law • ...

Famous People of the Civil War Era 2024-01-26

Famous People of the Civil War Era crossword puzzle
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  1. Writer and speaker that helped make the American Abolitionist movement
  2. Writer of the popular novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
  3. Was an American nurse who founded the American Red Cross
  4. Was the most important leader in the movement for African-American civil rights
  5. American advocate who made the first generation of American asylums
  6. Representative for NH and MA in the US Congress
  7. General officer who served for the Confederate States Army during the Civil War
  8. Tried suing for freedom which resulted in a prominent case
  9. Wrote "The Liberator" anti-slavery newspaper
  10. Accused of planning a major slave revolt in 1822
  11. Commanding General of the Union and served as the 18th president
  12. First lady of the United States until her husbands assassination
  13. Union commander in the first battle at Fort Sumpter
  14. American Lawyer and Politician from Illinois
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  1. US army officer that was most notable for serving in the Civil War and the Mexican-American war
  2. Enslaved African American who led a four-day rebellion
  3. Founding Father who served as the second president
  4. Statesman, Lawyer, and politician who became the 16th president
  5. Gave land to fugitive slaves and was a leader in the American Abolitionist movement
  6. Author, businessman, and soldier who was a Union general
  7. Career United States Army officer who served as a general in the Confederate States Army
  8. Confederate general in the American Civil War, also served in the Second Seminole War and the Mexican-American War
  9. Activist for African American civil rights and women's rights
  10. Stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  11. Accepted command of the first all-black regiment in the Northeast and served as a Union officer
  12. African American who organized multiple slave mission rescues after escaping enslavement
  13. Confederate General during the Civil War
  14. First president of the Confederate States from 1861-1865
  15. Appointed to Secretary of State by President John Adams
  16. Union general notable for defeat in the Second Battle at Bull Run

30 Clues: Confederate General during the Civil War • Stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • Wrote "The Liberator" anti-slavery newspaper • American Lawyer and Politician from Illinois • Writer of the popular novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" • Representative for NH and MA in the US Congress • Accused of planning a major slave revolt in 1822 • ...

Causes of The Civil War 2024-12-03

Causes of The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. An agreement reached by mutual concession, which was often sought to resolve disputes over slavery and state rights in the early 19th century.
  2. The process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; specifically refers to the liberation of enslaved people.
  3. A person who advocated for the end of slavery, often involved in movements and actions to promote freedom for enslaved individuals.
  4. The theory that states have the right to invalidate any federal law they deem unconstitutional, which was a contentious issue leading to the Civil War.
  5. The coalition of Southern states that seceded from the Union, forming their own government during the Civil War.
  6. The act of withdrawing from a political union or organization, particularly the Southern states leaving the United States before the Civil War.
  7. A person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially one who escapes from slavery.
  8. An act of violent or open resistance to an established government or ruler, often in the context of the struggles against slavery and for civil rights.
  9. Loyalty to the interests of a particular region or section of the country rather than to the country as a whole, which heightened tensions before the Civil War.
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  1. A violent uprising against an authority or government, often relating to attempts to resist slavery or promote civil rights.
  2. Refers to the Northern states during the Civil War that remained loyal to the U.S. government.
  3. The period after the Civil War when the Southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union.
  4. The movement to end slavery and promote the emancipation of enslaved people.
  5. Referring to the period before the Civil War, particularly in the context of the social, political, and economic conditions of the time.
  6. A tax imposed on imported goods, often used to protect domestic industries but can lead to conflict between regions.

15 Clues: The movement to end slavery and promote the emancipation of enslaved people. • Refers to the Northern states during the Civil War that remained loyal to the U.S. government. • A person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially one who escapes from slavery. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-10

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. battle that killed 23,000 people
  2. What was a northern plan to destroy the South economy?
  3. President elected in 1860
  4. Side in favor of ending slavery
  5. What was the first battle of the Civil War?
  6. Enslaved person that escaped or ran away to avoid forced labor.
  7. Person who wanted to get rid of slavery
  8. amount of confederate states
  9. A person that is wounded or killed during a battle
  10. A term used to describe people who supported the union
  11. Person forced to do labor for a master
  12. What was the main issue that led to the Civil War?
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  1. Who surrendered and signed to end the war?
  2. Process to enlist people in the military
  3. To reject or defeat something that has already been decided
  4. To kill someone for political reasons
  5. First state to secede from the union
  6. The amount of days Lincoln called in Soldiers for
  7. Bloodiest war out of all wars that took place.
  8. A small town in Southern Pennsylvania that hosted one of the biggest wars in the Civil War
  9. Which side was in favor of slavery?

21 Clues: President elected in 1860 • amount of confederate states • Side in favor of ending slavery • battle that killed 23,000 people • Which side was in favor of slavery? • First state to secede from the union • To kill someone for political reasons • Person forced to do labor for a master • Person who wanted to get rid of slavery • Process to enlist people in the military • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-12-06

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. frees slaves in confederate states
  2. Location where the war begins
  3. side of war believing in unity/ending slavery
  4. president during the civil war
  5. the catalyst of the civil war
  6. blockade southern ports, control missisipi river, and capture capital
  7. battle marking the turning point
  8. slave states that decided to stay with the union
  9. amendment abolishing slavery
  10. fought by his own men
  11. commander fired for being too cautious
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  1. abraham lincolns assasinator
  2. the first major battle/bloodshed
  3. ships made to withstand army fire
  4. country both sides wanted aid from
  5. main speaker at the gettysburg address
  6. The commander of the confederacy
  7. side of war believing in secession/slavery
  8. riots lead in NYC by immigrants
  9. the strategy used by the union at vicksburg

20 Clues: fought by his own men • abraham lincolns assasinator • amendment abolishing slavery • Location where the war begins • the catalyst of the civil war • president during the civil war • riots lead in NYC by immigrants • the first major battle/bloodshed • battle marking the turning point • The commander of the confederacy • ships made to withstand army fire • ...

US History from Revolution to Civil War 2025-08-14

US History from Revolution to Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. — Abolitionist who raided Harpers Ferry
  2. — Compromise admitting Missouri as a slave state
  3. — The document declaring American independence
  4. — Supreme Court decision denying citizenship
  5. — South Carolina's threat over tariffs
  6. — Act allowing popular sovereignty on slavery
  7. — Location of first shots of the Civil War
  8. — Agreement including Fugitive Slave Law and California as free state
  9. — Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel
  10. — Tariff causing Southern protest
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  1. — Law banning slavery in Northwest Territory
  2. — Law requiring return of runaway slaves
  3. — The railroad helping enslaved people escape
  4. — Proclamation freeing slaves during Civil War
  5. — War adding large territories to U.S.
  6. — Event triggering Southern secession
  7. — First shots of Revolutionary War fired here
  8. — Battle symbolizing Texas fight for independence
  9. — War fought between the U.S. and Britain
  10. — Purchase from France doubling U.S. size

20 Clues: — Tariff causing Southern protest • — Event triggering Southern secession • — War adding large territories to U.S. • — South Carolina's threat over tariffs • — Abolitionist who raided Harpers Ferry • — Law requiring return of runaway slaves • — War fought between the U.S. and Britain • — Purchase from France doubling U.S. size • — Location of first shots of the Civil War • ...

Causes of the Civil War (Canon) 2022-03-07

Causes of the Civil War (Canon) crossword puzzle
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  1. First to secede the union
  2. tax imposed by gov.
  3. Who won the war
  4. 16th president
  5. we the people
  6. How many years did the war last
  7. no slaves
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  1. john brown wanted a slave rebelion
  2. Where did the civil war end
  3. no slaves
  4. reasons for civil war
  5. wants slaves
  6. main reason for civ
  7. slave state
  8. popular sovergnty for slave/free state

15 Clues: no slaves • no slaves • slave state • wants slaves • we the people • 16th president • Who won the war • tax imposed by gov. • main reason for civ • reasons for civil war • First to secede the union • Where did the civil war end • How many years did the war last • john brown wanted a slave rebelion • popular sovergnty for slave/free state

Civil War Vocab 2022-10-26

Civil War Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. also known as Peace Democrats, opposed Civil War and wanted a peace settlement with the Confederates
  2. a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown(Two words)
  3. The attack on _____ marked the start of the Civil War (Two words)
  4. help finance the war effort by increasing the demand for federal government debt and promote a stable uniform currency.(three words)
  5. produces the first wartime draft of U.S. citizens in American history
  6. was a steam frigate, best known as the hull upon which the ironclad warship CSS Virginia was constructed
  7. commemorating a new National Cemetery at Gettysburg gave lincoln the purpose of the abolition of slavery and the reunification of the states to push to win the Civil War (Two words)
  8. This was an ironclad warship built for the Union Navy during the American Civil War
  9. abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
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  1. Invented by Clara Barton. Motto was "Inter Arma Caritas" ("In war, Charity")
  2. one of the final battles of the American Civil War. Fought in Appomattox County.(Two words)
  3. Plan called for naval blockade, Winfield Scott(Two Words)
  4. Massacre in Tennessee,in which some 300 African-American soldiers were killed. (Two words)
  5. The financial requirements of the Civil War prompted the first American_________

14 Clues: Plan called for naval blockade, Winfield Scott(Two Words) • The attack on _____ marked the start of the Civil War (Two words) • produces the first wartime draft of U.S. citizens in American history • Invented by Clara Barton. Motto was "Inter Arma Caritas" ("In war, Charity") • abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. • ...

Unit 7 Conflict Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-08

Unit 7 Conflict Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. the election Lincoln won that began to cause unsettlement in the southern states which led to succession which led to the Civil War.
  2. a person who is not in the military
  3. the president of the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves.
  4. a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
  5. the side that was made up of the northern states.
  6. the side that was made up of the southern states.
  7. a system of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by other people. This was the southern Lifestyle.
  8. a policy of not taking sides in a conflict, France did this for the Civil war.
  9. a Union general whose troops won several important battles on southern soil
  10. the formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation
  11. a slave who sued for their freedom after they argued that they became free when they lived in a free territory. (They caused the fugitive slave act)
  12. a law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of escaped slaves in areas where slavery was illegal and required their return to slaveholders
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  1. an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
  2. the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation. Abraham Lincoln did this for slaves.
  3. the first battle of the Civil War, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
  4. a person who wanted to end slavery in the United States
  5. a law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.
  6. a system of dots and dashes that represent the alphabet, which was used by Lincoln that changed the way battles were fought.
  7. a submarine of the Confederates, first combat submarine to sink an enemy warship.
  8. a place that troops stay, sometimes fought over during wars.
  9. a Confederate general who defeated the Union at the Second Battle of Bull Run. Although he eventually surrendered to a certain Union general, thus ending the war.
  10. a war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country.
  11. a large farm worked by slaves, the main source of economy for the south.
  12. the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War
  13. a place where ships load and unload their goods

25 Clues: a person who is not in the military • a place where ships load and unload their goods • the side that was made up of the northern states. • the side that was made up of the southern states. • the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War • a person who wanted to end slavery in the United States • the formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation • ...

Amendments LOL 2022-10-26

Amendments LOL crossword puzzle
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  1. Housing of Soldiers; part of bill of rights
  2. Women's suffrage; part of progressive amendments
  3. Freedom of speech, religion, and press; part of bill of rights
  4. Powers retained by the states and the people; part of bill of rights
  5. Civil Rights (Slaves are people); part of Civil war/reconstruction era
  6. Income taxes; part of progressive amendments
  7. Cruel and Unusual punishment; part of bill of rights
  8. Abolition of slavery; part of Civil war/reconstruction era
  9. rights of the Accused; part of bill of rights
  10. Right to bear arms (Guns); part of bill of rights
  11. Rights retained by the people--Any rights not listed in the Constitution are still protected; part of bill of rights
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  1. Direct election of senators; part of progressive amendments
  2. Rights to a fair trial; part of bill of rights
  3. Suffrage for 18 year olds
  4. Overturns prohibition
  5. African American Suffrage; part of Civil war/reconstruction era
  6. prohibition of liquor; part of progressive amendments
  7. Poll taxes repealed; a way of voter suppression
  8. Rights in civil cases (right to trial by jury); part of bill of rights
  9. Search and Seizure; part of bill of rights

20 Clues: Overturns prohibition • Suffrage for 18 year olds • Search and Seizure; part of bill of rights • Housing of Soldiers; part of bill of rights • Income taxes; part of progressive amendments • rights of the Accused; part of bill of rights • Rights to a fair trial; part of bill of rights • Poll taxes repealed; a way of voter suppression • ...

Civics 1-25 2024-01-29

Civics 1-25 crossword puzzle
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  1. Religious __________, reason colonists came to America
  2. Location of Statue of Liberty
  3. ___________ Americans who lived in America before the Europeans arrived
  4. _________-American war, fought by US in 1800's
  5. Father of our country
  6. In charge of Executive Branch
  7. Ocean on east coast
  8. Led America in civil war
  9. Reason colonists fight British
  10. Wrote the Declaration of Independence
  11. Month deadline for taxes
  12. National Anthem the The Star-Spangled _________
  13. Independency day
  14. Loyalty to in pledge of allegiance
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  1. Represented by 13 stripes
  2. One of the two longest rivers in the United States
  3. Martin Luther _________, Fought for civil rights
  4. First President of the United States
  5. 50 stars for each__________
  6. Susan B, fought for women's rights
  7. War between north and south
  8. _________ day, US National Holiday
  9. Native American tribe
  10. US opponent in WW2, Italy, Japan, and _______

24 Clues: Independency day • Ocean on east coast • Native American tribe • Father of our country • Led America in civil war • Month deadline for taxes • Represented by 13 stripes • 50 stars for each__________ • War between north and south • Location of Statue of Liberty • In charge of Executive Branch • Reason colonists fight British • Susan B, fought for women's rights • ...

Civics and Supreme Court 2025-04-04

Civics and Supreme Court crossword puzzle
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  1. Name of the South during Civil War
  2. This Act gave benefits, overtime and limited work hours to the working class
  3. Marbury v. (Blank)
  4. Missouri and (blank) were admitted into the United States at the same time
  5. William Marbury demanded this court order after Madison refused to hand over his documents
  6. a fee one pays to vote
  7. The name of the time after the Civil War
  8. The right to vote
  9. Law that returned the right to vote to white southerners
  10. The 15th Amendment granted this right to black men
  11. Name of man in Supreme Court case fighting to end segregation
  12. The Law that were named after this person that segregated schools, playgrounds and restaurants
  13. Name of elastic clause
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  1. name of slave who fought for freedom after crossing over into the free states
  2. This branch determines whether something is unconstitutional
  3. Amendment that states all naturalized and native born citizens of American have equal rights
  4. Oil refineries began popping up in states like Louisiana and (Blank)
  5. Last name of President after the end of the Civil War
  6. James Madison served as this position under Thomas Jefferson
  7. Name of the North during the Civil War
  8. This amendment eliminated slavery
  9. To take away someone's right to vote
  10. Required voters to read and explain the Constitution
  11. "Lunch Atop a (Blank)"
  12. Industries that sprang up in the South after the civil war
  13. What was the topic of discussion in the Supreme Court Case, Engel v. Vitale
  14. President after John Adams

27 Clues: The right to vote • Marbury v. (Blank) • a fee one pays to vote • "Lunch Atop a (Blank)" • Name of elastic clause • President after John Adams • This amendment eliminated slavery • Name of the South during Civil War • To take away someone's right to vote • Name of the North during the Civil War • The name of the time after the Civil War • ...

Civil War 2024-11-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Number of Union states
  2. Number of Confederate states
  3. Reason why War started
  4. Northern Army
  5. Southern Army
  6. 16th President
  7. State that decides slavery
  8. Confederate Capital
  9. Union Capital
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  1. Abraham political party
  2. President of the Confederate States
  3. Civil War Weapon
  4. When states left the union
  5. State that decides slavery
  6. How long was the Civil War
  7. Where the gold rush happened

16 Clues: Northern Army • Southern Army • Union Capital • 16th President • Civil War Weapon • Confederate Capital • Number of Union states • Reason why War started • Abraham political party • When states left the union • State that decides slavery • How long was the Civil War • State that decides slavery • Number of Confederate states • Where the gold rush happened • President of the Confederate States

Chapter 21 The Civil War Chapter Review 2024-03-20

Chapter 21 The Civil War Chapter Review crossword puzzle
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  1. The idea that the north used to destroy the south and everything in their path.
  2. The famous black regiment that fought in the Civil War was from this state
  3. What we called the two ships that battled in the river when cannonballs bounced off them
  4. Rose Greenhow was a _____ who smuggled secrets in young girl's curls of the enemies plans
  5. The President of the confederacy
  6. The capital of the confederacy
  7. This battle was considered the turning point in the war
  8. This freed the slaves the slaves in the southern states only
  9. When you were forced to join the army cause they needed volunteers
  10. The union's plan to beat the confederacy had three parts and was called the _______plan
  11. The Southern states threatened to do this if the Union did not give them what they want
  12. The city on the Mississippi that the north won after the southern people inside the hill ran out of supplies
  13. The full name of the southern general that surrendered at the end of the Civil War
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  1. This is the last name of the person who ran against Lincoln for the presidency the second time
  2. The famous speech that Lincoln gave during the war
  3. When the northern states stopped items from being shipped out
  4. The confederate army surrendered at the city of ________Courthouse
  5. The name we call the southern states during the war
  6. President of the Union
  7. The bloodiest day in the Civil war
  8. The bloodiest battle in the Civil War
  9. The name we call the northern states during the war
  10. The City the battle of Bull Run took place in
  11. The south was fighting this type of war which meant they could stay home

24 Clues: President of the Union • The capital of the confederacy • The President of the confederacy • The bloodiest day in the Civil war • The bloodiest battle in the Civil War • The City the battle of Bull Run took place in • The famous speech that Lincoln gave during the war • The name we call the southern states during the war • ...

The Civil War 2025-05-12

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Compromise 1820 agreement balancing slave and free states.
  2. Political party of Abraham Lincoln.
  3. A type of warship used during the Civil War, covered with iron plates.
  4. Davis President of the Confederate States.
  5. The act of freeing slaves.
  6. The Northern states during the Civil War.
  7. To withdraw formally
  8. Union victory that gave the North control of the Mississippi River.
  9. Admitted as a free state in 1850.
  10. 16th President of the United States who led the Union during the Civil War
  11. A major turning point battle fought in Pennsylvania in 1863.Lee never invaded the North again.
  12. The location where Lee surrendered to Grant in 1865.
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  1. Name of the fort that Confederacy attacked because it guarded Charleston Harbor.
  2. A person who has escaped from slavery.
  3. Loyalty to the interests of one's own region rather than the country as a whole.
  4. Book that made most Northerners realize they could no longer ignore slavery.
  5. The Southern states that seceded from the Union.
  6. A war between different groups within the same country.
  7. Corpus Abraham Lincoln suspended this because he felt draft rioters were a threat to public safety.
  8. Nebraska Act 1854 law that allowed popular sovereignty to decide slavery in new territories.
  9. Scott Slave who sued for his freedom, leading to a major Supreme Court decision.
  10. Leading cause of death during the Civil War.
  11. The bloodiest single-day battle in American history.
  12. Run Battle that proved the war would not end quickly..

24 Clues: To withdraw formally • The act of freeing slaves. • Admitted as a free state in 1850. • Political party of Abraham Lincoln. • A person who has escaped from slavery. • The Northern states during the Civil War. • Davis President of the Confederate States. • Leading cause of death during the Civil War. • The Southern states that seceded from the Union. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-12-06

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. frees slaves in confederate states
  2. Location where the war begins
  3. side of war believing in unity/ending slavery
  4. president during the civil war
  5. the catalyst of the civil war
  6. blockade southern ports, control missisipi river, and capture capital
  7. battle marking the turning point
  8. slave states that decided to stay with the union
  9. amendment abolishing slavery
  10. fought by his own men
  11. commander fired for being too cautious
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  1. abraham lincolns assasinator
  2. the first major battle/bloodshed
  3. ships made to withstand army fire
  4. country both sides wanted aid from
  5. main speaker at the gettysburg address
  6. The commander of the confederacy
  7. side of war believing in secession/slavery
  8. riots lead in NYC by immigrants
  9. the strategy used by the union at vicksburg

20 Clues: fought by his own men • abraham lincolns assasinator • amendment abolishing slavery • Location where the war begins • the catalyst of the civil war • president during the civil war • riots lead in NYC by immigrants • the first major battle/bloodshed • battle marking the turning point • The commander of the confederacy • ships made to withstand army fire • ...

Module 5 Crossword Puzzle 2023-10-16

Module 5 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. 16th President of the United States (elected 1860): saved the Union with no military experience during the Civil War
  2. 1862 law that required states to use conscription to fill their regiments if necessary
  3. Foreign event involving Union seizure of British ship with Confederate diplomats; tensions between Britain & US eased w/ Lincoln's negotiations
  4. Military conflict involving enormous armies that utilize the technologies of the Industrial Revolution.
  5. He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War, captured key river forts Fort Henry and Fort Donelson among many other battles. Also was the 18th president of the US.
  6. this gun replaced the smoothbore musket, as it was quicker to load and could shoot much faster
  7. Union general who planned to block southern ports and take control of the Mississippi River, adopted the Anaconda Plan. Was also a war hero of the Mexican-American War
  8. General in the Confederate army, led Confederate army in the 1st Battle of Bull Run
  9. Army of the __________ was the name for the major Union force deployed near Washington, commanded by General McClellan during the Civil War.
  10. a failed confederate attack during the Civil War led by general George Pickett at the Battle of Gettysburg.
  11. Battle in 1863: Union gains control of Mississippi, confederacy split in two, Grant takes lead of Union armies, total war begins
  12. Confederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force
  13. the process of assembling troops and supplies and making them ready for war Confederacy the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  14. Union General who led troops to defeat in the battle of Bull Run
  15. a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from tunnels dug into the earth
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  1. Warships owned and commanded by the Confederates but built in British shipyards
  2. Union General. Replaced McClellan for the Battle at Fredericksburg on Dec. 1862; wasn't prepared for battle and brought defeat to the Union
  3. Civil War battle in which the North succeeded in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland. Was the bloodiest battle of the war resulting in 25,000 casualties
  4. President of the Confederate States of America prior to and during the Civil War.
  5. A union general who was more cautious than his predecessor, built a strong army but was reluctant to use it over the winter of 1861-1862
  6. a war based on wearing down or outlasting the other side with constant attacks and heavy losses
  7. a strategy adopted by the Union to recruit soldiers through large sums of money, or a bonus, for joining
  8. A war that involves the complete mobilization of resources and people, affecting the lives of all citizens in the warring countries, even those remote from the battlefields.
  9. a situation where men are chosen and forced to join the army; a military draft
  10. First "real" battle of the Civil War, it was expected by Union officials to be short but ended up a Confederate victory
  11. Union's plan to squeeze the life out of the Confederacy by using a naval blockade to cut off resources and splitting the Confederacy into two parts via the Mississippi River
  12. Battle that was a turning point of the War that made it clear the North would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.
  13. Union Chief during start of the Civil War that was responsible for the distribution of weapons and munitions. He opposed the use of Repeating Rifles because they would waste ammunition, but they were needed by cavalry units
  14. Famous as the site of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant

29 Clues: Union General who led troops to defeat in the battle of Bull Run • a situation where men are chosen and forced to join the army; a military draft • Warships owned and commanded by the Confederates but built in British shipyards • a type of combat in which opposing troops fight from tunnels dug into the earth • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-05-21

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Deadliest one day battle of the Civil War.
  2. This was one of Lincoln’s last resorts during the war, although it didn’t do what it said it would, it did ensure that Britain would never assist the Confederacy in the war.
  3. Union general who was serving at Battle of Antietam.
  4. This is the city that controlled the last part of the Mississippi River that the Union had no control over, but then formed a plan to gain full control over the Mississippi River.
  5. Constitutional Protection against unlawful imprisonment.
  6. Confederate general who served at Battle of Bull Run and Battle of Antietam.
  7. The March of Union soldiers raiding and destroying Confederate citizens’ property and towns in order to complete phase one of Lincoln’s plan to attack Richmond.
  8. This was the leading military general of Confederacy.
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  1. The act of surrounding a town or city with cannon fire so no one can get in or out and waiting for your enemy to surrender or die from starvation.
  2. This was the most brutal and deadly battles of the Civil War
  3. When the government or military are sent to control a state or a town.
  4. This occurs when the army of your country is in need of soldiers and you signed a contract that states that if your country is in need you will come and serve.
  5. A protective cover used on warships made from iron.
  6. This is what the north was referred to during the Civil War.
  7. Northern Democrats who were against the war.
  8. The war that broke out after the Southern states seceded, where the original goal for the North was to reunite the country but later on the goal was to free the slaves.
  9. This is what the South was called during the Civil War.
  10. This was the top military general in the Union.
  11. This was the event where many people gathered to celebrate the lives of the many soldiers that lost their lives during the most brutal battle of the Civil War.
  12. An order or command given by the president that doesn’t need congressional approval.

20 Clues: Deadliest one day battle of the Civil War. • Northern Democrats who were against the war. • This was the top military general in the Union. • A protective cover used on warships made from iron. • Union general who was serving at Battle of Antietam. • This was the leading military general of Confederacy. • This is what the South was called during the Civil War. • ...

Reconstruction By: Kaija Kinnunen 2014-01-09

Reconstruction By: Kaija Kinnunen crossword puzzle
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  1. when the reconstruction period ended
  2. Alaska's former nickname
  3. invented the telephone in 1876
  4. took over presidency after Andrew Johnson was impeached
  5. the southern president during the Civil War
  6. who terrorized blacks who voted
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  1. Northern president during the Civil War
  2. what was Lincoln's plan for reconstruction
  3. where the Civil War ended
  4. Abraham Lincolns Vice President
  5. the turning point in the Civil War

11 Clues: Alaska's former nickname • where the Civil War ended • invented the telephone in 1876 • Abraham Lincolns Vice President • who terrorized blacks who voted • the turning point in the Civil War • when the reconstruction period ended • Northern president during the Civil War • what was Lincoln's plan for reconstruction • the southern president during the Civil War • ...

Civil War Choice Menu 2020-12-17

Civil War Choice Menu crossword puzzle
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  1. part of the US that encouraged slavery
  2. Largest Union defeat in the Western theater of the Civil War
  3. Sherman marched this to destroy any advantages the enemy has in war
  4. Proclamation that gave the South a deadline to surrender
  5. part of the US that abolished slavery in their territory
  6. slave who sued for his freedom
  7. state that was heavily involved in Civil War
  8. led several movements to capture territory
  9. taxes that started to get charged to the citizens
  10. states withdrawing from the Union
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  1. The compromise that made California a state
  2. believed state governments should get more attention than the national government
  3. President who ended slavery
  4. Missorui became a state in the Union as long as Maine joined too
  5. event that discussed South's dedication to the compromise
  6. campaign Sherman lead this to capture Atlanta
  7. main cause of the Civil War
  8. Blockade tried to stop trade between South and England
  9. plan to "choke" transportation routes
  10. Prison that mistreated its soldiers

20 Clues: President who ended slavery • main cause of the Civil War • slave who sued for his freedom • states withdrawing from the Union • Prison that mistreated its soldiers • plan to "choke" transportation routes • part of the US that encouraged slavery • led several movements to capture territory • The compromise that made California a state • ...

Ch. 2-13 Crossword – Brendan Battle 2013-12-16

Ch. 2-13 Crossword – Brendan Battle crossword puzzle
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  1. The 1st ten amendments to the Constitution
  2. Author of the Declaration of Independence
  3. George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury
  4. The President during the Civil War
  5. The war for independence from England
  6. This was caused by the discovery of gold in California
  7. Wrote "Common Sense"
  8. Location of the Constitutional Convention
  9. The 1st President of the United States
  10. The 1st state to secede before the Civil War
  11. The period of rapid industrialization that occurred in the late 1800s
  12. A party that wanted a weaker national government
  13. An oil baron during the industrial revolution
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  1. The site of the first battle of the Civil War
  2. A steel baron during the industrial revolution
  3. The Capital of the United States
  4. A railroad that crossed continental America
  5. The belief that American settlers were destined to expand across the continent
  6. A machine that allowed for faster production of cotton
  7. A party that wanted a stronger national government

20 Clues: Wrote "Common Sense" • The Capital of the United States • The President during the Civil War • The war for independence from England • The 1st President of the United States • Author of the Declaration of Independence • Location of the Constitutional Convention • The 1st ten amendments to the Constitution • A railroad that crossed continental America • ...

Social Studies 2023-12-07

Social Studies crossword puzzle
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  1. a note to mexico to fight the US
  2. america's first terrorist group trying to stop the 15th amendment
  3. created NAACP
  4. leader of populist pary
  5. 16th president
  6. the act of separating from a nation or state and becoming independent
  7. pencil facotry manager lynched
  8. warships covered in steel and iron used in the Civil War.
  9. states where slavery wasnt legal
  10. the act of making legally null and void.
  11. slave who led rebllion
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  1. known known for march to the sea and atlanta campain
  2. private Southern ships that attempted to “break” the Union blockade
  3. infamous Civil War prisoner-of-war camp in Macon County, Georgia
  4. Union strategy during the Civil War
  5. in charge of union army
  6. national political party originally formed in opposition to Andrew Jackson’s policies
  7. machine invented by Eli Whitney in 1793 that quickly removed seeds from the cotton fibers.
  8. states where slavery was legal.
  9. first female senator
  10. from slave to barber to millionare

21 Clues: created NAACP • 16th president • first female senator • slave who led rebllion • in charge of union army • leader of populist pary • pencil facotry manager lynched • states where slavery was legal. • a note to mexico to fight the US • states where slavery wasnt legal • from slave to barber to millionare • Union strategy during the Civil War • the act of making legally null and void. • ...

Civil War/Reconstruction 2022-11-14

Civil War/Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. wanted to punish the south
  2. restricted movement of blacks and kept them from voting
  3. slave that led a rebellion
  4. the 16th president of the US, abolished slavery
  5. prison for Union soldiers who were prisoner of war
  6. the bloodiest Civil War battle
  7. 17th president that was seen as being "soft" of the south
  8. won, then lost by the south
  9. amendment that allowed black males to vote
  10. Amendment that abolished slavery
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  1. an organization that helped freedmen and poor whites
  2. when farmers have only labor and supplies, but have to rent land
  3. commander of the Confederate Troops
  4. white supremacist terrorist group
  5. farmers only have their so they have to rent supplies and land
  6. amendment allows ALL citizens equal protection under the law
  7. commander of the Union troops, 18th president of the US
  8. first battle of the Civil War
  9. led the march to sea
  10. turning point in the Civil War, south lost and also lost national support

20 Clues: led the march to sea • wanted to punish the south • slave that led a rebellion • won, then lost by the south • first battle of the Civil War • the bloodiest Civil War battle • Amendment that abolished slavery • white supremacist terrorist group • commander of the Confederate Troops • amendment that allowed black males to vote • the 16th president of the US, abolished slavery • ...

Civil War Crossword By Margaret Carlisle 2025-04-17

Civil War Crossword By Margaret Carlisle crossword puzzle
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  1. the battle that signaled the end of the Civil War.
  2. Another name of the 1st battle of bull run.
  3. Commanding general of the Union army.
  4. Lincoln wrote this to free slaves in rebelling states
  5. One of the bloodiest days of combat in the civil war
  6. The person who shot Abraham Lincoln.
  7. A war between the Union & the Confederacy
  8. This battle made General Lee never go on the offensive again.
  9. The confederate capital
  10. Commander of the Confederate army of northern virginia.
  11. Name of the union strategy.
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  1. President from 1860-1865
  2. A side of the Civil War that wore grey.
  3. This battle revolutionized future naval warfare.
  4. This type of state contained Maryland, Missori, Kentucky, and Delaware.
  5. The Union capital
  6. Led Sherman's March to Sea
  7. The confederacy used this to get european countries to interfer on their behalf.
  8. Also called the North, Federals, Yankees, & Billy Yanks.
  9. required recruitment of military service.

20 Clues: The Union capital • The confederate capital • President from 1860-1865 • Led Sherman's March to Sea • Name of the union strategy. • The person who shot Abraham Lincoln. • Commanding general of the Union army. • A side of the Civil War that wore grey. • A war between the Union & the Confederacy • required recruitment of military service. • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2015-12-17

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Run The First Major Battle Of The American Civil War.
  2. Whitney Invented the cotton gin.
  3. Toms Cabin A written novel by Harriet.
  4. Davis The first and only President of the Confederate States of America.
  5. The Battle was fought December 11–15, 1862, in and around Fredericksburg, Virginia, between General Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army of Northern Virginia and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General Ambrose Burnside.
  6. Sumter A battle that started the American Civil War.
  7. No supplies can get in or out of a port because ships are blocking it.
  8. A sunken ship that was rebuilt into iron.
  9. The sunken ship that was rebulit into an ironclad.
  10. The term used to refer to the United States of America, and specifically to the national government and the 20 free states and five border slave states that supported it.
  11. A person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
  12. Cotton A phrase frequently used by Southern politicians and authors prior to the American Civil War, indicating the economic and political importance of cotton production.
  13. Ships that could resist cannon fire.
  14. The plant that is commercially grown for cotton products. Oil and a protein-rich flour are also obtained from the seeds.
  15. Africans brought from Africa to be servants, treated similar to horses and working livestock.
  16. Bucks
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  1. Sovereignty A doctrine, held chiefly by the opponents of the abolitionists, that the people living in a territory should be free of federal interference in determining domestic policy, especially with respect to slavery.
  2. Kansas Abolitionists and slave owners would kill each other to change the vote for the territory.
  3. The group of 11 southern states that separated themselves from the U.S. during the American Civil War.
  4. slavery Children born to slaves were automatically slaves for life.
  5. Run Creek A creek between the two capitols.
  6. People who wanted to end slavery.
  7. War A war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or independence for the Confederacy.
  8. Wenchs
  9. underground railroad People helped slaves escape to he Northern states and to Canada.
  10. A native or inhabitant of a northern U.S. state, especially of one of the northeastern states that sided with the Union in the American Civil War.
  11. E Lee A military officer in the U.S. Army, a West Point commandant and the legendary general of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War.
  12. Tubman Famous guider.
  13. Lincoln 16th U.S President.

29 Clues: Bucks • Wenchs • Tubman Famous guider. • Lincoln 16th U.S President. • Whitney Invented the cotton gin. • People who wanted to end slavery. • Ships that could resist cannon fire. • Toms Cabin A written novel by Harriet. • A sunken ship that was rebuilt into iron. • Run Creek A creek between the two capitols. • The sunken ship that was rebulit into an ironclad. • ...

Unit 7 Conflict Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-08

Unit 7 Conflict Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the side that was made up of the northern states.
  2. a submarine of the Confederates, first combat submarine to sink an enemy warship.
  3. a system of dots and dashes that represent the alphabet, which was used by Lincoln that changed the way battles were fought.
  4. a system of enforced servitude in which some people are owned by other people. This was the southern Lifestyle.
  5. a place where ships load and unload their goods
  6. a war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country.
  7. an act or means of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
  8. a person who wanted to end slavery in the United States
  9. a place that troops stay, sometimes fought over during wars.
  10. a person who is not in the military
  11. a policy of not taking sides in a conflict, France did this for the Civil war.
  12. a slave who sued for their freedom after they argued that they became free when they lived in a free territory. (They caused the fugitive slave act)
  13. a Union general whose troops won several important battles on southern soil
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  1. a Confederate general who defeated the Union at the Second Battle of Bull Run. Although he eventually surrendered to a certain Union general, thus ending the war.
  2. the election Lincoln won that began to cause unsettlement in the southern states which led to succession which led to the Civil War.
  3. the side that was made up of the southern states.
  4. the president of the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves.
  5. the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War
  6. the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation. Abraham Lincoln did this for slaves.
  7. a large farm worked by slaves, the main source of economy for the south.
  8. a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
  9. the first battle of the Civil War, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
  10. a law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of escaped slaves in areas where slavery was illegal and required their return to slaveholders
  11. the formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation
  12. a law requiring people of a certain age to serve in the military.

25 Clues: a person who is not in the military • a place where ships load and unload their goods • the side that was made up of the southern states. • the side that was made up of the northern states. • the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War • a person who wanted to end slavery in the United States • the formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation • ...

History Chapter 7 2023-12-12

History Chapter 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. president of the Confederate states
  2. – document declaring that all the slaves were free in states that had left the Union
  3. – Supreme Court decisions that allowed slavery in the U.S. Territories
  4. – battle that gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River cutting the Confederacy in half
  5. – 13th president became president when Taylor died
  6. – divided a section of western land into Kansas a slave state and Nebraska a free state
  7. – to withdraw or leave the Union
  8. Union ironclad ship
  9. – law requiring people in free northern states to return runaway slaves to the south
  10. – 12th United States President whose nickname was “Old Rough and Ready”
  11. – war fought between the Union and Confederate States of America
  12. – Agreement that attempted to balance power in the Senate between slave and free states
  13. American Civil War began
  14. – three minute speech by President Lincoln that honored both Union and Confederate soldiers
  15. Confederate ironclad ship
  16. – turning point of the Civil War
  17. – where Abraham Lincoln was assassination
  18. – abolitionists and former slave
  19. – 16th president first republican president
  20. – Commander of the Confederate Army
  21. – deadliest battle of the Civil War
  22. – 11 states that withdrew from the Union to form their own country
  23. – final capital of the Confederate states of America
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  1. law that put a stop to bringing enslaved people to America to be sold
  2. – person who believed slavery should be abolished or ended
  3. abolitionists and author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
  4. – former slave who led over 70 slaves to freedom by way of the Underground Railroad
  5. – Confederate General and the most remembered solder at the First Battle of Bull Run
  6. – constitutional amendment that outlawed slavery in the United States
  7. Virginia – location of the surrender of Robert E Lee and the Confederate Army to Ulysses S Grant and the Union Army
  8. – Union General whose march to the sea destroyed the Southern towns and led to the end of the Civil War
  9. – 14th president signed the Kansas Nebraska Act
  10. – Actor who Shot President Lincoln
  11. – first major Civil War Battle won by the south
  12. commander of all the Union armies
  13. 15th president last president before the Civil War
  14. – secret routes leading to free Northern States and Canada
  15. – early commander of the Union Army of the Potomac
  16. – fort in Charleston South Carolina where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
  17. – political party founded on the belief that slavery should not be allowed in the United States Territories

40 Clues: Union ironclad ship • American Civil War began • Confederate ironclad ship • – to withdraw or leave the Union • – turning point of the Civil War • – abolitionists and former slave • commander of all the Union armies • – Actor who Shot President Lincoln • president of the Confederate states • – Commander of the Confederate Army • – deadliest battle of the Civil War • ...

civil war 2022-03-03

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. inaugural, Lincoln urged people to "bind up the nation's wounds" caused by the Civil war and to
  2. Lee, commanded the army of the Northern Virginia.
  3. Grant, an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United
  4. toward a lasting peace.
  5. a city where a battle was fought from july 1 to july 3 in 1863.
  6. an American soldier who served as a general in the Union army.
  7. Corpus, a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or intp court.
  8. war.
  9. 1865.
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  1. Davis, was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederates states from 1861
  2. Sumter, the place of the attack that marked the official beginning of the Civil War.
  3. a city where it gave the Union control of the Mississippi river in the Civil War.
  4. Jackson, was one of the South's most successful general during the American Civil War.
  5. was used as a center for military operations and as a supply route by the confederate army during the
  6. proclamation, an order by president Lincoln to free slaves in 10 states.

15 Clues: war. • 1865. • toward a lasting peace. • Lee, commanded the army of the Northern Virginia. • an American soldier who served as a general in the Union army. • a city where a battle was fought from july 1 to july 3 in 1863. • proclamation, an order by president Lincoln to free slaves in 10 states. • ...