civil war Crossword Puzzles
Abolition 2024-05-07
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- Amendment that guaranteed voting rights regardless of skin color/race
- Harriet who enforced the underground railroad
- President during the Civil War who strived to put an end to slavery
- Argued for slavery to still be around during the Civil War
- Led slave revolts in Virginia
- Party associated with the president who wanted to end slavery
- Attempted to create legal equality for those held under slavery
- Where abolition was an important war aim
- Highly honored African American sailor for his bravery and heroism
- Celebrated beginning in 1865 when enslaved African Americans became free in Texas
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- Amendment that prohibited states from exemplifying equal rights under the law
- Document produced by the president in order to free the slaves in the south
- Union army leader who won victories over the South
- Amendment that permanently abolished slavery in the US
- Crow Laws that restricted African Americans following reconstruction
- War going on over disagreements over slavery
- Address that marked the idea of everyone being equal, said by the President
- Became a prominent figure in abolition, former enslaved African American
- Book written by Garrison enforcing the idea that slavery was against religious ideology
- President that many clashed with in regards to civil rights of freed slaves
20 Clues: Led slave revolts in Virginia • Where abolition was an important war aim • War going on over disagreements over slavery • Harriet who enforced the underground railroad • Union army leader who won victories over the South • Amendment that permanently abolished slavery in the US • Argued for slavery to still be around during the Civil War • ...
"Drummer Boy of Shiloh" Review 2022-01-16
13 Clues: author • lawfully • determined • off center • low volume • to scatter • Southern Army • Northern Army • deeply serious • state of setting • type of fruit tree • Civil War Union president • Civil War Confederate president
Civl War 2025-04-30
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- slavery/state's rights/tariff disputes/different economies/cultural differences/Election of 1860 (5 words)
- Johnson, became president after Lincoln's assassinated (was impeached)
- dedicated the land to those who lost their lives at the Battle of Gettysburg
- commanding general of the Union army and 18th president
- the turning point in the Civil War
- Union gains control of the Mississippi River
- Amendment that gave all men voting rights
- improve 160 acres of land and get it free!
- a person from the North that comes to the South after the Civil War to profit from Reconstruction
- far from home/motivation/generals/enemy coastline/location (2 words)
- Amendment that gave citizenship
- the single bloodiest day in American History
- General that had an aggressive approach to destroying the South near the end of the Civil War
- abolitionist responsible for Bleeding Kansas and Harper's Ferry seen as a martyr
- Where the Civil War started
- Supreme Court decision that said slaves have no rights because they are property
- Abe Lincoln/industrial power/population/control shipping/railroads (2 words)
- "Stonewall" Jackson becomes famous and the Civil War becomes real (picnickers attend!) (4 words)
- runaway slaves must be returned to the South
- people have the power!
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- the capital of the United States of America
- Act of 1867, divided the South into 5 military districts and guarnateed freedmen citizenship and voting rights
- few factories/organization of railroads/inflation/population (2 words)
- where the Civil War ended (2 words)
- motivation/military tradition/skilled with guns and horses/home turf/generals (2 words)
- a march that destroyed the South's economy from Atlanta to Savannah (5 words)
- assassinated Lincoln
- President of the United States of America
- Repeals the Missouri Compromise and gives the states popular sovereignty
- Abraham Lincoln frees the slaves in the Confederate territories
- the Social Studies teacher that loves George Washington
- the capital of the Confederate States of America
- first Hispanic-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor
- the nicest Social Studies teacher
- the Social Studies teacher with the least amount of hair
- the period of rebuilding the South and readmitting Southern states into the Union
- federal land for colleges that taught Agriculture and Mechanical Arts (GIG 'EM!)
- time period that included all of the events leading up to the Civil War
- President of the Conferdate States of America
- commanding general of the Confederate army
- nickname given to Southern whites that supported Republican Reconstruction after the Civil War
- Amendment that abolished slavery
- system of farming in which a farmer works land for an owner who provides equipment and seeds for a share of the crop
- the loudest Social Studies teacher
- first African-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor
- anti-slavery political party
46 Clues: assassinated Lincoln • people have the power! • Where the Civil War started • anti-slavery political party • Amendment that gave citizenship • Amendment that abolished slavery • the nicest Social Studies teacher • the turning point in the Civil War • the loudest Social Studies teacher • where the Civil War ended (2 words) • President of the United States of America • ...
VUS Historical Figures 2025-01-06
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- Abolitionist and key figure in the Underground Railroad.
- Twenty-sixth President known for his progressive policies and conservation efforts.
- Industrialist and philanthropist, founder of Standard Oil, and considered the wealthiest American of all time.
- Prominent abolitionist and editor of the anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator.
- Fifth President and creator of the Monroe Doctrine.
- Founder of the American Red Cross and a pioneering nurse during the Civil War.
- "Father of the Constitution" and fourth President.
- Author of the Declaration of Independence
- Journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching crusade.
- First President and commander-in-chief during the American Revolution.
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- Women's rights activist and organizer of the Seneca Falls Convention.
- Confederate general and commander of the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War.
- Educator and leader in the African American community, advocating for vocational education.
- Supreme Court Chief Justice who established judicial review.
- Former enslaved person, leading abolitionist, and influential writer and speaker.
- Union general who led the North to victory in the Civil War and later became the eighteenth President.
- Founding Father and a key figure in securing French support during the Revolution.
- Civil rights activist and co-founder of the NAACP, advocating for full civil rights and higher education for African Americans.
- Industrialist and philanthropist who led the expansion of the American steel industry.
- Sixteenth President, led the U.S. during the Civil War, and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Inventor and businessman known for his work on the electric light bulb and phonograph.
- Leading figure in the women's suffrage movement.
- Seventh President, known for his populist approach and the Indian Removal Act.
23 Clues: Author of the Declaration of Independence • Leading figure in the women's suffrage movement. • "Father of the Constitution" and fourth President. • Fifth President and creator of the Monroe Doctrine. • Abolitionist and key figure in the Underground Railroad. • Journalist and activist who led an anti-lynching crusade. • ...
History 2024-05-13
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- Escaped slaves
- provided the opportunity for African Americans to solidify their family
- gave union control of the mississippi river
- official beginning of the civil war
- a way to scare the population of georgia into abandoning confederate cause
- deadliest battle of the war up until that time. Allowed union to penetrate the confederate interior
- largest slave auction ever in US
- one of the largest and deadliest battles of the Civil War
- first major battle of the war
- union victory which led to end of war
- The Union victory in the largest battle of the Atlanta Campaign
- band of antislavery guerrillas in Kansas and Missouri before and during the American Civil War.
- launch a full-scale frontal assault on confederacy
- ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led to the emancipation proclamation
- freed slaves not living in union states
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- helped those enslaved escape
- people who were anti-immigrant sentiment
- the failed attempt by American and French forces to retake the port city from its British occupiers
- limited the rights of black people many who had been enslaved
- military strategy proposed by Union to suppress confederacy at the beginning of the war
- marks beginning of the country's transition to peace and reunification
- farmers that did not own slaves despite being in the south
22 Clues: Escaped slaves • helped those enslaved escape • first major battle of the war • largest slave auction ever in US • official beginning of the civil war • union victory which led to end of war • freed slaves not living in union states • people who were anti-immigrant sentiment • gave union control of the mississippi river • launch a full-scale frontal assault on confederacy • ...
Civil War Crossword 2018-05-02
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- president during the civil war
- this invention increased the amount of deaths
- the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- this ammendment protected the rights of citizens
- lincoln's brief speech in honor of the people who died in the war
- this amendment banned slavery
- this amendment gives every citizen the right to vote
- Black ____ were passed by the Southern States, which limit the African American's freedom
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- secret society of white Southerners in the United States to keep former slaves powerless
- laws that enforced racial segregation
- person who shot Lincoln
- where Lee surrendered to Grant
- Union's plan to victory
- period after the Civil War in the United States when the Southern States were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
- Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware
- General of the South
16 Clues: General of the South • person who shot Lincoln • Union's plan to victory • this amendment banned slavery • president during the civil war • where Lee surrendered to Grant • laws that enforced racial segregation • the bloodiest battle of the Civil War • Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and Delaware • this invention increased the amount of deaths • ...
History vocab. 2014-08-27
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- E. Lee, General during the Civil War.
- S. Grant, a union General.
- Compromise, enacted in 1820 for federal abolition of slavery.
- Proclamation, it was issued the 1 of January 1863.
- Davis, the president of the Confederate states of America.
- party, they favored slavery.
- an act of a state to become a sovereign nation of its own.
- and act to eliminate slavery
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- party, they wanted to eliminate slavery.
- Address, A speech that Lincoln gave after the battle of Gettysburg.
- an agreement between the federal government.
- Lincoln, a member if the Republican party and our 16th president.
- Wilkes Booth, A spy who worked during the civil war.
- Location of the major Civil war.
- Sumter, A Union Stronghold.
- for Gettysburg, a 3 day war.
16 Clues: S. Grant, a union General. • Sumter, A Union Stronghold. • party, they favored slavery. • and act to eliminate slavery • for Gettysburg, a 3 day war. • Location of the major Civil war. • E. Lee, General during the Civil War. • party, they wanted to eliminate slavery. • an agreement between the federal government. • Proclamation, it was issued the 1 of January 1863. • ...
Civil War 2022-05-20
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- Assassinated President Lincoln (last name)
- ___________ Diplomacy, The Confederacy hope European countries would come to their aid
- President of the United States during the Civil War
- First state to seceded from the United States
- The Confederacy surrendered shortly after this battle
- President of the Confederate States during the Civil War
- Capitol of the Confederacy
- Capitol of the United States
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- The war began when troops from South Carolina fired upon Federal forces stationed at Ft. Sumter
- Confederate general (full name)
- Became the president after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- This battle took place in Pennsylvania;union victory
- General of the Union (last name)
- ______________ Proclamation that freed enslaved people in the rebelling states (not border states)
- The main cause/reason for the Civil War
- Union plan to defeat the Confederacy
16 Clues: Capitol of the Confederacy • Capitol of the United States • Confederate general (full name) • General of the Union (last name) • Union plan to defeat the Confederacy • The main cause/reason for the Civil War • Assassinated President Lincoln (last name) • First state to seceded from the United States • President of the United States during the Civil War • ...
Creating Territories 2021-01-25
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- people who supported expanding the size of the United States
- a discussion between nations with the goal of reaching an agreement
- group of islands that the US and Britain "fought" over for 12 years (3 words)
- capital of Oregon Territory
- lasting from 1861-1865, this war between northern and southern states over slavery, states' rights, and westward expansion was the bloodiest conflict in American history (2 words)
- "war" that started in 1859 after an American farmer shot and killed a pig belonging to his British neighbor with the pig being the only casualty of the conflict (2 words)
- president of the United States during the Civil War
- capital of Washington Territory
- the belief that it was the divine mission of Americans to spread their political and religious values to others (2 words)
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- to step in and settle a dispute or a disagreement
- famed Union general who also served at Fort Vancouver before the Civil War and would later become the 18th US president (name with middle initial)
- name for the northern forces of the Civil War who fought to end slavery
- name Congress rejected when deciding what to call Washington Territory, claiming it would be confused with the nation's capital
- law that allowed for the creation of Washington Territory in 1853 (2 words)
- first governor of Washington Territory who was also named the Secretary of Indian Affairs and later died fighting for the Union in the Civil War (2 words)
- added more territory to the US than any other president, including Oregon Territory (2 words)
- 1946 document that determined the border between the US and Canada at the 49th parallel (2 words)
- people who live in these can vote for their elected representatives but those representatives are not allowed to vote in Congress
- name for the southern forces of the Civil War after southern states ceded (left) the US over slavery
19 Clues: capital of Oregon Territory • capital of Washington Territory • to step in and settle a dispute or a disagreement • president of the United States during the Civil War • people who supported expanding the size of the United States • a discussion between nations with the goal of reaching an agreement • ...
Unit 9 Vocabulary Crossward 2016-04-25
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- Violent war between the industrial North and agricultural South
- President during reconstruction
- the general of the Confederacy
- President of the Confederacy
- Lincoln was focused on a "healing route" during this speech
- the amendment that granted equal protection of the laws for every citizen
- aid to the free slaves to help them become educated and well adjusted to new life
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- Lincoln said that the war was a problem for the survival of democracy
- Lincoln decided to let slavery stay where it already was during this speech
- The location of the end of the Civil War
- African American soldier that fought at Fort Wagner
- The turning point of the war
- Time period after the civil war that was meant to rebuild the South
- southern laws that limited civil rights and freedom
- gave suffrage to all men
- Immigrant from Chile who fought for the Navy
16 Clues: gave suffrage to all men • The turning point of the war • President of the Confederacy • the general of the Confederacy • President during reconstruction • The location of the end of the Civil War • Immigrant from Chile who fought for the Navy • African American soldier that fought at Fort Wagner • southern laws that limited civil rights and freedom • ...
Unit 9 Vocabulary Crossward 2016-04-25
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- gave suffrage to all men
- African American soldier that fought at Fort Wagner
- Lincoln decided to let slavery stay where it already was during this speech
- southern laws that limited civil rights and freedom
- The location of the end of the Civil War
- the general of the Confederacy
- President of the Confederacy
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- The turning point of the war
- the amendment that granted equal protection of the laws for every citizen
- Time period after the civil war that was meant to rebuild the South
- aid to the free slaves to help them become educated and well adjusted to new life
- Lincoln said that the war was a problem for the survival of democracy
- President during reconstruction
- Immigrant from Chile who fought for the Navy
- Violent war between the industrial North and agricultural South
- Lincoln was focused on a "healing route" during this speech
16 Clues: gave suffrage to all men • The turning point of the war • President of the Confederacy • the general of the Confederacy • President during reconstruction • The location of the end of the Civil War • Immigrant from Chile who fought for the Navy • African American soldier that fought at Fort Wagner • southern laws that limited civil rights and freedom • ...
Crossword 2023-02-15
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- did the north win agonist the south
- war between north and south of America’s early colonies after industrial revolution
- had a slave that sued for there freedom after being in a free state
- used to amputate during the civil war
- had a owner that he sued for freedom and lost adding to the civil war
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- was a advanced bullet used in the civil war
- president l icon used it to send messages straight to the front lines
- used to transport troops and supplies in way less time durin the civil war
- was the main reason that the civil war started
- if the bullet did not kill you this did in the civil war
10 Clues: did the north win agonist the south • used to amputate during the civil war • was a advanced bullet used in the civil war • was the main reason that the civil war started • if the bullet did not kill you this did in the civil war • had a slave that sued for there freedom after being in a free state • ...
Civil War Crossword 2024-04-09
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- What was the main cause of the civil war?
- What side was the South on?
- Who was the main general for the south?
- What allowed black people to be free?
- What city was put under siege for over a year?
- The South used slaves as ______ during the war.
- Who cut a burning path through the South to make them surrender?
- What was the Confederacy's one advantage?
- How many people total died in the war?
- What was the worst battle in the war?
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- How did the North move around quicker than the South?
- Which state was first to secede?
- Where did the Civil War begin?
- Who took a ship to escape to North's blockade and gave the North information about Charleston?
- Who had the advantage during the war?
- What was the battle that ended the war?
- What new type of ship was made during the war?
- What side won the war?
- How were black soldiers treated?
- Who was the main general for the North?
- What side was the North on?
21 Clues: What side won the war? • What side was the South on? • What side was the North on? • Where did the Civil War begin? • Which state was first to secede? • How were black soldiers treated? • Who had the advantage during the war? • What allowed black people to be free? • What was the worst battle in the war? • How many people total died in the war? • ...
USI.9 Crossword 2025-05-07
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- Who wore Blue during the Civil War?
- This was a major killer during the Civil War.
- _______ became a free state with the Compromise of 1850.
- Who was the president of the Union during the Civil War?
- What was the bloodiest battle in the Civil War?
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- Under the Compromise of 1850, which state entered the Union as a free state?
- Which side relied on Slavery?
- Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was a skilled confederate _______ from Virginia.
- _________ became a slave state with the Compromise of 1850.
- What was the main issue that caused the Civil War?
- The Democrats and __________ were the main two political parties from the 1820s to the 1850s.
11 Clues: Which side relied on Slavery? • Who wore Blue during the Civil War? • This was a major killer during the Civil War. • What was the bloodiest battle in the Civil War? • What was the main issue that caused the Civil War? • _______ became a free state with the Compromise of 1850. • Who was the president of the Union during the Civil War? • ...
History Review Board 2024-05-15
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- The failed attempt by American and French forces to retake the port city from its British occupiers.
- Fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War.
- Military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil Wa
- The action of reconstructing
- A Hebrew word meaning "place of peace"
- A native or inhabitant of Kansas
- Laws passed at different periods in the southern United States to enforce racial segregation and curtail the power of Black voters.
- A decisive engagement that halted the Confederate invasion of Maryland
- The family sold for $625 a-piece, or $2,500 for the four.
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- One of the largest and deadliest battles of the Civil War
- A man holding and cultivating a small landed estate; a freeholder.
- Gave control of the Mississippi River—a critical supply line—to the Union, and was part of the Union's successful Anaconda Plan to cut off all trade to the Confederacy
- Once the fleeing slaves crossed Union army lines, they were classified as property.
- To cripple the Confederacy's ability to wage war.
- Southerners called it the Battle of Manassas, after the closest town. Northerners called it Bull Run, after a stream running through the battlefield.
- The resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War
- A village in central Virginia where the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant's Union forces on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War.
- The political policy of promoting or protecting the interests
- An important battle of the Atlanta campaign by Union General William Sherman to launch a full-scale frontal assault on the entrenched position of General Joseph Johnston's Rebels.
- "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- Figures prominently in the Union's conquest of the Confederacy in the final year of the Civil War and in Abraham Lincoln's re-election to the US presidency
- Named after American military officer Thomas Sumter
22 Clues: The action of reconstructing • A native or inhabitant of Kansas • A Hebrew word meaning "place of peace" • To cripple the Confederacy's ability to wage war. • Named after American military officer Thomas Sumter • One of the largest and deadliest battles of the Civil War • The family sold for $625 a-piece, or $2,500 for the four. • ...
THE CIVIL WAR BATTLES AND ENDING 2024-03-08
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- The document that Lincoln passed to free the slaves
- The Confederate general that was accidently killed
- The Confederate general who was chased back to Richmond
- A Confederate state that was burned in "The March to The Sea"
- The color the Union soldiers wore
- The color the Confederacy wore
- the side that had more men and industry
- Where Robert E. Lee surrendered
- Where most the battles of the Civil War took place in
- A Union state that supplied a lot of food for the army
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- Where the battle of Antietam was
- The battle that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
- How long was the Civil War?
- The first battle of the Civil War
- The side that rejoined the US after the war
- Lincoln's previous general that ran against him for president in 1864.
- Where Lincoln gave a famous speech after a bloody battle
- The most common cause of death during the war
- The man that killed President Lincoln
- The general the lead the "The March To the Sea"
- The general that would eventually defeat Robert E. Lee
- The 10 month battle in Virginia that made Robert E. Lee retreat
22 Clues: How long was the Civil War? • The color the Confederacy wore • Where Robert E. Lee surrendered • Where the battle of Antietam was • The first battle of the Civil War • The color the Union soldiers wore • The man that killed President Lincoln • the side that had more men and industry • The side that rejoined the US after the war • The most common cause of death during the war • ...
Benchmark Review 2024-05-02
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- Law that changed the border of Texas.
- Comanche Chief.
- The major cause of the US Civil War.
- President of US during US/Mexican War.
- the bombing of this place led to US joining WW2.
- Expansion of this boosted Texas economy.
- This group went to work in factories during wars.
- This natural disaster struck Galveston in 1900.
- Texas had more of these camps than any other state.
- What happened to Texas in 1845?
- treaty that ended US/Mexican War.
- The right to vote
- Loyalty to your region of the country.
- First big oil strike in Texas.
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- The movement against alcohol.
- Texans moving beef to hungry Northeastern cities.
- US should control the continent.
- Natural and man made disaster during Great Depression.
- This battle recaptured port city in Jan, 1863.
- Famous US Congressman from Texas.
- Last battle of the Civil War in Texas.
- Where many Texans fled to during the Dust Bowl.
- Period after Civil War rebuilding the Nation.
- Day stock market crashed
- African American troops who fought Natives
- Battle in Sept, 1863.
- Believe states could veto national laws.
- Built after the Galveston Hurricane to protect city.
28 Clues: Comanche Chief. • The right to vote • Battle in Sept, 1863. • Day stock market crashed • The movement against alcohol. • First big oil strike in Texas. • What happened to Texas in 1845? • US should control the continent. • Famous US Congressman from Texas. • treaty that ended US/Mexican War. • The major cause of the US Civil War. • Law that changed the border of Texas. • ...
Civil War for poor people 2025-04-10
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- First major battle of the war on Northern soil, with 23,000 casualties (the Union won).
- She escaped slavery, became an abolitionist, and helped recruit Black soldiers for the Union
- She guided slaves along the Underground Railroad and was a nurse, cook, and spy for the Union.
- Decisive battle of the war that ended with a Union victory and 50,000 dead.
- Site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the war.
- battle marked the beginning of the Civil War. The Confederates opened fire on this fort.
- After escaping from slavery, he became a leader of the abolitionist movement.
- the Confederate armies as a general during the Civil War.
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- An executive order from Lincoln granting freedom to "all enslaved persons."
- He was a general in the Union Army and later became the 18th president.
- The president who freed slaves during the Civil War
- president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War
- The first major battle of the war in which the South won.
13 Clues: The president who freed slaves during the Civil War • The first major battle of the war in which the South won. • the Confederate armies as a general during the Civil War. • president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War • He was a general in the Union Army and later became the 18th president. • ...
Civil War Review 2019-01-08
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- government formed in 1861 by 11 southern states
- border separating the slave states from the free states
- slave who sued US government for his freedom
- act that prohibited slavery north of the 36,30 line
- Confederate general who surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
- first battle of the Civil War
- location of Lee's surrender
- economy supported by cash crops and slaves
- act that allowed territories to vote on slavery issue
- Confederate general who recaptured Galveston
- focus on the interests of one's region
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- a person who supported the union cause during the war
- commander of the Bayou City steamer at Galveston battle
- Lincoln's order that freed southern slaves
- last battle of the Civil War
- person who wanted to end slavery
- to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to
- first state to secede
- Union strategy to defeat the South
- Lincoln's assassin
- battle in which Union cut Confederacy in two
- war that began in 1861
- Texas governor who enforced Conscription Act
- Republican president who won the 1860 election
- bloodiest day in American military history
- "The North" or USA during the Civil War
26 Clues: Lincoln's assassin • first state to secede • war that began in 1861 • location of Lee's surrender • last battle of the Civil War • first battle of the Civil War • person who wanted to end slavery • Union strategy to defeat the South • focus on the interests of one's region • "The North" or USA during the Civil War • Lincoln's order that freed southern slaves • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-02-16
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- This is what the south's name was.
- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
- This is when you production and management wealth.
- He was the leader of the north.
- This is what the north´s name was.
- The president at the time of the civil war.
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- He was the leader of the south.
- nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
- This is when you give up.
- A state of armed conflict between different nations or states or different groups within a nation or state.
- This is the country that the civil war happened in.
- Some one who waned to stop slavery.
- When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
- These states were slave states that did not leave the Union
- The side of an army or military unit.
- This means before the war.
- The truing point of the war
- Relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns.
- The date april 12, 1861.
20 Clues: The date april 12, 1861. • This is when you give up. • This means before the war. • The truing point of the war • He was the leader of the south. • He was the leader of the north. • This is what the south's name was. • This is what the north´s name was. • Some one who waned to stop slavery. • The side of an army or military unit. • The president at the time of the civil war. • ...
Crossword 2023-02-15
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- did the north win agonist the south
- war between north and south of America’s early colonies after industrial revolution
- had a slave that sued for there freedom after being in a free state
- used to amputate during the civil war
- had a owner that he sued for freedom and lost adding to the civil war
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- was a advanced bullet used in the civil war
- president l icon used it to send messages straight to the front lines
- used to transport troops and supplies in way less time durin the civil war
- was the main reason that the civil war started
- if the bullet did not kill you this did in the civil war
10 Clues: did the north win agonist the south • used to amputate during the civil war • was a advanced bullet used in the civil war • was the main reason that the civil war started • if the bullet did not kill you this did in the civil war • had a slave that sued for there freedom after being in a free state • ...
civil war 2025-05-14
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- was the Bloodiest one day war
- the union general during the civil war
- the name the Confederate soldiers called the union soldiers
- was the main cause of the Civil War
- wanted to have free states
- A person that wanted to end slavery
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- first major battle of the civil war
- wanted slave states
- President during the Civil War
- the name union soldiers called the Confederate soldiers
10 Clues: wanted slave states • wanted to have free states • was the Bloodiest one day war • President during the Civil War • first major battle of the civil war • was the main cause of the Civil War • A person that wanted to end slavery • the union general during the civil war • the name union soldiers called the Confederate soldiers • ...
Civil War 2023-01-08
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- Another important Union victory, considered a turning point in the war
- Confederate General
- Presidential decree that declared slaves in the Confederate states to be free
- Famous speech given by President Lincoln at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
- Abolitionist and civil rights leader
- Union military campaign that resulted in the capture of the city of Atlanta
- Commander of the Confederate Army
- 16th President of the United States and leader of the Union during the Civil War
- One of the most significant battles of the Civil War resulting in a Union victory
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- Union General who famously marched through Georgia and the Carolinas
- Union General who led the Union to victory
- Site of the surrender of the Confederate Army, effectively ending the Civil War
- Union victory that gave them control of the Mississippi River
- A Confederate victory in Tennessee
- Abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad
15 Clues: Confederate General • Commander of the Confederate Army • A Confederate victory in Tennessee • Abolitionist and civil rights leader • Union General who led the Union to victory • Abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad • Union victory that gave them control of the Mississippi River • Union General who famously marched through Georgia and the Carolinas • ...
Unit 2 Crossword 2021-10-21
24 Clues: ACT • BULL • WIRE • DANCE • SYSTEM • MACHINE • INDIANS • MOVEMENT • ALLIANCE • RAILROAD • V GEORGIA • RIVER WAR • AMERICANS • CORRUPTION • ASSIMILATION • INDIAN SCHOOL • CIVIL SERVICE • SERVICE SYSTEM • LARAMIE TREATY • CREEK MASSACRE • JENNINGS BRYAN • PEACE COMMISSION • OF LITTLE BIGHORN • OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
Unit 1 Study Guide: America 1800-1877 2020-10-09
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- The period of rebuilding that followed the Civil War, during which the defeated Confederate States were readmitted to the Union
- First and only president of the Confederate States of America
- An African American who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom
- Provided food clothing, hospitals, legal protection, and education to former slaves and poor whites
- A system in which the residents vote to decide an issue
- Most successful conductor for the Underground Railroad; never lost a soul
- Helped the Nation realize that it was one single Nation and not a bunch of individual states
- Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War
- The movement to end slavery
- Military leader that stood like a "stone wall" at the Battle of Bull Run
- His main goal during the Civil War was to restore the Union; first Republican President
- A system in which landowners give farm workers land, seed, and tools in return for a part of the crops they raise
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- Considered the turning point for the Union in the Civil War
- A law that called for Northerners to return escaping slaves back to Southern owners
- A secret organization that used terriost tactics in an attempt to restore white supremacy during Reconstruction
- A policy of U.S. opposition to any European interference in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere
- Prohibits the denial of voting right to people because of their race, color, or because they have been slaves
- Makes all persons born or naturalized in the U.S. citizens of the country and guarantees equal protection of the laws
- A system of routes where runaway slaves were helped to escape to Canada or to safe areas in the free states
- American abolitionist and author that is best known for the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Commander of the Confederate army
- A transaction where U.S. bought land from France for 15 million dollars
- First bloodshed on the battlefield during the Civil War
- An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in all regions behind Confederate lines
- Civil War veteran who becomes the 18th President of the U.S.
- The 19th-century belief that the U.S. would inevitably expand westward to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican territory
- Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
- The bloodiest day in American history
- Made California a free state and allowed popular sovereignty to take place in the New Mexico and Utah territories
- White Southerners who joined the Republican party after the Civil War
30 Clues: The movement to end slavery • Commander of the Confederate army • The bloodiest day in American history • Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude • Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War • First bloodshed on the battlefield during the Civil War • A system in which the residents vote to decide an issue • ...
Unit 5 western expansion 2024-04-10
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- The war of 1812 created many__ for the United States(wk17)
- In the 19th century, the US was _____ (wk17)
- Pennsylvania and Maryland had an argument about the___ between them in 1763(wk18)
- Many people disagreed to remove ___from the document (wk 18)
- From the west, the Central Pacific __had to cross the Rocky Mountains (wk21)
- President Thomas Jefferson ___the Embargo Act before leaving the office in March 1809 (wk15)
- The Battle of _____in 1863 lasted three days (wk19)
- There was a great ____debate after the civil war (wk 20)
- a civil war means that___ within a country are in rebellion against each other(wk19)
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- Was the 28th state in the United States of America (wk 16)
- In 1803 the sale of the Louisiana Territory ___France''s most recent war with Great Britain (wk16)
- the___turned into an open war in 1790 in the Northwest Territory(wk15)
- Slavery was in every ___, and then in every state (wk 18)
- in 1865, formerly___people were free to live and make their own choices.(wk 20)
- The people of the United States I just fought and won their independence from Great__(wk 15)
- In 1821, ___won independence from Spain (wk 16)
- People were losing their homes because of __ and poverty (wk19)
- The__Express was the first company to provide fast mail service(wk17)
- On April 9, the Confederate___surrendered and the Civil War came to an end. (wk 20)
- After the __war, the US had experienced the largest infrastructure project ever known (wk21)
20 Clues: In the 19th century, the US was _____ (wk17) • In 1821, ___won independence from Spain (wk 16) • The Battle of _____in 1863 lasted three days (wk19) • There was a great ____debate after the civil war (wk 20) • Slavery was in every ___, and then in every state (wk 18) • Was the 28th state in the United States of America (wk 16) • ...
Civil War 2023-09-06
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- A person who is injured or killed in war
- Era The twelve years after the Civil War which were filled with change and violence
- When a part of a country breaks off from its own country
- War A war between opposing groups of citizens in the same country
- The name given for the states that remained loyal to the United States during the Civil War; also called the North or the United States of America
- An attitude towards something; a point of view
- When a person owns another person as property
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- The fact or process of being set free
- The murder of an important person
- A term used to describe something that belongs to the time period before the American Civil War
- The name for the group of states that left the U.S. to form their own country; also called the South or the Confederate States of America
- The act of giving up, especially after a battle or war
- Putting local interests ahead of national interests
- A term used to describe people who supported the Union
- A term used to describe people who supported the Confederacy
15 Clues: The murder of an important person • The fact or process of being set free • A person who is injured or killed in war • When a person owns another person as property • An attitude towards something; a point of view • Putting local interests ahead of national interests • The act of giving up, especially after a battle or war • ...
CH 15 RECONSTRUCTION (REBUILDING AFTER CIVIL WAR) 2025-05-15
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- Laws passed in the Southern states after the Civil War that limited the rights of African Americans
- To formally accuse a public official of wrongdoing, which could lead to their removal from office
- A white Southerner who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party. They were often seen as traitors by other white Southerners
- The process of bringing different groups of people together, especially different races, so they have equal opportunities and are not separated
- The period after the Civil War (1865-1877) when the United States worked to rebuild the South and bring the Confederate states back into the Union
- Formerly enslaved people who were freed after the Civil War
- A system where a farmer rents land and pays the landowner with a share of the crops they grow. This often kept formerly enslaved people in poverty
- The right to vote
- Unfair treatment of a person or group based on things like race, religion, or gender
- The United States of America as one country. During the Civil War, it referred to the states that remained loyal to the federal government
- When the army controls an area, often used in the South during Reconstruction to enforce new laws
- A test of reading and writing skills that was sometimes required before people could vote. These tests were often unfairly used to prevent African Americans from voting
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- The act of bringing people or groups back together after a conflict
- A change or addition to the U.S. Constitution
- A Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War, sometimes to help with Reconstruction but often seen as trying to profit from the situation
- A federal agency created to help formerly enslaved people with things like food, housing, education, and medical care after the Civil War
- A secret organization that used violence and intimidation to prevent African Americans from exercising their rights
- The act of separating people based on race or other differences
- The status of being a legal member of a country, with rights and responsibilities
- A group of Republicans in Congress who believed the South should be punished for the Civil War and that African Americans should have full equality
- The group of 11 Southern states that seceded (left) the United States and formed their own government during the Civil War
- An official pardon (forgiveness) for people who have committed a crime, often used for large groups of people
- The act of ending slavery
- The basic rights that all citizens have under the law, such as freedom of speech and the right to vote
- To officially approve or accept a document, like an amendment to the Constitution
- A fee that people had to pay in order to vote. This was used to prevent poor African Americans from voting
26 Clues: The right to vote • The act of ending slavery • A change or addition to the U.S. Constitution • Formerly enslaved people who were freed after the Civil War • The act of separating people based on race or other differences • The act of bringing people or groups back together after a conflict • ...
Civil Rights Terms 2014-04-08
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- A crop such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for cash.
- Imaginary line dividing Free and Slave States.
- Southerners argued these were being violated before Civil War began.
- Efforts by the North to keep ships from leaving Southern ports.
- Known as the South.
- Known as the North.
- General of the Confederate Army.
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- Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
- A term often used to describe the United States of America before the outbreak of the Civil War.
- Freedom from slavery.
- Last name of President during Civil War.
- The starting point of the American Civil War.
- General of the Union Army.
13 Clues: Known as the South. • Known as the North. • Freedom from slavery. • General of the Union Army. • General of the Confederate Army. • Last name of President during Civil War. • The starting point of the American Civil War. • Imaginary line dividing Free and Slave States. • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-01-11
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- covered in iron
- soldiers marching or fighting on foot
- to leave or withdraw
- a dollar bill
- north's side of the war
- large guns used in wars on land
- to set free from something
- a bag carried on the back or shoulder
- a barrier
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- South's side of the War
- Sumter start of civil war
- a person against slavery
- place meant for farming
- a shoe reaching to the ankle
- northerners who went top the southern states after the Civil War
15 Clues: a barrier • a dollar bill • covered in iron • to leave or withdraw • South's side of the War • north's side of the war • place meant for farming • a person against slavery • Sumter start of civil war • to set free from something • a shoe reaching to the ankle • large guns used in wars on land • soldiers marching or fighting on foot • a bag carried on the back or shoulder • ...
Jamare 2025-05-16
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- Armored warships
- The law that says babies born in U.S. are citizens
- Where Abraham Lincoln was assasinated
- Union win
- Confederate surrender
- Shift to machine manufacturing
- Rebuiliding U.S. after civil war
- Laws against blacks
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- To take from a group
- Lincolns killer
- A war that happens with citizens from the same country
- Escape routes for slaves
- Start of civil war
- Lincoln freed confederate slaves
- Seperates cotton
15 Clues: Union win • Lincolns killer • Armored warships • Seperates cotton • Start of civil war • Laws against blacks • To take from a group • Confederate surrender • Escape routes for slaves • Shift to machine manufacturing • Lincoln freed confederate slaves • Rebuiliding U.S. after civil war • Where Abraham Lincoln was assasinated • The law that says babies born in U.S. are citizens • ...
Crossword 2023-02-15
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- did the north win agonist the south
- war between north and south of America’s early colonies after industrial revolution
- had a slave that sued for there freedom after being in a free state
- used to amputate during the civil war
- had a owner that he sued for freedom and lost adding to the civil war
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- was a advanced bullet used in the civil war
- president l icon used it to send messages straight to the front lines
- used to transport troops and supplies in way less time durin the civil war
- was the main reason that the civil war started
- if the bullet did not kill you this did in the civil war
10 Clues: did the north win agonist the south • used to amputate during the civil war • was a advanced bullet used in the civil war • was the main reason that the civil war started • if the bullet did not kill you this did in the civil war • had a slave that sued for there freedom after being in a free state • ...
Haunted Civil War 2018-01-09
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- War War between the North and South.
- people that are wounded or killed
- To leave or withdraw.
- Lincoln President of the United States of America during the Civil War
- states Any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War.
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- is considered the bloodiest day of the Civil War).
- A league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
- of Gettysburg Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.(It stopped the South's advance in the North)
- Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
- the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
10 Clues: To leave or withdraw. • people that are wounded or killed • War War between the North and South. • is considered the bloodiest day of the Civil War). • A league or alliance, especially of confederate states. • Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else. • Lincoln President of the United States of America during the Civil War • ...
Reconstruction Crossword 2022-05-20
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- The General that led the destructive march to the Atlantic Sea
- _______ Reconstruction
- The party that favored Radical Reconstruction
- The president who opposed Radical Reconstruction during his term from 1865 to 1869
- ______________ conventions
- The second Reconstruction act empowered the army to register more of these
- The states that seceded from the Union and fought against them in the Civil War formed this
- The first Reconstruction Act split up the 10 defiant former Confederate states into this
- against slavery, industry based
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- What the House of Representatives tried to do to President Johnson
- 10 of the former Confederate states would not ratify the 14th of this
- favored slavery, agriculture based
- The period of time after the Civil War
- The Secretary of War that President Johnson fired
- The war about slavery, Union vs Confederacy
- The states that stayed in the U.S. and fought against the Confederacy in the Civil War
16 Clues: _______ Reconstruction • ______________ conventions • against slavery, industry based • favored slavery, agriculture based • The period of time after the Civil War • The war about slavery, Union vs Confederacy • The party that favored Radical Reconstruction • The Secretary of War that President Johnson fired • The General that led the destructive march to the Atlantic Sea • ...
Marisa´s Crossword 2021-12-06
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- Mountainous region that broke away from Virginia in 1861 to from its own state after Virginia seceded from the union. Most of the residents from west Virginia were independent farmers and miners who did not own slaves and thus oppose the confederate cause.
- Paper currency issued by the union treasury during the civil war. Inadequately supported by gold, greenbacks fluctuated in value throughout the war, reaching a low of 39 cents on the dollar.
- Network of member banks that could issue currency against purchased government bonds. Created during the civil war to establish a national currency and stimulate the sale of war bonds
- Unified Canadian government created by Britain to bolster Canadians against potential attacks or overturns from the United States.
- Five slave states Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and West Virginia- that did not secede during the civil war. To keep the states in the union Abraham Lincoln insisted that the war was not about abolishing slavery but about protecting the union
- Government agency founded with the help of Elizabeth Blackwell that trained nurses, collected medical supplies, and equipped hospitals in an effort to help the Union army. The commission helped professionalize nursing and gave many women the confidence and organizational skills to propel the women's movement in the postwar years.
- A federal law that sold settlers 160 acres of land for about $30 if they lived on it for 5 years and improved it by, for instance, building a house on it. The act helped make land accessible to hundreds of thousands of westward-moving settlers.
- British built and manned Confederate worship that raided Union shipping during the Civil War. One of many built by the British for the Confederacy, despite Union protests
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- Uprising, Mostly of working-class Irish Americans, in protest of the draft. Rioters were particularly incensed by the ability of the rich to hire substitutes or purchase exemptions.
- South Carolina Location where confederate forces fired the first shots of the civil war in April of 1861 after union forces attempted to provision the fort
- Two well-armed Ironclad warships constructed for the Confederacy by a British firm. Seeking to avoid war with the United States, the British government purchased the two ships for the Royal Navy instead
- Napoleon III was the first President of France from 1848 to 1852 and the Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. A nephew of Napoleon I, he was the last monarch to rule over France.
- Union General George B. McClellan's failed effort to seize Richmond, the Confederate capital. Had McClellan taken Richmond and toppled the confederacy, slavery would have most likely survived in the south for some time.
- First major battle of the civil war and a victory for the south, it dispelled northern illusions of a swift victory
- Increased duties back up to 1846 levels to raise revenue for the civil war
- Petition requiring law enforcement officers to present detained individuals before the court to examine the legality of the arrest. Protects individuals from arbitrary state action. Suspended by Lincoln during the civil war.
- Diplomatic row that threatened to bring the British into the civil war on the side of the Confederacy, after a union warship stoped a British steamer and arrested two Confederate diplomats on board
17 Clues: Increased duties back up to 1846 levels to raise revenue for the civil war • First major battle of the civil war and a victory for the south, it dispelled northern illusions of a swift victory • Unified Canadian government created by Britain to bolster Canadians against potential attacks or overturns from the United States. • ...
Annika's Super Awesome Civil War Crossword Puzzle! 2022-05-05
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- general of the Army of the Potomac, disobeyed Lincolns orders and hesitated multiple times during war
- confederate soldiers
- The souths largest city, Union naval forces eventualy captured it
- union soldiers
- This was the bloodiest battle of the civil war
- first major battle of civil war in Virginia
- a general increase in the level of prices
- the president assassinated on April 14,1865
- This battle lasted two days and helped the Union gain control of Corinth
- a law that requires men between the ages of 18 and 35 to serve in the army for 3 years
- the right to a hearing before being jailed
- who supported slavery
- who won the civil war
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- the people who were most effected by the war
- payments to encourage men to join the army
- The ammendment abolishing slavery
- Abandoned union warship the south used and dressed in iron
- This was Lincolns VP and became president after he was assassinated
- The Confederate capitol
- General Thomas Jackson's nickname
- the south didn't allow slaves to fight in the war in fear of slave_______
- strange scream the confederates would make when marching into battle
- This river was vital for the south and the union wanted total control over it
- people who are killed or wounded in war
- popular spy for the North
25 Clues: union soldiers • confederate soldiers • who supported slavery • who won the civil war • The Confederate capitol • popular spy for the North • The ammendment abolishing slavery • General Thomas Jackson's nickname • people who are killed or wounded in war • a general increase in the level of prices • payments to encourage men to join the army • ...
History 2024-05-13
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- Escaped slaves
- provided the opportunity for African Americans to solidify their family
- gave union control of the mississippi river
- official beginning of the civil war
- a way to scare the population of georgia into abandoning confederate cause
- deadliest battle of the war up until that time. Allowed union to penetrate the confederate interior
- largest slave auction ever in US
- one of the largest and deadliest battles of the Civil War
- first major battle of the war
- union victory which led to end of war
- The Union victory in the largest battle of the Atlanta Campaign
- band of antislavery guerrillas in Kansas and Missouri before and during the American Civil War.
- launch a full-scale frontal assault on confederacy
- ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led to the emancipation proclamation
- freed slaves not living in union states
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- helped those enslaved escape
- people who were anti-immigrant sentiment
- the failed attempt by American and French forces to retake the port city from its British occupiers
- limited the rights of black people many who had been enslaved
- military strategy proposed by Union to suppress confederacy at the beginning of the war
- marks beginning of the country's transition to peace and reunification
- farmers that did not own slaves despite being in the south
22 Clues: Escaped slaves • helped those enslaved escape • first major battle of the war • largest slave auction ever in US • official beginning of the civil war • union victory which led to end of war • freed slaves not living in union states • people who were anti-immigrant sentiment • gave union control of the mississippi river • launch a full-scale frontal assault on confederacy • ...
Civil War Review 2019-01-08
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- last battle of the Civil War
- government formed in 1861 by 11 southern states
- first state to secede
- act that prohibited slavery north of the 36,30 line
- Lincoln's order that freed southern slaves
- Confederate general who surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
- Union strategy to defeat the South
- "The North" or USA during the Civil War
- act that allowed territories to vote on slavery issue
- economy supported by cash crops and slaves
- commander of the Bayou City steamer at Galveston battle
- focus on the interests of one's region
- war that began in 1861
- slave who sued US government for his freedom
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- location of Lee's surrender
- Lincoln's assassin
- border separating the slave states from the free states
- first battle of the Civil War
- battle in which Union cut Confederacy in two
- bloodiest day in American military history
- Texas governor who enforced Conscription Act
- a person who supported the union cause during the war
- Republican president who won the 1860 election
- Confederate general who recaptured Galveston
- person who wanted to end slavery
- to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to
26 Clues: Lincoln's assassin • first state to secede • war that began in 1861 • location of Lee's surrender • last battle of the Civil War • first battle of the Civil War • person who wanted to end slavery • Union strategy to defeat the South • focus on the interests of one's region • "The North" or USA during the Civil War • Lincoln's order that freed southern slaves • ...
Period 5 2025-04-30
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- Scott v Sandford - Supreme Court case stating that African Americans weren't citizens; Congress couldn't ban slavery
- Act - Allowed territories to decide on slavery by popular sovereignty
- Court House - Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War
- Codes - Laws passed in the South to restrict the rights of freed African Americans
- Proviso - Failed proposal to ban slavery in territories won over from Mexico
- amendment - Abolished and prohibited slavery in the US
- Party - Political party formed in 1850s to oppose the expansion of slavery
- March - Union campaign of total war through Georgia
- Beecher Stowe - Author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, a book that fueled abolitionist support
- of 1877 - Ended Reconstruction by removing all federal troops from the South
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- of 1850 - Laws created to ease tensions between North and South
- - Civil War battle and major turning point
- Kansas - Violent clashes over slavery in Kansas following the Kansas-Nebraska Act
- Proclamation - Lincoln's order freeing slaves in the Confederate territory
- Destiny - Belief that Americans were destined by God to expand across North America
- - Withdrawal of Southern states from the Union
- Bureau - Society created to assist former slaves during Reconstruction
- Lincoln - 16th president of the US; led the Union forces during Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation
- Sumter - First shots of the Civil War occurred here in 1861
- Slave Act - Law requiring the return of escape slaves, even in free states
20 Clues: - Civil War battle and major turning point • - Withdrawal of Southern states from the Union • March - Union campaign of total war through Georgia • amendment - Abolished and prohibited slavery in the US • Sumter - First shots of the Civil War occurred here in 1861 • of 1850 - Laws created to ease tensions between North and South • ...
Reconstruction Review 2025-01-14
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- The period after the Civil War is known as __________.
- ________ were laws passed immediately after the Civil War to restrict the rights of African Americans.
- President _______ was a former Union general who served as president from 1869 to 1877.
- The 13th, 14th, and 15th __________ were ratified during Reconstruction.
- Poll taxes and literacy tests were used to stop African Americans from ________.
- Segregation laws in the South were also known as ________ laws.
- In the case of Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that "_________" segregation was legal.
- Landowners used the system of ________ to replaced slavery after the Civil War. This system led to a cycle of poverty and debt.
- Groups like the White League and the _______ used violence against Freedmen and Republican voters.
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- Southern Democrat Andrew ______ became president after Lincoln was assassinated.
- The Radical ________ in Congress wanted to punish the South after the Civil War.
- The _________ is considered the event that ended Reconstruction in 1877.
- The _________ was an organization that provided food, clothing, schools, and other resources to former slaves.
- President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was known as the ________.
- Former slaves were known as _________ after the Civil War.
15 Clues: The period after the Civil War is known as __________. • Former slaves were known as _________ after the Civil War. • Segregation laws in the South were also known as ________ laws. • President Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was known as the ________. • The _________ is considered the event that ended Reconstruction in 1877. • ...
Civil War 2022-01-19
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- Who took 62,000 troops on his March to the Sea?
- The Union Blockade was part of what plan?
- Deadliest landscape of war
- The Confederacy took over what to hold prisoners of war?
- What was the name of the second costliest battle of the war?
- Sherman sent his troops north to chase who away from the railroads?
- part of the goal of Sherman's Atlanta Campaign was to cut off vital Confederate.....
- Hood created the Battle of?
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- The Emancipation Proclamation gave northerners a....reason to fight
- freedom
- Andersonville prison was a time/place where Americans killed thousands of?
- The Battle of Chickamauga became the largest...defeat
- Sherman wanted to destroy anything he could on his march to the sea to keep the...from winning
- Where was the first major battle of the war fought?
- During Sherman's March to the Sea, it was the first time the Union used...rifles
- The Union set up a blockade to try to weaken the?
16 Clues: freedom • Deadliest landscape of war • Hood created the Battle of? • The Union Blockade was part of what plan? • Who took 62,000 troops on his March to the Sea? • The Union set up a blockade to try to weaken the? • Where was the first major battle of the war fought? • The Battle of Chickamauga became the largest...defeat • ...
Civil War 2020-09-15
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- Proclamation an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in all regions behind Confederate lines
- Sumter the location in Charleston, South Caroline where the Confederate army seized on April 12, 1861, prompting more unity and volunteers in the North
- the drafting of citizens for military service
- Amendment an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1865, that has abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
- Jackson American Confederate general; he earned a reputation for bravery at Bull Run and was one of the South's most successful generals before he was killed at Chancellorsville
- S. Grant American general; he received a field promotion to lieutenant general in charge of all Union forces during the Civil War and later accepted General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, ending the civil war
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- American Confederate general; he successfully led several major battles until his defeat at Gettysburg, and he surrendered to the Union's Commander General Grant at Appomattox Court House
- Court House town near Appomattox, Virginia, where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865, thus ending the Civil War
- tax a tax on earnings
- Wilkes Booth actor and Confederate supporter who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- the Mississippi location where, in 1863, Ulysses S. Grant fought to control water traffic, and his victory led to the Union finally cutting the Confederacy in two
- the holiday celebrating the day Union general Granger arrived in Texas and announced the freedom of slaves
- Tecumseh Sherman Union army officer, his famous March to the Sea captured Atlanta, Georgia, an important turning point in the war
- the location of a bloody battle in Tennessee where Ulysses S. Grant led the Union against the Confederacy; nearly 25,000 men were either killed, injured, or captured
- the Pennsylvania location of the most decisive battle of the Civil War, fought July 1-3, 1863
- the creek near which McClellan and Lee led their troops to fight in the bloodiest single-day battle in American history
16 Clues: tax a tax on earnings • the drafting of citizens for military service • Wilkes Booth actor and Confederate supporter who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • the Pennsylvania location of the most decisive battle of the Civil War, fought July 1-3, 1863 • the holiday celebrating the day Union general Granger arrived in Texas and announced the freedom of slaves • ...
Civil War 2022-03-06
Across
- - withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
- - Focus o the interest of one’s region.
- - Laws limiting the rights of African Americans.
- Pass - Battle was close to a river.
- - Former enslaved person.
- - Watched his constituents vote to secede from the Union.
- - Enforced the Conscription Act.
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- - Commander of the Bayou City.
- - The position that the Federal Government should not interfere with the state’s exercising their constitutional powers.
- - The Union and the Confederacy were fighting in Galveston
- - Given command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee
- - Someone who supported the Union cause during Civil War.
- - Free from outside control.
- - Terry's Texas Rangers
- - bloodshed by pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups
- - issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy
16 Clues: - Terry's Texas Rangers • - Former enslaved person. • - Free from outside control. • - Commander of the Bayou City. • - Enforced the Conscription Act. • Pass - Battle was close to a river. • - Focus o the interest of one’s region. • - Laws limiting the rights of African Americans. • - bloodshed by pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups • ...
Civil War 2022-03-06
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- - withdraw formally from membership of a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization.
- - Focus o the interest of one’s region.
- - Laws limiting the rights of African Americans.
- Pass - Battle was close to a river.
- - Former enslaved person.
- - Watched his constituents vote to secede from the Union.
- - Enforced the Conscription Act.
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- - Commander of the Bayou City.
- - The position that the Federal Government should not interfere with the state’s exercising their constitutional powers.
- - The Union and the Confederacy were fighting in Galveston
- - Given command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee
- - Someone who supported the Union cause during Civil War.
- - Free from outside control.
- - Terry's Texas Rangers
- - bloodshed by pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups
- - issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy
16 Clues: - Terry's Texas Rangers • - Former enslaved person. • - Free from outside control. • - Commander of the Bayou City. • - Enforced the Conscription Act. • Pass - Battle was close to a river. • - Focus o the interest of one’s region. • - Laws limiting the rights of African Americans. • - bloodshed by pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups • ...
Civil War 2020-12-03
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- abolitionist who lead an attack at Harper's Fairy, Virginia arsenal
- commander of the confederate states army
- Slave that lived in a free state and challenged freedom
- was an enslaved man who lead a rebellion
- lost an arm because he was accidentally shot in the arm by a confederate soldier
- president during the civil war
- head general over the union army
- known as the "great compromiser". Helped the nation avoid civil war for some time.
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- he was renown as defender of the constitution by denouncing South Carolina's nullification.
- president over the Confederacy
- confederate general who led an assault at Gettysburg called "Pickett's charge"
- known as the father of the civil rights movement
- consultant to president Lincoln who suggested that slaves should fight with the union.
- enslaved people on august 21,1831
- led slaves to freedom with the help of the underground railroad.
- union general with a reputation for outspokeness and arrogance
16 Clues: president over the Confederacy • president during the civil war • head general over the union army • enslaved people on august 21,1831 • commander of the confederate states army • was an enslaved man who lead a rebellion • known as the father of the civil rights movement • Slave that lived in a free state and challenged freedom • ...
Civil War 2021-09-23
Across
- THE THING ALL POLITICIANS WANT
- THE FEET OF OUR ARMS
- SADLY WHAT NOT EVERYBODY HAS :(
- WHAT YOU HAVE WHEN YOU ARE FREE
- FIRST WORD
- NEEDLE WITHOUT THE 'L' AND AN 'E'
- FIRST WORD OF THE FAMOUS GAME WITH TANKS
- THE DESCENDENT OF APES
- OPPOSITE OF OLD
- THE PEOPLE WHO LEAD
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- THE WELL KNOWN PUYA SONG :)
- I AM ____ BY YOUR BEAUTY
- WHAT ALIENS DO BEDORE THEY RELEASE YOU BACK INTO THE WOLRD
- WHEN TAKING A PHOTO, YOU DO THE ____ SIGN
- THE COCKTAIL THAT CONTAINS MARY IN THE NAME
- WHAT LEADERS DO
16 Clues: FIRST WORD • WHAT LEADERS DO • OPPOSITE OF OLD • THE PEOPLE WHO LEAD • THE FEET OF OUR ARMS • THE DESCENDENT OF APES • I AM ____ BY YOUR BEAUTY • THE WELL KNOWN PUYA SONG :) • THE THING ALL POLITICIANS WANT • SADLY WHAT NOT EVERYBODY HAS :( • WHAT YOU HAVE WHEN YOU ARE FREE • NEEDLE WITHOUT THE 'L' AND AN 'E' • FIRST WORD OF THE FAMOUS GAME WITH TANKS • ...
civil war 2023-11-28
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- started the Harpers ferry raid
- commander in calvery
- act of withdrawing formally
- money in the form of coins
- to rebuild
- capital of Alabama
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- a person who is in favor with slavery
- place where slaves worked
- person or group united with others
- escaped slave
- reunited country during civil war
- only president of CSA
- unfair discrimination
- horse drawn industry
- casting sociey of America
- tax on imported goods
16 Clues: to rebuild • escaped slave • capital of Alabama • commander in calvery • horse drawn industry • only president of CSA • unfair discrimination • tax on imported goods • place where slaves worked • casting sociey of America • act of withdrawing formally • money in the form of coins • started the Harpers ferry raid • reunited country during civil war • person or group united with others • ...
civil war 2023-09-22
Across
- act 1862 law that gave 160 secret of land to persons willing to live
- civil service act for federal government in an attempt to hire employees
- standard policy of designating monetary units in terms of their value
- pubic land where WA were required to live
- in which the Sioux defeated U.S. army troops
- Knee 1890 confrontion between U.S. cavalry and Sioux that marked the end of Indian resistance
- a law that divided reservation land into private family
- self appointed law enforces
- grants land made by federal government
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- railroad link between the eastern and the western U.S.
- led a group of refugees on a track of more then 1.300 mill
- system allowed there livestock to roam and graze over
- money a government-issued currency that is not blocked by commodity such as gold
- AA's who migrated from the south to the west after the war
- absorbed into the main culture of society
- creek massacre attacks a camp of Cheyenne
16 Clues: self appointed law enforces • grants land made by federal government • pubic land where WA were required to live • absorbed into the main culture of society • in which the Sioux defeated U.S. army troops • creek massacre attacks a camp of Cheyenne • system allowed there livestock to roam and graze over • railroad link between the eastern and the western U.S. • ...
CIVIL WAR 2024-01-10
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- - a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- - a 19th-century warship with armor plating.
- Lincoln - The president during the civil war
- - the southern states that seceded from the union
- - a person who wanted to end slavery
- - a coarse stout leather shoe reaching to the ankle.
- - soldiers marching or fighting on foot
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- - a bag with a single shoulder strap.
- - large-caliber guns used in warfare on land.
- - Northern states
- - farms specializing in cash crops
- Proclamation - a document that declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free.
- - a formal withdraw
- - something you use to pay
- - the confederates color
- - The union colors
16 Clues: - Northern states • - The union colors • - a formal withdraw • - the confederates color • - something you use to pay • - farms specializing in cash crops • - a person who wanted to end slavery • - a bag with a single shoulder strap. • - soldiers marching or fighting on foot • - a 19th-century warship with armor plating. • Lincoln - The president during the civil war • ...
Civil War 2024-03-01
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- To withdraw from a federal union
- Another name for the North during the war
- the most famous southern general that surrendered to Grant
- means to free someone from slavery
- the bloodiest day in American history
- the leader of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment
- a person who wants to get rid of slavery
- the military policy to destroy and burn all crops, buildings, and infrastructure
- the Union's plan to beat the South
- the President of the Union
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- Another name for the South during the war
- the president of the Confederacy
- the battle that turned the tide of the war
- the 1st state to secede from the union
- the battle that gave the Union control over all of the MS River
- the idea that all people should feel the destruction of war
16 Clues: the President of the Union • To withdraw from a federal union • the president of the Confederacy • means to free someone from slavery • the Union's plan to beat the South • the bloodiest day in American history • the 1st state to secede from the union • a person who wants to get rid of slavery • Another name for the South during the war • ...
civil war 2023-10-11
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- what color did confederate troops wear
- how many years did the civil war last
- How many no clear victory battles are their
- what was the last state to free the people from slavery
- did this war kill the most people in U.S. history
- what direction did the Union troops come from
- How many Union naval blockades are there
- what color did Union troops wear
- The battle of Gettysburg was the biggest battle in the civil war
- Which side started the war
- What month did the first battle between ships covered with iron
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- the white house was partly blown up
- What was the most famous battle
- who won the battle of Gettysburg
- how many states were there at the time
- what state was the capital in at the time
16 Clues: Which side started the war • What was the most famous battle • who won the battle of Gettysburg • what color did Union troops wear • the white house was partly blown up • how many years did the civil war last • what color did confederate troops wear • how many states were there at the time • How many Union naval blockades are there • what state was the capital in at the time • ...
Civil War 2024-04-26
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- a city's supply lines and escape routes to force it to surrender.
- Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, and West Virginia.
- The term used to describe new soldiers.
- America refers to the different lifestyles, social structures, customs, and political values of the North and the South.
- A political union
- a 19th-century warship with armor plating.
- soldiers marching or fighting on foot
- civilians and infrastructure are targeted.
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- the freeing of someone from slavery.
- The Southern states wanted to assert their authority over the federal government so they could abolish federal laws they didn't support
- The rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
- A portion of a country that is loyal to the federal government.
- he withdrawal of 11 slave states (states in which slaveholding was legal) from the Union during 1860–61 following the election of Abraham Lincoln as president.
- A branch of the military mounted on horseback.
- A Confederate soldier who fought for the south
- the state boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania
16 Clues: A political union • the freeing of someone from slavery. • soldiers marching or fighting on foot • The term used to describe new soldiers. • a 19th-century warship with armor plating. • civilians and infrastructure are targeted. • A branch of the military mounted on horseback. • A Confederate soldier who fought for the south • ...
Civil War 2024-09-09
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- To continue or last
- To give out
- General increase in prices
- protection against unlawful imprisonment
- Unexpectedly experience or be faced with something
- Barton Was a nurse in the Civil War
- This caused many deaths
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- Replaced General Burnside
- Firmly established and difficult or unlikely to change
- To blockade or to prevent food or supplies
- many woman were nurses in war
- A sum of money paid to encourage volunteers
- To make a firm decision
- to respect greatly
- Northern money was called this because of its color
- law requiring able bodied white men between 18 and 35 to serve for three years
16 Clues: To give out • to respect greatly • To continue or last • To make a firm decision • This caused many deaths • Replaced General Burnside • General increase in prices • many woman were nurses in war • Barton Was a nurse in the Civil War • protection against unlawful imprisonment • To blockade or to prevent food or supplies • A sum of money paid to encourage volunteers • ...
Civil War 2025-02-07
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- First battle of the Civil War
- First state to secede
- Lincoln's speech where he states he does not want to abolish slavery
- General of the Union
- Executive order declared that all enslaved people in Confederate-held territory were to be freed
- Lincoln called for healing and reconciliation, urging the nation to move forward and rebuild
- The South
- To leave the country
- Goal of the Union to split the Confederacy into two
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- Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant
- Battle in Mississippi that gave control of the Mississippi River
- President of the Confederacy
- General of the Confederacy
- Battle ends in a war between the Union and Confederacy
- President of the Union/United States
- The North
16 Clues: The North • The South • General of the Union • To leave the country • First state to secede • General of the Confederacy • President of the Confederacy • First battle of the Civil War • President of the Union/United States • Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant • Goal of the Union to split the Confederacy into two • Battle ends in a war between the Union and Confederacy • ...
Civil War 2020-12-04
Civil War 2020-03-26
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- Proclamation that freed the slaves in the rebelling states
- Battle that stopped the South from gaining aid and recognition from a foreign power
- Elected president in 1860
- Capital of the Confederacy
- Slave states that remained in the Union
- Name of the Union plan to blockade southern ports
- Assassinated President Lincoln
- Union General who led the March to the Sea
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- Union General who led the forces at Gettysburg
- Another name for the North recognition from a foreign power
- Diplomacy used by the South
- Lee Confederate General who fought at Gettysburg
- Ironclad ship
- Used by both the North and the South to gain soldiers
- Capital of the Union
- A Union victory that look place between July 1-3, 1863
16 Clues: Ironclad ship • Capital of the Union • Elected president in 1860 • Capital of the Confederacy • Diplomacy used by the South • Assassinated President Lincoln • Slave states that remained in the Union • Union General who led the March to the Sea • Union General who led the forces at Gettysburg • Lee Confederate General who fought at Gettysburg • ...
Civil War 2020-09-15
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- Tecumseh Sherman Union army officer, his famous March to the Sea captured Atlanta, Georgia, an important turning point in the war
- Proclamation an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in all regions behind Confederate lines
- Amendment an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1865, that has abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
- Sumter the location in Charleston, South Caroline where the Confederate army seized on April 12, 1861, prompting more unity and volunteers in the North
- Wilkes Booth actor and Confederate supporter who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- S. Grant American general; he received a field promotion to lieutenant general in charge of all Union forces during the Civil War and later accepted General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, ending the civil war
- the Mississippi location where, in 1863, Ulysses S. Grant fought to control water traffic, and his victory led to the Union finally cutting the Confederacy in two
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- Court House town near Appomattox, Virginia, where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865, thus ending the Civil War
- the drafting of citizens for military service
- the holiday celebrating the day Union general Granger arrived in Texas and announced the freedom of slaves
- the location of a bloody battle in Tennessee where Ulysses S. Grant led the Union against the Confederacy; nearly 25,000 men were either killed, injured, or captured
- Jackson American Confederate general; he earned a reputation for bravery at Bull Run and was one of the South's most successful generals before he was killed at Chancellorsville
- E. Lee American Confederate general; he successfully led several major battles until his defeat at Gettysburg, and he surrendered to the Union's Commander General Grant at Appomattox Court House
- the creek near which McClellan and Lee led their troops to fight in the bloodiest single-day battle in American history
- the Pennsylvania location of the most decisive battle of the Civil War, fought July 1-3, 1863
- tax a tax on earnings
16 Clues: tax a tax on earnings • the drafting of citizens for military service • Wilkes Booth actor and Confederate supporter who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • the Pennsylvania location of the most decisive battle of the Civil War, fought July 1-3, 1863 • the holiday celebrating the day Union general Granger arrived in Texas and announced the freedom of slaves • ...
Civil war 2022-01-24
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- declared all slaves in rebel states were free
- fought to take over Chattanooga, TN
- start of sherman's march
- leader of those that opposed to secession in at the Georgia secessionist convention in 1861
- blocked the confederates from trading with foreign nations
- pow camp in andersonville
- the most devastating overall battle of the Civil War
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- the month the emancipation proclamation became a law
- wrote the emaciation proclamation
- speech given by lincoln
- president of the south/ confederates
- william t. sherman began this
- end of Sherman's march
- most important cash crop in for confederates
- the month that atlanta surrender to the union
- from the south fighting to keep slavery
16 Clues: end of Sherman's march • speech given by lincoln • start of sherman's march • pow camp in andersonville • william t. sherman began this • wrote the emaciation proclamation • fought to take over Chattanooga, TN • president of the south/ confederates • from the south fighting to keep slavery • most important cash crop in for confederates • ...
Civil War 2022-02-25
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- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- An army of citizens used during emergencies.
- A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
- passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern interests in slavery and Northern Free-Soilers.
- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- states These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates
- Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
- When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
- The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government.
- Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South.
- A large farm in the southern United States.
- Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
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- an enslaved African-American man who, along with his wife, Harriet, unsuccessfully sued for freedom for themselves and their two daughters
- an American lawyer and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
- The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
- Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
16 Clues: Soldiers that fight and travel by foot. • A large farm in the southern United States. • An army of citizens used during emergencies. • Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • A term used to describe people who supported the Union. • Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. • ...
Civil War 2017-05-17
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- Two battles were fought here; also known as the Battle of Manassas
- Commander General for the Union
- The first shots of the Civil War were fired here
- Where Pres. Lincoln gave his address
- Union general who was too cautious
- An iron-clad ship that battled the Merrimack
- Started to raise money for the war
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- Led a march to the sea
- Nickname for the Confederate soldiers
- President of the Union
- Where Robert E Lee surrendered to Ulysses S Grant
- President of the Confederacy
- Commander General for the Confederacy
- Nickname for the Union soldiers
- Men 18-35 had to serve 3 years in the military
- Single bloodiest day of the war
16 Clues: Led a march to the sea • President of the Union • President of the Confederacy • Commander General for the Union • Nickname for the Union soldiers • Single bloodiest day of the war • Union general who was too cautious • Started to raise money for the war • Where Pres. Lincoln gave his address • Nickname for the Confederate soldiers • Commander General for the Confederacy • ...
CIVIL WAR 2016-02-18
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- of the population died in it
- a military person lost through death, wounds
- first black man ever elected to the U.S. Senate
- the first paper currency
- place more Americans fell than in all previous American wars combined
- 7,000 Americans fell in 20 minutes
- double the casualties of D-Day
- first appeared on a U.S. coin in 1864
- He said he could recognize only two tunes
- Bedford Forrest personally killed 31 men in hand-to-hand combat
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- 3 million men fought in the war.
- bloodiest battle
- had 30 horses shot from under him
- least bloody battle
- witch side one
- Wilkes Booth who said "an excellent chance to kill the President, if I had wished."
16 Clues: witch side one • bloodiest battle • least bloody battle • the first paper currency • of the population died in it • double the casualties of D-Day • 3 million men fought in the war. • had 30 horses shot from under him • 7,000 Americans fell in 20 minutes • first appeared on a U.S. coin in 1864 • He said he could recognize only two tunes • ...
Civil war 2013-01-31
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- Lee ends Union threat in Va.
- A tax on earnings
- A draft
- The president for the North at the time
- July 21, 1861, South shocks the North
- The president for the South at the time
- North wins, completes Anaconda plan, South is split in two.
- Bloodiest day in American History
- Famous commander of the South
- April 12, 1861, The event that begins the Civil war
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- Turning point of war
- The place where the Confederate surrender took place.
- 1st Bloody battle of the war
- The North
- A ship protected by iron armor
- The South
16 Clues: A draft • The North • The South • A tax on earnings • Turning point of war • Lee ends Union threat in Va. • 1st Bloody battle of the war • Famous commander of the South • A ship protected by iron armor • Bloodiest day in American History • July 21, 1861, South shocks the North • The president for the North at the time • The president for the South at the time • ...
Civil War 2023-11-28
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- The state capital of Alabama
- the confederates General in the army
- when a state leaves from country
- money in the form as coins
- person who favors abolition
- the commander of the confederates
- a leader in the american abolitionists
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- is a side during the civil war
- when a human is owned by a person
- president of confederate party
- tax on imported goods
- to reconstruct again
- a African american who was enslaved
- A war ship
- States that succeeded
- machine used to pull cotton fibers
16 Clues: A war ship • to reconstruct again • tax on imported goods • States that succeeded • money in the form as coins • person who favors abolition • The state capital of Alabama • is a side during the civil war • president of confederate party • when a state leaves from country • when a human is owned by a person • the commander of the confederates • machine used to pull cotton fibers • ...
Civil War 2023-05-10
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- This amendment states that no citizen is to be denied their rights because of their race,
- The battle where the North attempted to secure the Confederacy's capital.
- The Commanding General who later became the Secretary of War for the U.S.
- Near the end of the Civil War, he became the official commander of the confed. army.
- The rules that forced African Americans to sharcrop.
- The president who's main mission was to abolish slavery.
- The deadliest one day battle in military history.
- The first major battle
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- This amendment abolished the slavery in the U.S
- The Confed. General who lead the brigade in the First Battle of Manassas
- The bloodiest battle
- The laws that were used to segregate African Americans.
- previous condition of servitude.
- This amendment gave citizenship to former slaves who were born or raised in U.S
- A secret society that used violence and fear to try and deny African Americans their rights.
- His early wins allowed him to become Commander of Army of the Potomac and later General in Chief
16 Clues: The bloodiest battle • The first major battle • previous condition of servitude. • This amendment abolished the slavery in the U.S • The deadliest one day battle in military history. • The rules that forced African Americans to sharcrop. • The laws that were used to segregate African Americans. • The president who's main mission was to abolish slavery. • ...
Civil war 2023-05-15
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- a forcible overthrow also known as a rebellion
- the 16th president from 1861 to his assassination
- an act passed in 1872 to allow southerners to vote
- region of US that wanted to continue slavery
- where an important battle took place with 3 hills
- something that took place all throughout the war
- region of US that had lots of railroad systems
- a problem the south faced at the end of the civil war
- side the north took during the war
- a nickname for president Andrew Johnson
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- a person who isn't against abolition
- side the south took during the war
- a battle that was a critical win for both Union and Confederacy
- reconstructing the US after civil war
- the state of being a slave
- a general of the union
16 Clues: a general of the union • the state of being a slave • side the south took during the war • side the north took during the war • a person who isn't against abolition • reconstructing the US after civil war • a nickname for president Andrew Johnson • region of US that wanted to continue slavery • a forcible overthrow also known as a rebellion • ...
CIVIL WAR 2023-01-06
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- someone who wants to get rid of
- the side that won and wore blue
- a colored person who worked under somebody not getting any money and getting treated poorly
- a warship with metal armor
- A dollar bill
- it is something that the troops would wear and carry things in
- Where are the slaves worked in the south
- large-caliber guns used in warfare on land.
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- A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket.
- When a person is murdering someone for a political
- is a military specialization that engages in ground combat on foot.
- Wore grey and lost the war
- the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
- a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections.
- a coarse stout leather shoe reaching to the ankle
- the war that was going on 1861-1865
16 Clues: A dollar bill • Wore grey and lost the war • a warship with metal armor • someone who wants to get rid of • the side that won and wore blue • the war that was going on 1861-1865 • Where are the slaves worked in the south • large-caliber guns used in warfare on land. • a coarse stout leather shoe reaching to the ankle • When a person is murdering someone for a political • ...
Civil War 2023-01-26
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- seceded from the union
- where U.S. government is located
- an agreement
- armed conflict between countries or states
- temporary place one lives
- principals of freedom
- relating to soldiers or armed forces
- withdraw formally from political organization
- led Underground Railroad
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- 16 president
- taxes
- wanted slavery to end
- escaped slavery
- state of being a slave
- first battle of Civil War
- organized choice by vote
16 Clues: taxes • 16 president • an agreement • escaped slavery • wanted slavery to end • principals of freedom • seceded from the union • state of being a slave • organized choice by vote • led Underground Railroad • temporary place one lives • first battle of Civil War • where U.S. government is located • relating to soldiers or armed forces • armed conflict between countries or states • ...
Civil War 2022-05-16
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- Who was president after Lincoln Assasinated?
- Advantages in the___ better leaders, better soldiers, expert shooter, expert horseback riders.
- The___strategy wanted to fight defensively and uses natural barriers such as rivers and mountains.
- Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox courthouse in what state
- The____Proclamation said slaves would be freed if the confederates didn't rejoin the US
- The Emancipation Proclamation did what for the slaves?
- The confederate strategy was to have Britain and France do what?
- The union tried surround the south by doing what to its coats and blocking its trade?
- which side accomplished their strategy?
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- The___strategy was the Anaconda Plan
- Abraham Lincoln ran for this again to unite the country
- The battle of___ was the first Union Victory tie.
- Advantages in the___ was they had more money, people, factories, weapons, immigrants, railroads, land, and schools
- what was won by the republicans, Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin
- The battle of____ was in Pennsylvania when E. Lee invaded the North.
- Abraham Lincoln was___ by John Wikes booth
- how many states left after the election?
17 Clues: The___strategy was the Anaconda Plan • which side accomplished their strategy? • how many states left after the election? • Abraham Lincoln was___ by John Wikes booth • Who was president after Lincoln Assasinated? • The battle of___ was the first Union Victory tie. • The Emancipation Proclamation did what for the slaves? • ...
Civil War 2025-04-28
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- president of the union
- President of the confederacy
- main economic of the north
- main conflict of the civil war
- main economic of the south
- what was the main cause of deaths during the civil war
- who wrote the North Star
- which amendment abolished slavery
- what year was the first battle
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- allowed black men to vote
- main cashcrop in he south
- advantage of the Union
- How long was the war
- General of the union
- General of the confederacy
- when did Abraham Lincoln get elected
16 Clues: How long was the war • General of the union • advantage of the Union • president of the union • who wrote the North Star • allowed black men to vote • main cashcrop in he south • main economic of the north • General of the confederacy • main economic of the south • President of the confederacy • main conflict of the civil war • what year was the first battle • ...
Civil War Crossword 2024-12-18
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- The Confederates capital city
- The naval strategy that the North used against the South
- The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the nation and the South
- The name of the government formed by the Southern states
- A agricultural system after Civil War that resembled slavery
- The South's main export that fueled its economy
- The battle that marked the turning point in the war
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- The color of the Confederate Armies uniforms
- The process of freeing enslaved people(---- Proclamation)
- The name of the Northern states government during the Civil War
- The color of the Union's armies uniforms
- The Union military general who became president after the war
- The economic advantage that the North had over the South
- the term for a force of soldiers on horseback
- People who advocate for the end of slavery
- The act that the Southern states carried out in order to leave the Union
16 Clues: The Confederates capital city • The color of the Union's armies uniforms • People who advocate for the end of slavery • The color of the Confederate Armies uniforms • the term for a force of soldiers on horseback • The South's main export that fueled its economy • The battle that marked the turning point in the war • ...
Week 20 2024-02-09
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- Former president of Texas who opposed secession
- Soldiers who fought on horseback
- Soldiers who fight on foot
- Name for the South during the Civil War
- General of the First Texas Cavalry who fought for the Union
- leaving the Union of the United States
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- President of the United States during the Civil War
- A war where citizens within a country fight against eachother
- General of the Texas Brigade who fought for the Confederacy
- Union location in the harbor of Charleston where the Civil War began
- Name for the North during the Civil War
11 Clues: Soldiers who fight on foot • Soldiers who fought on horseback • leaving the Union of the United States • Name for the South during the Civil War • Name for the North during the Civil War • Former president of Texas who opposed secession • President of the United States during the Civil War • General of the Texas Brigade who fought for the Confederacy • ...
First 30 Presidents of the U.S. 2022-03-22
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- was also a Chief Justice in the Supreme Court
- known for getting U.S. through the Reconstruction Era
- president during the events leading up to the Civil War
- first president to have his veto overridden by Congress
- first president
- passed the Sherman Antitrust Act
- assassinated in 1881, 200 days after inauguration
- created the League of Nations after WWI
- sworn into office in a Vermont cabin
- negotiated the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo so the U.S. gained all territory to California
- presidency was chosen by the H.O.R.
- youngest person to ever be president
- led Union Army to victory in Civil War before presidency
- died 1 month into office,1841
- signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act
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- first president to be impeached
- vetoed the U.S. Bank charter in 1832
- actions led to the Teapot Dome Scandal
- first president to live in the White House
- founded the democratic party
- war hero in the Mexican-American War
- author of the Declaration of Independence
- wrote the Constitution
- assassinated in 1901 during office
- only president to serve two nonconsecutive terms
- known for the Compromise of 1850
- ascended to presidency through vice president of garfield
- created first international policy for U.S.
- abolished slavery during the civil war
29 Clues: first president • wrote the Constitution • founded the democratic party • died 1 month into office,1841 • signed the Kansas-Nebraska Act • first president to be impeached • passed the Sherman Antitrust Act • known for the Compromise of 1850 • assassinated in 1901 during office • presidency was chosen by the H.O.R. • vetoed the U.S. Bank charter in 1832 • ...
Sectionalism + civil war vocabulary 2025-03-05
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- allowed Kansas settlers to vote whether or not to permit slavery in the territory; violence erupted; slavery prohibited
- A military tactic used to cut off supplies and reinforcements from reaching enemy ports
- Civil war U.S president; against secession; wanted to preserve the union
- Plantation system, slave labor; cotton produced and sent to northern factories
- North and south agreed; California became a free state; strict fugitive slave law was passed
- Textile mills, trade, factories, immigrant labor, some trade-related slave labor
- The act of withdrawing from a federation or body
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- part of the compromise of 1850; runaway slaves and free Blacks were at risk of being captured by slave hunters
- region’s geography impacted its economy; North built factories, South farmed, West mined; a cause of the civil war
- confederacy surrendered to union in virginia; ended the civil war
- Mining and agriculture
- The first major battle of the civil war
- union captured mississippi river, dividing the confederacy in half
- more factories, railroads and money and leadership of general grant
- Major debate leading up to the civil war; Republican party (lincoln) against its spread into new territories
15 Clues: Mining and agriculture • The first major battle of the civil war • The act of withdrawing from a federation or body • confederacy surrendered to union in virginia; ended the civil war • union captured mississippi river, dividing the confederacy in half • more factories, railroads and money and leadership of general grant • ...
Civil War 2018-11-01
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- / a poet who wrote about the civil war
- / not being imprisoned or slaved
- / a limiting condition
- / a sustained fight between different groups
- / put to end
- / the act of being free without being noticed
- / the study of past events
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- / an agreement or settlement
- / nation formed by the southern states
- /a change or result with result or consequence
- / a gun fired at soldier level
- / nation formed by the northern states
- / have an effect on others character
- / keep in its original state
- / a person who serves in the army
- / armed conflict between different nations or groups
16 Clues: / put to end • / a limiting condition • / the study of past events • / keep in its original state • / an agreement or settlement • / a gun fired at soldier level • / not being imprisoned or slaved • / a person who serves in the army • / have an effect on others character • / nation formed by the southern states • / a poet who wrote about the civil war • ...
CIVIL WAR 2013-01-25
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- Make over as property
- Stalls made of boards
- The President who ended slavery
- To be free
- Lead a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia
- To withdraw from
- American abolitionist
- California, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington State
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- Money
- Having an economy with many factories and businesses
- A weapon that can kill someone
- Farming
- Runaway slave from Maryland. Built the Underground Railroad
- Another name for confederate states
- An end to slavery
- When a person works for someone else
16 Clues: Money • Farming • To be free • To withdraw from • An end to slavery • Make over as property • Stalls made of boards • American abolitionist • A weapon that can kill someone • The President who ended slavery • Another name for confederate states • When a person works for someone else • Lead a revolt against plantation owners in Virginia • ...
civil war 2014-08-21
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- for Gettysburg largest battle of the American Civil War
- compromise appease slave state concerns over a federal abolition of slavery
- Proclamation January 1, 1863
- Party a new political party that emerged in the North in the mid-1800’s
- S. Grant Union general who served under President Lincoln
- Lincoln the 16th President of the United States and served from 1860 until his death in 1865
- Wilkes Booth a Confederate sympathizer and professional actor.
- Address a speech that was given by President Abraham Lincoln
- E. Lee general of the Confederate troops during the Civil War
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- Sumter Union stronghold in South Carolina
- Party largely Southern political party that favored slavery
- Davis president of the Confederate States during the Civil War
- agreement between the federal government and the southern states to keep the South from seceding
- to eliminate slavery
- location of a major Civil War battle in Maryland
- a state to leave the nation under which it belongs and become a sovereign nation of its own
16 Clues: to eliminate slavery • Proclamation January 1, 1863 • Sumter Union stronghold in South Carolina • location of a major Civil War battle in Maryland • for Gettysburg largest battle of the American Civil War • S. Grant Union general who served under President Lincoln • Party largely Southern political party that favored slavery • ...
CIVIL WAR 2021-11-02
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- what was a crucial success for the Union
- what happend during April 12, 1861 – April
- Who led the south to war
- who wanted to keep slavery
- 23,000 men died in what place
- What was the first battle
- What was the fourth battle
- who wanted to end slavery
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- what did they fight for
- Who was the president during the civil war
- What part of california did they fight in
- who was leader in the abolitionist movement
- confederacy in the American Civil War.
- What place had 2 major battles in it
- What did africans americans want
- Who led the Union Armies to victory over
16 Clues: what did they fight for • Who led the south to war • What was the first battle • who wanted to end slavery • who wanted to keep slavery • What was the fourth battle • 23,000 men died in what place • What did africans americans want • What place had 2 major battles in it • confederacy in the American Civil War. • what was a crucial success for the Union • ...
civil war 2022-05-16
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- the advantages of the ______ were that they had more motivation to fight
- the _____ lost because they failed to complete their strategy
- the union tried to surround the south by ________ its coats and cutting off its trade
- in the reelection of 1864 Abraham lincoln chose ______ johnson as his running mate
- the ____ of 1860 was won by the republicans
- the _______ courthouse was where Robert e. lee surrendered
- the south had better _________
- the _____ made the anaconda plan which would surround the enemies
- on April,15,1865 ____ was assassinated by a southerner who wanted to keep slavery
- the ________ proclamation was a threat for the confederate states to come back
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- the battle of ______ was won by the union in Pennsylvania
- the north had more schools and ______
- the _______ strategy was to fight a defensive war
- south Carolina and 10 other _______ left after lincolns election
- the ______ of the north was that they had more people
- another confederate strategy was to get ______ and France to support them
- the battle of ______ was the first union victory
17 Clues: the south had better _________ • the north had more schools and ______ • the ____ of 1860 was won by the republicans • the battle of ______ was the first union victory • the _______ strategy was to fight a defensive war • the ______ of the north was that they had more people • the battle of ______ was won by the union in Pennsylvania • ...
CIVIL WAR 2023-11-14
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- forced the separation of the races
- President during the Civil War was
- Roving the countryside in search of food, sometimes taking from farmers
- Laws were designed to control the behavior of slaves.
- Common term for a Union soldier
- Loyalty to one section of the country versus the whole country
- First State that did not allow slavery.
- System of secret routes used by escaping slaves that led from the South to the North and Canada.
- soldier who is wounded or killed during battle
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- Group of states that left the United States to form their own country
- Additional troops are held back from battle until they are needed to support and strengthen the untis already in the battle
- warship that is fully covered and protected
- someone who joined the movement to end slavery
- Soldiers that would take needed items from farmers and townspeople.
- assemble To asemble and be counted for military service
- Flour, salt, and water biscuit that was very hard and dry
16 Clues: Common term for a Union soldier • forced the separation of the races • President during the Civil War was • First State that did not allow slavery. • warship that is fully covered and protected • someone who joined the movement to end slavery • soldier who is wounded or killed during battle • Laws were designed to control the behavior of slaves. • ...
civil war 2023-10-10
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- person of thing able to contend with another as on
- pin:A pin with a point that is bone back to
- A person whose occupation is making fitted clothes such as suit pants, and jacked to fit.
- and children's toys.
- A person employed to perform cleaning and other demestictuslss in a hotel or institution.
- A device for fastening together sheets of paper
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- operated types.
- machine: Appliance for making ice artificially.
- A person to whom the collection of taxes was contracted for a free.
- i with a perforated top for sprinking salt
- a staple or staples.
- balloons:A small balloon mostly used for decoration
- produced by printers type by means of
- A machine for writing in characters similar to
- head and is held a guard when closed.
- inequality or strength.
16 Clues: operated types. • a staple or staples. • and children's toys. • inequality or strength. • produced by printers type by means of • head and is held a guard when closed. • i with a perforated top for sprinking salt • pin:A pin with a point that is bone back to • A machine for writing in characters similar to • machine: Appliance for making ice artificially. • ...
Civil War 2019-06-11
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- First major battle of the war
- N got control of Mississippi R w/ Grant
- turning point of the war
- made slavery illegal in the south
- another name for the south
- was one of the border states
- capital of the south
- changed leadership many times in the beginning of the war
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- PGT Beauregard and Robert Anderson’s compromised at...
- bloodiest day in america
- bonus: what color shirt was Mr. Ceglia wearing on 6/11/19
- first state to secede from Union
- killed by friendly fire at Chancellorsville
- major conflict in the war
- leading confederate general
- president during the Civil War
16 Clues: capital of the south • bloodiest day in america • turning point of the war • major conflict in the war • another name for the south • leading confederate general • was one of the border states • First major battle of the war • president during the Civil War • first state to secede from Union • made slavery illegal in the south • N got control of Mississippi R w/ Grant • ...
Civil War 2020-09-15
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- Sumter the location in Charleston, South Caroline where the Confederate army seized on April 12, 1861, prompting more unity and volunteers in the North
- Proclamation an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in all regions behind Confederate lines
- the creek near which McClellan and Lee led their troops to fight in the bloodiest single-day battle in American history
- S. Grant American general; he received a field promotion to lieutenant general in charge of all Union forces during the Civil War and later accepted General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, ending the civil war
- the drafting of citizens for military service
- the location of a bloody battle in Tennessee where Ulysses S. Grant led the Union against the Confederacy; nearly 25,000 men were either killed, injured, or captured
- the Mississippi location where, in 1863, Ulysses S. Grant fought to control water traffic, and his victory led to the Union finally cutting the Confederacy in two
- American Confederate general; he successfully led several major battles until his defeat at Gettysburg, and he surrendered to the Union's Commander General Grant at Appomattox Court House
- Court House town near Appomattox, Virginia, where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865, thus ending the Civil War
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- Wilkes Booth actor and Confederate supporter who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- Amendment an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1865, that has abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
- the Pennsylvania location of the most decisive battle of the Civil War, fought July 1-3, 1863
- Tecumseh Sherman Union army officer, his famous March to the Sea captured Atlanta, Georgia, an important turning point in the war
- tax a tax on earnings
- Jackson American Confederate general; he earned a reputation for bravery at Bull Run and was one of the South's most successful generals before he was killed at Chancellorsville
- the holiday celebrating the day Union general Granger arrived in Texas and announced the freedom of slaves
16 Clues: tax a tax on earnings • the drafting of citizens for military service • Wilkes Booth actor and Confederate supporter who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • the Pennsylvania location of the most decisive battle of the Civil War, fought July 1-3, 1863 • the holiday celebrating the day Union general Granger arrived in Texas and announced the freedom of slaves • ...
Civil War 2024-04-18
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- Civil War
- Author of Uncle Toms Cabin
- Lincoln's statement to end slavery in the U.S.
- Name of the Southern States
- runaway
- to leave
- Region that was against slavery
- Novel banned in the south
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- Spoke about ending slavery and horrors of slavery
- Legally and Constitutionally ended slavery
- Conductor on Underground Railroad
- person that worked to end slavery
- winner of Presidential election in 1860
- Abolitionist that taught himself to read and write
- Region that wanted slavery
- Name of the Northern States
16 Clues: runaway • to leave • Civil War • Novel banned in the south • Author of Uncle Toms Cabin • Region that wanted slavery • Name of the Southern States • Name of the Northern States • Region that was against slavery • Conductor on Underground Railroad • person that worked to end slavery • winner of Presidential election in 1860 • Legally and Constitutionally ended slavery • ...
Civil War 2024-05-29
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- Small Tennesee church which was close to the the Mississippi border, Grant gathered his troops here.
- One human is owned by another human and must complete tasks for their owner.
- Individual opposed to slavery.
- Single shot rifle used by cavalry troops.
- The WORST Confederate prison, located in Georgia.
- Considered the turning point of the Civil War.
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- Location in Virginia where South defeated the North.
- A draft that forced certain individuals in a population to serve in the army.
- A court house located in the Virginia Village.Lee and Grant arranged a confederate surrender here.
- Located in Mississippi. One of only two Confederate holdouts stopping the Union from obtaining full control of the Mississippi River. It is an important waterway for transporting goods.
- The South's ironclad ship. Fights with the Monitor.
- Northern Democrats who advocated peace with the South.
- North's strategy for dealing with the South. This is cutting off an area to stop the coming in or going out of people or supplies.
- A country choosing independence. (The South in the civil war).
- Large caliber guns used in warfare.
- The North's ironclad ship. Fights with the Merrimack.
16 Clues: Individual opposed to slavery. • Large caliber guns used in warfare. • Single shot rifle used by cavalry troops. • Considered the turning point of the Civil War. • The WORST Confederate prison, located in Georgia. • The South's ironclad ship. Fights with the Monitor. • Location in Virginia where South defeated the North. • ...
Civil war 2023-04-28
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- Winfield American general, he served as commander in the Mexican War and used a two-part strategy against the South in the Civil War; he wanted to destroy the South’s economy with a naval blockade and gain control of the Mississippi River.
- burn Enslaved African American, he ran away and was arrested in Boston. His arrest became the center of violent protests by northern opponents of the Fugitive Slave Act.
- Proviso a proposal to outlaw slavery in the territory added to the United States by Mexican Cession ;passed in the House of Representatives but was defeated in the Senate
- to formally withdraw from the Union
- sumter a federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina, that was attacked by the Confederates in April 1861, sparking the Civil War
- party a political party formed in 1848 by antislavery northerners who left the Whig and Democratic parties because neither addressed the slavery issue
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- state 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
- would be decided by popular sovereignty
- sovereignty the idea that political authority belong to the people
- Slave Act a law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of\ escaped slaves in areas where slavery was illegal, and required their return to slaveholders
- of 1850 Henry Clay’s proposed agreement that allowed California to enter the
- Harriet Beecher American author and daughter of Lyman Beecher, she was an abolitionist and author of the famous antislavery novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
- a devotion to the interests of one geographic region over the interests of the country as a whole a
- diplomacy Confederate efforts to use the importance of southern cotton to Britain’s textile industry to persuade the British to support the Confederacy in the Civil War
- Tom’s Cabin an antislavery novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed northerners the violent reality of slavery and drew many people to the abolitionists’ cause
- as a free state and divided the rest of the Mexican Cession into two territories where
16 Clues: to formally withdraw from the Union • would be decided by popular sovereignty • sovereignty the idea that political authority belong to the people • of 1850 Henry Clay’s proposed agreement that allowed California to enter the • as a free state and divided the rest of the Mexican Cession into two territories where • ...
CIVIL WAR 2023-01-06
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- someone who wants to get rid of
- a political candidate who seeks election in an area where they have no local connections.
- large-caliber guns used in warfare on land.
- the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
- is a military specialization that engages in ground combat on foot.
- Wore grey and lost the war
- a warship with metal armor
- Where are the slaves worked in the south
- the side that won and wore blue
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- it is something that the troops would wear and carry things in
- A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket.
- A dollar bill
- a coarse stout leather shoe reaching to the ankle
- the war that was going on 1861-1865
- a colored person who worked under somebody not getting any money and getting treated poorly
- When a person is murdering someone for a political
16 Clues: A dollar bill • Wore grey and lost the war • a warship with metal armor • someone who wants to get rid of • the side that won and wore blue • the war that was going on 1861-1865 • Where are the slaves worked in the south • large-caliber guns used in warfare on land. • a coarse stout leather shoe reaching to the ankle • When a person is murdering someone for a political • ...
Civil War 2023-05-10
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- _____ where used to beat slaves.
- The Union General?
- Who won the battle of Fort Sumter?
- The Confederate General?
- The bloodiest battle of the Civil War?
- Also known as the confederates
- What Battle was fought july 1-3 1863?
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- Thomas Jonathan Also Known as _______
- What was the place Robert E. Lee was born?
- Also known as the union
- What month was Fredericksburg fought?
- Battle located in Washington county MD?
- Abraham Lincoln was born in ________.
- _____ where not considered citizens.
- who won the battle of Shiloh?
- What body part did Jackson loose?
16 Clues: The Union General? • Also known as the union • The Confederate General? • who won the battle of Shiloh? • Also known as the confederates • _____ where used to beat slaves. • What body part did Jackson loose? • Who won the battle of Fort Sumter? • _____ where not considered citizens. • Thomas Jonathan Also Known as _______ • What month was Fredericksburg fought? • ...
CIVIL WAR 2023-05-12
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- Battle in Tennessee known for its fierce fighting
- New style of rifle introduced in the civil war
- a policy or an attitude that denies equal rights to a certain group of people
- Union plan to surround the south
- name showing cottons important to the south
- The winner of the 1860 election
- A warship covered with protective iron plates.
- Union general that later became president
- Soldiers on horseback
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- The fighting between pro and anti slavery activists
- Nickname was "stonewall". Last name only
- federal fort in the harbor of charleston
- Battle in Maryland in which 25000 soldiers were killed
- The preventing of goods or people from entering or leaving an area
- Battle at the beginning of the war that ended with confederate victory.
- week long fighting in which confederates turned back the unions effort to take richmond
16 Clues: Soldiers on horseback • The winner of the 1860 election • Union plan to surround the south • Nickname was "stonewall". Last name only • federal fort in the harbor of charleston • Union general that later became president • name showing cottons important to the south • New style of rifle introduced in the civil war • A warship covered with protective iron plates. • ...
Civil war 2025-02-21
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- the most respected commander in the Confederacy Army
- what was the turning point of the civil war
- what state was the last to free slaves
- Capital of the confederacy
- what the south was called
- A war between citizens in the same country
- Where did the Battle of GettysBurg take place
- bleeding_______
- the first state to secede in civil war
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- president of south
- what did the S stand for in Ulysses S Grant
- What court was where the south surrendered
- the biggest border state
- _______Jackson
- _____Lincoln
- last name of the general who led the union army
16 Clues: _____Lincoln • _______Jackson • bleeding_______ • president of south • the biggest border state • what the south was called • Capital of the confederacy • what state was the last to free slaves • the first state to secede in civil war • What court was where the south surrendered • A war between citizens in the same country • what was the turning point of the civil war • ...
Civil War 2024-12-12
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- Last name of who wrote the 7th of March speech
- Highly industrialized/against slavery
- ________ Slave Law stated all runaway slaves must be returned to masters
- First state to secede form the union
- Name of railroad which improved travel across the US
- What became the border between Mexico and the US
- Significant for beaver trade
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- Cash crop in the south
- President during the Civil war
- Which party nominated Van Buren as there representative in the election of 1848
- Won the election of 1844
- Who proposed the compromise of 1850
- Ousted Manifesto was the plan to take…
- Agricultural/supported slavery
- What did Tyler do when the Whigs proposed new things
- What sate held a gold rush and had a population boost
16 Clues: Cash crop in the south • Won the election of 1844 • Significant for beaver trade • President during the Civil war • Agricultural/supported slavery • Who proposed the compromise of 1850 • First state to secede form the union • Highly industrialized/against slavery • Ousted Manifesto was the plan to take… • Last name of who wrote the 7th of March speech • ...
Review Crossword 2024-05-15
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- Gave union control of the Mississippi river
- union victory which led to the end of war
- Official beginning of the civil war
- Freed slaves not living in union states
- People who were anti-immigrant sentiment
- The failed attempt by American and French forces to retake the port city from its British occupiers
- Escaped slaves
- Marks beginning of the country's transition to peace and reunification
- Helped those enslaved escape
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- The Union victory in the largest battle of the Atlanta Campaign
- Largest slave auction ever in US
- One of the largest and deadliest battles of the Civil War
- Ended the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia's first invasion into the North and led to the emancipation proclamation
- First major battle of the war
- Deadliest battle of the war up until that time. Allowed the union to penetrate the confederate interior
- Provided the opportunity for African Americans to solidify their family
- Farmers that did not own slaves despite being in the south
- Launch a full-scale frontal assault on confederacy
- A way to scare the population of Georgia into abandoning confederate cause
- Band of antislavery guerrillas in Kansas and Missouri before and during the American Civil War.
- Military strategy proposed by Union to suppress confederacy at the beginning of the war
- Limited the rights of black people many who had been enslaved
22 Clues: Escaped slaves • Helped those enslaved escape • First major battle of the war • Largest slave auction ever in US • Official beginning of the civil war • Freed slaves not living in union states • People who were anti-immigrant sentiment • union victory which led to the end of war • Gave union control of the Mississippi river • ...
Civil War 2021-10-20
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- third state to secede
- end of war date(month word then numbers)
- fourth state to secede
- second state to secede
- northern states
- southern states
- sixth state to secede
- eleventh state to secede
- fifth state to secede
- ninth state to secede
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- eighth state to secede
- first state to secede
- president during Civil War
- seventh state to secede
- first battle of the war
- tenth state to secede
16 Clues: northern states • southern states • first state to secede • third state to secede • sixth state to secede • tenth state to secede • fifth state to secede • ninth state to secede • eighth state to secede • fourth state to secede • second state to secede • seventh state to secede • first battle of the war • eleventh state to secede • president during Civil War • ...
Civil War 2022-05-02
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- Allowed the seizure and return of runaway slaves
- Loyalty to a section of a country
- Ruled that African Americans, whether they were slaves or had ancestors who were slaves, had no legal view in court
- Decisive union victory during war
- Battle where the confederates were defeated
- These(Racist Jits)seceded from the union in 1860 to 1861
- Portion of the country whom stayed loyal to the federal government
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- When Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant
- Person who wants to stop slavery
- American man who catapulted himself to fame by being an outspoken runaway slave
- White abolitionist who drew up plans for revolts and was convicted of murder (LOL)
- Compromise, created two new territories, and allowed for popular sovereignty
- The Dude That Freed The Slaves (and got shot in the back of his head)
- Applied for statehood as a slave state, while Maine applied for statehood as a free state
- An Agreement between two or more parties
- Attack on this place marked the official beginning of the Civil War
16 Clues: Person who wants to stop slavery • Loyalty to a section of a country • Decisive union victory during war • An Agreement between two or more parties • Battle where the confederates were defeated • Allowed the seizure and return of runaway slaves • These(Racist Jits)seceded from the union in 1860 to 1861 • ...
Civil War 2022-05-05
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- president of the United Statses
- South's war plan
- Union victory; Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation
- freed slaves in rebellion states
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- had better leadership
- color of the Union uniforms
- Confderate capital
- battles that showed the North it would be a long fight
- Union capital
- president of the Confederates
- soldier from the South
- a role for women in the war
- color of the Confederate uniforms
- soldier from the North
- had more money, factories, population
- name of the war plan for the North
16 Clues: Union capital • South's war plan • Confderate capital • had better leadership • soldier from the South • soldier from the North • color of the Union uniforms • a role for women in the war • president of the Confederates • president of the United Statses • freed slaves in rebellion states • color of the Confederate uniforms • name of the war plan for the North • ...
Civil War 2022-01-31
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- The bloodiest battle in Georgia fought during the civil war
- the case that divided the North
- established at this time to
- did lincoln win with no southern republican representation
- overall battle of the Civil War, and
- 1865-1866
- the most
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- the thing that freed the slaves
- The name of the boat that the confederacy used to run the blockade
- South
- former slaves adjust to their freedom
- Who made the march to the sea
- the belief that the interests of the
- considered the turning point of the war
- are more important than the interests of the
- who captured atlanta
- the most important crop in the south
17 Clues: South • the most • 1865-1866 • who captured atlanta • established at this time to • Who made the march to the sea • the thing that freed the slaves • the case that divided the North • the belief that the interests of the • overall battle of the Civil War, and • the most important crop in the south • former slaves adjust to their freedom • considered the turning point of the war • ...
Civil War 2022-03-05
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- Free from outside control; self-governing
- A formerly enslaved person
- were people who wanted to end slavery
- A person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War
- Fought in the U.S.-Mexican War and comander of the Bayou City
- the battle where a a blockade of the entire Confederate coastline was formed
- The position that the federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their constitutional powers
- are people who take the law into their
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- Laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War.
- This persons unit was known as Hood's Texas Brigade
- The battle where the Union Army failed at their attempt to invade the Confederate state
- Texas Governor from 1861-1863
- hands
- a series of wars about the divide of the North and South over slavery
- A tax or duty that a government charges on goods coming into our going out of their country
- Focus on the interests of one’s region
16 Clues: hands • A formerly enslaved person • Texas Governor from 1861-1863 • were people who wanted to end slavery • Focus on the interests of one’s region • are people who take the law into their • Free from outside control; self-governing • This persons unit was known as Hood's Texas Brigade • A person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War • ...
civil war 2023-10-11
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- what color did confederate troops wear
- how many years did the civil war last
- How many no clear victory battles are their
- what was the last state to free the people from slavery
- did this war kill the most people in U.S. history
- what direction did the Union troops come from
- How many Union naval blockades are there
- what color did Union troops wear
- The battle of Gettysburg was the biggest battle in the civil war
- Which side started the war
- What month did the first battle between ships covered with iron
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- the white house was partly blown up
- What was the most famous battle
- who won the battle of Gettysburg
- how many states were there at the time
- what state was the capital in at the time
16 Clues: Which side started the war • What was the most famous battle • who won the battle of Gettysburg • what color did Union troops wear • the white house was partly blown up • how many years did the civil war last • what color did confederate troops wear • how many states were there at the time • How many Union naval blockades are there • what state was the capital in at the time • ...
civil war 2024-01-11
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- the act of separating from a nation
- the act of making legally null or void
- forced servitude of african americans from 1619-1865
- states that outlawed slavery
- election where Abraham Lincoln was brought into office.
- Machine that seperated cotton
- allowed CA to enter the union in exchange for the fugitive slave act being passed
- brought Missouri into the union as a slave state
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- 16th president
- Ruling that decided slaves weren't considered citizens
- the belief that a states sovereignty is more important the governments
- important GA politician who was vice president of the confederate states of america.
- act that required runaway slaves to be returned
- states with legal slavery
- influential political party in GA until the civil war
- position of GA politicians who supported the compromise of 1850
16 Clues: 16th president • states with legal slavery • states that outlawed slavery • Machine that seperated cotton • the act of separating from a nation • the act of making legally null or void • act that required runaway slaves to be returned • brought Missouri into the union as a slave state • forced servitude of african americans from 1619-1865 • ...
civil war 2024-01-11
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- 16th president
- forced servitude of african americans from 1619-1865
- states that outlawed slavery
- position of GA politicians who supported the compromise of 1850
- act that required runaway slaves to be returned
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- the act of making legally null or void
- influential political party in GA until the civil war
- the act of separating from a nation
- allowed CA to enter the union in exchange for the fugitive slave act being passed
- important GA politician who was vice president of the confederate states of america.
- brought Missouri into the union as a slave state
- states with legal slavery
- Ruling that decided slaves weren't considered citizens
- the belief that a states sovereignty is more important the governments
- Machine that seperated cotton
- election where Abraham Lincoln was brought into office.
16 Clues: 16th president • states with legal slavery • states that outlawed slavery • Machine that seperated cotton • the act of separating from a nation • the act of making legally null or void • act that required runaway slaves to be returned • brought Missouri into the union as a slave state • forced servitude of african americans from 1619-1865 • ...
Civil War 2024-04-22
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- The south’s ____ was destroyed after the war
- Lincoln’s Southern rival
- The northern side of the war
- 27 states ___ the 13th amendment
- Started to replace the farming system.
- The south’s _____ were killed
- Stated that all men are created equal
- Person who killed Lincoln
- Place where Lincoln was killed
- Northern democrats were called
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- President during this time
- The southern side
- The war was fought to end ___
- Lincoln was the first president to be
- Amendment that ended slavery
- Region that was negatively affected after the war
16 Clues: The southern side • Lincoln’s Southern rival • Person who killed Lincoln • President during this time • The northern side of the war • Amendment that ended slavery • The war was fought to end ___ • The south’s _____ were killed • Place where Lincoln was killed • Northern democrats were called • 27 states ___ the 13th amendment • Lincoln was the first president to be • ...
