civil war Crossword Puzzles
Civilwar crossword Crossword-puzzle 2022-03-07
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- 16th president
- A book that helped cause the civil war
- break away from a nation
- What the north considered themselves during the civil war
- a person who favors the abolition of a practice
- join- annex
- Tax on imports
- Slave rebellion that ended out a failure
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- What the south considered themselves the civil war
- Withdrawal
- The person who went against Lincoln in 1860
- Run away
- a person who dies for a cause
- vote for someone- election
- the practice or system of owning slaves.
15 Clues: Run away • Withdrawal • join- annex • 16th president • Tax on imports • break away from a nation • vote for someone- election • a person who dies for a cause • A book that helped cause the civil war • the practice or system of owning slaves. • Slave rebellion that ended out a failure • The person who went against Lincoln in 1860 • a person who favors the abolition of a practice • ...
Russian Revolution 2023-05-18
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- occurred due to Bolshevik opposition
- seeks equal society by controlling production
- political party that opposed the Duma
- socialist side of the civil war
- a faction of socialist people
- application of total war in civil conflict
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- Stalin's plan to modernize USSR
- leader of the Bolsheviks
- peasants moved to collective farms to work
- democratic side of the civil war
- the provisional government
- took over once Lenin died
- seeks equal society by controlling production and consumption
- the Soviet secret police
14 Clues: leader of the Bolsheviks • the Soviet secret police • took over once Lenin died • the provisional government • a faction of socialist people • Stalin's plan to modernize USSR • socialist side of the civil war • democratic side of the civil war • occurred due to Bolshevik opposition • political party that opposed the Duma • peasants moved to collective farms to work • ...
Unit 2 Crossword 2023-03-06
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- John Wilkes _____, the person responsible for assassinating Abraham Lincoln in 1865
- The ____ Slave Act permitted southern slaveholders to go up north to reclaim their runaway slaves
- Most major railways were located in this part of the country, giving the Union a massive advantage during the Civil War
- The Union strategy to create a blockade around the south was known as the ____ Plan
- The president of the Confederate States of America
- Slavery in the south grew even more popular following the invention of this item
- Following the signing of the Emancipation ____, black soldiers were now allowed to enlist in the US military
- The first battle of the Civil War, ended in a Confederate victory
- The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- The ____ Doctrine stated that the US would not involve themselves in European affairs, providing Europe stayed out of Western affairs
- The idea that Americans have a God-given right to expand further west
- The first southern state to secede from the Union and form the Confederate States of America
- Dred Scott vs. ____; an important court case where a Missouri slave attempted to sue his master for freedom
- The Missouri Compromise and Compromise of 1850 were both about keeping a balance between ____ and free states
- Battle which ended in a Union victory, fought in July 1863, and was a major turning point in the war
- During the Texan Revolt, Texans held out against Mexican forces for 13 days at this fort
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- The formal name of the southern side during the Civil War
- The Civil War began after shots were fired at Fort ____ in South Carolina
- This man staged an uprising at Harpers Ferry in Virginia in attempt to create a slave revolt
- As part of the Missouri Compromise, Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state and ____ would enter as a free state
- The formal name of the northern side during the Civil War
- The first black regiment created up north during the Civil War was the 54th ____
- Andrew Jackson's presidency was also known as the rise of the ____ Man
- Following the Mexican-American War, the border between Mexico and the United States was marked by this river
- Gold was discovered in this territory in 1848, starting a gold rush and eventually leading the territory to apply for statehood as a free state
- This US President signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed enslaved people within states rebellion against the Union
- The forced travel path of Cherokee Indians to reservations during Jackson's presidency
- Uncle ____'s Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe helped the north see the horrors of slavery
- California and ____ were popular destinations for pioneers in the mid-1800s
- Abraham Lincoln ran against Stephen ____ for Illinois state senate in 1858, launching a series of heated debates between the two
- At Appomattox Court House in April 1865, Confederate General Robert E. ____ surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War
31 Clues: The bloodiest battle of the Civil War • The president of the Confederate States of America • The formal name of the southern side during the Civil War • The formal name of the northern side during the Civil War • The first battle of the Civil War, ended in a Confederate victory • The idea that Americans have a God-given right to expand further west • ...
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. • ...
The Civil War 2016-04-03
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- what happened to Lincoln at a play
- the place where the confederate surrendered
- where #4 was located
- the month the war ended
- the name of the fort that the war was started at
- one of the parties in the civil war
- the name of the general of the Union Army
- where #1 was located
- the southern states did this when they formed #19
- a battle site where the union set off a mine
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- the month the war started in
- the opposite party
- the man who killed Lincoln
- what plantation owners thought Abraham Lincoln was
- the reason the war actually happened
- the name of the ranch that the last battle was fought at
- the name of the general of the Confederate Army
- the turning point of the civil war
- the first battle fought in northern territories
- abbreviation for the 'country' the confederate formed
20 Clues: the opposite party • where #4 was located • where #1 was located • the month the war ended • the man who killed Lincoln • the month the war started in • what happened to Lincoln at a play • the turning point of the civil war • one of the parties in the civil war • the reason the war actually happened • the name of the general of the Union Army • ...
USS CONSTITUTION 2023-05-27
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- FEMALE IN 1971 THAT TRIED COMING ON BOARD
- TOOK PLACE BETWEEN 1931-1934
- NAME OF THE 18 POUND GUN
- LAST CAPTURE OF THE USS CONSTITUTION
- LOCATION OF THE SHIP FROM 1871-1878
- FIRST FIGURE HEAD
- SECOND SHIP DEFEATED IN THE WAR OF 1812
- LOCATION IN 1881 AFTER BEING DECOMISIONED.
- FIRST BRITISH SHIP DEFEATED IN THE WAR OF 1812
- NAME OF THE 24 POUND GUN
- NAME OF THE 32 POUND GUN
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- CAPTAIN WHO FOUGHT THE HMS JAVA
- LOCATION DURING THE HOME SQUADRON
- LOCATION OF THE USSC IN 1857
- LAST CAPTAIN DURING THE WAR OF 1812
- LOCAITON OF LAST SAIL OF THE 20TH CENTURY
- LOCATION AT THE OUTBREAK OF THE CIVIL WAR
- THIS TOOK PLACE BETWEEN 1844-1846
- LAST FIGURE HEAD
- CELEBRATION IN 1976
- FIRST CAPTAIN DURING THE WAR OF 1812
- SHIP WHERE DAVID DEBIAS WAS RIDING ON
- LOCATION DURING THE CIVIL WAR
23 Clues: LAST FIGURE HEAD • FIRST FIGURE HEAD • CELEBRATION IN 1976 • NAME OF THE 18 POUND GUN • NAME OF THE 24 POUND GUN • NAME OF THE 32 POUND GUN • TOOK PLACE BETWEEN 1931-1934 • LOCATION OF THE USSC IN 1857 • LOCATION DURING THE CIVIL WAR • CAPTAIN WHO FOUGHT THE HMS JAVA • LOCATION DURING THE HOME SQUADRON • THIS TOOK PLACE BETWEEN 1844-1846 • LAST CAPTAIN DURING THE WAR OF 1812 • ...
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 Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-13
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- they had nearly twice the army of soldiers as the confederate.
- Harriet Tubman led a raid to free slaves during this.
- called for a stiff blockade of southern seaports
- assassinated abraham lincoln
- this was fought July 1-3, 1863
- the first major battle of the American Civil War.
- stopped Southern cotton exports to Britain and Europe in 1861
- the states that during the American Civil War did not leave the union.
- lincoln actually issued this twice
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- confederate general best known for helping the Confederate
- it was the location of the final battle in the civil war
- this state was heavily indastrialized at the beginning at the Civil War
- they were carrying on all the affairs of trying to separate governments.
- president helped create the Deceleration of Independence
- led union forces in crushing campaigns through the south
15 Clues: assassinated abraham lincoln • this was fought July 1-3, 1863 • lincoln actually issued this twice • called for a stiff blockade of southern seaports • the first major battle of the American Civil War. • Harriet Tubman led a raid to free slaves during this. • it was the location of the final battle in the civil war • ...
20th Century China 2014-03-16
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- Mao's rules for his army during civil war.
- Divides North and South Korea
- Leader of China from 1978-92
- Stalin's purge
- Old Customs, Culture, Habits, Ideas
- A mass organization for the advancement of Women
- Winners of the Chinese Civil War
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- Ruled as president after Sun Yixian
- 24000 peasant economic centers around rural china
- Who does Mao adopt communism from?
- The last dynasty in China
- Mao's economic development plan
- The "bible" for Chinese communists during cultural revolution.
- He invited the U.S. ping pong team and Richard Nixon in 1971
- Leader of the communist during the civil war
- The redistribution of land
- Northeast China-invaded by the Japanese in 1931
17 Clues: Stalin's purge • The last dynasty in China • The redistribution of land • Leader of China from 1978-92 • Divides North and South Korea • Mao's economic development plan • Winners of the Chinese Civil War • Who does Mao adopt communism from? • Ruled as president after Sun Yixian • Old Customs, Culture, Habits, Ideas • Mao's rules for his army during civil war. • ...
Civil War 2013-05-23
10 Clues: To leave the union • Confederate President • Final Battle of Civil War • General of the confederacy • The civil war turning point • President for the civil war • First Battle of the civil war • General that captured richmond • The bloodyest single day battle ever • plan to capture richmond for the union
civil war and reconstruction 2020-02-28
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- everyone born in the untied states is automatically american citizen
- American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War
- Second Inaugural delivered on March 4, 1865, during his second inauguration as President of the United States.
- authorized the president of the United States to suspend the privilege of the writ
- a group of states or nations united into one political body
- battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point.
- American soldier and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States
- abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime
- first American president to be impeached on March 2–3, 1868
- period after the Civil War in which the federal government enacted and attempted to enforce equal suffrage
- is any system in which principles of property law are applied to people
- was an informal, unwritten deal, that settled the intensely disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election
- last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River; therefore, capturing it completed the second part of the Northern strategy, the Anaconda Plan.
- American white supremacist hate group, whose primary target is African Americans.
- was an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
- near Charleston, South Carolina by the South Carolina militia, and the return gunfire and subsequent surrender by the United States Army, that started the American Civil War
- executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on September 2, 1862
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- served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and became one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee.
- actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865
- speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War
- assassinated by well-known stage actor John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865
- he 23rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1876
- southern states who fought the northern states in the American Civil War.
- President Andrew Johnson implemented a plan of Reconstruction that gave the white South a free hand in regulating the transition from slavery to freedom
- established in 1865 by Congress to help millions of former black slaves and poor whites in the South in the aftermath of the Civil War
- American and Confederate soldier, best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army.
- fought on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia
- was a battle of the American Civil War, fought on September 17, 1862, between Confederate General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia and Union General George B. McClellan's Army of the Potomac
- was the period in American history which lasted from 1863 to 1877
- war between north and south of America from 1861 to 1865
- 1860 United States presidential election was the 19th quadrennial presidential election.
- were laws governing the conduct of African Americans
32 Clues: were laws governing the conduct of African Americans • war between north and south of America from 1861 to 1865 • fought on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta, Georgia • a group of states or nations united into one political body • first American president to be impeached on March 2–3, 1868 • was the period in American history which lasted from 1863 to 1877 • ...
Civil War 2025-05-29
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- Leader of the north
- Assassinated after the Civil War ended
- Who started the civil war
- general who accepted Lee's surrender
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- Where Civil War soldiers fought
- Movement to end slavery
- Leader of the south
- Union general who led the March to the Sea
- Main cause of the Civil War
- Major battle/turning point of the war
10 Clues: Leader of the north • Leader of the south • Movement to end slavery • Who started the civil war • Main cause of the Civil War • Where Civil War soldiers fought • general who accepted Lee's surrender • Major battle/turning point of the war • Assassinated after the Civil War ended • Union general who led the March to the Sea
American Civil War 2013-08-29
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- LEE General of Confederacy
- RUN Site of first major battle.
- A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.
- Abraham Lincoln’s political party
- 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.
- LINCOLN President of the Union
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- 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.
- withdrawing of a state from the United States of America
- Fort _____: Site of very first conflict in the Civil War at Charleston, South Carolina, essentially initiated warfare.
- DAVIS President of the Confederacy
- PROCLAMATION An Act introduced in 1863 which made slavery illegal in the secessionist states.
- Site of major Civil War battle and famous Lincoln address.
- Product of the south,in which the economy was dependent on
- WAR A war between citizens of the same country.
- GRANT Commander in chief of the Union armies in the latter part of the war.
- 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.
17 Clues: LEE General of Confederacy • LINCOLN President of the Union • RUN Site of first major battle. • Abraham Lincoln’s political party • DAVIS President of the Confederacy • WAR A war between citizens of the same country. • withdrawing of a state from the United States of America • Site of major Civil War battle and famous Lincoln address. • ...
CHAPTER 17-1 THE TWO SIDES 2021-02-17
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- pic shows ____ had soldiers on both sides 461
- Union army had 200,000 _____ American soldiers 462
- term used to join the military 461
- About 10,000 ____ Americans served in the war 462
- President of the U.S. 460
- Confederate capital 458
- Term used for the North 460
- on the line between the north and south 458
- what overwhelmed medical facilities 463
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- Confederate war strategy 460
- chart shows who made $17 monthly during the Civil War 462
- Pic shows Union ___ ___ during Civil War 463
- chart shows Private at $13 monthly in what war 462
- had the larger population and resources 459
- The Union's war strategy plan 461
- term used for the South 459
- Nick-name for confederate soldiers 462
- Nick-name for Union soldiers 462
- had strong military leaders and fighting spirit 459
- Union General 460
20 Clues: Union General 460 • Confederate capital 458 • President of the U.S. 460 • term used for the South 459 • Term used for the North 460 • Confederate war strategy 460 • Nick-name for Union soldiers 462 • The Union's war strategy plan 461 • term used to join the military 461 • Nick-name for confederate soldiers 462 • what overwhelmed medical facilities 463 • ...
Civil War - Jacob Strickland 2019-12-02
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- Where most of the fighting took place (Home Court Advantage)
- Bloodiest single-day of the war
- President of the Union
- Assassinated president Lincoln
- Most notorious prisoner of war camp
- Riots in New York City over war drafting
- President of the Confederacy
- Freed confederate slaves
- First battle of civil war
- Union general who wins civil war
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- City fell to Union troops and helped Lincoln's re-election
- Confederate gneral mistakenly shot by his own troops
- Name given to the major southern cotton exports
- bloodies engagement of the war
- North is build on this and provides a huge advantage
- Union strategy to cut off Confederate supplies
- Act that drafted soldiers for the Union
- Majority of the south is based on this
- Court house where Lee surrendered
- Confederate's staged attack on Grant's Union troops
- Conflict b/t the Union and Confederacy
- Led the march to the sea
22 Clues: President of the Union • Led the march to the sea • Freed confederate slaves • First battle of civil war • President of the Confederacy • bloodies engagement of the war • Assassinated president Lincoln • Bloodiest single-day of the war • Union general who wins civil war • Court house where Lee surrendered • Most notorious prisoner of war camp • ...
Reconstruction Part 1 2022-04-27
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- Name for the war between the North and South States.
- The Freedman's _____ helped create schools for African Americans, after the Civil War.
- The _____ Republicans wanted to make laws that guaranteed full equality for African Americans
- The name given to freed slaves
- _____ million former slaves were freed after the Civil War
- This person replaced Abraham Lincoln as President
- Abraham Lincoln was assassinated __ days after the Civil War ended
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- Andrew Johnson was ______ for firing his Secretary of War.
- The 13th Amendment outlawed _____.
- This famous winning northern General became President after Andrew Johnson.
- The 14th amendment outlawed Black _____
- U.S. _____ guarded Southern voting polls in 1870 to protect the right to vote for African American males.
- The 15th Amendment protected African American _________ rights.
13 Clues: The name given to freed slaves • The 13th Amendment outlawed _____. • The 14th amendment outlawed Black _____ • This person replaced Abraham Lincoln as President • Name for the war between the North and South States. • Andrew Johnson was ______ for firing his Secretary of War. • _____ million former slaves were freed after the Civil War • ...
Civil War 2013-05-23
10 Clues: To leave the union • Confederate President • Final Battle of Civil War • General of the confederacy • The civil war turning point • President for the civil war • First Battle of the civil war • General that captured richmond • The bloodyest single day battle ever • plan to capture richmond for the union
Unit 7 + 8 Vocab 2024-05-18
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- - A Union general who later became the commanding general of the U.S. Army and led the Union to victory in the Civil War.
- - A Confederate general known for his military leadership and commanding the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War.
- - The 16th President of the United States, known for his leadership during the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation, and the preservation of the Union.
- - A more stringent Reconstruction plan proposed by Congress, requiring a majority of white males in the South to take a loyalty oath before readmission to the Union.
- - A faction of the Republican Party during Reconstruction that advocated for civil rights for freedmen, harsher treatment of the South, and full political equality.
- - A Confederate general known for his tactical brilliance and leadership, serving under Robert E. Lee in many battles.
- - Legislation passed during the Civil War that authorized a draft for the Union Army, leading to the conscription of men for military service.
- - A political agreement that resolved the disputed 1876 presidential election by awarding the presidency to Rutherford B. Hayes in exchange for the removal of federal troops from the South, effectively ending Reconstruction.
- - Military campaigns in the Western Theater of the Civil War aimed at controlling a vital river and dividing the Confederacy.
- - A white supremacist terrorist organization founded in the Reconstruction era to intimidate and oppress African Americans and their allies.
- - A Confederate cavalry general known for his daring tactics and reconnaissance missions during the Civil War.
- - A nurse and founder of the American Red Cross, known for her humanitarian efforts during the Civil War and beyond.
- - A federal agency established to aid newly freed African Americans in the South by providing food, clothing, education, and legal assistance.
- - A pivotal presidential election that led to the victory of Abraham Lincoln, sparking secession by Southern states and eventually the Civil War.
- - A law that offered 160 acres of free land in the western United States to any applicant who agreed to settle and improve the land.
- - The 1896 Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine, legitimizing segregation laws and practices.
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- - Southern Democrats who sought to take back the South from Reconstruction governments and restore white supremacy and conservative control.
- - The President of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, leading the seceded Southern states against the Union.
- - Declarations by Southern states announcing their withdrawal from the United States and the formation of the Confederate States of America.
- - Conical-shaped bullets used during the Civil War that replaced round musket balls, increasing accuracy and causing more severe wounds.
- - Laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War to restrict the rights and freedoms of African Americans, resembling the slave codes of the antebellum period.
- - A military campaign led by General William Tecumseh Sherman that involved Union forces capturing and destroying Confederate cities and infrastructure in Georgia.
- - A Union general known for his organizational skills but criticized for his cautious approach to battle during the Civil War.
- - A powerful political leader in New York City's Democratic Party in the 19th century, known for his corruption and control over Tammany Hall.
- - An executive order issued by President Lincoln in 1863 that declared all enslaved individuals in Confederate-held territory to be free.
- - Southern whites who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party, often seen as traitors or collaborators by their fellow Southerners.
- - A diplomatic incident in 1861 involving the seizure of Confederate envoys from a British ship, straining relations between the U.S. and Britain.
- - The 17th President of the United States who succeeded Abraham Lincoln after his assassination, known for his conflict with Congress over Reconstruction policies.
- - Farmers who paid rent to work on land owned by others, typically with more independence and control over their crops.
- - The site in Virginia where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the Civil War.
- - President Abraham Lincoln's proposal for the Reconstruction of the Southern states, requiring 10% of voters to take an oath of loyalty for readmission to the Union.
- - Legislation passed by Congress that divided the South into military districts, required new state constitutions, and set conditions for readmission to the Union.
- - State and local laws enacted in the Southern United States after Reconstruction that enforced racial segregation and discrimination against African Americans.
- - The Union's strategy during the Civil War to blockade Southern ports and control a vital river to squeeze the Confederacy.
- - The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, abolishing slavery, granting citizenship and equal protection under the law, and protecting voting rights.
- - Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction, often to seek political or economic opportunities, sometimes perceived as opportunists or exploiters.
- - A political cartoonist known for his satirical and critical cartoons, particularly those exposing the corruption of William "Boss" Tweed.
- - A political faction that emerged during Reconstruction that opposed Grant's reelection.
- - The actor and Confederate sympathizer who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., in 1865.
- - A federal fort in Charleston, South Carolina, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in April 1861.
- - An agricultural system in which freedmen and poor white farmers rented land and tools in exchange for a share of the crop, often leading to cycles of debt and poverty.
41 Clues: - A political faction that emerged during Reconstruction that opposed Grant's reelection. • - A Confederate cavalry general known for his daring tactics and reconnaissance missions during the Civil War. • - A federal fort in Charleston, South Carolina, where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in April 1861. • ...
Civil War 2021-04-08
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- rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
- location where the Confederacy surrendered to the Union
- President of the Confederacy
- Made it unconstitutional for states to deny citizens the right to vote because of their “race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
- Civil War battle that had the most deaths in a single day
- President of the United States during the Civil War
- commander of the Union Army
- gave states their rights
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- commander of the Confederate army
- abolished slavery in the United States
- order by Lincoln that freed all slaves in the South
- Lincoln's successor
- location of the first battle that began the Civil War
- Union military strategy that called for a naval blockade of the South
- People born or naturalized in the United States were considered citizens, including African Americans
15 Clues: Lincoln's successor • gave states their rights • commander of the Union Army • President of the Confederacy • commander of the Confederate army • abolished slavery in the United States • rebuilding of the South after the Civil War • order by Lincoln that freed all slaves in the South • President of the United States during the Civil War • ...
Major Battles of the Civil War 2023-03-09
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- the American President during the Civil War
- The bloodiest battle in American History
- A strategic town that controlled the Mississippi River
- a new invention at the time of the Civil War, grooves in the gun barrel that improves accuracy
- this side was heavily industrialized, with factories and sprawling cities
- the location where the Civil War ended
- the turning point in the Civil War, the South lost 1/3 of their men
- the top Confederate General
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- the Confederate President
- the soldiers from the South
- this side relied on an agrarian economy
- another name for the country on the North
- the Union General who accepted Robert E. Lee's surrender
- a confederate general from Texas, Wilson & Young MS used to be named after him
- Led an "all or nothing" charge at the battle of Antietam
15 Clues: the Confederate President • the soldiers from the South • the top Confederate General • the location where the Civil War ended • this side relied on an agrarian economy • The bloodiest battle in American History • another name for the country on the North • the American President during the Civil War • A strategic town that controlled the Mississippi River • ...
History Extra Credit 2016-01-06
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- Negative nickname for a white southern Republican after the civil war.
- First major battle of the Civil War, won by the Confederates in July 1861
- Type of veto a chief executive may use after a legislature has adjourned; it is applied when the chief executive does not formally sign or reject a bill within the period of time allowed to do so
- War between the Union states of the North and the Confederate states of the South; fought from 1861 to 1865
- The first women's rights convention in the United States history, held in 1848
- the right to vote
- People who moved their homes regularly, usually in search of available source of food.
- Place where weapons are made or stored
- Program implemented by the federal government between 1865 and 1877 to repair the damage to the South caused by the Civil War and restore the southern states by the Union.
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- Process by which people of one culture merge into and become part of another culture.
- The United States as a unit; or, during the Civil War, the North
- Agreement designed to ease tensions caused by the expansion of slavery into western territories
- A railroad stretching from coast to coast
- To join or attach, as in the joining of a new territory to an existing country
- Regulation that prohibited certain activities people considered immoral such as drinking alcohol on Sundays.
- A [policy of favoring native-born Americans over immigrants
- In the Civil War, the states between the North and South: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri
- An official forgiveness of the crime.
- Required military service
19 Clues: the right to vote • Required military service • An official forgiveness of the crime. • Place where weapons are made or stored • A railroad stretching from coast to coast • A [policy of favoring native-born Americans over immigrants • The United States as a unit; or, during the Civil War, the North • ...
Civil War Crossword 2021-12-14
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- the site of a civil war battle fought on Union territory, June 1-3, 1863 resulting in a Union victory that forced Confederate forces to retreat to the South
- a Confederate stronghold along the Mississippi river, the site of a siege by Union forces that lasted more than a month in 1863
- an all African American unit led by Robert Gould Shaw during the civil war
- a federal fort located in Charleston, South Carolina. where the first shots of the civil war were fired
- one of the most renowned confederate generals in the civil war. He lead his troops to a stunning victory at the Battle of Bull Run
- a Virgina military general who became the commander of the Confederate forces in the civil war
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- the drafting of citizens into military service
- the 1865 constitutional amendment that abolished slavery in the United States
- a 1862 civil war battle in southwestern Tennessee where the Union won a victory but nearly 25,000 Union and Confederate soldiers were killed or wounded
- a Northern civil war strategy to starve the South by blockading seaports and controlling the Mississippi river
- a negative term given to anti-war democrats during the civil war
11 Clues: the drafting of citizens into military service • a negative term given to anti-war democrats during the civil war • an all African American unit led by Robert Gould Shaw during the civil war • the 1865 constitutional amendment that abolished slavery in the United States • ...
The Civil War Jason Sablan 2017-02-15
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- the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with almost 23,000 casualties. After this "win" for the North, Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation
- This was the culmination of one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the war.
- an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869-1877). He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War.
- the side of Virginia that fought with the union
- the right not to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime
- the action of leading a group of people or an organization.
- (1863) freed all slaves living in the Confederate States
- drafting of civilians to serve in the army
- march to the sea
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- withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
- a building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine.
- Speech given by Abraham Lincoln which captured the spirit of liberty and morality ideally held by citizens of a democracy. That ideal was threatened by the Civil War.
- the first and only President of the Confederate States of America, was a planter, politician and soldier born in Kentucky and raised in Mississippi.
- 16th president issuing the Emancipation Proclamation
- losers
- Federal fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina; the confederate attack on the fort marked the start of the Civil War
- three-part union strategy to win the Civil War
- Lee surrenders here, but Grant offers the Confederacy good surrender terms to try to reunify the country.
- this general took command of the confederate army
19 Clues: losers • march to the sea • drafting of civilians to serve in the army • three-part union strategy to win the Civil War • the side of Virginia that fought with the union • this general took command of the confederate army • 16th president issuing the Emancipation Proclamation • (1863) freed all slaves living in the Confederate States • ...
CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION ERA 2023-01-25
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- River that was necessary to control to win the war
- Largest battle fought in North America
- Main Confederate General
- Main Union General
- Deadliest conflict in U.S. History with 600,000 lives lost
- Became president after the assassination
- Leader of the "March to the Sea"
- This ship circled Union ships and sunk Harriet Lane in Galveston
- Unfair rules that the South put in place after slavery ended
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- The period that followed the Civil War
- Former slave who became highly ranked in the Army
- Battle that caused England and France to decide against supporting the Confederacy
- Comanche chief that worked to repair US and Indian Relations
- Location of the first shots of the Civil War
- The _________ Railroad allowed escape from slavery for Freedom Seekers\
- President assassinated after the Civil War
- This battle gave the Union control of the major river
- Where Native Americans were sent when kicked out of Texas
18 Clues: Main Union General • Main Confederate General • Leader of the "March to the Sea" • The period that followed the Civil War • Largest battle fought in North America • Became president after the assassination • President assassinated after the Civil War • Location of the first shots of the Civil War • Former slave who became highly ranked in the Army • ...
Use your brain, it's free real estate. 2021-01-29
Across
- War within the same state or country
- A supporter of Parliament during the English Civil War
- A coloured striped of cloth used to identify soldiers in battle
- Nickname for a soldier who fought for the king and during the English Civil War
- Soldiers on horseback
- Soldiers on foot
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- A soldier who uses a pike
- A supporter of the king furing the English Civil War
- A long pole, tiped with a steel spike; used as a weapon
- Nickname for Parliament's soldiers during the English Civil War
- A group of people on the same side as another in battle
- A soldier who carries a musket
- A sum of money, introduced by Charles I, paid by people who were living by sea
13 Clues: Soldiers on foot • Soldiers on horseback • A soldier who uses a pike • A soldier who carries a musket • War within the same state or country • A supporter of the king furing the English Civil War • A supporter of Parliament during the English Civil War • A long pole, tiped with a steel spike; used as a weapon • A group of people on the same side as another in battle • ...
Ellis' Crossword 2025-01-19
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- who was the first person to use non-violent civil disobedience? pg. 16 Imper.
- along with bloodshed imperialism generally brought what? pg. 34 Imper.
- which of Browns sons joined him in seizing the federal armory? pg.30 (no commas) Civil War
- by 1859 Brown had a plan to seize the federal what at Harpers Ferry, Virginia? pg.29 Civil War
- what need spiraled with the serge of European population? pg.11 Imper.
- what was the driving factor in social and economic change? pg.1 Age of Nation.
- who invented dynamite in 1867? pg.7 Age of Nation.
- approximately how many people settled in the Americas, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa? pg.18 Age of Nation.
- the invention of what happened by experimentation and dumb luck? pg.18 Imper.
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- who was the first of Browns men to die? pg.31 Civil War
- in the 18th century more and more Europeans drank what? pg.17 Imper.
- what was American corn known as in Europe? pg.2 Age of Nation.
- who wrote," I cannot express the delight with which I run about his country"? pg.21 Imper.
- who went under the pseudonym Linda Brent? pg.39 Civil War
- who was the Missouri slave who sued for his freedom? pg.34 Civil War
15 Clues: who invented dynamite in 1867? pg.7 Age of Nation. • who was the first of Browns men to die? pg.31 Civil War • who went under the pseudonym Linda Brent? pg.39 Civil War • what was American corn known as in Europe? pg.2 Age of Nation. • in the 18th century more and more Europeans drank what? pg.17 Imper. • ...
Civil War 2025-11-20
10 Clues: Abolished slavery • Year Civil War ended • Who won the Civil War • Year Civil War started • Who lost the Civil War • General of the Confederacy • President of the Confederacy • Disagreement over slavery in Kansas • Equal rights and citizenship to all • Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation
Civil War 2023-04-14
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- to leave,
- Part of the army that fights on horseback
- Another name for the North during the Civil War
- Another name for the South during the Civil War
- term used by Southerners to describe their rivel
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- term used by Northerners to describe their rivel
- General during the March to the Sea
- Bloodiest Day of the Civil War
- owning a person as property and forcing them to work
- blocking someone's way or materials getting to them
- President during the Civil War
- Battle fought on July 1-3, 1863 Union victory
12 Clues: to leave, • Bloodiest Day of the Civil War • President during the Civil War • General during the March to the Sea • Part of the army that fights on horseback • Battle fought on July 1-3, 1863 Union victory • Another name for the North during the Civil War • Another name for the South during the Civil War • term used by Northerners to describe their rivel • ...
Civil War Literature 2021-01-05
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- Freed Slaves
- Symbol of the American pioneer
- president during Civil War
- Life in the South prior to the Civil War
- songs of the slaves
- 160 acres
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- Kansas-Missouri Act
- Uncle Tom's Cabin author
- Life in the North prior to Civil War
- First state to secede
- Transcontinental __________
- John Henry, Paul Bunyon and Babe
12 Clues: 160 acres • Freed Slaves • Kansas-Missouri Act • songs of the slaves • First state to secede • Uncle Tom's Cabin author • president during Civil War • Transcontinental __________ • Symbol of the American pioneer • John Henry, Paul Bunyon and Babe • Life in the North prior to Civil War • Life in the South prior to the Civil War
Unit 5 Vocabulary 2025-02-02
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- Led the Harpers Ferry raid
- An agreement between the North and South over slavery
- Descendants of Spaniards and Mestizos
- The Great Compromiser
- Strongest side of the states during the Civil War
- Known for its largest migration of people in U.S. history.
- War between Mexico and the U.S
- Bloodiest day in history, led to Emancipation Proclamation
- 1849 treasure hunt in the West
- Forced labor
- Freedom; liberty
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- Lost the Civil War
- Forcefully taking a piece of land
- Resettlement
- __________ Kansas
- Spoken by Daniel Webster over the issue of slavery
- To vote a for a person as president
- Built to protect Charleston Harbor
- A war between the northern and southern states
- Freedom from slavery
20 Clues: Resettlement • Forced labor • Freedom; liberty • __________ Kansas • Lost the Civil War • Freedom from slavery • The Great Compromiser • Led the Harpers Ferry raid • War between Mexico and the U.S • 1849 treasure hunt in the West • Forcefully taking a piece of land • Built to protect Charleston Harbor • To vote a for a person as president • Descendants of Spaniards and Mestizos • ...
Topic 9 crosswords 2023-08-24
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- Newly freed slaves after the civil war.
- To bring charges of serious wrong doing against a public official.
- Something applied or created based on authority.
- A government agency intended to help out freed slaves.
- Members of congress who wanted to break the control of southerners who profit off slavery.
- A government pardon.
- This word offers a choice.
- An uncomplimentary word for people from the north who went south after the civil war.
- A secret organization trying to reassert white supremacy through force.
- A law that threw out states that refused to ratify the 14th amendment.
- Expect or look forward to.
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- An amendment stating that all men will get equal protection of laws.
- A person who buys a plot of farmland from someone else and forms it in exchange for a cut of the profit.
- A word describing someone or something of infamy.
- The ability or capacity to do something.
- To interfere in order to stop or change.
- A white southerner who supported the republicans during reconstruction.
- Southern laws that limited the rights of blacks shortly after the civil war.
- The era of rebuilding after the civil war.
19 Clues: A government pardon. • This word offers a choice. • Expect or look forward to. • Newly freed slaves after the civil war. • The ability or capacity to do something. • To interfere in order to stop or change. • The era of rebuilding after the civil war. • Something applied or created based on authority. • A word describing someone or something of infamy. • ...
Unit 1 vocab 2014-09-22
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- southern party that favored for slavery
- largest battle of civil war
- General of confederate troops during the civil war
- appease slave state
- confederate sympathizer and professional actor
- location of civil war battle
- eliminate slavery and have equal rights for everyone
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- president of confederate states of America
- union stronghold in South Carolina
- announcement of freedom for all slaves in USA
- group of traditional who sought to preserve freedom of the constitution
- act of a state to leave a nation under witch it belongs
- agreement to keep the south from seceding
- speech given by President Licoln
- union general who served under president licoln.
- 16th president
16 Clues: 16th president • appease slave state • largest battle of civil war • location of civil war battle • speech given by President Licoln • union stronghold in South Carolina • southern party that favored for slavery • agreement to keep the south from seceding • president of confederate states of America • announcement of freedom for all slaves in USA • ...
Civil War 2022-11-01
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- A key battle that turned the tide against the Confederates
- Led Union to victory
- 1861-1865
- Missouri, Delaware, Kentucky, and Maryland
- Inspired the Union to keep fighting in the civil war
- Relied on industrialization
- Confederate general that was unsuccessful
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- Bloodiest single-day battle in civil war
- Supreme Court ruled that African Americans could not be citizens
- Relied on agriculture and slavery
- Began the civil war
- Significant resource for Confederate states
- Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation
- Cut and shelled the city repeatedly in 1863
- Cut the South in half and controlled the Mississippi River
- Union gained greater control of the Mississippi River valley
16 Clues: 1861-1865 • Began the civil war • Led Union to victory • Relied on industrialization • Relied on agriculture and slavery • Wrote the Emancipation Proclamation • Bloodiest single-day battle in civil war • Confederate general that was unsuccessful • Missouri, Delaware, Kentucky, and Maryland • Significant resource for Confederate states • ...
Civil War Stations 2023-04-27
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- The idea that political authority belongs to the people
- A speech given by Abraham Lincoln where he praised the bravery of Union soldiers.
- A Civil War battle in Tennessee in which the Union army gained greater control over the Mississippi River valley.
- American Confederate general, he led the Shenandoah Valley campaign.
- The period following the Civil War during the U.S. government trying to reunite the nation and rebuild the Southern states
- A Union victory in the Civil War that marked the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. military history.
- A failed Confederate attack during the Civil War led by General George Pickett at the battle.
- Eighteenth president of the United States, he received a field promotion to lieutenant general in charge of all Union forces.
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- A political party formed in 1848 by antislavery northerners who left the Whig and Democratic parties because neither addressed the slavery issue.
- Union Civil War victory that turned the tide against the Confederates at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Proposal to outlaw slavery in the territory added to the United States by the Mexican Cession
- President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union
- An escaped slave who joined the Union army during the Civil War
- American general in the Confederate army.
14 Clues: American general in the Confederate army. • The idea that political authority belongs to the people • An escaped slave who joined the Union army during the Civil War • American Confederate general, he led the Shenandoah Valley campaign. • President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union • ...
Indian Wars #1: 1600-1895 2024-12-01
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- Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee, Creek, and Seminole tribes.
- 1830 law facilitating Native American displacement.
- 1862 law granting land to settlers, including minorities.
- Conflict in 1832 between Native American and U.S. forces in the Upper Great Lakes region
- Seminole leader during the Second Seminole War.
- Westward movement leading to conflicts with Native Americans.
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- Violent retribution against those resisting oppression; outside of government established justice system
- Native Americans' efforts to maintain traditional community structure despite oppression.
- Leader of Seminoles in the Third Seminole War.
- Last tribe removed in 1838 during Trail of Tears.
- Ended federal protections for African Americans in the South.
- Series of conflicts between Native Americans in Florida and U.S. government.
- Hostility faced by African Americans post-Civil War.
- Impact Divided Native American nations during the conflict.
- African Americans migrating from South post-Civil War.
- Multiple conflicts over many years resulting from indigenous American resistance to U.S. government created reservations.
- Promising land for exodusters after Civil War.
- Forced relocation of Native Americans from 1831 to 1850.
- First tribe removed in 1831 during Trail of Tears.
19 Clues: Leader of Seminoles in the Third Seminole War. • Promising land for exodusters after Civil War. • Seminole leader during the Second Seminole War. • Last tribe removed in 1838 during Trail of Tears. • First tribe removed in 1831 during Trail of Tears. • 1830 law facilitating Native American displacement. • Hostility faced by African Americans post-Civil War. • ...
Constitution Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-01
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- power
- freedom
- expressed-powers
- executive-branch
- local
- amendment
- inherent-powers
- punishment
- fair-trial
- concurrent-powers
- legislative-branch
- impeachment
- government
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- house-of-representatives
- bill-of-right
- citizens
- federal-court
- implied-powers
- elections
- federalism
- national
- congress
- governer
- judicial-branch
- republic
- senate
- supreme-court
- representative
- civil-war
- law
30 Clues: law • power • local • senate • freedom • citizens • national • congress • governer • republic • elections • amendment • civil-war • federalism • punishment • fair-trial • government • impeachment • bill-of-right • federal-court • supreme-court • implied-powers • representative • judicial-branch • inherent-powers • expressed-powers • executive-branch • concurrent-powers • legislative-branch • house-of-representatives
Danica 2025-05-13
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- This base was attacked by the Confederate army at the beginning of the Civil War
- The turning point of the Civil War
- The person who took over after Abraham Lincoln died
- A route that runaway slaves would use to get to freedom
- Gives everybody the right to vote
- Guarantees a persons citizenship
- Got rid of slavery
- The North and Souths biggest war
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- A deal the settled the presidential election
- The general of the Union army
- The place Abraham got assassinated
- The general of the Confederate army
- This machine picks cotton easier for slaves
- To formally disconnect from the US
- The president during the Civil War
15 Clues: Got rid of slavery • The general of the Union army • Guarantees a persons citizenship • The North and Souths biggest war • Gives everybody the right to vote • The turning point of the Civil War • The place Abraham got assassinated • To formally disconnect from the US • The president during the Civil War • The general of the Confederate army • ...
The Civil War-Hst 8 H-Olson-Sean Watwani 2024-04-24
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- The bloodiest battle during the Civil War
- Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia for the Confederates
- The Union's main war strategy
- President during the Civil War
- Confederate capital
- The confederate's main war strategy
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- One of the biggest causes of civil war
- First state to secede from the union
- Slave states that remained loyal to the union
- First name of the Lincoln's assassin
- Withdrawing from the union
- European countries did not help either side and remained_____
12 Clues: Confederate capital • Withdrawing from the union • The Union's main war strategy • President during the Civil War • The confederate's main war strategy • First state to secede from the union • First name of the Lincoln's assassin • One of the biggest causes of civil war • The bloodiest battle during the Civil War • Slave states that remained loyal to the union • ...
The Civil War Part 1 2022-05-12
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- The President during the Civil War
- Lincoln didn't call this a war he called it a ____
- The cause of the Civil War
- The US's plan to win the War
- The Senator beat on the Senate floor for speaking out against slavery
- The ____ compromise decided where slavery would and wouldn't be legal
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- The Southerners were the_________
- The battle that began the Civil War
- The Northerners were the ________
- To Leave the Union
- What was Lincoln's political Party?
- Carolina The 1st state to leave the Union
12 Clues: To Leave the Union • The cause of the Civil War • The US's plan to win the War • The Southerners were the_________ • The Northerners were the ________ • The President during the Civil War • The battle that began the Civil War • What was Lincoln's political Party? • Carolina The 1st state to leave the Union • Lincoln didn't call this a war he called it a ____ • ...
Georgia History 2022-08-07
15 Clues: 1996 Event • First city • Middle Region • Mayor, Airport • Gold rush site • Northeast region • South in Civil War • Founder of Georgia • After the Civil War • Creates law, Congress • Democrats in New South • Enforced law, President • Largest freshwater swamp • Senator,Governor,President • Interprets law, Supreme Court
The American Civil War 2024-02-19
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- the North had more of these than the South
- a movement in the North which called for the legal end to slavery
- a process which set deadlines by which an enslaved person must be freed
- the industry that includes roads, canals, and railroads
- the industry that includes banking and insurance
- one of the most important crops grown on the plantations
- the number of years the American Civil War lasted
- the American Civil War was considered this type of victory
- the army that surrendered
- he was elected president in 1860
- the industry that includes magazines and newspapers
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- the North used these to quickly create wartime materials
- the fort where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired
- some of the most famous battles of the Civil War took place in this Pennsylvania town
- A large farm that was considered the backbone of the Southern economy
- The major issue between the North and the South was
- the name for the rebellion group in the south
- Enslaved people were considered what
- the period when the North began a process of modernization and industrialization
19 Clues: the army that surrendered • he was elected president in 1860 • Enslaved people were considered what • the North had more of these than the South • the name for the rebellion group in the south • the industry that includes banking and insurance • the number of years the American Civil War lasted • The major issue between the North and the South was • ...
Chapter 15 Crossword Quiz 2015-06-05
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- a 19th-century warship with armor plating.
- a federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina, that was attacked by the Confederates in April 1861, sparking the Civil War
- the deciding battle in the Civil War campaign waged between Union and Confederate armies in northern Virginia in 1862
- final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War.
- a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6-7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee.
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- a series of six major battles over the seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War.
- a decisive engagement in the American Civil War (1861–65) that halted the Confederate advance on Maryland for the purpose of gaining military supplies.
- (1861) the first major battle of the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory; showed that the Civil War would not be won easily
- Confederate efforts to use the importance of southern cotton to Britain’s textile industry to persuade the British to support the Confederacy in the Civil War
- Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri; slave states that lay between the North and the South and did not join the Confederacy during the Civil War
10 Clues: a 19th-century warship with armor plating. • final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War. • a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6-7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. • ...
African Wars Crossword Isis L 2024-05-22
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- tensions between African citizens and UK
- harm, hurt throughout civilization
- president since Ugandas independence
- something conducted dishonestly with use of power
- type of economic system (sharing wealth)
- Another title of the Nigerian Civil War
- Way of Raising funds for famine
- established inside Somalia
- accompanying military wing
- islamist and jihadist rebel group
- dragged in Somalian streets
- overthrow of Patrice Lumbaba was involved
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- was associated with many rebel groups
- Across the world
- fixing civilization after the Nigerian Civil War
- Authoritarian regime
- has a set opinion on a certain rule
- Lost war against Somalia
- poor treatment based on ethnicity
- Marxist Leninist dictatorship
20 Clues: Across the world • Authoritarian regime • Lost war against Somalia • established inside Somalia • accompanying military wing • dragged in Somalian streets • Marxist Leninist dictatorship • Way of Raising funds for famine • poor treatment based on ethnicity • islamist and jihadist rebel group • harm, hurt throughout civilization • has a set opinion on a certain rule • ...
Civil War Vocab 2023-01-23
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- A small military unit
- Ability to make own choices
- line between the North and the South
- The North Side during the Civil War
- Military ship from Civil War
- Someone from the South
- Forced to enlist in the military
- President of the South
- Battle cry
- Famous general of the South
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- A stomach illness
- The path leading slaves to freedom
- Someone against slavery
- President of the North
- Leader of the underground railroad
- The Southern side during the war
- Follow the drinking ______________.
- Someone from the North
- To leave or withdraw from
- Started the Red Cross
20 Clues: Battle cry • A stomach illness • A small military unit • Started the Red Cross • President of the North • Someone from the South • Someone from the North • President of the South • Someone against slavery • To leave or withdraw from • Ability to make own choices • Famous general of the South • Military ship from Civil War • The Southern side during the war • ...
APUSH Unit 5 Crossword 2023-05-11
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- The decision of a Supreme Court case that decided slaves were property, so the US government had no right to take them away if they were in a free state
- The main cause of the Civil War; the act of owning a person for labor
- The best APUSH teacher of all time
- The idea that the US has a God-given right to expand from sea to sea
- An act that called for California as a free state, but established the Fugitive Slave Law
- The time period after the Civil War where the freed slaves got new rights and the South was brought back into the Union
- The Amendment that gives all citizens equal protection under the laws of the US
- The region given to America after the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
- Someone who is anti-immigrant with Anglo-Saxon beliefs
- The ideals of Northerners who disliked slavery because pf the negative impact on Northern business
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- The new political party combined of Free Soilers, some democrats, and Whigs, that was against slavery
- A speech from Abraham Lincoln that reshaped the purpose of the Civil War and honored that fallen soldiers from the Revolutionary War
- An act that repealed the Missouri Compromise, which meant slavery would now be decided based on Popular Sovereignty in new states
- A system used in the South that prevented former slaves from gaining new land as they lacked the money for it; they continued working on plantations to old slave owners
- The idea of enlarging a country’s area
- Someone who was against slavery, typically because it was morally wrong
- The act of leaving a country; what the South did after the election of Abraham Lincoln
- The act of separating people in public spaces based on race, which was used at the end of Reconstruction
- The war that began after the Annexation of Texas over land boundaries between the US and Mexico
- The first republican president who served as the leader of the Union in the Civil War
- The short-lived political party that was against the expansion of slavery in new territory
- The Amendment that banned slavery in the US
- The Amendment that gave all black men the right to vote
- The title of the seceded states during the Civil War
- The War from 1861-1865 over slavery and state’s rights between the Northern and Southern United States
- The title of the Northern States during the Civil War
26 Clues: The best APUSH teacher of all time • The idea of enlarging a country’s area • The Amendment that banned slavery in the US • The title of the seceded states during the Civil War • The title of the Northern States during the Civil War • Someone who is anti-immigrant with Anglo-Saxon beliefs • The Amendment that gave all black men the right to vote • ...
Vocab 15 2025-04-07
Across
- A blessing
- Wishing evil on others
- After civil war
- After noon
- Front side
- Criminal
- Come before in time
- Before noon
- Resalting in good
- Kind
- Disatisfiend
- Intending to do harm
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- Gives money to help
- Examine dead body
- Before the civil war
- To be clumsy
- At the end of a letter
- Behind
- Depressing
- Intention to do harm
- Fever and chills from a masqueto bite
- To delay
- To not work properly
- Procides good resalts
24 Clues: Kind • Behind • To delay • Criminal • A blessing • Depressing • After noon • Front side • Before noon • To be clumsy • Disatisfiend • After civil war • Examine dead body • Resalting in good • Gives money to help • Come before in time • Before the civil war • Intention to do harm • To not work properly • Intending to do harm • Procides good resalts • Wishing evil on others • At the end of a letter • ...
7a 2024-06-22
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- Operation Market Garden
- Octavian defeats assassins
- WWI mass tank battle
- Seljuk Turks defeat Byzantines
- Early major Civil War battle
- Hannibal defeated by Rome
- Russians defeated in WWI
- Mexican battle holiday
- Ended Jacobite uprising
- Poison gas first used
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- Triggered US into WWII
- Major Pacific theater battle
- Three major battles in India
- American invasion of Mexico
- Octavian vs. Antony and Cleopatra
- Ancient legendary siege
- Stopped Ottoman expansion
- Civil War battle 1863
- Hannibal's tactical masterpiece
- English longbows triumph
20 Clues: WWI mass tank battle • Civil War battle 1863 • Poison gas first used • Triggered US into WWII • Mexican battle holiday • Operation Market Garden • Ancient legendary siege • Ended Jacobite uprising • Russians defeated in WWI • English longbows triumph • Stopped Ottoman expansion • Hannibal defeated by Rome • Octavian defeats assassins • American invasion of Mexico • ...
CH 14 Pt 1 2021-02-05
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- absolutist king of England who provoked a civil war by ignoring Parliament
- most absolutist king in French history, was nicknamed the "Sun King"
- fought for the side of the king in the English Civil War
- Catholic cardinal that helped rule for Louis XIII and entered France into the Thirty Years' War
- first Protestant king of France that sought to decrease the power of the nobles and was assassinated
- name given to the Revolution that established protestant rulers William and Mary as the rulers of England
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- king of England who was restored to the throne after Cromwell died
- opulent French palace that housed Louis XIV and the nobility who served him
- son of Henry who became king of France at nine years old
- absolutist family that came to power in Russia
- last name of the Lord Protector of England after its civil war
- enemy of Russia in the Great Northern War
- unlimited and unrestrained power of a political ruler
- Belief that a king’s authority was established by God therefore the king’s actions/decisions was God’s will
- fought for Parliament and Cromwell during the English Civil War
- title of the Russian rulers
16 Clues: title of the Russian rulers • enemy of Russia in the Great Northern War • absolutist family that came to power in Russia • unlimited and unrestrained power of a political ruler • son of Henry who became king of France at nine years old • fought for the side of the king in the English Civil War • last name of the Lord Protector of England after its civil war • ...
civil war puzzels 2023-04-10
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- Line - A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
- - A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
- - The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
- 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 nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers
- theater - The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolinas as well.
- - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- - The side of an army or military unit.
- - A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
- - 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.
- - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- - The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
- - When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
- - A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
- theater - The part of the war fought in the Eastern United States including Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
- - Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
- - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
- Proclamation - An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
- - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
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- - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- - The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
- Slave Law - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- 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.
- - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- - A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
- - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
- - Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
- - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
- - A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
- - An army of citizens used during emergencies.
- - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
- - A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
- - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
- - A nickname for the South.
- - A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
- - A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
- - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
- - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
40 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. • ...
Civil War crossword 2023-02-07
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- Line - A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
- - A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
- - The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
- 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 nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
- theater - The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolinas as well.
- - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- - The side of an army or military unit.
- - A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
- - 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.
- - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- - The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
- - When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
- - A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
- theater - The part of the war fought in the Eastern United States including Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
- - Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
- - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
- Proclamation - An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
- - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
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- - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- - The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
- Slave Law - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- 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.
- - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- - A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
- - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
- - Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
- - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
- - A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
- - An army of citizens used during emergencies.
- - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
- - A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
- - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
- - A nickname for the South.
- - A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
- - A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
- - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
- - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
40 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. • ...
The civil war 2022-11-17
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- Line - A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
- - A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
- - The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
- 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 nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
- theater - The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolinas as well.
- When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- - The side of an army or military unit.
- - A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
- - 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.
- - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- - The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
- - When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
- - A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
- theater - The part of the war fought in the Eastern United States including Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
- - Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
- - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
- Proclamation - An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
- - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
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- - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- - The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
- Slave Law - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- 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.
- - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- - A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
- A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
- - Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
- - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
- - A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
- - An army of citizens used during emergencies.
- - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
- - A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
- - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
- - A nickname for the South.
- - A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
- A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
- - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
- - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
40 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. • ...
Charles Price 2021-09-22
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- Former Commanding General of the United States Army
- 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 presidential proclamation and executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862, during the Civil War.
- Former President of the Confederate States of America
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- the lack of supplies due to it being an island and the return gunfire and subsequent surrender by the United States Army, that started the American Civil War.
- served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and became one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee.
- the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War.
- Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864
- on March 4, 1865. In the address he urged people to "bind up the nation's wounds" caused by the Civil War and to move toward a lasting peace.
- fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Pennsylvania by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
- 18th US president
- commander of the Confederate States Army.
12 Clues: 18th US president • commander of the Confederate States Army. • Former Commanding General of the United States Army • Former President of the Confederate States of America • Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864 • the final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War. • ...
civil war cine from cp 2017-02-20
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- Davis President of the confederacy.
- advantage of the south
- cross clara barton foundede this to help injured soldiers
- Place where Robert E Lee surrendered
- first step of becoming the confederacy
- freed southern slaves only
- General of the union who practiced total war
- seperated from the union
- what Robert E Lee fought for
- amendment abolished slavery in all states.
- Battle tatic of the north
- battle that cut the confederacy into two
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- advantage of the north
- Total war tatic that destroyed Georgia
- general of the Confederacy
- suspended by lincoln in times of war.
- wilkes booth assassinated Lincoln
- spoke at Gettysburg and made a famous speech
- first battle of the civil war
- another word for the draft
- Bloodiest day of the civil war.
- Known as the bloodiest battle or first national cemetary
22 Clues: advantage of the north • advantage of the south • seperated from the union • Battle tatic of the north • general of the Confederacy • another word for the draft • freed southern slaves only • what Robert E Lee fought for • first battle of the civil war • Bloodiest day of the civil war. • Davis President of the confederacy. • Place where Robert E Lee surrendered • ...
Civil War Project 2022-02-11
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- a period in American history following the American Civil War; it lasted from 1865 to 1877 and marked a significant chapter in the history of civil rights in the United States.
- United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million.
- A nickname for southern white who supported the republican party.
- an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865.
- The people that were against slavery.
- A term used to describe people who supported the union.
- The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
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- An attempt to stop people from going in and out of a port.
- The portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.
- an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
- Gettysburg ended Confederate general Robert E. Lee's ambitious second quest to invade the North and bring the Civil War to a swift end.
- the military land force of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, fighting against the United States forces in order to uphold the institution of slavery in the Southern states.
- The state of being free of the control of some other person, country or entity.
- It was fought during the American Civil War near Mechanicsville, Virginia, from May 31 to June 12, 1864 resulting in the disastrous defeat for the Union Army during the American Civil War.
- the condition in which one human being was owned by another.
15 Clues: The people that were against slavery. • A term used to describe people who supported the union. • An attempt to stop people from going in and out of a port. • United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million. • the condition in which one human being was owned by another. • A nickname for southern white who supported the republican party. • ...
The Civil War Vocabulary 2023-02-28
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- The last confederate stronghold on the Miss. river
- A heavy metal battleship used by both sides during the civil war
- To put into action; execute
- An authoritative command
- Thick hard cracker
- Military draft
- TURNING POINT ON THE CIVIL WAR
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- Confederate war can in Georgia
- negative term is given to antiwar northern Democrats during the civil war
- a unit of paper currency first issued by the federal gov.
- To rob of goods by open force
- The seeking and obtaining of food
- A graduate naturally decreases in number becoming fewer in number
- Money is given as a reward
- The surroundings of a place by an army in order to capture it
15 Clues: Military draft • Thick hard cracker • An authoritative command • Money is given as a reward • To put into action; execute • To rob of goods by open force • Confederate war can in Georgia • TURNING POINT ON THE CIVIL WAR • The seeking and obtaining of food • The last confederate stronghold on the Miss. river • a unit of paper currency first issued by the federal gov. • ...
LET US TALK ABOUT THE CIVIL WAR! 2021-06-04
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- The Confederates ____ the Battle of Gettysburg.
- The South demanded "states' ______"
- ____________ Proclamation freed the slaves.
- Abbreviation for Confederate States of America.
- Used by North to limit South's trade.
- The "turning point" of the civil war.
- Free state in Compromise of 1850.
- The Union lost many battles in the ____.
- Confederate capital.
- Section that sided with the North.
- Name for Southern soldiers.
- General Sharman marched to the……
- "Bleeding ______"
- Accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox.
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- Where Lincoln eventually made his home.
- A free _____ was closed to slavery.
- WAR Lasted from 1861 to 1865.
- The border ______ did not secede.
- The _____ lost the Civil War.
- Slave state in the Missouri Compromise.
- Term meaning "withdraw".
- Another name for the North.
- The Confederates won twice at Bull ___.
- Section that dominated Congress.
- Bloody battle in Maryland won by Union.
- The South's leading money crop.
- Total number of states that seceded.
27 Clues: "Bleeding ______" • Confederate capital. • Term meaning "withdraw". • Another name for the North. • Name for Southern soldiers. • WAR Lasted from 1861 to 1865. • The _____ lost the Civil War. • The South's leading money crop. • Section that dominated Congress. • General Sharman marched to the…… • The border ______ did not secede. • Free state in Compromise of 1850. • ...
Civil War Vocab #2 2022-05-04
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- separated North from the South
- earthen defenses
- tree trunks painted to look like cannons
- two wheeled cart that carries artillery ammunition
- most common Civil War rifle ammunition
- to free from slavery
- canvas bag used to carry food
- warship protected by metal
- bundle of sticks used to reinforce earthworks
- fake attack
- mobile artillery used to deceive enemy
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- Sherman's March to the Sea
- the end or side of a military position
- ironclad battle at Hampton Roads
- Union Army's fishhook position at Gettysburg
- wicker baskets filled with dirt for defense
- soldiers posted on guard ahead of main force
- supplied provisions and equipment
- hat worn by Civil War soldiers
- lighter artillery that fired more accurately
- common Civil War ration
- foot soldier
- fire from the side of the enemy
- earthen mound that shielded inside of fort
24 Clues: fake attack • foot soldier • earthen defenses • to free from slavery • common Civil War ration • Sherman's March to the Sea • warship protected by metal • canvas bag used to carry food • separated North from the South • hat worn by Civil War soldiers • fire from the side of the enemy • ironclad battle at Hampton Roads • supplied provisions and equipment • ...
Unit 3 Crossword Puzzle 2025-12-07
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- E. Lee Leader of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
- Scott Decision 1857 Supreme Court case declaring enslaved people had no rights
- S. Grant Union general who became the 18th president
- Tubman Woman who led enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad
- Gin Device by Eli Whitney that increased cotton production
- Shift to factories, machines, and mass production
- Nebraska Act Law allowing popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska
- Destiny Belief that Americans were destined to expand westward
- Early transportation innovation improving river travel
- C. Calhoun Senator known for promoting states’ rights and nullification
- Invention by Samuel Morse that revolutionized communication
- Purchase Land deal that doubled the size of the U.S. in 1803
- American War U.S. conflict caused partly by Texas annexation
- K. Polk U.S. president famous for expansionism during the 1840s
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- Bureau Federal agency created to aid freed slaves after the Civil War
- Acts Laws dividing the South into military districts after the Civil War
- Movement Movement dedicated to ending slavery
- of Tears Forced relocation of Native Americans in the 1830s
- Jefferson Third president who authorized the Louisiana Purchase
- Farming system that trapped many freedmen in debt after the Civil War
- Jackson President known for the “Era of the Common Man”
- of 1812 War between the U.S. and Britain sparked by impressment
- Compromise Agreement admitting Missouri as slave and Maine as free
- Rights Movement seeking legal and social equality for women
- Major transportation system that expanded rapidly in the 1800s
- Douglass Escaped slave who became a leading abolitionist speaker and writer
- System Henry Clay’s economic plan of tariffs and internal improvements
- of 1850 Set of laws passed to ease sectional tensions
- Lincoln President who led the Union during the Civil War
29 Clues: Movement Movement dedicated to ending slavery • Shift to factories, machines, and mass production • S. Grant Union general who became the 18th president • of 1850 Set of laws passed to ease sectional tensions • Early transportation innovation improving river travel • Jackson President known for the “Era of the Common Man” • ...
Battles of the Civil War 2024-03-06
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- Unofficial name of the Northerners
- The turning point of the Civil War
- The first battle of Civil War
- The war between Confederacy and Union
- Official name of the southerners
- Unofficial name of the Southerners
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- The place where the South surrendered
- Victory in this battle gives us control of the Mississippi River
- The act of giving up
- Official name of Northerners
- 36 days of chaos where we destroyed Southern Land
- The bloodiest day in American history
12 Clues: The act of giving up • Official name of Northerners • The first battle of Civil War • Official name of the southerners • Unofficial name of the Northerners • The turning point of the Civil War • Unofficial name of the Southerners • The place where the South surrendered • The war between Confederacy and Union • The bloodiest day in American history • ...
Civil War 2021-02-23
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- President Lincoln would free the slaves and encourage them to fight for the Union when he signed the _____ Proclamation
- Thomas Jackson was given the nickname "_____" at the battle at Bull Run.
- the South lost its ability to use agricultural exports and was split in two after the battle at _____.
- above all other issues, President Lincoln wanted to preserve the _____ and stop states from seceding.
- the ____ had the advantage of knowing the terrain of most of the battle locations
- tensions between the North and the South were relieved as a result of the _____ Compromise
- the Confederates attacking Fort Sumter is considered the _____ battle of the Civil War.
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- the leader of the Confederate army was Robert E. _____
- this was considered the turning point of the Civil War
- this was considered the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- this was the primary cause of the civil war
- for the South, slavery was more of an _____ issue as opposed to a moral issue.
- the leader of the Union army was form U.S.-Mexican War general Ulysses S. _____
- the Union had a more stable economy due to thriving _____ (factories).
- At Appomattox Court House, VA, the South would _____ to end the Civil War.
- free African-Americans AND runaway slaves were at risk of being brought back to plantations as a result of the _____ slave law
16 Clues: this was the primary cause of the civil war • the leader of the Confederate army was Robert E. _____ • this was considered the turning point of the Civil War • this was considered the bloodiest battle of the Civil War • the Union had a more stable economy due to thriving _____ (factories). • Thomas Jackson was given the nickname "_____" at the battle at Bull Run. • ...
Historical Dates & Landmarks Quest 2023-10-10
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- - World Trade Center attack site
- - Pilgrims' ship to the New World
- - Civil War battle site
- - Texan fort during the Texas Revolution
- - Colonial protest event
- - Parisian iron landmark
- on a journey through history with the "Historical Dates & Landmarks Quest" crossword puzzle!
- - Civil War surrender location
- - Cold War division symbol
- - UFO incident in New Mexico
- - French Revolution prison
- - WWII atomic bomb target
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- - Financial district in New York
- - Presidential sculpture in South Dakota
- - Chinese fortification
- - American Independence Day
- - Moon landing mission
- - Palace of French royalty
- - Ancient Roman amphitheater
- - WWII attack on a US naval base
- - Ill-fated ocean liner
21 Clues: - Moon landing mission • - Chinese fortification • - Civil War battle site • - Ill-fated ocean liner • - Colonial protest event • - Parisian iron landmark • - WWII atomic bomb target • - Palace of French royalty • - Cold War division symbol • - French Revolution prison • - American Independence Day • - Ancient Roman amphitheater • - UFO incident in New Mexico • ...
Civil War Jude Tenorio 2017-02-14
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- Place where Robert E Lee surrendered
- what Robert E Lee fought for
- Total war tatic that destroyed Georgia
- Battle tatic of the north
- advantage of the south
- General of the union who practiced total war
- freed southern slaves only
- Known as the bloodiest battle or first national cemetary
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- first battle of the civil war
- another word for the draft
- spoke at Gettysburg and made a famous speech
- amendment abolished slavery in all states.
- advantage of the north
- seperated from the union
- cross clara barton foundede this to help injured soldiers
- suspended by lincoln in times of war.
- wilkes booth assassinated Lincoln
- Bloodiest day of the civil war.
- general of the Confederacy
- Davis President of the confederacy.
- battle that cut the confederacy into two
- first step of becoming the confederacy
22 Clues: advantage of the north • advantage of the south • seperated from the union • Battle tatic of the north • another word for the draft • general of the Confederacy • freed southern slaves only • what Robert E Lee fought for • first battle of the civil war • Bloodiest day of the civil war. • Place where Robert E Lee surrendered • Davis President of the confederacy. • ...
Civil War - Comaris 2022-11-04
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- The man responsible for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
- One of the earliest battles in which Grant started to make a name for himself as an able general. (Hint it was named for the church nearby)
- What is the name of the disastrous battle for Union forces where General Burnside ordered Union troops to attack the Confederates with no bullets and only bayonets?
- The First Battle of Manassas also was called what by Union forces?
- The last name of the Union General that help the Union win the war?
- Who was the president of the United States and the Union?
- Considered the end of the American Civil War.
- What battle was the turning point of the American Civil War?
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- The document that Lincoln issued freeing all the enslaves in the Confederacy AKA "areas of rebellion"
- The last name of the main Confederate General who helped the Confederacy win many battles.
- By the end of the war, African Americans made up what percentage of the US military?
- The main issue for which the Civil War was fought over.
- What was the name of the siege that helped the Union gain control of the Mississippi River and divide the Confederacy in half?
- Name of forces that the Union considered its best fighters and was made up of men from Wisconsin?
- What is the name of the Union strategy that sought to cut off the Confederates States of America from getting supplies from overseas and strangle the South?
- Who was the president of the Confederate States of America and the South?
- The first shot of the American Civil War occurred...?
- What is the last name of the general that march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia and used total war against the civilian population?
- The first state to leave the Union and began the formation of the Confederate States of America.
- It was the deadliest one day battle of the Civil War and provided Lincoln with a Union win to issue the document that free enslaved people in the Confederacy.
20 Clues: Considered the end of the American Civil War. • The first shot of the American Civil War occurred...? • The main issue for which the Civil War was fought over. • Who was the president of the United States and the Union? • What battle was the turning point of the American Civil War? • The man responsible for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. • ...
cw 2024-04-03
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- South Carolina was the ______ state to secede from the Union
- War to end slavery
- People, usually women, who cared for the wounded
- Union General, last name Grant
- Famous nurse and Red Cross founder, first name Clara
- Underground __________ (escape route to freedom)
- Emancipation __________
- President during the Civil War
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- Freed slaves amendment number
- A soldier's home during the war
- Battle of __________ (turning point of the war)
- Confederate President, first name Jefferson
- Era of rebuilding after the war
- Harriet __________, Underground Railroad conductor
- Type of states in the north
15 Clues: War to end slavery • Emancipation __________ • Type of states in the north • Freed slaves amendment number • Union General, last name Grant • President during the Civil War • A soldier's home during the war • Era of rebuilding after the war • Confederate President, first name Jefferson • Battle of __________ (turning point of the war) • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2017-05-14
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- The man who killed Abraham Lincoln
- A famous nurse who later found the Red Cross
- The man who made Interchangable Parts and the Cotton Gin
- where the Civil War began
- Civil ___
- President durning the Civil War
- Color of the Confederate uniforms
- This state is home to Richmond, one of the capitals of the Confederacy
- General in chief of the Union Army
- A word that means "when a Union leaves a state"
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- The woman who escaped slavery, returned back 19 times and rescued over 300 slaves
- These people were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation
- President of the Confederate Union
- First state to leave the Union
- The theatre Lincoln was shot
- Battle of Bull ___
- The man who marched to Savannah
- The man who escaped slavery, taught himself to read and write, and leads the abolition movement
- Abraham Lincoln's wife
- Color of the Union uniforms
20 Clues: Civil ___ • Battle of Bull ___ • Abraham Lincoln's wife • where the Civil War began • Color of the Union uniforms • The theatre Lincoln was shot • First state to leave the Union • The man who marched to Savannah • President durning the Civil War • Color of the Confederate uniforms • The man who killed Abraham Lincoln • President of the Confederate Union • ...
Absolutism in Western Europe 2018-02-25
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- greek painter of Catholic figures
- type monarchy England is now
- govt ruled by religious leader
- bloodless revolution in England
- Spanish royal family
- middle class govt agents in Fr
- exports>imports
- Protestants in France
- Charles I signed and ignored
- when Charles II became king
- prevents unwarranted jailtime
- England's legislative branch
- believed radiated all power
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- kicked out by intolerant Spanish
- supporters of Charles I in civil war
- theory monarchs power from God
- major issue for Spanish Empire
- limited Eng kings power
- Sp emperor divides land&retires
- palace of Louis XVI
- military dictator/English Civil War
- Puritan rebels in Eng Civil War
- famous Dutch artist/Night Watch
- issued Edict of Nantes
- made France self sufficient
- writer of Don Quixote
- failed to gain Philip II victory
- reps Cat. church/advise Fr kings
- wanted Catholic traditions out
29 Clues: exports>imports • palace of Louis XVI • Spanish royal family • writer of Don Quixote • Protestants in France • issued Edict of Nantes • limited Eng kings power • made France self sufficient • when Charles II became king • believed radiated all power • type monarchy England is now • Charles I signed and ignored • England's legislative branch • prevents unwarranted jailtime • ...
civl puzzl 2024-04-12
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- Period before the Civil War
- Warships protected by iron or steel armor plates
- Preventing goods or people from entering or leaving
- Withdrawal of states from the Union
- Decree by Lincoln to free slaves in Confederate states
- A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- Group of artillery pieces
- Southern states that seceded from the Union
- Sea fort in South Caralina
- Supreme Court ruling denying citizenship to African Americans
- When a human is owned by another human
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- Bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history
- 16th U.S. President during the Civil War
- Legislation admitting Missouri as a slave state
- Large-caliber weapons used in warfare
- States between Union and Confederacy
- Advocate for the abolition of slavery
- Person killed, wounded, or missing in action
- Northern states during the Civil War
- The side of an army or military unit.
20 Clues: Group of artillery pieces • Sea fort in South Caralina • Period before the Civil War • Withdrawal of states from the Union • States between Union and Confederacy • Northern states during the Civil War • Large-caliber weapons used in warfare • Advocate for the abolition of slavery • The side of an army or military unit. • When a human is owned by another human • ...
Veteran's Day 2016-11-09
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- The War that spanned from April 1775 to September 1783
- The War that spanned from April 1917 to November 1918
- Known as the "Scourge of God" who ruled the Hun Empire
- Duke of Normandy who won the Battle of Hastings
- Lee's top subordinate who died from friendly gunfire after his victory at Chancellorsville
- The final resting place of over 400,000 soldiers
- The War that spanned from March 2003 to December 2001
- The War that spanned from August 1990 to February 1991
- He defeated Robert E. Lee's Army to win the Civil War
- The commander who established history's largest contiguous empire
- He is considered history's most brilliant commander and he won France an empire
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- He commanded the Allied Coalition from 1943-1945 and led the Normandy Invasion
- The Commander in Chief of America's Continental Army in 1775
- Famous Confederate leader of the Civil War
- There are more than 58,000 names on this memorial
- He is known as "Old Blood and Guts" and was the best field commander of WWII
- He defeated the Aztec Empire of 6 million with only 600 Spanish conquistadors
- The War that spanned from December 1941 to August 1945
- The War that spanned from November 1955 to April 1975
- The most famous Chiricahua Apache war leader
- He defeated Rome's enemies and launched the Roman Empire
- The War that spanned from May 1846 to February 1848
- Alexandria, Egypt was named after this Greek commander
- The War that spanned from June 1950 to July 1953
- The War that spanned from April 1861 to April 1865
- He freed Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, Peru, Bolivia, and Venezuela from Spanish domination
- The ______ of the Unnamed Soldier
27 Clues: The ______ of the Unnamed Soldier • Famous Confederate leader of the Civil War • The most famous Chiricahua Apache war leader • Duke of Normandy who won the Battle of Hastings • The War that spanned from June 1950 to July 1953 • The final resting place of over 400,000 soldiers • There are more than 58,000 names on this memorial • ...
Unit 2 | North America | Vocab | Vol. III 2022-11-01
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- an 1863 document that freed all slaves living in Confederate held territory
- a war between opposing groups of citizens in the same country
- the movement to end slavery, before and during the Civil War in the United States
- the speech Abraham Lincoln made in 1863 honoring soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg during the U.S. Civil War
- the idea that the United States had the right to expand its territory to the Pacific Ocean
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- the route the Cherokees took during their forced migration from the southeast United States to Oklahoma in the 1830s
- the largest mountain range system in North America
- the second longest river in North America
- a partnership between countries
- the effort to rebuild and reunite the United States following the Civil War
- a ruler with complete control
- The use of machines to make raw materials (such was lumber) into usual products (like chairs or tables)
- the mass slaughter by the Nazis of six million Jews and others during World War II
- a large farm that grows crops for profit
- to strengthen
15 Clues: to strengthen • a ruler with complete control • a partnership between countries • a large farm that grows crops for profit • the second longest river in North America • the largest mountain range system in North America • a war between opposing groups of citizens in the same country • the effort to rebuild and reunite the United States following the Civil War • ...
The first 30 Presidents 2022-03-22
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- a memorial of him was built in Washington, D.C
- president who oversaw the largest territorial expansion in American history
- he advocated agricultural technology, an educated electorate, and civil rights for African Americans.
- the last president before the start of the Civil War
- led America into war in order to “make the world safe for democracy.”
- Vice President for Thomas Jefferson
- the first president to serve without being elected to office
- the first American president to be impeached
- best remembered for his classic set of bushy sideburns
- the first president to ride in an automobile
- the only president in American history to serve two non-consecutive terms in office
- Principle author of the Declaration of Independence
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- President served in the shortest time
- the youngest person to become president of the United States
- created the League of Nations after World War I
- Leader of the Tennessee militia
- led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War
- oversaw the end of Reconstruction
- First President of the U.S
- most known for the Compromise of 1850
- Second President of the U.S
- The first President to be photographed
- grandson of President William Henry Harrison
- The second shortest President
- his policies may have helped to push the United States into Civil War
- Best known for his negotiation of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803
- national war hero for his battles in the Mexican War
- elected President and later became the tenth Chief Justice of the United States, the only person to have served in both of these offices.
28 Clues: First President of the U.S • Second President of the U.S • The second shortest President • Leader of the Tennessee militia • oversaw the end of Reconstruction • Vice President for Thomas Jefferson • President served in the shortest time • most known for the Compromise of 1850 • The first President to be photographed • grandson of President William Henry Harrison • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-24
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- Line - A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
- - A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
- - The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
- 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 nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
- theater - The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolinas as well.
- - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- - The side of an army or military unit.
- - A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
- - 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.
- - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- - The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
- - When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
- - A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were slaves.
- theater - The part of the war fought in the Eastern United States including Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
- - Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
- - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
- Proclamation - An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that slaves in the Confederate states were to be set free.
- - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
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- - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- - The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
- Slave Law - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped slaves in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- 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.
- - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- - A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
- - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
- - Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
- - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
- - A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
- - An army of citizens used during emergencies.
- - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
- - A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
- - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
- - A nickname for the South.
- - A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
- - A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
- - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
- - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
40 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. • ...
Civil War Vocab 2023-03-14
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- Line - A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
- - A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
- - The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
- 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 nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
- theater - The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolinas as well.
- - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- - The side of an army or military unit.
- - A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
- - 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.
- - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- - The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
- - When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
- - A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
- theater - The part of the war fought in the Eastern United States including Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
- - Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
- - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
- Proclamation - An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
- - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
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- - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- - The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
- Slave Law - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- 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.
- - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- - A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
- - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
- - Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
- - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
- - A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
- - An army of citizens used during emergencies.
- - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
- - A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
- - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
- - A nickname for the South.
- - A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
- - A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
- - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
- - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
40 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. • ...
The civil war 2022-11-17
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- Line - A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
- - A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
- - The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
- 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 nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
- theater - The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolinas as well.
- When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- - The side of an army or military unit.
- - A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
- - 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.
- - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- - The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
- - When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
- - A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
- theater - The part of the war fought in the Eastern United States including Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
- - Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
- - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
- Proclamation - An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
- - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
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- - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- - The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
- Slave Law - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- 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.
- - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- - A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
- A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
- - Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
- - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
- - A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
- - An army of citizens used during emergencies.
- - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
- - A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
- - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
- - A nickname for the South.
- - A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
- A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
- - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
- - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
40 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. • ...
The Civil War 2015-04-12
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- to withdraw from enemy forces
- war between the states (1861-1865)
- proclamation issued by Pres. Lincoln
- Union soldier in Civil War
- Commander of the Union Armies
- practice of owning slaves
- to enlist in armed forces
- 16th President of United States
- to give assistance
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- light gun with long barrel
- item designed to inflict bodily harm
- Lincoln granted all slaves
- southern states that seceded from the Union
- conflict
- highest officer in armed forces
- General that led the Confederate Army
- successful ending of a war
- garment worn by soldiers
- strategy to achieve a specific end
- feeling of hostility
20 Clues: conflict • to give assistance • feeling of hostility • garment worn by soldiers • practice of owning slaves • to enlist in armed forces • light gun with long barrel • Lincoln granted all slaves • Union soldier in Civil War • successful ending of a war • to withdraw from enemy forces • Commander of the Union Armies • highest officer in armed forces • 16th President of United States • ...
Russian Revolution 2023-01-23
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- this event with Japan added to people's discontent with the government 324
- a radical political thinker of the 1800s. 323
- What appeared in Russia because of the war. 326
- The month Russia's second revolution happened (abbreviated) 327
- these were outlawed until 1905. 323
- What Nicholas gave up 327
- The Red _____ - mass arrests and punishments for any who opposed Lenin and the Bolsheviks 330
- _____ liberties: personal freedoms that are protected by the government 325
- _____ War I influenced the coming revolution of 1917. 326
- the leader of the Bolsheviks 323
- What the Bolsheviks and Lenin immediately censored 328
- There were shortages in 1917. 326
- Russia's czar 322
- the new name for Russia (also called Soviet Union) 329
- This was taken over by the government during the civil war by the "Reds" 329
- took place with great frequency after 1912. 326
- What Lenin forced other political parties to do 328
- A policy that eased up on the restrictions of "War Communism" 331
- what soldiers did to the protests 327
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- what the term Bolsheviks means 323
- what Nicholas did to Dumas he did not like 325
- The month Russia's first revolution happened (abbreviated) 326
- who Lenin believed should lead the revolution 324
- What the Bolsheviks do to the Provisional government 328
- What existed in Russia as the Provisional government and the soviets competed for power 327
- What the Bolsheviks and Lenin created "Secret _____" 328
- _____ Army - supporters of the Bolsheviks during the civil war 328
- a classless society where people live cooperatively 324
- what Marx believed workers would do because they were poor 324
- What Nicholas used to control his people 325
- This was taken from the peasants during the civil war by the "Reds"
- created by Nicholas as a legislature for the people 325
- elected representatives from local factories and workshops 324
- _____ Army - supporters of the Monarchy during the civil war 328
- Bloody _____: a protest that resulted in the shooting of citizens by Russian soldiers 324
- What happened to Nicholas and his family 330
36 Clues: Russia's czar 322 • What Nicholas gave up 327 • the leader of the Bolsheviks 323 • There were shortages in 1917. 326 • what the term Bolsheviks means 323 • these were outlawed until 1905. 323 • what soldiers did to the protests 327 • What Nicholas used to control his people 325 • What happened to Nicholas and his family 330 • a radical political thinker of the 1800s. 323 • ...
American Civil War 2023-05-08
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- First state to leave the Union
- This battle split the Confederacy in two
- First major battle of the civil war
- Wanted to be an independent nation
- Union general who will become president
- This general died from friendly fire
- The Union economy experienced a ________
- Battle that convinced Lincoln to give the Emancipation Proclamation
- Official start of the Civil War
- Officially made the war about slavery
- The confederacy experienced_________________ during the war
- Many women helped the war efforts by volunteering as ____________
- the first Battle of Bull Run showed both sides that the war was going to be __________
- Continuous fighting without giving the other side a chance to rest
- Antietam was the ____________ deadliest day of battle
- Due to the lack of knowledge on bacteria ___________ was very dangerous
- Place where the Civil War ended
- After the Battle of Gettysburg the Confederacy remained on the _______________
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- The 54th ______________ was the most famous African American regiment
- sections of railroads that were wrapped around trees were known as Sherman _______________
- Sought the end of slavery
- The 13th amendment abolished this
- Lincoln gave his most famous speech here
- General McClellan was sent to capture what city
- Assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- Treating everyone and everything as an enemy
- Initial union war strategy
- created the union war strategy
- decided not to help the Confederacy after the Battle of Gettysburg
- Lincoln wanted to ___________ the union in the beginning
- Gettysburg was the most ______ battle of the war
- Military draft
- surrendered at Appomattox Court House to General Grant
33 Clues: Military draft • Sought the end of slavery • Initial union war strategy • Assassinated Abraham Lincoln • First state to leave the Union • created the union war strategy • Official start of the Civil War • Place where the Civil War ended • The 13th amendment abolished this • Wanted to be an independent nation • First major battle of the civil war • ...
Chapter 4-6 Study Guide 2021-10-14
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- Law proposed by Stephen Douglas and passed by congress in 1854 that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to determine by referendum, whether or not to permit slavery (popular sovereignty).
- a negative term for Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War.
- president of the U.S during the Spanish-American War.
- a system in which a farmer paid rent to a landowner for the use of the land.
- political, military,and economic domination of strong nations over weaker territories.
- led a volunteer cavalry, called the Rough Riders, in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
- Who was an abolitionist/Editor who was killed in 1837 by a pro-slavery mob while defending his printing press in Alton, Illinois.
- founded in 1909 by both African-Americans and white supporters.
- a negative term for a southern white who supported the Republican Party after the Civil War.
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- treaty that ended the Spanish-American War.
- U.S. battleship that blew up in Havana on February 15, 1898.
- writer who uncovers and exposes misconduct in government or business.
- what opened in 1914 that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
- Largest battle of the Civil War, lasting three days.
- Who was a senator from Mississippi that became the President of the Confederate States of America.
- _________ was the bloodiest single battle of the Civil War fought on September 17th, 1862.
- On May 21,1856, pro-slavery invaders from Missouri pillaged Lawrence, Kansas.
- a system in which a farmer tends to a portion of a planter's land in return for a share of the crop.
- what was a British liner that was shot down by a German U-Boat in May 1915.
- secret society formed by Confederate Veterans in 1865.
20 Clues: treaty that ended the Spanish-American War. • Largest battle of the Civil War, lasting three days. • president of the U.S during the Spanish-American War. • secret society formed by Confederate Veterans in 1865. • U.S. battleship that blew up in Havana on February 15, 1898. • what opened in 1914 that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. • ...
Unit 4B Review 2022-03-03
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- region of the country where Reconstruction mainly had to happen
- radical ______ wanted equality for freedmen
- system of farming similar to slavery
- laws to restrict black people from accessing their rights
- says all people born in the United States are citizens
- amendment that ended slavery
- last name of the President during the Civil War
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- the _____ bureau helped freedmen access their rights
- country where reconstruction happened
- The Civil War happened _____ Reconstruction.
- time period after the civil war
- amendment about voting
- Group created in Reconstruction to terrorize Black people
- means crazy or different
- being equal in rights
15 Clues: being equal in rights • amendment about voting • means crazy or different • amendment that ended slavery • time period after the civil war • system of farming similar to slavery • country where reconstruction happened • radical ______ wanted equality for freedmen • The Civil War happened _____ Reconstruction. • last name of the President during the Civil War • ...
I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg 2016-01-24
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- rifles used by the soldiers
- the turning point battle in the civil war
- soldiers who were killed wounded or captured
- sharp metal tips at the end of their guns
- soldiers from the north
- army from the south
- length of time the battle lasted
- the cause of the civil war
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- used to put the bullets and gunpowder in the gun
- fight between opposing sides
- one of the greatest speeches in american history
- bullet gunpowder and cannons
- wake call to the soldiers
- President of the United States during the Civil war
- the opposite of slavery
15 Clues: army from the south • soldiers from the north • the opposite of slavery • wake call to the soldiers • the cause of the civil war • rifles used by the soldiers • fight between opposing sides • bullet gunpowder and cannons • length of time the battle lasted • the turning point battle in the civil war • sharp metal tips at the end of their guns • ...
Civil War Review and Preview 2021-05-17
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- This Tennessee town was the key to controlling the Mississippi River. (Hint: big battle at this city)
- This was the name given to states who stayed loyal to the Union and were allowed to keep slaves.
- The very first action of the Civil War took place at this fort in Charleston, South Carolina.
- This sleepy little town is where Robert E. Lee surrendered and the Union won!
- This was the name of the Union's strategy to win the war against the Confederacy.
- On Jan 1st 1863 President Lincoln issued the ____________ Proclamation freeing certain slaves.
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- The Union want to capture and control this river in order to win the war.
- This man became the overall General of the Union Army and defeated Lee ending the war.
- This city was the capital of the Confederacy.
- Thomas Jackson, who earned this famous nickname, died after being shot by his own men.
- This battle was known as the turning point of the Civil War.
- This Union Major was forced out of Fort Sumter.
- What was another name for the Battle of Manassas?
- The first major battle of the Civil War took place very close to Marsteller Middle School.
- This major issue was the main cause of the Civil War.
- This future Confederate General refused command of the Union Army.
16 Clues: This city was the capital of the Confederacy. • This Union Major was forced out of Fort Sumter. • What was another name for the Battle of Manassas? • This major issue was the main cause of the Civil War. • This battle was known as the turning point of the Civil War. • This future Confederate General refused command of the Union Army. • ...
The Civil War (Technology) 2014-05-11
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- Confederate Submarine
- Conflict between opposing groups of citizens of the same country
- Used for military communication and report battle information
- Union Ironclad
- Confederate Ironclad
- Used to transport troops, ammunition and supplies
- A ship that sails into and out of a blockaded area
- U.S paper money first issued during the Civil War
- An area that is used to stop supplies or people from coming in or going out
- A person who sacrifices his or her life for a principle or cause
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- Union Soldier
- Money given as a reward to encourage enlistment in the army
- One of the first rapid-fire guns
- Armored Naval Vessel
- Mathew Brady is famous for this during the Civil War
- Occupying a strong defensive position
- This weapon became popular at the end of the Civil War
- Selection of persons for military service
- Confederate Soldier
- Storage place for weapons and ammunition
20 Clues: Union Soldier • Union Ironclad • Confederate Soldier • Armored Naval Vessel • Confederate Ironclad • Confederate Submarine • One of the first rapid-fire guns • Occupying a strong defensive position • Storage place for weapons and ammunition • Selection of persons for military service • Used to transport troops, ammunition and supplies • ...
8th Grade U.S. History Review 2024-05-06
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- Citizens vote on representatives
- The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- The government has only the powers the constitution mentions
- Divides powers between federal and state government
- Written on board before they settled here
- Colonies sending materials to the mother country
- A strategy during the Civil War to cut off supplies
- Tax on imported goods
- Rights that can't be taken from us
- Cities growing bigger over time
- The switch to machinery for production
- Someone who wants to get rid of slavery
- The last battle of the Civil War
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- Each part of government checks each other
- First representative government
- First successful colony in New England
- A terrorist group against the freedom of black people
- Rights addressed by grievances during the colonial era
- Government is sustained by the consent of the people
- The government is split into three branches
20 Clues: Tax on imported goods • First representative government • Cities growing bigger over time • Citizens vote on representatives • The last battle of the Civil War • Rights that can't be taken from us • The bloodiest battle of the Civil War • First successful colony in New England • The switch to machinery for production • Someone who wants to get rid of slavery • ...
Absolutism 2023-02-21
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- Charles V controlled nearly half of Europe
- unlimited authority in a ruler
- paid fighters and soldiers
- French protestants
- supported the king in the English Civil War
- left England for peace in the new world
- fleet
- ruled England jointly
- precursor to the US Bill of Rights
- Russia's window on the west
- secular ruler after the English Civil War
- landowning nobility
- Ann Boleyn's daughter who ruled England
- huge palace near Paris
- granted religious toleration in france
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- bloodless revolution in England
- Empress of Hapsburg lands
- ended religious wars in Germany
- kings are not autocrats but have to follow the law also
- god gave them the right to rule
- French fights between catholics & protestan
- visited the west to improve Russia
- supported parliament in the English Civil War
- dividing a land or country in two
24 Clues: fleet • French protestants • landowning nobility • ruled England jointly • huge palace near Paris • Empress of Hapsburg lands • paid fighters and soldiers • Russia's window on the west • unlimited authority in a ruler • bloodless revolution in England • ended religious wars in Germany • god gave them the right to rule • dividing a land or country in two • ...
Civil War CW 2023-02-22
Across
- to leave or break apart from
- Economy of the Union
- Being set free or liberation
- To get rid of or remove
- Enrollment into service like army or navy
- Economy of the Confederacy
- Southern side fighting to keep slavery
- Carolina First state to secede from the union
- Union Soldiers
- 60,000 union troops marched and destroyed Georgia and captured Savannah
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- President of the confederate side
- Document freeing slaves in any part of the U.S
- Price increase of items over a certain period of time
- Discrimination of a person based on their ethnicity or race
- States that still allowed slavery but never left the union
- court house where the civil war was ended with a peaceful surrender
- First battle of the American Civil war
- Having someone work for you with no pay with bad conditions
- Northern side fighting to abolish slavery
- President of union during civil war that ended slavery
20 Clues: Union Soldiers • Economy of the Union • To get rid of or remove • Economy of the Confederacy • to leave or break apart from • Being set free or liberation • President of the confederate side • Southern side fighting to keep slavery • First battle of the American Civil war • Enrollment into service like army or navy • Northern side fighting to abolish slavery • ...
Ms Remp Extra Credit 2021-05-24
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- amendment that ended slavery, except as punishment for a crime
- source that is created using other primary sources
- amendment that protects freedom of speech
- ____ destiny is a reason the United States expanded
- branch of government President is in
- document made to protect rights of Americans
- name of your current school
- war the United States fought between the North and South
- person that wanted to end slavery
- name for the South during the Civil War
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- source that is created right after something happens
- amendment that said women could vote
- document that says how government should be organized
- branch of government that writes laws
- amendment that says police have to have a warrant to search your house
- time period immediately after the Civil War
- era where making and selling alcohol was illegal
- branch of government that includes courts
- relating to money and/or jobs
- leaving a group
20 Clues: leaving a group • name of your current school • relating to money and/or jobs • person that wanted to end slavery • amendment that said women could vote • branch of government President is in • branch of government that writes laws • name for the South during the Civil War • amendment that protects freedom of speech • branch of government that includes courts • ...
History Review Board 2024-05-17
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- The policy of protecting Natives.
- Said that all slaves in free states were now free.
- Marked the beginning of the Civil War.
- The Confederate won, and the Union lost over 12,000 men.
- It was the battle in which the Confederates surrendered.
- Someone who cultivates a small piece of land
- Was a fighting strategy.
- The first land battle of the Civil war.
- It was a campaign that lasted just over a month.
- The largest auction of enslaved people.
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- Was the most destructive to bystanders in the Civil War.
- Someone from the Union that robs and murders.
- Had the largest amount of casualties in the Civil War.
- A way to carry slaves to freedom.
- This was the Confederate's last chance to keep the union out of the Mississippi, but they failed.
- It was a campaign by the Union to try and take Vicksburg
- Laws that enforced segregation.
- The confederate troups climbed up the mountain to attack those of the union.
- They said that slaves were contraband and they were "still property" after they crossed the Union border.
- 23,000 soldiers died, and many more were injured.
- The Union captured Savannah.
- America was trying to figure out how to fit African Americans into the culture.
22 Clues: Was a fighting strategy. • The Union captured Savannah. • Laws that enforced segregation. • The policy of protecting Natives. • A way to carry slaves to freedom. • Marked the beginning of the Civil War. • The first land battle of the Civil war. • The largest auction of enslaved people. • Someone who cultivates a small piece of land • ...
Sectionalism and Civil War crossword puzzle 2023-05-09
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- What is a tax levied by a government directly on income, especially an annual tax on personal income.
- What is it called when you survey a location for a long period of time.
- What was fought July 1–3, 1863, fought in and around the town of.
- the first major battle of the American civil war
- what is one of the first Black regiments to serve in the U.S. Civil War.
- What is battle of the Civil War and Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender to Union Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865.
- Unwilling to do something
- What is the birthplace of a nation?
- give a practical exhibition and explanation of how Something is done.
- What is located on Morris Island in the Charleston Harbor, SC
- What is denoting an action or event preceding or done in preparation for something fuller or more important.
- What is it a called when a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
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- What was the cause of the battle of Gettysburg that happened on July, 1, 1863.
- What was one of the largest and deadliest battles of the Civil
- What battle April 30–May 6,1863,was a major battle of the American Civil War.
- what did Abraham Lincoln issue in January, 1, 1863
- What is it when an operation in which a police or other force surround a building and cut off supplies.
- What was the letter that Abraham Lincoln delivered to dedicate the civil war soldiers.
- What was the Battle of Pittsburg Landing also known as?
- What is it to used to emphasize the basic, fundamental, or intrinsic nature of a person, thing, or situation.
- What does it mean when something is important and worth doing called.
- What is a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into courT
- What Northern members of the Democratic party, also known as Peace Democrats were called.
- What is compulsory recruitment for military service.
- What battle of the American Civil War fought on September 17, 1862,
- What does it mean when you try to tell someone to do something important
26 Clues: Unwilling to do something • What is the birthplace of a nation? • the first major battle of the American civil war • what did Abraham Lincoln issue in January, 1, 1863 • What is compulsory recruitment for military service. • What was the Battle of Pittsburg Landing also known as? • What is located on Morris Island in the Charleston Harbor, SC • ...
Civil War crossword 2023-02-07
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- Line - A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
- - A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
- - The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
- 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 nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
- theater - The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolinas as well.
- - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- - The side of an army or military unit.
- - A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
- - 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.
- - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- - The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
- - When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
- - A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were enslaved.
- theater - The part of the war fought in the Eastern United States including Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
- - Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
- - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
- Proclamation - An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free.
- - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
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- - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- - The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
- Slave Law - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- 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.
- - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- - A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
- - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
- - Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
- - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
- - A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
- - An army of citizens used during emergencies.
- - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
- - A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
- - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
- - A nickname for the South.
- - A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
- - A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
- - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
- - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
40 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. • ...
Reconstruction and The West 1860's-1890's 2024-05-17
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- Formal charge of wrongdoing against a public official
- Paths used by cowboys to drive cattle to market
- Rapidly growing towns often associated with mining
- People who herded cattle in the Old West
- Group that gained freedom and civil rights after the Civil War
- Famous silver ore deposit in Nevada
- State where the Gold Rush of 1849 occurred
- 19th President of the United States who ended Reconstruction
- 17th President of the United States who succeeded Lincoln
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- Precious metal that helped spur mining booms in the West
- Abandoned towns often after resources were depleted
- Process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War
- Nevada city known for its silver mines
- Direction associated with frontier expansion in the US
- Political party favoring states' rights and segregation after the Civil War
- Networks that connected the country, facilitating westward expansion
- Livestock commonly herded in the Old West
- State known for its cattle ranches and oil
- Political party that led the Reconstruction era
- Precious metal discovered in large quantities in the West
20 Clues: Famous silver ore deposit in Nevada • Nevada city known for its silver mines • People who herded cattle in the Old West • Livestock commonly herded in the Old West • State known for its cattle ranches and oil • State where the Gold Rush of 1849 occurred • Paths used by cowboys to drive cattle to market • Political party that led the Reconstruction era • ...
Civil War 2 2024-06-05
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- - Union general who was relieved of his command
- - Amendment that abolished slavery
- - Location of John Brown's failed slave uprising
- - Significant battle in Georgia
- - Where the first shots of the Civil War were fired
- - Civil unrest in the South caused by food shortages
- - Discriminatory laws passed in the south during Reconstruction
- - Both sides instituted this to raise armies
- - Type of naval warship used in the Civil War
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- - Color associated with Union soldiers
- - Group of artillery pieces
- - Notorious Confederate prison in Georgia
- - Legal protection suspended by Lincoln during the war.
- - Term for African American regiments in the Union Army.
- - Color associated with Confederate soldiers
- - First name of the President of the Confederacy
- - Battle considered Lee's greatest victory.
- - Amendment granting voting rights regardless of race
- - Union general famous for his March to the Sea
19 Clues: - Group of artillery pieces • - Significant battle in Georgia • - Amendment that abolished slavery • - Color associated with Union soldiers • - Notorious Confederate prison in Georgia • - Battle considered Lee's greatest victory. • - Color associated with Confederate soldiers • - Both sides instituted this to raise armies • - Type of naval warship used in the Civil War • ...
Unit 11 Test Review Crossword Puzzle 2021-04-27
Across
- Where many African Americans moved after the great depression. Also called the Great Migration
- African Americans experienced less of this in Europe during World War II
- President of the United States who passed many Civil Rights legislation
- this was the name of Russia during the cold war
- this political group disagreed with Johnson's Great Society plan
- This party did not agree, therefore it was divided.
- Tejanos were not allowed to do this in the war.
- James L. Farmer Jr. created this civil rights organization which pushed for equality
- an organization that fights for Latin American civil rights, and desegregation of schools
- War on _______________.
- 45 year long conflict between United States and Soviet Russia
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- A period in the United States history when everyone was so caught up in stopping communism, and investigated people within their community for being communists.
- an economic system in which the government owns the land and means of production.
- guarantees of equal social opportunities and equal protection under the law, regardless of race, religion, or other personal characteristics.
- Brown v Board of education outlawed this in schools across the country.
- the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information.
- bringing together people from different races in an attempt to give people equal rights.
- Civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States. Their goal was to desegregate the bus system
- this person was a Mexican American physician, surgeon, World War II veteran, civil rights advocate, and founder of the American G.I. Forum.
19 Clues: War on _______________. • this was the name of Russia during the cold war • Tejanos were not allowed to do this in the war. • This party did not agree, therefore it was divided. • 45 year long conflict between United States and Soviet Russia • this political group disagreed with Johnson's Great Society plan • ...
Unit 11 Test Review Crossword Puzzle 2021-04-27
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- this political group disagreed with Johnson's Great Society plan
- War on _______________.
- This party did not agree, therefore it was divided.
- an economic system in which the government owns the land and means of production.
- Civil rights activists who rode interstate buses into the segregated Southern United States. Their goal was to desegregate the bus system
- the practice of spying or of using spies, typically by governments to obtain political and military information.
- President of the United States who passed many Civil Rights legislation
- 45 year long conflict between United States and Soviet Russia
- bringing together people from different races in an attempt to give people equal rights.
- Tejanos were not allowed to do this in the war.
- African Americans experienced less of this in Europe during World War II
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- this person was a Mexican American physician, surgeon, World War II veteran, civil rights advocate, and founder of the American G.I. Forum.
- this was the name of Russia during the cold war
- Brown v Board of education outlawed this in schools across the country.
- James L. Farmer Jr. created this civil rights organization which pushed for equality
- guarantees of equal social opportunities and equal protection under the law, regardless of race, religion, or other personal characteristics.
- A period in the United States history when everyone was so caught up in stopping communism, and investigated people within their community for being communists.
- Where many African Americans moved after the great depression. Also called the Great Migration
- an organization that fights for Latin American civil rights, and desegregation of schools
19 Clues: War on _______________. • this was the name of Russia during the cold war • Tejanos were not allowed to do this in the war. • This party did not agree, therefore it was divided. • 45 year long conflict between United States and Soviet Russia • this political group disagreed with Johnson's Great Society plan • ...
Civil war crossword 2025-05-19
Across
- this place produced more cotton
- Ethnicity of men ALLOWED to vote and fight in war
- Law passed to free slaves of the south
- The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- The plan made by union to beat confederate
- Who was the president of the union
- Initial motive for war
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- First place of shots fired in war
- The river that the union wanted to split in two
- Year the civil war started
- who General that won the war for the union
- What the war eventually became about
- Nickname for the south
- Most used gun in battle
- These people kept schools in session and stayed home
15 Clues: Nickname for the south • Initial motive for war • Most used gun in battle • Year the civil war started • this place produced more cotton • First place of shots fired in war • Who was the president of the union • What the war eventually became about • The bloodiest battle of the Civil War • Law passed to free slaves of the south • The plan made by union to beat confederate • ...
Unit 2 | North America | Vocab | Vol. III 2022-11-01
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- the largest mountain range system in North America
- The use of machines to make raw materials (such was lumber) into usual products (like chairs or tables)
- the effort to rebuild and reunite the United States following the Civil War
- the mass slaughter by the Nazis of six million Jews and others during World War II
- the second longest river in North America
- a large farm that grows crops for profit
- a partnership between countries
- to strengthen
- the speech Abraham Lincoln made in 1863 honoring soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg during the U.S. Civil War
- the movement to end slavery, before and during the Civil War in the United States
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- an 1863 document that freed all slaves living in Confederate held territory
- a ruler with complete control
- the route the Cherokees took during their forced migration from the southeast United States to Oklahoma in the 1830s
- a war between opposing groups of citizens in the same country
- the idea that the United States had the right to expand its territory to the Pacific Ocean
15 Clues: to strengthen • a ruler with complete control • a partnership between countries • a large farm that grows crops for profit • the second longest river in North America • the largest mountain range system in North America • a war between opposing groups of citizens in the same country • an 1863 document that freed all slaves living in Confederate held territory • ...
Unit 2 | North America | Vocab | Vol. III 2022-11-01
Across
- a war between opposing groups of citizens in the same country
- a ruler with complete control
- a large farm that grows crops for profit
- the effort to rebuild and reunite the United States following the Civil War
- The use of machines to make raw materials (such was lumber) into usual products (like chairs or tables)
- the largest mountain range system in North America
- the second longest river in North America
- the speech Abraham Lincoln made in 1863 honoring soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg during the U.S. Civil War
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- an 1863 document that freed all slaves living in Confederate held territory
- the idea that the United States had the right to expand its territory to the Pacific Ocean
- a partnership between countries
- the movement to end slavery, before and during the Civil War in the United States
- the route the Cherokees took during their forced migration from the southeast United States to Oklahoma in the 1830s
- the mass slaughter by the Nazis of six million Jews and others during World War II
- to strengthen
15 Clues: to strengthen • a ruler with complete control • a partnership between countries • a large farm that grows crops for profit • the second longest river in North America • the largest mountain range system in North America • a war between opposing groups of citizens in the same country • an 1863 document that freed all slaves living in Confederate held territory • ...
Russia under Lenin: Theme 1 2018-10-11
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- Created in 1919 as top-level Party hierarchy
- Treaty signed with Germany to pull Russia out of WWI
- Centralism. Centralised government with illusion of debate
- Capital of Russia 1917
- Organisations representing workers of Russia
- State. Lack of any organised political opposition
- Fanya. SR terrorist who shot Lenin in 1918
- Second stage of Communism according to Marx
- A Level History exam board
- Region where Stalin was based during Civil War
- Capital of Russia 1918
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- Assembly. Lenin dissolved it in Jan 1918
- Sailors. Pivotal during revolution of Oct 1917
- Major factor in Reds winning Civil War
- Decision making body of the state
- White general during Civil War
- Politburo member and Party boss of Moscow
- Julius. Leader of the Mensheviks
- The Second. Russian Tsar who abdicated March 1917
- Bolshevik secret police created in Dec 1917
20 Clues: Capital of Russia 1917 • Capital of Russia 1918 • A Level History exam board • White general during Civil War • Julius. Leader of the Mensheviks • Decision making body of the state • Major factor in Reds winning Civil War • Assembly. Lenin dissolved it in Jan 1918 • Politburo member and Party boss of Moscow • Fanya. SR terrorist who shot Lenin in 1918 • ...
The Civil War Comprehensive 2014-12-08
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- Marched through the south burning everything he encountered
- Where Sherman's march ended
- Name of the worst confederate prison
- One of the major causes of death at Andersonville Prison
- Name of the period after the Civil War
- Amendment that gave black men the right to vote
- Battle that was the turning point in the Civil War
- Belief that the states should have more power than the federal government
- Amendment that granted citizenship to slaves
- People who wanted to end slavery
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- Campaign where Sherman captured Atlanta because it was a railroad hub
- Name of fort that was attacked by the Confederacy, started the Civil War
- The type of work slaves did after the Civil War, very similar to slavery
- This region of the country had a larger population
- What Robert E. Lee wanted to capture during the Battle of Antietam
- Bloodiest 1 day battle in American History
- Amendment that freed the slaves
- When states leave the union
- Name of the former slave who tried to earn his freedom but was declared to be the "property" of his owner by the Supreme Court
- This proclamation freed slaves behind confederate lines
- When states leave the union
- What the Union did to Southern Ports
- President who issued the Emancipation Proclamation
23 Clues: Where Sherman's march ended • When states leave the union • When states leave the union • Amendment that freed the slaves • People who wanted to end slavery • Name of the worst confederate prison • What the Union did to Southern Ports • Name of the period after the Civil War • Bloodiest 1 day battle in American History • Amendment that granted citizenship to slaves • ...
8th Grade Social Studies 2025-05-02
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- A change or addition to the Constitution
- The Confederate President
- A colonist who remained loyal to Britain during the American Revolution
- the Pilgrims social contract, an early attempt at self-government
- the idea that the USA would eventually own all of North America
- the event where angry colonists tossed British tea into the ocean
- The US President during the Civil War
- The northern states during the Civil War
- The first permanent English colony in North America
- Major Civil War battle that was a turning point in the North's favor
- Land bought from France that doubled the size of the U.S.
- A tax on imported goods
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- President during the "Louisiana Purchase"
- A colonist who fought for American independence
- A person who was against slavery, like Tubman or Douglass
- 1st President and leader of the Continental Army
- the top Union General
- the forced removal of Native Americans from their lands
- The southern states that seceded during the Civil War
- the top Confederate General
- The system that keeps any one branch of government from becoming too powerful
- the Pilgrims colony
- review Marbury vs Madison established this
- The first ten amendments to the Constitution
- To leave or break away from a group or country
25 Clues: the Pilgrims colony • the top Union General • A tax on imported goods • The Confederate President • the top Confederate General • The US President during the Civil War • A change or addition to the Constitution • The northern states during the Civil War • President during the "Louisiana Purchase" • review Marbury vs Madison established this • ...
Civil War Crossword puzzle 2023-02-22
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- The first state to seceded from union.
- Was a border state
- President that passed the Emancipation Proclamation.
- An opinion not based on facts or evidence.
- A huge turning point in the war (largest).
- One of the most devastating blows to the South in the Civil War.
- A temporary act.
- To break away from.
- Ones who argued secession was too dangerous.
- One who rebelled away from the US and form a new "country."
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- Before the war.
- A plan by General Scott, of the Union, to conquer the South.
- A major war fought between the Union and confederate states of America.
- States that were slave states but were part of the Union.
- One who sneaks past blockades.
- The first battle in civil war,(Charleston).
- American side that were more focused on defense/surviving.
- Something the Union had as an advantage over the confederacy.
- American side that had more advantages in war.
- Deadliest SINGLE DAY in american war history.
20 Clues: Before the war. • A temporary act. • Was a border state • To break away from. • One who sneaks past blockades. • The first state to seceded from union. • An opinion not based on facts or evidence. • A huge turning point in the war (largest). • The first battle in civil war,(Charleston). • Ones who argued secession was too dangerous. • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2023-12-04
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- a long disagreement that have a lot of battles and need agreements to solve.
- a fight between two groups.
- That is something Southerners and Northerners fought over about slavery.
- a group leaving another group (country, state, area).
- how people make money.
- rule for Northerners to send back escaped slaves to the South.
- South Army.
- War when the Southern states and Northern states of America fought against each other.
- American Army.
- Section that does not support slavery and use businesses/factories for economy.
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- President of the Confederate States of America. He led the South against the Union in the Civil War.
- main issue that caused the Civil War.
- if there is no national law, it is up to states to decide. One example is allowing slavery.
- Area of America.
- Section that relies on slavery and refuses to stop it.
- The states that did not leave/quit America and wanted to stay united.
- 16th U.S. President who wanted to help both the North and South but instead dealt with the Civil War.
17 Clues: South Army. • American Army. • Area of America. • how people make money. • a fight between two groups. • main issue that caused the Civil War. • a group leaving another group (country, state, area). • Section that relies on slavery and refuses to stop it. • rule for Northerners to send back escaped slaves to the South. • ...
