civil war Crossword Puzzles
Social studies project 2025-01-02
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- – The Northern states that remained loyal to the U.S. government and fought against the Confederacy.
- – The site of a pivotal 1863 battle and the location of Lincoln’s famous address.
- – The assassin who killed President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
- – The collection of 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States.
- – The place where the Confederate Army formally surrendered to the Union, ending the Civil War.
- – The 13th Constitutional Amendment, which ended slavery in the United States.
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- – The Union Army’s general who eventually became the 18th President of the United States.
- – The location where the Civil War began, with the first shots fired.
- – Lincoln’s executive order that declared slaves in Confederate-held territory free.
- – The site of the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, fought in 1862.
- – A Civil War nurse who went on to found the American Red Cross.
- – An abolitionist and leader of the Underground Railroad, also a Union spy.
- – The 16th President of the United States who led the Union during the Civil War.
- – The President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
- – The commanding general of the Confederate Army.
15 Clues: – The commanding general of the Confederate Army. • – The President of the Confederacy during the Civil War. • – The assassin who killed President Abraham Lincoln in 1865. • – A Civil War nurse who went on to found the American Red Cross. • – The location where the Civil War began, with the first shots fired. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2016-05-13
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- The place where the treaty of the Mexican american war was signed
- The man who bought the Louisianna purchase
- A fort in South Carolina
- The battle with the highest death count
- The president of the Confederate states
- Slang for texan settlers
- The secret routes used to smuggle slaves to the north
- The southern faction in the civil war
- The author of Uncle Tom
- The popular rifle of the era
- The slave who sued his master for freedom in the supreme court
- The controversial novel about a slave written by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- The period after the civil war
- The famous female conductor of the Underground Railroad
- Agents tasked by mexico to sell land
- The decisive battle of the Texan Revolution
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- The most famous Union general
- The act that made kidnapping of african americans legal
- A famous war hero from the Texan revolution who has a city named after him
- The religious belief that the North American continent needed to be settled by Americans.
- The contested territory in the Texan revolution
- The declaration that Lincoln made that the slaves were free
- The Famous last stand of the Texan Revolution
- People naturally from a region
- The most famous civil war general
- people heading west in search of gold
- The northern faction in the civil war
- People looking for land to settle
- The president of mexico
- The first major battle to take place on Union soil
30 Clues: The author of Uncle Tom • The president of mexico • A fort in South Carolina • Slang for texan settlers • The popular rifle of the era • The most famous Union general • People naturally from a region • The period after the civil war • The most famous civil war general • People looking for land to settle • Agents tasked by mexico to sell land • The southern faction in the civil war • ...
Impacts of the Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2024-04-12
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- Freed all slaves across the US
- A job available to women in the Civil War
- Opposite of agriculture
- got banned after the Civil War
- Founder of the "Red Cross"
- A mental disorder that haunts ex soldiers
- Some slaves were exempt from service in the south
- a visual source of technology that became popular during the war
- A "way of life that turned into destroyed land because of the battles
- People didn't know how to feel about the new _____ population
- Something the US had to go through after the war
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- _____ had to take care of the plantations after men left for war
- This freed slaves in Union states
- Many women became this after the war
- Children usually served as this during the war
- Something the South deserved after the war
- What the south is after the war
- The government faced this from the south after the war
- The government didn't know how much of this to give to the south
19 Clues: Opposite of agriculture • Founder of the "Red Cross" • Freed all slaves across the US • got banned after the Civil War • What the south is after the war • This freed slaves in Union states • Many women became this after the war • A job available to women in the Civil War • A mental disorder that haunts ex soldiers • Something the South deserved after the war • ...
The Civil War 2021-11-16
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- Lincoln, led the nation through the American Civil War and succeeded in abolishing slavery
- granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States including former enslaved people and guaranteed equal protection of the law
- the deadliest one day battle in American military history
- Proclamation, declared that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states shall be free.
- Codes, restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished
- Davis, captured by Northern soldiers and imprisoned at Fort Monroe
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- surrender of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant
- Sumter, the site of the first shots of the Civil War
- Bureau, important agency of early Reconstruction assisting freedmen in the South
- Crow Era, state and local laws that enforced racial segregation in the Southern United States
- run, first major battle of the American Civil war fought on July 21, 1861
- plan, strategy outlined by the Union Army suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War
- Address, was delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg.
- final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War
- terms for readmission of representation of rebel states
- vs Ferguson, court ruled that racial segregation laws did not violate the U.S. Constitution as long as the facilities for each race were equal in quality
16 Clues: surrender of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant • Sumter, the site of the first shots of the Civil War • terms for readmission of representation of rebel states • the deadliest one day battle in American military history • Davis, captured by Northern soldiers and imprisoned at Fort Monroe • run, first major battle of the American Civil war fought on July 21, 1861 • ...
Little Drummer Boy 2023-05-08
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- The Civil War was a ______ war.
- A substance that many are addicted to.
- The battle of _____was significant in the civil war.
- A fight within the same country.
- Soilders used ____ to fight.
- The footwear of many soldiers.
- The states The battle of Shiloh took place.
- A _______ means to have a blessing.
- was The month that the Battle of Shiloh took place.
- To be muffled or softened.
- What means to be very serious?
- Peaches grow in _______.
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- The drummer boy was the _____ of the Army.
- Cherry ______ trees are beautiful.
- Soilders shot _______ out of their weapons.
- The youngest a drummer boy can be.
- ____ was used to ignite a rifle.
- A _____ pushes a projectile down the barrel of a rifle.
- The leader of an army.
- The ______ boy helped the army communicate
20 Clues: The leader of an army. • Peaches grow in _______. • To be muffled or softened. • Soilders used ____ to fight. • The footwear of many soldiers. • What means to be very serious? • The Civil War was a ______ war. • ____ was used to ignite a rifle. • A fight within the same country. • Cherry ______ trees are beautiful. • The youngest a drummer boy can be. • ...
Civil War 2021-10-07
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- a long knife attached to a rifle
- the name given to the states who support the government
- the part of the war fought in the east united states
- a law set for slaves to be free
- a person who supports the union
- a name for the south
- a side of an army or military unit
- a nickname for people from the north
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- a decision made by the supreme court that outlawed slavery
- a nickname for northerners who were against the civil war
- someone who wants to abolish slavery
- a long range rifle used in the civil war
- A soldier that is wounded in battle
- an army of citizens
- another name for the united states
- a soldier who travels by foot
- a shoe worn in the civil war
17 Clues: an army of citizens • a name for the south • a shoe worn in the civil war • a soldier who travels by foot • a law set for slaves to be free • a person who supports the union • a long knife attached to a rifle • another name for the united states • a side of an army or military unit • A soldier that is wounded in battle • someone who wants to abolish slavery • ...
Civil War 2018-02-17
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- to withdraw from or pullout because of a difference
- ironclad ship for the Union
- preventing supplies from going in and out of a port city
- to give up , quit fighting
- to end slavery
- soldiers killed or wounded in battle
- soldiers who march on foot
- color of the Confederate soldiers uniforms
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- nickname for the Union soldiers
- to leave a battle and return to safety
- nickname for the Confederate soldiers
- ironclad ship for the Confederacy
- color of the Union soldiers uniforms
- where the Civil War ended
- a fighting or uprising
- where the first battle of the war was fought
- a ship built of wood with iron plated nailed over it
17 Clues: to end slavery • a fighting or uprising • where the Civil War ended • to give up , quit fighting • soldiers who march on foot • ironclad ship for the Union • nickname for the Union soldiers • ironclad ship for the Confederacy • color of the Union soldiers uniforms • soldiers killed or wounded in battle • nickname for the Confederate soldiers • ...
Civil War 2013-11-12
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- Prohibiting the restriction of voting rights “on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
- Defining national citizenship and forbidding the states to restrict the basic rights of citizens or other persons
- A secret cooperative network engaged in the clandestine movement and housing of fugitives
- It was the site of two important Civil War battles,both Confederate victories
- A pejorative term Southerners gave to Northerners who moved to the South during the Reconstruction era
- A doctrine in political theory that government is created by and subject to the will of the people
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- The withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union in 1860-1861
- Set of regulations to abolishing slavery
- A white Southerner working for or supporting the federal government during Reconstruction
- The practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces
- The period (1865-1877) during which the states that had seceded to the Confederacy were controlled by the federal government before being readmitted to the Union
- Its capture by Confederate forces (1861) was the first action of the Civil War
- A white supremacist organization that was founded in 1866
- During the Civil War it was besieged from 1862 to 1863 and finally captured by troops led by Ulysses S. Grant on July 4
- Were a faction of American politicians within the Republican Party from about 1854 until the end of Reconstruction in 1877
- A creek of north-central Maryland, were one of the civil war battle was fought along its banks on September 17
- A system of agriculture in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on the land
17 Clues: Set of regulations to abolishing slavery • A white supremacist organization that was founded in 1866 • The withdrawal of 11 Southern states from the Union in 1860-1861 • The practice of ordering people by law to serve in the armed forces • It was the site of two important Civil War battles,both Confederate victories • ...
Civil War 2014-04-28
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- Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri, those states that had slavery but decided to stay in the Union
- paper money that the North printed to raise money for the war
- the Union’s plan to surround the south
- most famous of the all black regiments of the Union army
- Confederate general at the Battle of Bull Run (first name, last name)
- major general of the Confederate army (first name, middle initial, last name)
- statement by President Lincoln that freed all slaves in the Confederacy
- Union general at Antietam
- Union general at the Battle of Shiloh (first name, middle initial, last name)
- bloodiest day of the entire Civil War was the Battle of
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- freed all slaves in the entire United States
- systematic destruction of an entire land—not just an army
- first major battle of the Civil War
- site of Robert E. Lee’s surrender
- April battle in Tennessee that lasted only two days, but included some of the most bloody fighting of the war
- Union general who led the March to the Sea (first name, middle initial, last name)
- battle began when on July 1, 1863 when the Confederates entered a town for supplies and encountered Union troops
17 Clues: Union general at Antietam • site of Robert E. Lee’s surrender • first major battle of the Civil War • the Union’s plan to surround the south • freed all slaves in the entire United States • bloodiest day of the entire Civil War was the Battle of • most famous of the all black regiments of the Union army • systematic destruction of an entire land—not just an army • ...
Civil War 2023-03-13
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- Deadliest killer of the war
- Deadliest Battle in American History
- Technological advancement for Sea Battles
- Emancipation ______
- Technological advancement for Transportation
- Name for the North
- Head general of North, short name
- Type of war that is without pause.
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- Name for paper money of the Union.
- Confederacy had 9000% of this.
- Technological advancement for Communication
- Most common treatment
- Confederate Capital
- Name for the South
- Head General of South, short name
- "__ man's war,____ man's fight"
- Way used to force people into war.
17 Clues: Name for the South • Name for the North • Confederate Capital • Emancipation ______ • Most common treatment • Deadliest killer of the war • Confederacy had 9000% of this. • "__ man's war,____ man's fight" • Head General of South, short name • Head general of North, short name • Name for paper money of the Union. • Way used to force people into war. • ...
Civil War 2024-04-30
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- No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States.
- An agreement made by Congress in 1820 under which Missouri was admitted to the Union as a state that allowed enslavement and Maine was admitted as a state that banned enslavement.
- A Supreme Court decision in 1857 that held that African Americans could never be citizens of the United States and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
- Confederacy another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded from the Union.
- A war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country.
- An agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed Black Americans.
- An act passed in 1854 that created the Kansas and Nebraska territories and abolished the Missouri Compromise by allowing settlers to determine whether slavery would be allowed in the new territories.
- The period after the Civil War in which Southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union as the federal government addressed the impact of slavery.
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- A speech by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg in memory of the Union soldiers who had died trying to protect the ideals of freedom upon which the nation was founded.
- The rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people, especially equal treatment under the law.
- An order issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring people enslaved in the Confederate states to be free.
- A series of political debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, who were candidates in the Illinois race for U.S. senator, in which slavery was the main issue.
- The United States as one nation united under a single government. During the Civil War, “the Union” came to mean the government and armies of the North.
- The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
- The agreements made in order to admit California into the Union as a state in which slavery was illegal. These agreements included allowing the New Mexico and Utah territories to decide whether to allow slavery, outlawing the trade of enslaved people in Washington, D.C., and creating a stronger law targeting fugitives from slavery.
- Laws passed in 1865 and 1866 in the former Confederate states to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans.
- The 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."
17 Clues: A war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country. • The rights guaranteed by the Constitution to all people, especially equal treatment under the law. • An agency established by Congress at the end of the Civil War to help and protect newly freed Black Americans. • ...
civil war 2024-06-02
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- Type of artillery used to start the bombardment at Fort Sumter.
- Supplies sent to Fort Sumter by Lincoln.
- Forces led by General Beauregard at Fort Sumter.
- Lincoln's Secretary of State during the Fort Sumter crisis.
- Union major who commanded Fort Sumter during the attack.
- Confederate general who ordered the bombardment of Fort Sumter.
- Confederate politician involved in the Fort Sumter conflict.
- President who faced the crisis at Fort Sumter.
- Site of the first shots of the Civil War.
- Side that Major Anderson and his soldiers defended at Fort Sumter.
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- What Lincoln decided to do for Fort Sumter instead of abandoning it.
- Act of Southern states leaving the Union, leading to the Fort Sumter crisis.
- President of the Confederate States of America.
- Action taken by Major Anderson after the bombardment.
- Captain who fired the last shot from Fort Sumter.
- Harbor where Fort Sumter is located.
- Confederate Secretary of War during the Fort Sumter siege.
17 Clues: Harbor where Fort Sumter is located. • Supplies sent to Fort Sumter by Lincoln. • Site of the first shots of the Civil War. • President who faced the crisis at Fort Sumter. • President of the Confederate States of America. • Forces led by General Beauregard at Fort Sumter. • Captain who fired the last shot from Fort Sumter. • ...
Civil War 2023-01-26
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- I got my name at Bull Run
- I created the red cross
- Southern States seceded after I was elected President
- Led a revolt against slavery
- I was a African American Union Spy
- Name the 2 ironclad ships
- Led a raid at Harpers Ferry
- A Conductor on the Underground Railroad
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- Campaigned to end slavery
- Union General
- I was a Union capitan
- I was a Union spy
- Created after a disagreement about slavery
- Capital of the Confederacy
- Name of the court house
- Commander of the Northern Army of Virginia
- 1st Major battle of the Civil War
17 Clues: Union General • I was a Union spy • I was a Union capitan • I created the red cross • Name of the court house • Campaigned to end slavery • I got my name at Bull Run • Name the 2 ironclad ships • Capital of the Confederacy • Led a raid at Harpers Ferry • Led a revolt against slavery • 1st Major battle of the Civil War • I was a African American Union Spy • ...
Civil War 2025-04-14
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- Northern states during the Civil War.
- Union general famed for his March to the Sea.
- 1862 battle noted for heavy casualties.
- Bloodiest single-day battle (1862).
- Large artillery piece used in battle.
- Movement to end slavery.
- Union general and later US President.
- Process of freeing enslaved people.
- Warship armored with iron plating.
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- Southern states that seceded.
- Act of leaving the Union.
- Confederate general of the Army of Northern Virginia.
- Foot soldiers in battle.
- Location where Lee surrendered.
- 16th US President; issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Site of the pivotal 1863 battle.
- Soldiers fighting on horseback.
17 Clues: Foot soldiers in battle. • Movement to end slavery. • Act of leaving the Union. • Southern states that seceded. • Location where Lee surrendered. • Soldiers fighting on horseback. • Site of the pivotal 1863 battle. • Warship armored with iron plating. • Bloodiest single-day battle (1862). • Process of freeing enslaved people. • Northern states during the Civil War. • ...
The Civil War (Joshua Desingano) 2017-02-13
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- Union had a lot more of this than the Confederates, used to make weapons
- Where the Confederates attacked and started the Civil War
- Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
- the drafting of citizens for military services
- Southern States formed this at Montgomery, Alabama
- an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in all regions behind Confederate Lines
- organization that cares for people who who wounded, sick, or homeless during wartime. Even during natural disasters.
- sucked at civilian life but was great in anything military, Union General
- was one of the only two Confederate holdouts preventing the Union from taking complete control of the Mississippi River
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- United States president during the Civil War, Union
- President for the Confederacy
- Sherman and his troops marching leaving destruction in his path
- a court order requiring authorities to bring a prisoner before the court so that the court can determine whether the prisoner is being held legally
- Commander of the Confederate army
- where the Confederate formally surrendered
- Guy who killed Abraham ;(
- seceded from Virginia because they were antislavery
- a three-part strategy by which the Union proposed to defeat the Confederacy in the Civil War
- to withdraw
- leading a group of people or organization
- three-day battle which was considered the turning point of the Civil War
- The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
22 Clues: to withdraw • Guy who killed Abraham ;( • President for the Confederacy • Commander of the Confederate army • The bloodiest battle of the Civil War • leading a group of people or organization • where the Confederate formally surrendered • the drafting of citizens for military services • Southern States formed this at Montgomery, Alabama • ...
brendan puzzle 2023-02-16
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- the norther part of the war
- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- - A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
- - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
- A term meaning "before war". ...
- When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
- the belief that different races possess distinct characteristics, abilities, or qualities, especially so as to distinguish them as inferior or superior to one another.
- Law - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- southern part of the war
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- confederate war general
- president during civil war
- - Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
- the strategy the north used
- A long blade or knife attached to the end of a muske
- sailed goods in and out of Southern seaports under the guns of Northern ships.
- assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- seal off (a place) to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving.
- Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- - The side of an army or military unit.
20 Clues: confederate war general • southern part of the war • president during civil war • the norther part of the war • the strategy the north used • assassinated Abraham Lincoln • A term meaning "before war". ... • - The side of an army or military unit. • - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot. • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2021-12-06
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- side of war believing in unity/ending slavery
- battle marking the turning point
- fought by his own men
- country both sides wanted aid from
- The commander of the confederacy
- abraham lincolns assasinator
- the strategy used by the union at vicksburg
- ships made to withstand army fire
- frees slaves in confederate states
- riots lead in NYC by immigrants
- main speaker at the gettysburg address
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- side of war believing in secession/slavery
- commander fired for being too cautious
- Location where the war begins
- the first major battle/bloodshed
- president during the civil war
- the catalyst of the civil war
- slave states that decided to stay with the union
- amendment abolishing slavery
19 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 • battle marking the turning point • the first major battle/bloodshed • The commander of the confederacy • ships made to withstand army fire • ...
Sectionalism Era 2022-04-01
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- Military leader of the South
- decree that freed slaves
- amendment that was added to end slavery
- when the Civil war started
- how did Lincoln feel about secession
- unfair tax that benefited the North
- Military leader of the South
- process of rebuilding the South
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- created balance between slave & free states
- a state between the Union and the Confederacy that allowed slavery but remained in the Union
- shutting off an area by troops or ships to keep people & supplies from moving in or out
- what political party was the South in
- person fleeing from arrest
- president of Confederacy
- The United states of America
- what political party was the North in
- president of the North
- when the Civil war ended
- Lincoln thought all individuals should be free from........
- First battle of the Civil War
- south wanted to...
21 Clues: south wanted to... • president of the North • president of Confederacy • decree that freed slaves • when the Civil war ended • person fleeing from arrest • when the Civil war started • Military leader of the South • The United states of America • Military leader of the South • First battle of the Civil War • process of rebuilding the South • unfair tax that benefited the North • ...
Sectionalism Era 2022-04-01
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- Military leader of the South
- decree that freed slaves
- amendment that was added to end slavery
- when the Civil war started
- how did Lincoln feel about secession
- unfair tax that benefited the North
- Military leader of the South
- process of rebuilding the South
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- created balance between slave & free states
- a state between the Union and the Confederacy that allowed slavery but remained in the Union
- shutting off an area by troops or ships to keep people & supplies from moving in or out
- what political party was the South in
- person fleeing from arrest
- president of Confederacy
- The United states of America
- what political party was the North in
- president of the North
- when the Civil war ended
- Lincoln thought all individuals should be free from........
- First battle of the Civil War
- south wanted to...
21 Clues: south wanted to... • president of the North • president of Confederacy • decree that freed slaves • when the Civil war ended • person fleeing from arrest • when the Civil war started • Military leader of the South • The United states of America • Military leader of the South • First battle of the Civil War • process of rebuilding the South • unfair tax that benefited the North • ...
Civil War 1861-1865 2022-04-04
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- The name of the North’s Ironclad that was made in 101 days
- A handheld weapon use by soldiers
- The Union’s strongest warship that was created into the South’s Ironclad
- What the confederates were often called
- The left side of a ship looking forward
- The nickname of the North’s army
- President during the Civil war
- This battle was the turning point in the war
- The storage place for gunpowder
- a place where ships anchor
- The first battle of the Civil War took place at this fort
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- Nickname for confederate general Thomas Jonathan Jackson
- Commander of the Union Army
- A common food that soldiers ate that did not spoil easily
- The backend of the boat
- The nickname of the South’s army
- people who volunteered to fight for their beliefs
- What gave control over a person that the North disputed and the South wanted
- a military term for cannons
- The month the Civil War started and ended
- The Union’s plan for strangling the rebellion
21 Clues: The backend of the boat • a place where ships anchor • Commander of the Union Army • a military term for cannons • President during the Civil war • The storage place for gunpowder • The nickname of the South’s army • The nickname of the North’s army • A handheld weapon use by soldiers • What the confederates were often called • The left side of a ship looking forward • ...
Civil War Crossword puzzle 2023-02-22
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- the end of the civil war
- to set free
- developed the Anaconda Plan
- a judgement made before the facts are know
- required enlistment for service usually for the military
- the first battle of the Civil War
- the first state to secede from the Union
- arranged for the present as a temporary measure
- Who won the election of 1860
- the number of states that made up the confederacy
- where would enslaved people still not be freed according to the Emancipation Proclamation
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- the confederate strategy required the confederacy fight a defensive was known as war of ___________
- where did the emancipation proclamation state that enslaved people would be freed
- the deadliest one-day battle in American military history
- to do away with
- the plan used by the Union to conquer the south
- the largest battle of the American Civil War
- where did the battle of Fort Sumter occur
- had a bigger population
- to formally withdraw from membership in a political state
20 Clues: to set free • to do away with • had a bigger population • the end of the civil war • developed the Anaconda Plan • Who won the election of 1860 • the first battle of the Civil War • the first state to secede from the Union • where did the battle of Fort Sumter occur • a judgement made before the facts are know • the largest battle of the American Civil War • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-27
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- attack that started the civil war
- helped slaves escape
- made up of slave states who stayed in the union
- turning point of the civil war
- underground structure that helped slaves escape
- former slave who became a writer
- 16th president of U.S
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- made up of slave states who left the union
- made up of free countries
- american politician and american leader
- confederate general
- bloodiest battle that ended in a tie
- first battle of civil war
- 17th president of the united states
- people who are not free
15 Clues: confederate general • helped slaves escape • 16th president of U.S • people who are not free • made up of free countries • first battle of civil war • turning point of the civil war • former slave who became a writer • attack that started the civil war • 17th president of the united states • bloodiest battle that ended in a tie • american politician and american leader • ...
Africa-Julissa 2021-12-09
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- word for segregation in Africa
- drug that the child soldiers take
- traded for guns in Sierra leon
- where the blood diamonds are
- where the civil war took place
- where Emmanuel jal is from
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- the kids that walk to the city at night
- song about child soldiers
- wrote a song about blood diamonds
- who fought in the civil war
- country that took over africa
- song about blood diamonds
- what happened in Rwanda
- country we are learning about
- leader of civil war in Uganda
15 Clues: what happened in Rwanda • song about child soldiers • song about blood diamonds • where Emmanuel jal is from • who fought in the civil war • where the blood diamonds are • country that took over africa • country we are learning about • leader of civil war in Uganda • word for segregation in Africa • traded for guns in Sierra leon • where the civil war took place • ...
Africa-Julissa 2021-12-09
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- traded for guns in Sierra leone
- where the civil war took place
- country we are learning about
- song about blood diamonds
- song about child soldiers
- where the blood diamonds are
- drug that the child soldiers take
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- the kids that walk to the city at night
- word for segregation in Africa
- what happened in Rwanda
- wrote a song about blood diamonds
- leader of civil war in Uganda
- where Emmanuel jal is from
- who fought in the civil war
- country that took over Africa
15 Clues: what happened in Rwanda • song about blood diamonds • song about child soldiers • where Emmanuel jal is from • who fought in the civil war • where the blood diamonds are • country we are learning about • leader of civil war in Uganda • country that took over Africa • word for segregation in Africa • where the civil war took place • traded for guns in Sierra leone • ...
Civil War crossword 2024-06-12
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- A Northerner who went South after Civil War
- A vital piece of equipment in Civil War
- A large gun used in the Civil War
- A steam-propelled warship
- A large farmed area
- A portion of the country
- An alliance between states
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- A form of legal tender paper money
- Person who fights for slavery
- Common style shoe in the Civil War
- It comprised foot-soldiers
11 Clues: A large farmed area • A portion of the country • A steam-propelled warship • It comprised foot-soldiers • An alliance between states • Person who fights for slavery • A large gun used in the Civil War • A form of legal tender paper money • Common style shoe in the Civil War • A vital piece of equipment in Civil War • A Northerner who went South after Civil War
Unit 5 Review 2024-02-23
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- Acronym for the military group created for Black soldiers.
- This group of people vote directly for the President of the United States.
- The first state to declare that they were leaving the Union.
- After a brief period as an independent republic, this state was admitted as a slave state in 1845.
- In an infamous 1857 decision, the Supreme Court stated that a descendent of African slaves can never one of these.
- Free state admitted to the U.S. along with Missouri.
- The location of the surrender of Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia.
- Many women served in this role during the Civil War, tending to the injuries of soldiers on both sides of the conflict.
- Also known as Bull Run, this was the first major battle of the Civil War.
- Nat Turner and Gabrielle Prosser both let one of these against slaveholders.
- The northern states had a much higher ________, which made it easier for them to replenish their army with more soldiers.
- The Union had many more miles of __________ than the south, making it easier for them to move and get supplies to their army.
- The first shots of the Civil War were fired here.
- The Union general that accepted the surrender of Robert E. Lee.
- Free state admitted to the U.S. as part of the Compromise of 1850.
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- This Union general led the March to the Sea to deliver the final blow in the south.
- President during the Civil War.
- The Supreme Court ruled in 1857 that slaves were not people, but should instead be treated as ______.
- The states in the Union that allowed slaver are collectively known as the _______ states.
- Collective name of the states in rebellion during the Civil War.
- In 1857, the Supreme Court ruled that federal laws limiting the spread of slavery were _________.
- The concept that it is acceptable during war to attack all aspects of the enemy, even if it has the potential to harm non-military civilians in the process.
- To formally leave the United States (before the Civil War).
- Another word for weapons, which were produced in many factories with women employees during the Civil War.
- Abraham Lincoln won the election of 1860 without winning a single state in this region.
- The location of the cemetery where Lincoln gave his famous "address".
- A secret network that aided in the escape of enslaved people.
- He sued for his freedom after living for a period of time in free states.
- Lincoln was uable to secure this in the Election of 1860's popular vote, but was able to reach it in the Electoral vote.
- In 1863, a proclamation orderd the __________ of slaves in the south.
- Some women had this job during the Civil War, gathering and relaying information about the enemy in secret.
31 Clues: President during the Civil War. • The first shots of the Civil War were fired here. • Free state admitted to the U.S. along with Missouri. • Acronym for the military group created for Black soldiers. • To formally leave the United States (before the Civil War). • The first state to declare that they were leaving the Union. • ...
Shells: Revision Crossword 2018-05-14
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- The Archbishop under Charles I who promoted Catholic services
- The nickname for Charles' royalist supporters in the Civil War
- An important British slaving port
- The part of the army that Parliament controlled during Civil War
- The number of members of parliament Charles I tried to arrest
- The highly trained force set up by parliament in 1645
- The tax that Charles I collected without permission
- Louis XVI's wife
- The name of a key British slave abolitionist
- The different 'classes' of French society
- The name of the royal prison stormed in France in 1789
- One of the goods traded for slaves in Africa
- Louis XVI's government had no money. It was __________
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- The ocean across which slaves were taken from Africa
- The country that went to war against Charles I due to religion
- The slogan of the French Revolution 'liberty, equality, ____'
- Charles I declared war against this organisation in 1642
- The name of the journey from Africa to the West Indies during slavery
- The believe that a king had been appointed by God
- Where slaves were sold to the highest bidder
- The nickname of Charles' opponents in the Civil War
- The commander of the King's forces in the Civil War
- The price of this common food went up causing discontent in France
- The fate of Charles I in 1649
- The King and which class owned most of the land?
- One of the products cultivated by slaves in the West Indies
26 Clues: Louis XVI's wife • The fate of Charles I in 1649 • An important British slaving port • The different 'classes' of French society • Where slaves were sold to the highest bidder • The name of a key British slave abolitionist • One of the goods traded for slaves in Africa • The King and which class owned most of the land? • The believe that a king had been appointed by God • ...
Reconstruction Crossword 2023-05-12
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- abolished slavery
- the division of power between state and federal governments\
- Slave states that stayed with the union during the civil war
- California wanted to join as a free state which caused conflict between the North and South; Called for abolition of slave trade and amended fugitive slave act
- a war between Americans over states’ rights. Lasted 4 years.
- To break away; act of formally withdrawing from a federation
- The period of U.S. history immediately following the Civil War
- Numerous laws enacted in the former confederate states after the civil war which limited the rights and liberties of African Americans
- A war between citizens of the same country.
- 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.
- Secret Society that used violence against freedmen and their white supporters. They practiced violence to intimidate newly freed African-Americans.
- name of the unrecognized country created by the seceded states
- granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the U.S
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- Abolitionist, led attacks in kansas during bleeding kansas, planned to arm slaves in a revolt
- set free all slaves in the Confederacy only
- Enslaved african american man who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom, case went to the supreme court
- An anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Helped spread the abolitionist movement throughout the north
- To be set free
- Cause that started the civil war
- 16th president during the civil war
- prohibited the denial of the vote b/c of race, color, or previous servitude
- Required all escaped slaves to be returned to masters and citizens of free states must cooperate
- Law that allowed territories of kansas and nebraska to decide whether or not to allow slavery by voting
23 Clues: To be set free • abolished slavery • Cause that started the civil war • 16th president during the civil war • set free all slaves in the Confederacy only • A war between citizens of the same country. • the division of power between state and federal governments\ • Slave states that stayed with the union during the civil war • ...
8th grade civil war 2021-10-29
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- leaving
- Capitol of Georgia
- Georgia's 5th largest city
- Cherokee people living near Chattanooga
- good way of transport
- prison in the south
- placing of objects to stop trading
- Northern states during the civil war
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- legal right to not allow laws per state
- crop, crops produced by south during the civil war
- freeing of something
- person who favors destroying
- South during the civil war
13 Clues: leaving • Capitol of Georgia • prison in the south • freeing of something • good way of transport • Georgia's 5th largest city • South during the civil war • person who favors destroying • placing of objects to stop trading • Northern states during the civil war • legal right to not allow laws per state • Cherokee people living near Chattanooga • ...
Civil War 2017-05-27
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- McClellan a U.S. Army officer, railroad president and politician who served as a major general during the Civil War (1861-65)
- an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina, and the seventh Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832.
- covered or protected with iron
- compulsory recruitment for military service.
- commanded the Union armies of the West in the decisive drive from Chattanooga to Atlanta and the famous “march to the sea” across Georgia.
- withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
- set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.
- a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
- a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
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- law military government involving the suspension of ordinary law.
- a person killed or injured in a war or accident.
- an American politician who twice served in the United States House of Representatives, representing New Hampshire and Massachusetts
- states, any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
- A Whig political leader of the early nineteenth century known for his efforts to keep the United States one nation despite sharp controversy among Americans over slavery.
- founder and editor of the New-York Tribune
- a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
- a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
17 Clues: covered or protected with iron • founder and editor of the New-York Tribune • compulsory recruitment for military service. • a person killed or injured in a war or accident. • a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger. • law military government involving the suspension of ordinary law. • set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions. • ...
Civil War 2011-12-13
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- northerners who moved to the south after the war
- this tried to avoid the Civil War but failed
- General Lee surrenders to Grant at the McLean home
- bloodiest single day battle
- where Lincoln was shot
- bloodiest battle
- group created by Nathan Bedford Forrest
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- America's god given right to move westward
- secret passages/ hiding spots used to help slaves escape to the north
- the compromise used to get Rutherford B. Hayes elected as president
- Hayes wife earned this nickname for never drinking alcohol
- seperates the northern and southern democrats
- revolutionary movement to take over California
- US tries to get Cuba from Spain
- laws made after the war to keep blacks as close to slaves as possible
- Mexican born Texans
- invented Red Cross
17 Clues: bloodiest battle • invented Red Cross • Mexican born Texans • where Lincoln was shot • bloodiest single day battle • US tries to get Cuba from Spain • group created by Nathan Bedford Forrest • America's god given right to move westward • this tried to avoid the Civil War but failed • seperates the northern and southern democrats • revolutionary movement to take over California • ...
Civil War 2013-03-07
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- A ship protected by iron armor
- To lie in wait for an unexpected attack
- Resisting or protection against attack
- The lowest rank in the army
- Actively attacking someone
- A soldier who was wounded, killed, or is missing in action
- A group of soldiers stationed at a military post
- The cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people
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- A very large group of soldiers led by a major general or lieutenant general
- The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
- To admit defeat
- Someone against slavery
- Someone who requests to join the army
- A hard cracker often issued to soldiers on both sides made from flour, water, and salt
- A metal blade, like a long knife or short sword, that could be attached to the end of a musket
- A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored
- A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder that was used on both sides
17 Clues: To admit defeat • Someone against slavery • Actively attacking someone • The lowest rank in the army • A ship protected by iron armor • Someone who requests to join the army • Resisting or protection against attack • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack • A group of soldiers stationed at a military post • A soldier who was wounded, killed, or is missing in action • ...
Civil War 2021-02-17
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- At the heart of the divide between the North and the South was?
- What was the south’s main source of income
- The United States was able to communicate by using the?
- What were the northern states called?
- What fort did Confederate General P.G.T Beauregard fire on to start the Civil War
- A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket, Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
- Soldiers that fight and travel by foot
- Who was a former slave who sued for his freedom in the supreme court?
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- Who was elected President of the United states in 1860?
- a long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder
- Who served as president of the confederate States of America?
- What was the major cause of death during the Civil War?
- Where did the Civil War begin
- What were the southern states called
- First major land battle of cCivil wWar on July 1st 1861
- What was used on both sides of the war to destroy enemy soldiers vehicles?
- Who was the general for the confederacy
17 Clues: Where did the Civil War begin • What were the southern states called • What were the northern states called? • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot • Who was the general for the confederacy • What was the south’s main source of income • Who was elected President of the United states in 1860? • What was the major cause of death during the Civil War? • ...
Civil War 2021-12-03
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- Shermans march to Savannah
- campaign to take Atlanta
- Block supplies and ships
- Turning point of the war
- Made active on January first and freed the slaves
- Southern strategy of the civilwar
- First major battle
- Bloodiest one day battle
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- Lincolns famous speech
- Took savannah and gave as gift
- President of the union
- First battle in georgia
- Important Confederate leader
- Highest mortality rate prison
- First battle of the civil war
- Gave union control of the mississipi river
- Place lee surrendered at
17 Clues: First major battle • Lincolns famous speech • President of the union • First battle in georgia • campaign to take Atlanta • Block supplies and ships • Turning point of the war • Bloodiest one day battle • Place lee surrendered at • Shermans march to Savannah • Important Confederate leader • Highest mortality rate prison • First battle of the civil war • Took savannah and gave as gift • ...
Civil War 2021-12-06
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- The army against slavery
- The Southern Army
- Lincolns 3 minute speach honoring the grave yard and the fallen soldiers
- plan to cut of souths economy
- Series of battles to cut off confederate supply flow
- Union leader and president
- Sherman destroyed everything on his way to savanah
- Beginning of the civil war
- A plan to cut cotton trade with all other countries to try and force them to help.
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- part of the norths plan to cut off the south economy
- Army fighting for slavery
- General Lee went for one big sweep to try and take the union capital
- Confederate leader
- The bloodiest one day battle
- document freeing all slaves
- First battle on Atlanta soil
- Thomas Jackson became stonewall jackson, 1st major battle
- one of the biggest and worst prison camps at the time
18 Clues: The Southern Army • Confederate leader • The army against slavery • Army fighting for slavery • Union leader and president • Beginning of the civil war • document freeing all slaves • The bloodiest one day battle • First battle on Atlanta soil • plan to cut of souths economy • Sherman destroyed everything on his way to savanah • part of the norths plan to cut off the south economy • ...
civil war 2021-04-20
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- where the white people made black people do things for them
- one of the presidents
- where people vote for 1 person
- the north side____ the war
- the war between north carolina and south carolina
- how the north side got all of their money
- where all of the crops were grown
- the side with the most free states
- a state with no slavery
- a slave that made a difference
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- how long the war was
- the people who believed that slavery should be legal
- the golden crop of the south
- where all of the war supplies were made
- a type of bullet used in the civil war
- to make an exchange or a deal
- the excessive use in power
17 Clues: how long the war was • one of the presidents • a state with no slavery • the north side____ the war • the excessive use in power • the golden crop of the south • to make an exchange or a deal • where people vote for 1 person • a slave that made a difference • where all of the crops were grown • the side with the most free states • a type of bullet used in the civil war • ...
Civil War 2023-03-13
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- Deadliest killer of the war
- Deadliest Battle in American History
- Technological advancement for Sea Battles
- Emancipation ______
- Technological advancement for Transportation
- Name for the North
- Head general of North, short name
- Type of war that is without pause.
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- Name for paper money of the Union.
- Confederacy had 9000% of this.
- Technological advancement for Communication
- Most common treatment
- Confederate Capital
- Name for the South
- Head General of South, short name
- "__ man's war,____ man's fight"
- Way used to force people into war.
17 Clues: Name for the South • Name for the North • Confederate Capital • Emancipation ______ • Most common treatment • Deadliest killer of the war • Confederacy had 9000% of this. • "__ man's war,____ man's fight" • Head General of South, short name • Head general of North, short name • Name for paper money of the Union. • Way used to force people into war. • ...
Civil War 2025-02-28
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- Rights denied by Black Codes
- Sued over denial of his 14th Amendment rights
- Former slaves worked land in exchange for a cut of profits
- Future president, who Lee surrendered to
- Lincoln's political party
- Separation of races
- the "c" part of the 14th amendment
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- To get rid of something, like slavery
- Successor to Pres. Lincoln
- Place where a vote is cast
- President because of the Compromise of 1877
- Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Popular sovereignty decided this issue
- Person who rents a piece of land
- Winner of popular vote in election of 1876
- Rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
- Term for a state leaving the Union
17 Clues: Separation of races • Lincoln's political party • Successor to Pres. Lincoln • Place where a vote is cast • Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • Rights denied by Black Codes • Person who rents a piece of land • Term for a state leaving the Union • the "c" part of the 14th amendment • To get rid of something, like slavery • Popular sovereignty decided this issue • ...
Civil War 2025-10-09
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- First state to secede
- The Southern part of the war
- Who assassinated Lincoln
- General for the Union
- Voted in 1860 as at 16th president, "ended" slavery
- Famous former slave who acted as a leader to abolitionists and co-founded the North Star paper
- Formally freed all the slaves
- Famous speech given by Lincoln during the Civil War
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- Battle the caused the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
- The Northern part of the war
- General for the Confederates
- Bloodiest battle, led to a very famous speech
- led the March to Sea
- First major battle
- What battle started the Civil War
- Famous former slave who worked as a conductor for the underground railroad
- The battle that split the Confederate in two, by the union taking control of the Mississippi river
17 Clues: First major battle • led the March to Sea • First state to secede • General for the Union • Who assassinated Lincoln • The Northern part of the war • General for the Confederates • The Southern part of the war • Formally freed all the slaves • What battle started the Civil War • Bloodiest battle, led to a very famous speech • Voted in 1860 as at 16th president, "ended" slavery • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-04
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- the confederate president
- happened because of shoes
- the president during the civil war
- the union's strategy
- the confederacy's strategy
- a war fought between the union and the confederacy
- a famous union general who became president
- people who supported the south
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- lincoln's killer
- people who supported the north
- banned slavery
- lincoln's famous speech
- the first battle of the civil war
- a famous confederate general
- bloodiest battle of the war
15 Clues: banned slavery • lincoln's killer • the union's strategy • lincoln's famous speech • the confederate president • happened because of shoes • the confederacy's strategy • bloodiest battle of the war • a famous confederate general • people who supported the north • people who supported the south • the first battle of the civil war • the president during the civil war • ...
Civil War Crossword Project 2023-02-15
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- name of civil war
- what they drank
- what people wash there bodies with in the civil war
- number of sides brought together to heal the nation
- what the Civil War was over
- Guy who president lincon was assassinated by
- what they drank water out of
- what southern forces stop doing
- guy who surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant
- Army tat the confederates where surrounded by
- what they did on their down time
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- confederate capital that the union took
- what they ate with
- the army moving through virgina
- what would happen if one of the limbs was not able to be fixed
- army moving through Northern Virgina
- small wepon they carried
- color of confederate uniforms
- required bullets
- what Lincon and Grant knew it was time for
20 Clues: what they drank • required bullets • name of civil war • what they ate with • small wepon they carried • what the Civil War was over • what they drank water out of • color of confederate uniforms • the army moving through virgina • what southern forces stop doing • what they did on their down time • army moving through Northern Virgina • guy who surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant • ...
AP US History 2023-05-15
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- Colonists who remained loyal to the British
- Person who wanted to end slavery
- Loyalty to your region not country
- Jounalists looking for industry corruption
- Women of the 1920s who behaved radically
- Name for the South during Civil War
- Control of supply or trade in an industry
- Prefer native-born citizens over foreign
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- Party made up of farmers and laborers
- Taxes on imports or exports
- First successful town in the Virginia colony
- Policies separating from foreign affairs
- Name for the North during Civil War
- Anti-Jackson political party
- Groups of citizen soldiers
- Title of the movement to ban alcohol
- Killed in large numbers during the late 1800s
- Mission in San Antonio attacked by Mexico
- Southerners who hated post-civil-war reform
- Supporters of the Constitution
20 Clues: Groups of citizen soldiers • Taxes on imports or exports • Anti-Jackson political party • Supporters of the Constitution • Person who wanted to end slavery • Loyalty to your region not country • Name for the North during Civil War • Name for the South during Civil War • Title of the movement to ban alcohol • Party made up of farmers and laborers • ...
Era of Jim Crow 2024-03-27
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- Was the era after the Civil War that lasted a decade.
- Challegned Louisianna state law on segregation on railroad cars.
- This was a Jim Crow era law that required that a person had to pass a written test in order to vote.
- How many military districts was the South divided into after the Civil War.
- Who believed that former slaves and their descendants should gain acceptance through hard work.
- Was a slang term for segregation in the South after the Civil War.
- This was a Supreme Court case that narrowed the meaning and intent of the 14th Amendment.
- This was a law the required a person (African American) to pay a tax to vote.
- Supreme Court case in the 1950s that overturned the policy of separate but Equal.
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- Most whites in the South after the Civil War belonged to which party?
- Laws that were created by former Confederate states to segregate society.
- Was a law passed by the federal government in 1964, that outlawed Jim Crow and discrimination in the US.
- Policy in the South and elsewhere in the US that was intended to keep the races apart when possible.
- Supreme Court Case that established the doctrine of Separate but Equal.
- US President that in the late 1940s integrated the Military.
- Who was an early civil rights leader who believed African Americans Should demand equality now.
- Homer Plessy was considered what percentage black, and therefore under Louisiana State law had to ride in the Black only cars.
- Was a secret organization after the Civil War that used terror and violence to intimidate former slaves and their descendants.
- These were clauses that allowed White voters to get around the Jim Crow era voting laws.
19 Clues: Was the era after the Civil War that lasted a decade. • US President that in the late 1940s integrated the Military. • Challegned Louisianna state law on segregation on railroad cars. • Was a slang term for segregation in the South after the Civil War. • Most whites in the South after the Civil War belonged to which party? • ...
Era of Jim Crow 2024-03-27
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- This was a Supreme Court case that narrowed the meaning and intent of the 14th Amendment.
- Who believed that former slaves and their descendants should gain acceptance through hard work.
- Was a slang term for segregation in the South after the Civil War.
- This was a law the required a person (African American) to pay a tax to vote.
- Homer Plessy was considered what percentage black, and therefore under Louisiana State law had to ride in the Black only cars.
- Was the era after the Civil War that lasted a decade.
- This was a Jim Crow era law that required that a person had to pass a written test in order to vote.
- These were clauses that allowed White voters to get around the Jim Crow era voting laws.
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- Supreme Court Case that established the doctrine of Separate but Equal.
- Was a law passed by the federal government in 1964, that outlawed Jim Crow and discrimination in the US.
- Most whites in the South after the Civil War belonged to which party?
- Laws that were created by former Confederate states to segregate society.
- Policy in the South and elsewhere in the US that was intended to keep the races apart when possible.
- Who was an early civil rights leader who believed African Americans Should demand equality now.
- How many military districts was the South divided into after the Civil War.
- Supreme Court case in the 1950s that overturned the policy of separate but Equal.
- US President that in the late 1940s integrated the Military.
- Challegned Louisianna state law on segregation on railroad cars.
- Was a secret organization after the Civil War that used terror and violence to intimidate former slaves and their descendants.
19 Clues: Was the era after the Civil War that lasted a decade. • US President that in the late 1940s integrated the Military. • Challegned Louisianna state law on segregation on railroad cars. • Was a slang term for segregation in the South after the Civil War. • Most whites in the South after the Civil War belonged to which party? • ...
Civil War Review Board Crossword 2024-05-14
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- History's largest slave auction
- Campaign led by Union forces to take Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Robbers in Kansas who stole land and livestock on both sides of the border
- Used as a road to freedom for slaves during the time of the Civil War
- The battle fought on Kennesaw Mountain during the Atlanta Campaign of the Civil War
- Term to describe 'escaping slaves'
- A campaign where William Sherman led troops through Georgia destroying different properties and civilian places
- Name of the Battle ending in a Union victory over confederate forces in Pittsburg Landing, Tennesee
- A failed attempt by the French and Americans to siege Savannah
- The name of a three day battle fought in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Battle fought on July 22,1864 and part of the Atlanta summer campaign
- Name of the battle where the Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina
- Name of the Battle also called the Battle of Sharpsburg
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- A presidential proclamation mad by Abraham Lincoln in 1863
- Strategic plan made by the Union to defeat the Confederate Army
- The first battle of the Civil War
- A campaign in Virginia that forced Robert E. Lee's army to surrender
- The time of rehabilitation of government, buildings, and land after the Civil War
- Self-working farmers who worked with or supervised the slaves they owned
- laws passed in the South that took away the power of Black voters and enforced segregation
- One of the deadliest/largest battles in the Civil War
- To be native-born and support anti-immigration and employment of new immigrants in America
22 Clues: History's largest slave auction • The first battle of the Civil War • Term to describe 'escaping slaves' • One of the deadliest/largest battles in the Civil War • Name of the Battle also called the Battle of Sharpsburg • A presidential proclamation mad by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 • Campaign led by Union forces to take Vicksburg, Mississippi • ...
Unit 4 Bonus Crossword 2019-11-26
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- Lincoln wanted to preserve this
- allowed the Union to transport supplies and troops quickly
- American National Red Cross
- Compromise determined unconstitutional in Dred Scott Case
- President of the Confederate States of America
- command Union forces at the pivotal Battle of Antietam
- place where surrender of the Confederacy
- On Civil Disobedience
- Commander of Army of Northern Virginia
- weapons of the Civil War were created by this revolution
- One of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, fought to a standoff on September 17, 1862, in western Maryland
- Civil War–era nickname for paper money
- In the Compromise of 1850 type of trade that was abolished in the District of Columbia
- description of violence in between pro- and antislavery settlers in the Kansas Territory, 1856
- type of railroad designed to carry enslaved people
- a regiment of free blacks who charged Fort Wagner, South Carolina were from this state
- territory and eventual free state that came to the United States as a result of its victory in the Mexican War
- type of sovereignty that allowed settlers in a disputed territory to decide the slavery issue for themselves
- Creek where John Brown and his followers murdered five supporters of slavery in May 1856
- America’s first tool of mass communication
- were anti-slavery because they believed slavery limited economic opportunity
- the Know-Nothing Party is associated with this ideology
- first name of leading Black Abolitionist
- The main army of the Union was called the Army of the _____.
- according to Stephens it was “immediate” cause of secession
- Chief Justice who ruled that no black person could be a citizen of the United States
- used during Civil War to shape public opinion
- author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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- advantage of the Union in the Civil War
- led an attack that killed perhaps 400 Indian men, women, and children
- sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
- Proviso to prohibit slavery in any land acquired in the Mexican War
- Civil War begins at this fort
- Vice-President of Confederacy
- name given to escaped blacks treated as property of military value subject to confiscation
- expansionist spirit of the early nineteenth century that God intended the American nation to reach all the way to the Pacific Ocean, ____ destiny
- Southern city destroyed by Sherman
- decision in which the Supreme Court ruled that African-Americans had no rights that whites were compelled to recognize
- proclamation freeing the slaves in areas under Confederate control
- led failed raid on the federal arsenal in 1859
- another name for runaway slave
- established American colony in Texas
- Site associated with the abolitionist John Brown
- what Republicans called northern opponents of the war
- Border state that gave Union control of Ohio River
- The North have superior leadership of this kind
- 1858 senate opponent of Stephen Douglas
- largest battle ever fought on North American continent; turning point of war
- The American Civil War is considered the first of this type of war
- Senator who was assaulted on the floor of the Senate by South Carolina congressman Preston S. Brooks
- to withdraw formally from membership in the Union
- place where Santa Anna’s army killed 187 American and Tejano defenders on March 13, 1836
52 Clues: On Civil Disobedience • American National Red Cross • author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Civil War begins at this fort • Vice-President of Confederacy • another name for runaway slave • Lincoln wanted to preserve this • Southern city destroyed by Sherman • established American colony in Texas • Commander of Army of Northern Virginia • Civil War–era nickname for paper money • ...
Unit 4 Bonus Crossword 2019-11-26
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- advantage of the Union in the Civil War
- Proviso to prohibit slavery in any land acquired in the Mexican War
- In the Compromise of 1850 type of trade that was abolished in the District of Columbia
- The main army of the Union was called the Army of the _____.
- place where surrender of the Confederacy
- largest battle ever fought on North American continent; turning point of war
- led an attack that killed perhaps 400 Indian men, women, and children
- author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- Senator who was assaulted on the floor of the Senate by South Carolina congressman Preston S. Brooks
- Chief Justice who ruled that no black person could be a citizen of the United States
- a regiment of free blacks who charged Fort Wagner, South Carolina were from this state
- another name for runaway slave
- Vice-President of Confederacy
- One of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, fought to a standoff on September 17, 1862, in western Maryland
- Lincoln wanted to preserve this
- name given to escaped blacks treated as property of military value subject to confiscation
- type of sovereignty that allowed settlers in a disputed territory to decide the slavery issue for themselves
- first name of leading Black Abolitionist
- were anti-slavery because they believed slavery limited economic opportunity
- type of railroad designed to carry enslaved people
- territory and eventual free state that came to the United States as a result of its victory in the Mexican War
- command Union forces at the pivotal Battle of Antietam
- Civil War begins at this fort
- President of the Confederate States of America
- according to Stephens it was “immediate” cause of secession
- American National Red Cross
- allowed the Union to transport supplies and troops quickly
Down
- The North have superior leadership of this kind
- Commander of Army of Northern Virginia
- Border state that gave Union control of Ohio River
- The American Civil War is considered the first of this type of war
- Compromise determined unconstitutional in Dred Scott Case
- what Republicans called northern opponents of the war
- On Civil Disobedience
- America’s first tool of mass communication
- weapons of the Civil War were created by this revolution
- the Know-Nothing Party is associated with this ideology
- Creek where John Brown and his followers murdered five supporters of slavery in May 1856
- proclamation freeing the slaves in areas under Confederate control
- Southern city destroyed by Sherman
- Site associated with the abolitionist John Brown
- Civil War–era nickname for paper money
- to withdraw formally from membership in the Union
- decision in which the Supreme Court ruled that African-Americans had no rights that whites were compelled to recognize
- sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
- expansionist spirit of the early nineteenth century that God intended the American nation to reach all the way to the Pacific Ocean, ____ destiny
- established American colony in Texas
- place where Santa Anna’s army killed 187 American and Tejano defenders on March 13, 1836
- description of violence in between pro- and antislavery settlers in the Kansas Territory, 1856
- 1858 senate opponent of Stephen Douglas
- used during Civil War to shape public opinion
- led failed raid on the federal arsenal in 1859
52 Clues: On Civil Disobedience • American National Red Cross • author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Vice-President of Confederacy • Civil War begins at this fort • another name for runaway slave • Lincoln wanted to preserve this • Southern city destroyed by Sherman • established American colony in Texas • Commander of Army of Northern Virginia • Civil War–era nickname for paper money • ...
Unit 4 Bonus Crossword 2019-11-26
Across
- allowed the Union to transport supplies and troops quickly
- Proviso to prohibit slavery in any land acquired in the Mexican War
- established American colony in Texas
- led failed raid on the federal arsenal in 1859
- Senator who was assaulted on the floor of the Senate by South Carolina congressman Preston S. Brooks
- a regiment of free blacks who charged Fort Wagner, South Carolina were from this state
- first name of leading Black Abolitionist
- another name for runaway slave
- Commander of Army of Northern Virginia
- America’s first tool of mass communication
- Creek where John Brown and his followers murdered five supporters of slavery in May 1856
- Vice-President of Confederacy
- led an attack that killed perhaps 400 Indian men, women, and children
- description of violence in between pro- and antislavery settlers in the Kansas Territory, 1856
- Southern city destroyed by Sherman
- Civil War begins at this fort
- type of railroad designed to carry enslaved people
- American National Red Cross
- command Union forces at the pivotal Battle of Antietam
- type of sovereignty that allowed settlers in a disputed territory to decide the slavery issue for themselves
- expansionist spirit of the early nineteenth century that God intended the American nation to reach all the way to the Pacific Ocean, ____ destiny
- 1858 senate opponent of Stephen Douglas
- place where surrender of the Confederacy
- Lincoln wanted to preserve this
- President of the Confederate States of America
- to withdraw formally from membership in the Union
- author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- used during Civil War to shape public opinion
Down
- Compromise determined unconstitutional in Dred Scott Case
- The main army of the Union was called the Army of the _____.
- weapons of the Civil War were created by this revolution
- advantage of the Union in the Civil War
- name given to escaped blacks treated as property of military value subject to confiscation
- proclamation freeing the slaves in areas under Confederate control
- The North have superior leadership of this kind
- Site associated with the abolitionist John Brown
- the Know-Nothing Party is associated with this ideology
- Civil War–era nickname for paper money
- largest battle ever fought on North American continent; turning point of war
- decision in which the Supreme Court ruled that African-Americans had no rights that whites were compelled to recognize
- territory and eventual free state that came to the United States as a result of its victory in the Mexican War
- were anti-slavery because they believed slavery limited economic opportunity
- On Civil Disobedience
- what Republicans called northern opponents of the war
- Border state that gave Union control of Ohio River
- according to Stephens it was “immediate” cause of secession
- One of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, fought to a standoff on September 17, 1862, in western Maryland
- sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
- In the Compromise of 1850 type of trade that was abolished in the District of Columbia
- place where Santa Anna’s army killed 187 American and Tejano defenders on March 13, 1836
- Chief Justice who ruled that no black person could be a citizen of the United States
- The American Civil War is considered the first of this type of war
52 Clues: On Civil Disobedience • American National Red Cross • author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Vice-President of Confederacy • Civil War begins at this fort • another name for runaway slave • Lincoln wanted to preserve this • Southern city destroyed by Sherman • established American colony in Texas • Civil War–era nickname for paper money • Commander of Army of Northern Virginia • ...
African Wars Crossword Gabriela Jorio 2024-06-02
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- Was also nicknamed Africa's first World War
- Resulted in severe food shortages and famine in Biafra, leading to the deaths of an estimated one to three million people
- Was also known as the Biafran war
- Ethiopian red terror
- An effect of the Rwandan Civil War
- Started an armed rebellion against the government of Nigeria
- This person was considered one of the most brutal military dictators in modern day history
- The most significant and tumultuous periods in Ethiopia's history
- United Task Force
- The rise of the Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship
- This term was used to refer to diamonds mined in a war zone and sold to fun conflict
- The war arose from deep-rooted ethnic, political, and economic tensions between the _____ people
- Ethnic group found mostly in northern Nigeria
- Was a concert that helped with fundraising for African countries
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- Ethiopia and Somalia fought over a border region called Ogaden which resulted this war
- Scholars believe that it influenced the Clinton administration's decision not to intervene in the Rwandan genocide, and it has commonly been referred to as _____
- One of the longest and devastating conflicts in modern day Africa
- The Nigerian government, under ___, refused to recognize Biafra's success
- Provided critical medical assistance to civilians affected by the conflict, particularly in Biafra, where the humanitarian situation was dire
- During this clash, Somali militia forces shot down three American Black Hawk helicopters, with two crashing deep in hostile territory
- Was the Colonel of the Civil War
- The most devastating cause of the Ethiopian Civil War
- The second war in Congo officially ended when people signed this contract.
- The origins of the Somali Civil War can be traced back to the overthrow of this authoritarian regime
- This person was overthrown in a coup by parts of the Uganda Military
25 Clues: United Task Force • Ethiopian red terror • Was the Colonel of the Civil War • Was also known as the Biafran war • An effect of the Rwandan Civil War • Was also nicknamed Africa's first World War • Ethnic group found mostly in northern Nigeria • The most devastating cause of the Ethiopian Civil War • The rise of the Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship • ...
civil war 2021-04-20
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- a type of bullet used in the civil war
- how long the war was
- where people vote for 1 person
- the people who believed that slavery should be legal
- the side with the most free states
- the golden crop of the south
- the excessive use in power
- where all of the crops were grown
- the war between north carolina and south carolina
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- a state with no slavery
- one of the presidents
- to make an exchange or a deal
- where the white people made black people do things for them
- a slave that made a difference
- how the north side got all of their money
- the north side____ the war
- where all of the war supplies were made
17 Clues: how long the war was • one of the presidents • a state with no slavery • the north side____ the war • the excessive use in power • the golden crop of the south • to make an exchange or a deal • a slave that made a difference • where people vote for 1 person • where all of the crops were grown • the side with the most free states • a type of bullet used in the civil war • ...
Civil War 2021-03-30
Across
- Capital of the North
- unrestricted expansion of slavery
- no expansion of slavery
- had a population of 9 million, 3.5 million were slaves
- contained most of the nation’s factories
- controlled most of nation’s wealth
- Led troops to victory in Tennessee and Mississippi, and, in 1864, became Commanding General of Union Army
- preserve the Union
- Commander of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
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- had little industry
- allow territories to vote on practice of slavery
- Nurse
- soldiers wore GRAY
- had a population of 22 million
- soldiers wore BLUE
- Had a hard time getting loans from foreign banks
- 1861 - 1865
17 Clues: Nurse • 1861 - 1865 • soldiers wore GRAY • soldiers wore BLUE • preserve the Union • had little industry • Capital of the North • no expansion of slavery • had a population of 22 million • unrestricted expansion of slavery • controlled most of nation’s wealth • contained most of the nation’s factories • allow territories to vote on practice of slavery • ...
Civil War 2021-10-26
Across
- Support for ones own nation
- Leader of the underground railroad
- The place where the civil war ended
- Allowed Southerners to recapture slaves in the North
- Freed all slaves in confederate territories
- Author of the Star Spangled Banner
- Abraham Lincoln's killer
- The act of ending slavery
- The first machine gun
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- Published Uncle Toms Cabin
- Resulted in Maine becoming a free state
- Placing region interests above Nation interests
- Event where slaves were freed on a Virginia farm, and 60 white people were killed.
- First president of the United states
- First battle of the Civil War
- The Union strategy during the war
- Where california entered as a free state and Utah and New Mexico would vote to ban slavery
17 Clues: The first machine gun • Abraham Lincoln's killer • The act of ending slavery • Published Uncle Toms Cabin • Support for ones own nation • First battle of the Civil War • The Union strategy during the war • Leader of the underground railroad • Author of the Star Spangled Banner • The place where the civil war ended • First president of the United states • ...
Civil War 2023-02-27
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- plan to surround a area
- To end, get rid of,destroy
- a area of production with consumption of goods
- a group of pro slavery ,white supremacist
- no more supplies
- death
- southern states leave the USA government
- island in charleston harbor
- a state of armed conflict between different nations
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- the 16th president in the United states
- both sides are trying to invade,conquer each other
- a person that didn't want
- Missouri,Kentucky,Maryland,Delaware
- another name for the north
- farmland where slaves work
- the battle of _______ had the largest number of casualties in the war
- hate to ones skin color
17 Clues: death • no more supplies • plan to surround a area • hate to ones skin color • a person that didn't want • To end, get rid of,destroy • another name for the north • farmland where slaves work • island in charleston harbor • Missouri,Kentucky,Maryland,Delaware • the 16th president in the United states • southern states leave the USA government • ...
Civil war 2023-04-05
Across
- E Lee Confederate General
- Bad guys
- Lincoln President of the USA
- Davis President Of CAS
- To Leave or withdraw
- Worst Country
- Best Country
- Deaths
- Good Guys
- War Camera Really Old camera
- States Cant Decide
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- War War on All aspects of Life
- S. Grant American General
- To be Freed
- Armoured Boat
- Barton Important Nurse
- USA Love VS Hater
- Rights Rights and powers for states
18 Clues: Deaths • Bad guys • Good Guys • To be Freed • Best Country • Armoured Boat • Worst Country • USA Love VS Hater • To Leave or withdraw • States Cant Decide • Davis President Of CAS • S. Grant American General • Barton Important Nurse • War Camera Really Old camera • E Lee Confederate General • Lincoln President of the USA • War War on All aspects of Life • ...
Civil War 2012-11-27
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- leader of the Confederate Army
- the capital of the confederacy
- ____________ Compromise of 1820
- what had recently been discovered in California
- to kill someone important
- President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
- amendment which outlawed slavery
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- President of the Unites States during the Civil War
- one of the original seven states of the confederacy
- trans-continental __________, completed in 1869
- territory purchased from Russia in 1867
- proclamation which freed the slaves
- leader of the Union Army
- the main cause of the Civil War
- to leave or stop being a part of
- one of the states of the Northwest Territory
- main type of farm in the south
17 Clues: leader of the Union Army • to kill someone important • leader of the Confederate Army • the capital of the confederacy • main type of farm in the south • ____________ Compromise of 1820 • the main cause of the Civil War • to leave or stop being a part of • amendment which outlawed slavery • proclamation which freed the slaves • territory purchased from Russia in 1867 • ...
Civil War 2025-12-16
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- This part of the country felt it had the right to nullify, or ignore, a federal law in felt was unfair
- The South felt its right to ignore the national tariff based on the idea of _____ rights
- The Georgia _____ offered only a temporary solution to disagreements between the North and South
- The South feared they might lose political influence if ______ was prohibited in new territories
- This 2nd deadliest battle of the Civil War was fought here in the state of Georgia as the Union planned to move towards Atlanta
- This Union general's March to the Sea ended any chance of the South winning the war
- This Georgia prison faced severe overcrowding and lack of supplies due to the blockade leading to the death of thousands of Union POW's
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- By capturing Atlanta, Sherman was able to destroy many _____ tracks and disrupt movement of goods into Georgia
- The Dred Scott case ruled slaves were not citizens but considered property of their owner
- Lincoln's election led to increased tension in the country and the possibility southern states might do this
- Sherman first goal was to capture this important industrial and transportation center in Georgia
- The split of this party into Northern and Southern branches aided in Lincoln's election in 1860
- This part of the country was upset about the ruling in the Dred Scott case
- This northern war strategy effectively reduced trade coming into and out of Georgia's ports
- This president was elected without any southern support
- The Nullification Crisis was based on an unfair ____ that would damage the South's economy
- Sherman's path of destruction through Georgia eventually led to his capturing this important Georgia port city
17 Clues: This president was elected without any southern support • This part of the country was upset about the ruling in the Dred Scott case • This Union general's March to the Sea ended any chance of the South winning the war • The South felt its right to ignore the national tariff based on the idea of _____ rights • ...
Civil War 2014-04-28
Across
- systematic destruction of an entire land—not just an army
- Union general who led the March to the Sea
- statement by President Lincoln that freed all slaves in the Confederacy
- battle began when on July 1, 1863 when the Confederates entered a town for supplies and encountered Union troops
- paper money that the North printed to raise money for the war
- the Union’s plan to surround the south
- bloodiest day of the entire Civil War was the Battle of
- Union general at the Battle of Shiloh
- major general of the Confederate army
- Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri, those states that had slavery but decided to stay in the Union
- April battle in Tennessee that lasted only two days, but included some of the most bloody fighting of the war
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- freed all slaves in the entire United States
- site of Robert E. Lee’s surrender
- most famous of the all black regiments of the Union army
- Union general at Antietam
- Confederate general at the Battle of Bull Run
- first major battle of the Civil War
17 Clues: Union general at Antietam • site of Robert E. Lee’s surrender • first major battle of the Civil War • Union general at the Battle of Shiloh • major general of the Confederate army • the Union’s plan to surround the south • Union general who led the March to the Sea • freed all slaves in the entire United States • Confederate general at the Battle of Bull Run • ...
Civil War 2016-03-11
Across
- the condition of a slave; bondage
- the state of being allied
- States States between the North and the South -
- unloyal to government
- be composed of
- Holding allowing slavery
- region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
- the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
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- Kentucky, and Maryland
- War a war between regions within the same country.
- Lincoln 16th president
- Proclamation Document freeing slaves
- Soldier a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War
- to withdraw formally from an alliance
- to get rid of
- Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln
- sumter Fort in South Carolina where the war began
17 Clues: to get rid of • be composed of • unloyal to government • Kentucky, and Maryland • Lincoln 16th president • Holding allowing slavery • the state of being allied • the condition of a slave; bondage • Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln • Proclamation Document freeing slaves • to withdraw formally from an alliance • States States between the North and the South - • ...
Civil War 2023-04-04
Across
- Number of years the Civil War lasted
- Union General that used Total War to destroy Confederate resources toward the end of the war
- Said the words "Malice toward none, charity toward all" in his second inaugural address to show compassion and forgiveness to the South at the end of the war.
- Famous speech Lincoln gave at the opening of the gravesite for all those who died in battle. In the speech Lincoln explains the purpose of fighting and importance of everyone in the future helping to ensure the experiment of democracy lasts
- Confederate capital city
- Bloodiest day of the war. Battle where Stonewall Jackson kept the Union from advancing to take over Richmond.
- Turning point in the war in the East where Lee's army had to retreat and then never tried invading the north again.
- City where Sherman began his march to the sea doing "total warfare"
- What happened at Appomattox Courthouse
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- What the Union did as part of the Anaconda plan to hurt the Confederate economy
- Where the Civil War started when the Confederates fired upon Union troops to get control over the military resources and take over the fort
- Name of the Proclamation given by Lincoln to keep the British from supporting the Confederacy
- Confederate President
- Siege then battle where Union finally took control of the Mississippi
- Main Confederate General (both names and middle initial)
- River that Union wanted to control to stop the trade in the Confederacy
- Union General at Vicksburg
17 Clues: Confederate President • Confederate capital city • Union General at Vicksburg • Number of years the Civil War lasted • What happened at Appomattox Courthouse • Main Confederate General (both names and middle initial) • City where Sherman began his march to the sea doing "total warfare" • Siege then battle where Union finally took control of the Mississippi • ...
Civil War 2017-05-27
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- an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina, and the seventh Vice President of the United States from 1825 to 1832.
- covered or protected with iron
- a military operation in which enemy forces surround a town or building, cutting off essential supplies, with the aim of compelling the surrender of those inside.
- a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
- founder and editor of the New-York Tribune
- a U.S. Army officer, railroad president and politician who served as a major general during the Civil War (1861-65)
- a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
- set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions.
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- an American politician who twice served in the United States House of Representatives, representing New Hampshire and Massachusetts
- law military government involving the suspension of ordinary law.
- commanded the Union armies of the West in the decisive drive from Chattanooga to Atlanta and the famous “march to the sea” across Georgia.
- withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
- a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention.
- states, any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
- a person killed or injured in a war or accident.
- compulsory recruitment for military service.
- A Whig political leader of the early nineteenth century known for his efforts to keep the United States one nation despite sharp controversy among Americans over slavery.
17 Clues: covered or protected with iron • founder and editor of the New-York Tribune • compulsory recruitment for military service. • a person killed or injured in a war or accident. • a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger. • law military government involving the suspension of ordinary law. • set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions. • ...
Civil War 2023-05-09
Across
- first state to leave the Union
- Constitutional union party nominated in 1860
- President of North
- states that succeeded called
- larger population was an advantage for the...
- which party was divided in the 1860 election
- Fort Sumter was located by which city
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- Capital of the South
- Northern Democrats Nominated in 1860
- Union state in the North East corner
- Southern Democrats nominated in 1860
- Confederate state between Mississippi and Georgia
- excellent military leaders was an advantage for
- capital of the North
- first battle of Civil War
- Union state between Indiana and Pennsylvania
- President of the South
17 Clues: President of North • Capital of the South • capital of the North • President of the South • first battle of Civil War • states that succeeded called • first state to leave the Union • Northern Democrats Nominated in 1860 • Union state in the North East corner • Southern Democrats nominated in 1860 • Fort Sumter was located by which city • ...
Civil war 2023-05-12
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- President elected in 1860
- Battle that ended slavery
- Who was upset about the anti-slavery laws after lincoln was re-elected?
- The first battle
- Bloodiest battle of civil war
- What was the cause for the war?
- The amendment after the war that ended slavery
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- Battle with the win for both armies
- Southern states
- Battle that gave Grant a huge advantage
- Where slavery was found?
- Act of 1867
- Who was upset slavery was not allowed below the line?
- Northern states
- General of confederate armies
- General of Union armies
- Battle that inspired Lincoln
17 Clues: Act of 1867 • Southern states • Northern states • The first battle • General of Union armies • Where slavery was found? • President elected in 1860 • Battle that ended slavery • Battle that inspired Lincoln • General of confederate armies • Bloodiest battle of civil war • What was the cause for the war? • Battle with the win for both armies • Battle that gave Grant a huge advantage • ...
Civil War Vocab 2024-04-11
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- The process of building military defenses, such as forts or defensive structures, to protect an area from attack.
- A military operation in which enemy forces surround a fortified location, cutting off essential supplies and communications until the defenders surrender.
- The freeing of enslaved people, particularly referring to Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War.
- The Southern states that seceded from the Union and formed their own government during the Civil War.
- A person who actively campaigned for the abolition or outlawing of slavery.
- The use of naval forces to prevent ships or goods from entering or leaving a port or region, often used as a strategy during wartime.
- Soldiers who fight on horseback, often used for reconnaissance, skirmishes, or rapid movement during battles.
- The withdrawal of a state from the Union, such as the secession of Southern states before the Civil War.
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- Large-caliber weapons, such as cannons or mortars, used in warfare to launch projectiles over long distances.
- Foot soldiers who fight on foot, typically armed with rifles or other small arms.
- The period following the Civil War during which the United States attempted to rebuild and reconcile the Southern states.
- The area or location where a battle or military engagement takes place.
- War: A war fought between the Northern and Southern states of the United States from 1861 to 1865.
- To yield to the power, control, or possession of another, often used to describe the act of capitulating in war.
- The Northern states that remained loyal to the United States government during the Civil War.
15 Clues: The area or location where a battle or military engagement takes place. • A person who actively campaigned for the abolition or outlawing of slavery. • Foot soldiers who fight on foot, typically armed with rifles or other small arms. • The Northern states that remained loyal to the United States government during the Civil War. • ...
Unit 4 Bonus Crossword 2019-11-26
Across
- command Union forces at the pivotal Battle of Antietam
- Proviso to prohibit slavery in any land acquired in the Mexican War
- description of violence in between pro- and antislavery settlers in the Kansas Territory, 1856
- advantage of the Union in the Civil War
- weapons of the Civil War were created by this revolution
- led an attack that killed perhaps 400 Indian men, women, and children
- Lincoln wanted to preserve this
- the Know-Nothing Party is associated with this ideology
- Senator who was assaulted on the floor of the Senate by South Carolina congressman Preston S. Brooks
- type of railroad designed to carry enslaved people
- Border state that gave Union control of Ohio River
- expansionist spirit of the early nineteenth century that God intended the American nation to reach all the way to the Pacific Ocean, ____ destiny
- Southern city destroyed by Sherman
- what Republicans called northern opponents of the war
- another name for runaway slave
- name given to escaped blacks treated as property of military value subject to confiscation
- Compromise determined unconstitutional in Dred Scott Case
- author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- Site associated with the abolitionist John Brown
- used during Civil War to shape public opinion
- proclamation freeing the slaves in areas under Confederate control
- were anti-slavery because they believed slavery limited economic opportunity
- according to Stephens it was “immediate” cause of secession
- place where surrender of the Confederacy
- established American colony in Texas
- 1858 senate opponent of Stephen Douglas
- sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
- America’s first tool of mass communication
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- first name of leading Black Abolitionist
- Vice-President of Confederacy
- The American Civil War is considered the first of this type of war
- The main army of the Union was called the Army of the _____.
- allowed the Union to transport supplies and troops quickly
- territory and eventual free state that came to the United States as a result of its victory in the Mexican War
- decision in which the Supreme Court ruled that African-Americans had no rights that whites were compelled to recognize
- led failed raid on the federal arsenal in 1859
- Civil War–era nickname for paper money
- Creek where John Brown and his followers murdered five supporters of slavery in May 1856
- to withdraw formally from membership in the Union
- American National Red Cross
- Commander of Army of Northern Virginia
- Civil War begins at this fort
- Chief Justice who ruled that no black person could be a citizen of the United States
- a regiment of free blacks who charged Fort Wagner, South Carolina were from this state
- President of the Confederate States of America
- One of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, fought to a standoff on September 17, 1862, in western Maryland
- place where Santa Anna’s army killed 187 American and Tejano defenders on March 13, 1836
- The North have superior leadership of this kind
- On Civil Disobedience
- largest battle ever fought on North American continent; turning point of war
- type of sovereignty that allowed settlers in a disputed territory to decide the slavery issue for themselves
- In the Compromise of 1850 type of trade that was abolished in the District of Columbia
52 Clues: On Civil Disobedience • American National Red Cross • author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Vice-President of Confederacy • Civil War begins at this fort • another name for runaway slave • Lincoln wanted to preserve this • Southern city destroyed by Sherman • established American colony in Texas • Civil War–era nickname for paper money • Commander of Army of Northern Virginia • ...
Unit 4 Bonus Crossword 2019-11-26
Across
- allowed the Union to transport supplies and troops quickly
- largest battle ever fought on North American continent; turning point of war
- Creek where John Brown and his followers murdered five supporters of slavery in May 1856
- territory and eventual free state that came to the United States as a result of its victory in the Mexican War
- a regiment of free blacks who charged Fort Wagner, South Carolina were from this state
- were anti-slavery because they believed slavery limited economic opportunity
- decision in which the Supreme Court ruled that African-Americans had no rights that whites were compelled to recognize
- place where Santa Anna’s army killed 187 American and Tejano defenders on March 13, 1836
- first name of leading Black Abolitionist
- type of railroad designed to carry enslaved people
- Southern city destroyed by Sherman
- Proviso to prohibit slavery in any land acquired in the Mexican War
- name given to escaped blacks treated as property of military value subject to confiscation
- The main army of the Union was called the Army of the _____.
- expansionist spirit of the early nineteenth century that God intended the American nation to reach all the way to the Pacific Ocean, ____ destiny
- the Know-Nothing Party is associated with this ideology
- American National Red Cross
- command Union forces at the pivotal Battle of Antietam
- type of sovereignty that allowed settlers in a disputed territory to decide the slavery issue for themselves
- The North have superior leadership of this kind
- America’s first tool of mass communication
- The American Civil War is considered the first of this type of war
- advantage of the Union in the Civil War
- led failed raid on the federal arsenal in 1859
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- President of the Confederate States of America
- author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- 1858 senate opponent of Stephen Douglas
- proclamation freeing the slaves in areas under Confederate control
- Site associated with the abolitionist John Brown
- On Civil Disobedience
- Border state that gave Union control of Ohio River
- Lincoln wanted to preserve this
- Senator who was assaulted on the floor of the Senate by South Carolina congressman Preston S. Brooks
- In the Compromise of 1850 type of trade that was abolished in the District of Columbia
- Civil War–era nickname for paper money
- led an attack that killed perhaps 400 Indian men, women, and children
- what Republicans called northern opponents of the war
- description of violence in between pro- and antislavery settlers in the Kansas Territory, 1856
- weapons of the Civil War were created by this revolution
- another name for runaway slave
- One of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, fought to a standoff on September 17, 1862, in western Maryland
- used during Civil War to shape public opinion
- Vice-President of Confederacy
- sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
- place where surrender of the Confederacy
- Compromise determined unconstitutional in Dred Scott Case
- according to Stephens it was “immediate” cause of secession
- to withdraw formally from membership in the Union
- established American colony in Texas
- Chief Justice who ruled that no black person could be a citizen of the United States
- Civil War begins at this fort
- Commander of Army of Northern Virginia
52 Clues: On Civil Disobedience • American National Red Cross • author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Vice-President of Confederacy • Civil War begins at this fort • another name for runaway slave • Lincoln wanted to preserve this • Southern city destroyed by Sherman • established American colony in Texas • Civil War–era nickname for paper money • Commander of Army of Northern Virginia • ...
Civil War Review 2019-01-08
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- a person who supported the union cause during the war
- slave who sued US government for his freedom
- act that allowed territories to vote on slavery issue
- first battle of the Civil War
- government formed in 1861 by 11 southern states
- location of Lee's surrender
- commander of the Bayou City steamer at Galveston battle
- focus on the interests of one's region
- economy supported by cash crops and slaves
- bloodiest day in American military history
- battle in which Union cut Confederacy in two
- "The North" or USA during the Civil War
- to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to
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- last battle of the Civil War
- act that prohibited slavery north of the 36,30 line
- Union strategy to defeat the South
- Lincoln's assassin
- Confederate general who surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
- Lincoln's order that freed southern slaves
- first state to secede
- Texas governor who enforced Conscription Act
- Republican president who won the 1860 election
- Confederate general who recaptured Galveston
23 Clues: Lincoln's assassin • first state to secede • location of Lee's surrender • last battle of the Civil War • first battle of the Civil War • Union strategy to defeat the South • focus on the interests of one's region • "The North" or USA during the Civil War • Lincoln's order that freed southern slaves • economy supported by cash crops and slaves • ...
Crossword 9.5: Early Years of the Civil War (Pages 433-438 2024-10-10
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- Union General at the Battle of Shiloh
- a major Civil War victory for the Confederacy in this city caused Robert E Lee to initiate an offensive attack on Maryland
- bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War that was fought in Maryland
- Battle that took place in the western theater of the Civil War that started as a surprise attack by the South and resulted in a key victory for the Union
- president of the Confederacy
- the Emancipation Proclamation helped kept the Confederacy from getting support from what group of people
- Main Civil War General in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War
- Lincoln drafted the Emancipation Proclamation very carefully to avoid having this group secede from the Union
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- first major battle of the Civil War
- city in Tennessee that the Union was marching toward to seize control of a railroad junction when they faced a surprise from the Confederates
- Union General at the Battle of Antietam
- Lincoln's general in charge of the fighting at Bull Run
- abolitionist who helped convince Lincoln to draft the Emancipation Proclamation
13 Clues: president of the Confederacy • first major battle of the Civil War • Union General at the Battle of Shiloh • Union General at the Battle of Antietam • Lincoln's general in charge of the fighting at Bull Run • Main Civil War General in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War • bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War that was fought in Maryland • ...
The Civil War 2022-12-02
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- The president during the Civil war.
- A war in the civil war that that starts with "A"
- To put an end to something
- The state of being a slave
- The south side of the states.
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- The war in 1861.
- A star that slaves would follow.
- the north side of the states.
- A war in the civil war that starts with "g."
- A war in the Civil War that starts with "B."
10 Clues: The war in 1861. • To put an end to something • The state of being a slave • the north side of the states. • The south side of the states. • A star that slaves would follow. • The president during the Civil war. • A war in the civil war that starts with "g." • A war in the Civil War that starts with "B." • A war in the civil war that that starts with "A"
Important people in the Civil War 2023-11-15
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- She provided medical and other care for the many escaped enslaved people that flocked to Union lines.
- He led Union forces in crushing campaigns through the South, marching through Georgia and the Carolinas.
- He commanded troops in North Carolina and later participated in the defense of Petersburg.
- he began commanding all the cavalry brigades for the Army of Northern Virginia in March of 1862.
- an African American who escaped enslavement in North Carolina, became a Union spy during the Civil War and recruited Black soldiers to fight with the North.
- one of the most famous Confederate spies during the American Civil War (1861–1865)
- served as a Union soldier under the names Edwin Wakeman and Lyons Wakeman.
- the first regiment of African-American soldiers
- A commander in chief who was responsible for how the war was conducted.
- helped distribute needed supplies to the Union Army during the Civil War and later founded the disaster relief organization
- served the Army for decades and undoubtedly contributed to Union victory in the Civil War through his creation of the Army of the Potomac
- He defeated Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia in the Battle of Gettysburg
- organized relief groups, made speeches, wrote reports and news bulletins, and fundraised.
- He led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
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- commanded the Army of Northern Virginia
- was responsible for establishing 300 field hospitals during the war
- He served as the Regimental Surgeon of the Seventh U.S. Colored Troops.
- A black male slave commandeered a Confederate ship
- her literacy proved most useful and enabled her to serve as the reading instructor for the regiment of former slaves.
- an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
- was among the most productive Union spies, operating a sophisticated espionage ring in the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
- the last Whig Party candidate for U.S. president
- He presided over the South's creation of its own armed forces and acquisition of weapons.
- an American advocate on behalf of the indigent mentally ill
- he defeated superior Union forces at Front Royal, Winchester, Cross Keys, and Port Republic.
- She went on to become one of the best known Confederate nurses of the Western Theater.
26 Clues: commanded the Army of Northern Virginia • the first regiment of African-American soldiers • the last Whig Party candidate for U.S. president • A black male slave commandeered a Confederate ship • an American advocate on behalf of the indigent mentally ill • was responsible for establishing 300 field hospitals during the war • ...
Unit 4 Bonus Crossword 2019-11-26
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- Proviso to prohibit slavery in any land acquired in the Mexican War
- American National Red Cross
- The American Civil War is considered the first of this type of war
- to withdraw formally from membership in the Union
- Vice-President of Confederacy
- type of railroad designed to carry enslaved people
- name given to escaped blacks treated as property of military value subject to confiscation
- Chief Justice who ruled that no black person could be a citizen of the United States
- America’s first tool of mass communication
- On Civil Disobedience
- Site associated with the abolitionist John Brown
- One of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War, fought to a standoff on September 17, 1862, in western Maryland
- Creek where John Brown and his followers murdered five supporters of slavery in May 1856
- sponsored the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
- territory and eventual free state that came to the United States as a result of its victory in the Mexican War
- Commander of Army of Northern Virginia
- used during Civil War to shape public opinion
- first name of leading Black Abolitionist
- established American colony in Texas
- weapons of the Civil War were created by this revolution
- The North have superior leadership of this kind
- the Know-Nothing Party is associated with this ideology
- place where surrender of the Confederacy
- another name for runaway slave
- led failed raid on the federal arsenal in 1859
- Civil War–era nickname for paper money
- according to Stephens it was “immediate” cause of secession
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- 1858 senate opponent of Stephen Douglas
- President of the Confederate States of America
- In the Compromise of 1850 type of trade that was abolished in the District of Columbia
- what Republicans called northern opponents of the war
- description of violence in between pro- and antislavery settlers in the Kansas Territory, 1856
- a regiment of free blacks who charged Fort Wagner, South Carolina were from this state
- allowed the Union to transport supplies and troops quickly
- were anti-slavery because they believed slavery limited economic opportunity
- place where Santa Anna’s army killed 187 American and Tejano defenders on March 13, 1836
- Southern city destroyed by Sherman
- type of sovereignty that allowed settlers in a disputed territory to decide the slavery issue for themselves
- proclamation freeing the slaves in areas under Confederate control
- The main army of the Union was called the Army of the _____.
- expansionist spirit of the early nineteenth century that God intended the American nation to reach all the way to the Pacific Ocean, ____ destiny
- author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- Compromise determined unconstitutional in Dred Scott Case
- decision in which the Supreme Court ruled that African-Americans had no rights that whites were compelled to recognize
- led an attack that killed perhaps 400 Indian men, women, and children
- Border state that gave Union control of Ohio River
- command Union forces at the pivotal Battle of Antietam
- largest battle ever fought on North American continent; turning point of war
- Senator who was assaulted on the floor of the Senate by South Carolina congressman Preston S. Brooks
- Civil War begins at this fort
- advantage of the Union in the Civil War
- Lincoln wanted to preserve this
52 Clues: On Civil Disobedience • American National Red Cross • author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Vice-President of Confederacy • Civil War begins at this fort • another name for runaway slave • Lincoln wanted to preserve this • Southern city destroyed by Sherman • established American colony in Texas • Commander of Army of Northern Virginia • Civil War–era nickname for paper money • ...
Civil war and reconstrution 2020-02-27
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- The name of what the north was called
- The battle of a fort in which started the civil war
- the time period in which followed the civil war
- Someone was shot and killed after the civil war
- leader of a march in the south
- Leader of the Union army
- Leader of the confederate army
- The turning point in the war
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- the name of what the south was called.
- the main war in which the North and the South fought.
- President of the southern states
- The man who assassinated president Lincoln
- Place where a battle and a march took place
- congress's way to get rid of President Johnson
- Black men and women were forced into labor
15 Clues: Leader of the Union army • The turning point in the war • leader of a march in the south • Leader of the confederate army • President of the southern states • The name of what the north was called • the name of what the south was called. • The man who assassinated president Lincoln • Black men and women were forced into labor • Place where a battle and a march took place • ...
Poetry during the Civil War 2022-03-03
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- amount of states involved in the civil war
- the bottom region that took place in the civil war
- most common form of literature.
- most popular civil war poetry writer
- the top region that took place in the civil war
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- where a majority of the war took place
- Took place during Apr 12, 1861 – Apr 9, 1865.
- the country the civil war took place in
- what was poetry used to show
- the amount of different types of poems
10 Clues: what was poetry used to show • most common form of literature. • most popular civil war poetry writer • where a majority of the war took place • the amount of different types of poems • the country the civil war took place in • amount of states involved in the civil war • Took place during Apr 12, 1861 – Apr 9, 1865. • the top region that took place in the civil war • ...
PASW Week 18 2024-05-16
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- led a Union counterattack at the 2nd Battle of Manassas
- the location and nickname of the United States Military Academy
- relating to soldiers or armed forces
- the governor of Pennsylvania during the Civil War
- Democrats from the North who opposed the war
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- led the Union army at the Battle of Gettysburg
- promoted to General during the Civil War; became Governor of Pennsylvania after the war
- the army of the north during the Civil War
- the boundary between the Northern and Southern states
- the states that fought the Union during the Civil War
- a Lieutenant General from Pennsylvania who fought for the Confederacy
- the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body
- wounded 4 times; lost his right leg due to his injuries.
13 Clues: relating to soldiers or armed forces • the army of the north during the Civil War • Democrats from the North who opposed the war • led the Union army at the Battle of Gettysburg • the governor of Pennsylvania during the Civil War • the boundary between the Northern and Southern states • the states that fought the Union during the Civil War • ...
The Civil War 2024-03-07
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- A gun used in the war
- Before the war
- The battle of ____ was the main turning point of the war.
- Large bore mounted firearms
- The Union's president during the war.
- The book that opened people's eyes about slavery.
- A cluster of cannon in action as a group
- The main issue that caused the civil war
- To end a war you have to _____ with the enemy.
- The Confederate's president during the war.
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- The deadliest weapon in the Civil War.
- The name of the Southern states that seceded from the Union
- Activities associated with the government
- Showing a desire to resist authority, control, or convention
- The name of a person against slavery.
- The side known as the Confederate States of America.
- The side known as the Union
- The way Lincoln died
- An organized military force equipped for fighting on land
- States The name of the slave owning states that stayed with the North.
- The south ____ from the Union.
21 Clues: Before the war • The way Lincoln died • A gun used in the war • Large bore mounted firearms • The side known as the Union • The south ____ from the Union. • The name of a person against slavery. • The Union's president during the war. • The deadliest weapon in the Civil War. • A cluster of cannon in action as a group • The main issue that caused the civil war • ...
NC: American Revolution & Civil War 2019-04-02
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- NC was the ____ state to secede from the union.
- Rights, Many Southerners believed that slavery was a ___________ ____________ and should be controlled by the state.
- Last name of the person who began NC's first colony (also the name of the capital!)
- The way many slaves escaped slavery in the south.
- Trading goods without the use of money
- NC became the last state to join the _________ (opposite of the union)
- People who were against slavery
- Penelope Barker organized the ____________ Tea Party.
- Items grown in order to be sold for money
- To withdraw (Southern states did this to the union)
- NC's first colony
- The south's economy relied on _____ and in particular, cotton.
- The road taken by pioneers on their quest to settle NC's Piedmont region
- War fought in order to declare independence from England
- Many northerners worked in _______ prior to the Civil War.
- War fought between the north and south
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- Colonists were upset about ______________ without representation
- Phrase on Benjamin Franklin's popular American Revolution Political Cartoon
- Change to the Constitution
- Document signed in 1776 declaring separation from England
- A colony ruled by the king
- President during the Civil War
- Old name for the Piedmont region of NC
- Native American group in western North Carolina that was pushed out by settlers
- Nickname for NC stemming from the soldiers in the Civil War
25 Clues: NC's first colony • Change to the Constitution • A colony ruled by the king • President during the Civil War • People who were against slavery • Trading goods without the use of money • Old name for the Piedmont region of NC • War fought between the north and south • Items grown in order to be sold for money • NC was the ____ state to secede from the union. • ...
Civil War 2024-05-16
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- band of antislavery guerrillas in Kansas and Missouri before and during the American Civil War
- official beginning of the civil war
- deadliest battle of the war up until that time. Allowed union to penetrate the confederate interior
- union victory which led to end of war
- who were anti-immigrant sentiment
- largest slave auction ever in US
- ended the Confederate Army of Northern virginia's first invasion into the North and led to the emancipation proclamation
- launch a full-scale frontal assault on confederacy
- farmers that did not own slaves despite being in the south
- provided the opportunity for African Americans to solidify their family
- one of the largest and deadliest battles of the Civil war
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- a way to scare the population of georgia into abandoning confederate cause
- first major battle of the war
- those who were enslaved escape
- gave union control of the Mississippi river
- Escaped slaves
- The Union victory in the largest battle of the Atlanta Campaign
17 Clues: Escaped slaves • first major battle of the war • those who were enslaved escape • largest slave auction ever in US • who were anti-immigrant sentiment • official beginning of the civil war • union victory which led to end of war • gave union control of the Mississippi river • launch a full-scale frontal assault on confederacy • ...
Israel Defining Wars 2022-01-11
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- Which side does Israel help in the civil war in Lebanon?
- who warns Golda Meir about the Yom Kippur War
- Whos air force did Israel decimate in the Six-Day War?
- Which side lost the Six-Day War?
- who resigned after the Six-Day War?
- Where does Syria invade during the Yom Kippur war?
- Which country issued false reports in 1956 that Israeli troops were amassing at the Syrian border?
- Which country attacked Jerusalem in 1956?
- The ____ supported Egypt throughout these wars
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- The civil war in Lebanon was between Christians and _____
- Who was fighting against Jordan in Black September?
- What Egyptian did Israel take after the Six-Day War?
- Who attacked first in 1956?
- The Six-Day War was Israel vs Egypt, Jordan, and ____
- Who was the Prime minister during the Yom Kippur war?
- What organization was formed after the 1956 war?
- What canal does Egypt close to Israel multiple times?
- Who was the prime minister during the Six-Day War?
18 Clues: Who attacked first in 1956? • Which side lost the Six-Day War? • who resigned after the Six-Day War? • Which country attacked Jerusalem in 1956? • who warns Golda Meir about the Yom Kippur War • The ____ supported Egypt throughout these wars • What organization was formed after the 1956 war? • Where does Syria invade during the Yom Kippur war? • ...
Reconstruction Project 2015-03-03
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- use to set up help for former slaves after the civil war
- Succeded Abraham Licoln as a President
- a system in which landowners and former slaves work together
- amendement adopted in 1868
- wanted to destroy the political power
- a bill passed in 1864 and vetoed by the president
- a law passed after civil war restricting afriacan ameriacans
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- started in Tennesse in 1866 a socail club for confederate veterans
- Northener who moved to the south after the civil war
- one of the congressional Republican
- a period of rebuliding after the civil war
- to formally charge an offical with miscondct in the office house
- a system where famers that supply their own material for rent
- the first african american amercian senetor
14 Clues: amendement adopted in 1868 • one of the congressional Republican • wanted to destroy the political power • Succeded Abraham Licoln as a President • a period of rebuliding after the civil war • the first african american amercian senetor • a bill passed in 1864 and vetoed by the president • Northener who moved to the south after the civil war • ...
Civil War Events 2021-02-17
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- the main strategy used by the south (it means to just stay alive and not get defeated)
- the name of the Union strategy used by General Scott to "snake" around the South and surround them
- Over four __________ slaves gained their freedom as a result of the Civil War.
- this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War and was the turning point that set the stage for the Union to win the war.
- this strategy was used by General Sherman and General Grant and meant totally destroying everything and everyone belonging to the enemy
- this system in the North was used to transport goods and gave the an advantage
- the first major battle of the Civil War happened here
- The Gettysburg ____________ was made by President Lincoln to help rally the North and remind them why they were fighting.
- the last name of the Union general who led the North in the later years of the Civil War
- On Sherman's March to the Sea he burned this city and then destroyed everything in a path down to Savannah
- the last name of a Southern General known for standing his ground in battle
- General Lee did this at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, ending the war.
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- the name of the official statement given by President Lincoln that all slaves were now freed.
- Exposure to the __________ was one of the main causes of death in the War.
- in this battle, the Union set up a blockade and cut off all supplies to the Confederacy, who surrendered on July 4, 1863.
- this side won the first major battle of the Civil War
- Cross Clara Barton cared for many wounded soldiers in the war and founded this organization who helps those in crisis to this day.
- the South had lots of experienced ____________ in charge.
18 Clues: this side won the first major battle of the Civil War • the first major battle of the Civil War happened here • the South had lots of experienced ____________ in charge. • Exposure to the __________ was one of the main causes of death in the War. • the last name of a Southern General known for standing his ground in battle • ...
Civil War Crossword 2017-04-20
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- code developed to communitcate wihout opposition knowing
- weapon that was a big reason for many deaths during the war
- person in political party that was to prevent slavery
- place in virginia where brown led a raid on a federal arsenal
- Place where General Lee surrendered his army
- Leading General of Union for the Civil War
- general who got his nickname by his never retreat policy
- person in political party allowing to spread slavery
- union military post; confederates attack it, starts war
- Elected President of Union in 1860
- owning of african americans and using them for work with no pay
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- gun created during civil war, used by most
- document that states all slaves are allowed free
- Ship proctected by iron armor
- Northern side who where anti-slavery for war
- Leading General of Union for war
- Person who wanted to end slavery
- to leave or withdraw union
- plan used by union in war(surround them, split in two)
- Southern side who were proslavery for war
20 Clues: to leave or withdraw union • Ship proctected by iron armor • Leading General of Union for war • Person who wanted to end slavery • Elected President of Union in 1860 • Southern side who were proslavery for war • gun created during civil war, used by most • Leading General of Union for the Civil War • Northern side who where anti-slavery for war • ...
Levi's Russian Revolution 2016-02-22
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- holy healing man
- less radical
- Soviet Russia
- lead by Vladimir Lenin, radicals
- Russia and Japan
- china,north korea
- parliament
- Lenin's economic policy
- last czar of Russia
- leader of Bolsheviks
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- took over after the czars
- guards
- losers of civil war
- so original
- leader of the first Provisional government
- father of Communism
- winners of civil war
- working class
- took over after Lenin
19 Clues: guards • parliament • so original • less radical • Soviet Russia • working class • holy healing man • Russia and Japan • china,north korea • losers of civil war • father of Communism • last czar of Russia • winners of civil war • leader of Bolsheviks • took over after Lenin • Lenin's economic policy • took over after the czars • lead by Vladimir Lenin, radicals • ...
US History to World War I - Part 3 2022-01-17
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- A. Johnson, B. Clinton, D. Trump (2)
- Bloodiest day in US history
- The Republican party started here
- Delivered by Lincoln; included "4 score and seven years"
- Passed by 9 Northern states to avoid the Fugitive Slave Act
- Union general; president #18
- Allowing the people the right to decide if slavery would exist or not in their territory/state
- President of the US during the Civil War
- Allowed popular soverignty for people north of the Missouri Compromise line
- Only president of the CSA
- Formed in February 1861; Jefferson Davis was its only president
- Routes used by slaves to reach freedom; Goal was Canada
- Reconstruction ends; Hayes becomes president #19
- Northern military plan for victory during the Civil War
- Laws passed to keep African Americans second class citizens
- Belief that people born in the US are better and more welcomed than immigrants
- Shots were fired at Fort Sumter on this date
- Institutions of higher education for African-Americans
- Northern Democrats; want war over to end
- Organization that target African Americans and those that tried to help them
- The Central Pacific started their part of the transcontinental railroad here
- Serves as the jury in an impeachment trial
- Last name of the man that assassinated President Lincoln
- eliminated as a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
- Key cause of the Civil War; 10th amendment
- Group of private citizens that enforce laws
- The transcontinental railroad ended here
- The Union Pacific started their part of the transcontinental railroad here
- Number of slaves that were freed as a result of the Civil War ending
- Group that established schools to help former slaves get a formal education
- Date president #16 was shot
- First shots of the Civil War were fired here
- Land formerly owned by Robert E. Lee
- Brings charges of impeachment
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- Freed slaves in rebellion areas
- Group of farmers that wanted to see railroads be regulated
- End of the "March to the Sea"
- Attempt to change the way people act, think and live
- California admitted as a free state; Fugitive Slave Act enforced
- Senator from Illinois: "Freeport Doctrine"
- People from Oklahoma are known as
- Southerns that joined the Republican party after the Civil War
- Slavery cannot exist a day where it is not allowed by law enforcement; issued by Stephen Douglas
- The returning Democrats to power after Reconstruction ended
- The turning point of the Civil War
- Harriet Tubman was one
- The breaking up of tribal lands of Native Americans
- Distance of the capitol cities during the Civil War
- A route to get cattle from Texas to Kansas
- Lincoln's idea for Reconstruction
- Started the American Red Cross
- Lost a Supreme Court case the established "once a slave, always a slave"; 1857
- Led a raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859; executed view as a martyr in the North
- Month and year that South Carolina left the Union
- Tennessee was not part of one
- Many Native Americans were sent here for their education
- Date Lee surrendered to Grant
- Deadman's hand
- Northern that went South to profit during Reconstruction
- Provided 160 acres of land if the land was farmed and improved
- Similar to tenant farming
- More than this number of people were killed during the Civil War
- Last armed fight between Native Americans and the US government
- A draft
- Confederate general; surrendered at Appomattox
- Years of Reconstruction
- Gold found there; Led to the Battle at Little Bighorn
- Years of the Civil War
- Start of the "March to the Sea"
69 Clues: A draft • Deadman's hand • Harriet Tubman was one • Years of the Civil War • Years of Reconstruction • Only president of the CSA • Similar to tenant farming • Bloodiest day in US history • Date president #16 was shot • Union general; president #18 • End of the "March to the Sea" • Tennessee was not part of one • Date Lee surrendered to Grant • Brings charges of impeachment • ...
8th American History, Reform to Reconstruction 2025-04-14
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- After the Civil War the south needed to be rebuilt
- Wanted to punish the south for the Civil War
- Wrote "The Liberator
- A runaway slave who wrote the North Star Newspaper and helped other runaway slaves
- Union captured Mississippi River which divided the Confederacy in half
- Civil War U.S. president who wanted to preserve the Union
- Founded by Emerson and Thoreau who focused on ideal societies and individualism
- Worked to improve prison conditions and create facilities for the mentally ill
- North and South agreed, California became a free state, and Fugitive Slave Law passed
- Wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
- Worked to stop slavery
- Region’s geography impacted its economy- North, South, and West, cause of Civil War
- mining precious metals and agriculture
- Movement led by women who were fighting to decrease alcohol consumption
- Law passed allowing southern slave owners to bring the runaway slaves back to owner
- Right to vote
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- Plantation system, slave labor, cotton
- Gave suffrage (voting rights) to African American males
- Conductor in the Underground Railroad
- Called for women's suffrage and wrote Declaration of Sentiments
- Union Advantage
- Led by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
- Plantation system, slave labor, cotton produced
- Encouraged people to be more religious
- Court House in Virginia where the Confederacy surrendered to the Union and ended the war
25 Clues: Right to vote • Union Advantage • Wrote "The Liberator • Worked to stop slavery • Wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin" • Conductor in the Underground Railroad • Plantation system, slave labor, cotton • Encouraged people to be more religious • mining precious metals and agriculture • Wanted to punish the south for the Civil War • Plantation system, slave labor, cotton produced • ...
Unit 10 2024-05-03
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- declares that all persons born in the U.S are citizens
- to leave or withdraw
- a northern who went to the south immediately after the civil war
- laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves
- the period after the civil war in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the union
- abolished slavery
- a system used on southern farms after the civil war
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- after the civil war a group the believed the south should be harshly punished
- the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
- organization run by the army to care for and protect southern blacks after the civil war
- U.S Connor prevent a person from voting because of race, color, or creed
- the surrounding of a place in order to force it to surrender
- another word for the northern states that stayed in the United States
- southern whites who supported republican policy through reconstruction
14 Clues: abolished slavery • to leave or withdraw • a system used on southern farms after the civil war • laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves • declares that all persons born in the U.S are citizens • the surrounding of a place in order to force it to surrender • the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 • ...
Events of the Civil War 2024-03-18
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- He was the president of the Confederacy
- This was the location where Lee surrendered to Grant
- This event in U.S. history was a 4 year long conflict which resulted in the death of over 600,000 Americans.
- He was the General of the Confederate army
- He was the president of the Union
- This was the location where Union forces put the Confederacy under siege and starved them
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- This was the location of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- This document issued by Lincoln freed all slaves living in the Confederacy
- He assassinated Abraham Lincoln 5 days after the Civil War ended
- This was the location of the bloodiest single-day battle
- Lincoln gave this speech at the site of the bloodiest battle in the Civil War
- This was the first violent conflict of the Civil War
- This was the location of the first battle of the Civil War
- He was the General of the Union army
14 Clues: He was the president of the Union • He was the General of the Union army • He was the president of the Confederacy • He was the General of the Confederate army • This was the first violent conflict of the Civil War • This was the location where Lee surrendered to Grant • This was the location of the bloodiest single-day battle • ...
Review 2023-05-18
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- I'll shoot him... in the head
- Banned Slavery
- Wish we had more factories down here during Civil War!
- 16th President, and some would say the greatest ever
- Another term for segregation as a result of Plessy vs. Ferguson
- Once slaves, now fighting in Civil War! Sadly, still paid less
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- 12 years after Civil War
- All men have right to vote
- Terrorist organization brought about during Reconstruction
- A resistance philosophy by Martin Luther King Jr.
- Everyone born in the U.S. is a citizen and treated equally
- Wish we had had better leaders in the Civil War
- Lincoln helped to abolish...
13 Clues: Banned Slavery • 12 years after Civil War • All men have right to vote • Lincoln helped to abolish... • I'll shoot him... in the head • Wish we had had better leaders in the Civil War • A resistance philosophy by Martin Luther King Jr. • 16th President, and some would say the greatest ever • Wish we had more factories down here during Civil War! • ...
Civil War 2014-04-28
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- battle began when on July 1, 1863 when the Confederates entered a town for supplies and encountered Union troops
- statement by President Lincoln that freed all slaves in the Confederacy
- Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri, those states that had slavery but decided to stay in the Union
- most famous of the all black regiments of the Union army
- systematic destruction of an entire land—not just an army
- Union general at Antietam
- paper money that the North printed to raise money for the war
- the Union’s plan to surround the south
- Confederate general at the Battle of Bull Run
- Union general at the Battle of Shiloh
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- bloodiest day of the entire Civil War was the Battle of
- major general of the Confederate army
- freed all slaves in the entire United States
- April battle in Tennessee that lasted only two days, but included some of the most bloody fighting of the war
- Union general who led the March to the Sea
- site of Robert E. Lee’s surrender
- first major battle of the Civil War
17 Clues: Union general at Antietam • site of Robert E. Lee’s surrender • first major battle of the Civil War • major general of the Confederate army • Union general at the Battle of Shiloh • the Union’s plan to surround the south • Union general who led the March to the Sea • freed all slaves in the entire United States • Confederate general at the Battle of Bull Run • ...
civil war 2023-01-30
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- - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
- Ad
- theater - The part of the war fought in the Eastern United States including Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
- - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
- - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
- - A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
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- - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- - A commutation was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army. This angered poorer people who could not pay the fee and had no choice but to fight.
- - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
- - A nickname for the South.
- states - These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
- Scott decision - A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
- - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
17 Clues: Ad • - A nickname for the South. • - When a person is murdered for political reasons. • - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War. • ...
Civil war 2023-04-05
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- E Lee Confederate General
- Bad guys
- Lincoln President of the USA
- Davis President Of CAS
- To Leave or withdraw
- Worst Country
- Best Country
- Deaths
- Good Guys
- War Camera Really Old camera
- States Cant Decide
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- War War on All aspects of Life
- S. Grant American General
- To be Freed
- Armoured Boat
- Barton Important Nurse
- USA Love VS Hater
- Rights Rights and powers for states
18 Clues: Deaths • Bad guys • Good Guys • To be Freed • Best Country • Armoured Boat • Worst Country • USA Love VS Hater • To Leave or withdraw • States Cant Decide • Davis President Of CAS • S. Grant American General • Barton Important Nurse • War Camera Really Old camera • E Lee Confederate General • Lincoln President of the USA • War War on All aspects of Life • ...
Civil War 2021-11-19
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- __________ Kansas occurred when Anti and Pro slaves settlers clashed and violence occurred before the Civil War
- As part of the Compromise of 1850, this state entered the Union as a free state
- His election in 1860 caused the Southern states to secede from the Union
- After the South seceded, they formed a new country called the ________________ States of America
- This invention actually increased the need for slave labor in the South during the 19th century
- The Dred Scott case declared that slaves are considered _____________ and therefore have no rights as a citizen
- Radical abolitionist who wanted to end slavery by any means necessary
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- This "railroad" was used to help slaves escape North before the civil war
- Novel written before the Civil War that described the horrors of Slavery
- Lincoln's main goal during his Presidency was to _________ the Union
- After the Fugitive Slave Law was passed, slaves not had to escape to this country to obtain freedom
- As part of the Missouri Compromise, this state entered the Union as a free state
- This side had more Railroads, Industry, and Money during the Civil War
- The ___________ Slave Law stated that escaped slaves could be captured and returned South
- Lincoln made the ______________ Proclamation which would free the slaves in the southern states
- This was a major advantage of the North over the South during the Civil War
- Supreme Court case which ruled that slaves are not citizens of the United States
17 Clues: Lincoln's main goal during his Presidency was to _________ the Union • Radical abolitionist who wanted to end slavery by any means necessary • This side had more Railroads, Industry, and Money during the Civil War • Novel written before the Civil War that described the horrors of Slavery • ...
Civil War 2022-11-15
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- US capital
- Southern Democratic candidate
- lost at Harpers Ferry
- elected president of the South
- territory with mini civil war
- beat with a cane
- songs of the slaves
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- use force against
- Union plan to win the war
- cut off outside supplies with ships
- withdraw
- cancel
- people who wanted to immediately end slavery
- author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- approve
- tax
- slave who tried to sue for his freedom
17 Clues: tax • cancel • approve • withdraw • US capital • beat with a cane • use force against • songs of the slaves • lost at Harpers Ferry • Union plan to win the war • author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • Southern Democratic candidate • territory with mini civil war • elected president of the South • cut off outside supplies with ships • slave who tried to sue for his freedom • ...
1960s activists 2023-09-01
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- - Counterculture enthusiast
- - X in the civil rights movement
- - Farm workers' advocate
- - Psychedelic advocate
- - Beatles icon
- - Anti-war actress
- - Folk protest singer
- - Social reformer
- - Social critic and author
- - Civil rights strategist
- - Beat Generation poet
- - Folk singer and activist
- - Environmental activist
- - Civil rights martyr
- - Civil rights leader
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- - Beat Generation author
- - Boxing and civil rights champ
- - Cuban revolutionary
- - Anti-apartheid leader
- - Black Panther co-founder
- - Civil rights minister
- - Anti-lynching journalist
- - Yippie co-founder
- - Black Panther activist
- - Voting rights activist
- - Black power advocate
- - Folk singer and activist
- - Bus protest heroine
- - Feminist trailblazer
- - Birth control pioneer
30 Clues: - Beatles icon • - Social reformer • - Anti-war actress • - Yippie co-founder • - Cuban revolutionary • - Folk protest singer • - Bus protest heroine • - Civil rights martyr • - Civil rights leader • - Psychedelic advocate • - Black power advocate • - Beat Generation poet • - Feminist trailblazer • - Anti-apartheid leader • - Civil rights minister • - Birth control pioneer • ...
Civil War Crossword Project by Asheton 2023-02-23
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- A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
- A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy
- An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
- Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
- A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- The side of an army or military unit.
- A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
- A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
- A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
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- An enslaved Black person who either escaped or was transported across Union lines during the Civil War; goods forbidden to be supplied to people who are engaged in a war.
- When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- An act of sealing off a place to prevent goods or people from entering or leaving
- A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket.
- An army of citizens used during emergencies.
- Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- A nickname for the South.
- Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
- A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
20 Clues: A nickname for the South. • A cap worn by Civil War soldiers. • The side of an army or military unit. • Soldiers that fight and travel by foot. • An army of citizens used during emergencies. • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • ...
Georgia in the Civil War 2023-01-30
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- The Emancipation Proclamation freed the _____
- Which side won the Battle of Chickamauga?
- Ships that snuck in and out of southern ports with supplies were known as blockade ________
- Union General who capture and burned Atlanta
- Sherman was a general for this side in the Civil War
- The Union blockade of southern ports is sometimes referred to as the _______ Plan
- To keep supply ships from entering southern ports, the Union put up a _______ around the coast
- The Union blockade was meant to destroy the ______ of the South
- Atlanta was important because it was a _____ center for the southeast]
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- The Civil War lasted for ___ years
- Bloody Civil War battle in north Georgia
- In what city did Sherman's March to the Sea end
- Because they could not get food to the prison, many soldiers in Andersonville died of ________
- Sherman was famous for his March to the _____
- ______ thousand Union soldiers died in Andersonville prison
- Andersonville was a _______ camp for Union soldiers in Georgia
- The Battle of Chickamauga was the ______ deadliest battle of the Civil War
- Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
18 Clues: The Civil War lasted for ___ years • Bloody Civil War battle in north Georgia • Which side won the Battle of Chickamauga? • Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation? • Union General who capture and burned Atlanta • The Emancipation Proclamation freed the _____ • Sherman was famous for his March to the _____ • In what city did Sherman's March to the Sea end • ...
M19L1 Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2025-05-06
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- The Ten ______________ Plan was President Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan for the U.S.
- _____________________ is how president Abraham Lincoln died.
- The South during the Civil War was also known as the ________________.
- The ______________ Bureau was a federal agency aimed to help African-Americans integrate into a new, free society
- Abraham ____________ was the 16th president of the United States during the Civil War era.
- The time period directly following the Civil War was known as the _________________ era.
- Andrew _______________ was the 17th president of the United States during the Reconstruction era.
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- The Wade-_____________ Bill was opposers of President Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan for the U.S.
- The _________________ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution officially abolished slavery.
- Abraham Lincoln was part of the _____________ party during his presidency.
- Andrew Johnson was part of the _____________ party during his presidency.
- The ___________ War was fought between the North & South.
- John Wilkes ____________ was a Confederate sympathizer that was responsible for assassinating president Abraham Lincoln.
- The North during the Civil War was also known as the ________________.
14 Clues: The ___________ War was fought between the North & South. • _____________________ is how president Abraham Lincoln died. • The South during the Civil War was also known as the ________________. • The North during the Civil War was also known as the ________________. • Andrew Johnson was part of the _____________ party during his presidency. • ...
APUSH unit 5 2025-01-30
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- our 16th president. He was president during the Civil War. The Civil War was from 1861 to 1865. He is famous for freeing the slaves.
- the 19th-century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
- it supplied soldiers and horses for the Confederate Army.
- the growing tensions and conflicts between the Northern and Southern states in the United States during the mid-19th century
- that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious areas "are, and henceforward shall be free.
- on April 12, 1861, Confederate troops fired on ... in South Carolina's Charleston Harbor
- The Compromise of 1850 as Introduced by...
- the first land battle of the Civil War.a stream running through the battlefield.
- marked the turning point of the Civil War., the three-day engagement was the bloodiest single battle of the conflict.
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- one of the most controversial military figures of the Civil War. To his credit, however, the later Union victories in the eastern theater of the war owed much to his forging of the Army of the Potomac.
- violent disturbances in July 1863 that arose in response to the implementation of the draft during the Civil War.
- the movement to end slavery and liberate enslaved individuals around the world.
- was appointed Secretary of State by Abraham Lincoln and negotiated the 1867 purchase of Alaska.
- a series of measures proposed by U.S. Senator Henry Clay and passed by the U.S. Congress to settle several issues connected to slavery
- place where the war that ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led Abraham Lincoln to issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation took place
- four-year war (1861–65) between the United States and 11 Southern states
- acted as the federal government's fiscal agent, collecting tax revenues, securing the government's funds, making loans to the government, transferring government deposits through the bank's branch network, and paying the government's bills.
- stemming from the United States' annexation of Texas in 1845 and from a dispute over whether Texas ended at the Nueces River
- rapid influx of fortune seekers in California that began after gold was found at Sutter's Mill
- the practice of forced labor and restricted liberty
20 Clues: The Compromise of 1850 as Introduced by... • the practice of forced labor and restricted liberty • it supplied soldiers and horses for the Confederate Army. • four-year war (1861–65) between the United States and 11 Southern states • the movement to end slavery and liberate enslaved individuals around the world. • ...
Civil war 2022-05-13
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- used to bring supplies to the confederate army
- commonly used weapon during battle
- used to identify which side your own
- used to help document people once deceased and show loved ones
- they tired to help out if people were injured/death
- states Maine, NY, Vermont,
- sumpter, the fort located in South Carolina used in battle
- often used to target fortifications and enemy artillery.
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- war deadliest war in American history
- Was the president during the Civil War
- used to help protect the north during battle
- symbol of Southern heritage and represented slavery and white supremacy
- fought against the confederacy
- a gun used in the civil war
- they pulled wagons/used for
- fought against the north
16 Clues: fought against the north • a gun used in the civil war • states Maine, NY, Vermont, • they pulled wagons/used for • fought against the confederacy • commonly used weapon during battle • used to identify which side your own • war deadliest war in American history • Was the president during the Civil War • used to help protect the north during battle • ...
Civil War and Reconstruction Crossword 2025-10-16
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- ________ War was fought between the North and South
- The Battle of Fort _______ was the first battle of the Civil War
- The 13th Amendment _______ slavery
- The Emancipation Proclamation ______ the slaves in the South
- The 14th Amendment gave African Americans ________
- Abraham ______ was the President during the Civil War
- The Ten ______ Plan was Lincoln's plan to quickly have the South rejoin the country
- The Battle of _______ was the turning point of the Civil War
- Andrew _____ was Lincoln's Vice President
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- The 15th Amendment gave African Americans the right to ______
- Jim ____ Laws segregated different racial groups
- ______ Reconstruction was a period of time when African Americans gained more rights
- The act of leaving the Union
- The holiday marking the ending of slavery in the U.S.
14 Clues: The act of leaving the Union • The 13th Amendment _______ slavery • Andrew _____ was Lincoln's Vice President • Jim ____ Laws segregated different racial groups • The 14th Amendment gave African Americans ________ • ________ War was fought between the North and South • The holiday marking the ending of slavery in the U.S. • ...
American Civil War 2013-08-29
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- Fort _____: Site of very first conflict in the Civil War at Charleston, South Carolina, essentially initiated warfare
- The Northern States which stayed as part of the United States of America. Slavery was illegal and they fought against the Confederacy in order to reunite all states. Were known as the “Blues” and were led by Abraham Lincoln, the president
- _______Davis:President of the Confederacy
- ___________Proclamation: An Act introduced in 1863 which made slavery illegal in the secessionist states
- A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.
- Withdrawing of a state from being part of the United States of America
- Major set of battles which essentially decided defeat for South. Resulted in firing of General McClellan, the introduction of the Emancipation Proclamation and the withdrawal of the British from the Civil War.
- Robert _______: General of Confederacy
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- _____Grant: Commander in chief of the Union armies in the latter part of the war
- The Southern states which withdrew from the United States of America and formed an Independent state. They fought in the Civil War under the common name of the “Reds”. Slavery continued to be legal in these states. President was Jefferson Davis
- Act which outlines the fundamental principles which the laws and governance of a country are based on
- Abraham Lincoln’s political party
- _____ War: A war between citizens of the same country
- Site of first major battle.
- Site of major Civil War battle and famous Lincoln address
- Product of the south,in which the economy was dependent on
- Abraham_________: President of the Union
17 Clues: Site of first major battle. • Abraham Lincoln’s political party • Robert _______: General of Confederacy • _______Davis:President of the Confederacy • Abraham_________: President of the Union • _____ War: A war between citizens of the same country • Site of major Civil War battle and famous Lincoln address • Product of the south,in which the economy was dependent on • ...
Causes of Civil War 2021-12-13
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- voting or giving power to the people
- concern for regional needs and interests
- a tax on imports
- prevent something from entering or leaving
- to leave something
- won the election of 1860
- name of the Southern states
- main cause of the Civil War
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- the act of giving someone freedom
- belief that a state can choose not to follow a federal law
- accounted for approximately 60% of all money made in the U.S. prior to the Civil War
- farm which specializes in cash crops using slave labor
- president of the confederacy
- first battle of the Civil War
- to cancel a federal law
- name of the Northern states
- to get rid of slavery
17 Clues: a tax on imports • to leave something • to get rid of slavery • to cancel a federal law • won the election of 1860 • name of the Northern states • name of the Southern states • main cause of the Civil War • president of the confederacy • first battle of the Civil War • the act of giving someone freedom • voting or giving power to the people • concern for regional needs and interests • ...
