civil war Crossword Puzzles
Ainisha Witt Civil War 8th Grade 2018-04-27
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- -the Css virginia,the souths ironclad.
- -suffered more damage to their property and cities.
- -total number of americans soldiers that died in the civil war.
- -generals that signed the treaty to end the civil war.
- -union ironclad that fought the merrimack at hampton roads.
- -a plan in the north to crush the confederacy.
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- - shots were first fired during the civil war.
- -number of states that left the union during the civil war.
- -southern general famous for his coolness under pressure.
- -the most bloodiest day of the civil war.
10 Clues: -the Css virginia,the souths ironclad. • -the most bloodiest day of the civil war. • - shots were first fired during the civil war. • -a plan in the north to crush the confederacy. • -suffered more damage to their property and cities. • -generals that signed the treaty to end the civil war. • -southern general famous for his coolness under pressure. • ...
Civil War 2019-01-28
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- CAUSE OF THE CIVIL WAR
- WAR BETWEEN REGIONS OF THE SAME COUNTRY
- NEW LAW MADE OR PASSED BY THE CONFEDERATE
- BLOODIEST BATTLE OF THE CIVIL WAR
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- PRESIDENT DURING THE CIVIL WAR
- THE POSITION THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD NOT INTERFERE WITH THE STATES
- BORDER SEPARATING THE SLAVE STATES FROM THE FREE STATES
- A PERSON WHO WANTED TO END SLAVERY
- A PERSON WHO SUPPORTED THE UNION CAUSE DURING CIVIL WAR
- TAX ON IMPORTED GOODS
10 Clues: TAX ON IMPORTED GOODS • CAUSE OF THE CIVIL WAR • PRESIDENT DURING THE CIVIL WAR • BLOODIEST BATTLE OF THE CIVIL WAR • A PERSON WHO WANTED TO END SLAVERY • WAR BETWEEN REGIONS OF THE SAME COUNTRY • NEW LAW MADE OR PASSED BY THE CONFEDERATE • BORDER SEPARATING THE SLAVE STATES FROM THE FREE STATES • A PERSON WHO SUPPORTED THE UNION CAUSE DURING CIVIL WAR • ...
Earthlink 15 USA 1. Name: 2012-11-11
9 Clues: Main civil war battle • He discovered America • Native American tribe • One side in US civil war • Other side in US civil war • President during civil war • Country making its own laws • These take over another country • Strict Protestants from England
Reconstruction Notes 1 & 2 Crossword 2024-02-02
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- The 13th Amendment abolished this in the United States
- The Radical Republicans did this to stop Andrew Johnson from being the president
- This became a state holiday celebrating the end of slavery in Texas
- This system is where TENANTS were able to have control over crops and harvest but would pay plantation owner to use the land.
- This region was destroyed after the Civil War and needed to be rebuilt in many different ways
- This system is were tenants(former slaves) would SHARE the crops harvested with the owners of the land
- Former slaves that were now free were called this
- This president created the Presidential Reconstruction Plan
- This Amendment guaranteed citizenship and equal rights to all individuals born in U.S.
- Southerners who cooperated with Northerners and freedmen
- Jim Crow Laws were meant to keep the South __________ between whites and blacks
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- The Ku Klux Klan was formed during Reconstruction to _________ blacks from having Civil Rights
- This is the plan that was put in place after the failed Presidential Reconstruction Plan
- The era that included rebuilding the South after Civil War
- The 15th Amendment granted this to African American men
- This organization was made to help freed slaves transition after the Civil War
- This state had to write a new constitution, abolishing slavery and declare secession illegal
- Laws that were designed to limit the freedom of African Americans
- Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War
- Once the Reconstruction Act of 1867 was passed, the South was divided into ___ military districts
20 Clues: Former slaves that were now free were called this • The 13th Amendment abolished this in the United States • Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War • The 15th Amendment granted this to African American men • Southerners who cooperated with Northerners and freedmen • The era that included rebuilding the South after Civil War • ...
Civil War 2023-02-22
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- To vote on a person to lead a group.
- Known as the "South".
- Ships that bring in supplies.
- A battle which would allow the Union to invade Texas if they won.
- Union President during the Civil War.
- There was a battle there on the coast of Texas. It is also where Juneteenth started.
- Former slaves freed after the Civil War.
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- Commander of the Union Army.
- Leader of the Hood's Texas Brigade.
- Commander of the Confederate Army.
- To formally withdrawal from a federation.
- The last battle of the Civil War.
- Limited certain rights of black people.
- Known as the "North".
- Black people used as property.
15 Clues: Known as the "South". • Known as the "North". • Commander of the Union Army. • Ships that bring in supplies. • Black people used as property. • The last battle of the Civil War. • Commander of the Confederate Army. • Leader of the Hood's Texas Brigade. • To vote on a person to lead a group. • Union President during the Civil War. • Limited certain rights of black people. • ...
Harvey Payne's English Civil War Crossword 2013-09-23
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- Canon of the civil war that one man could use
- Tax people had to pay for the english navy
- Birthplace of Oliver Cromwell
- Born in Bohemia, fought as a royalist general
- General of the roundheads and Baron of Cameron
- Commonest weapon of the English Civil war
- Punishment given to Charles I
- Joined with the Roundheads at the battle of Marston Moor
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- Leader of the Parlimentarians
- King Charles I wife
- Decisive battle fought on 14 june 1645
- Religion of England in 1625
- Name given to Cromwells military system
- First major battle of the civil war
- Crime that Charles I was convicted of
15 Clues: King Charles I wife • Religion of England in 1625 • Leader of the Parlimentarians • Birthplace of Oliver Cromwell • Punishment given to Charles I • First major battle of the civil war • Crime that Charles I was convicted of • Decisive battle fought on 14 june 1645 • Name given to Cromwells military system • Commonest weapon of the English Civil war • ...
The Reconstruction Era 2024-05-06
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- speech dedicated to the national cemetery at gettysburg
- 17th president of the us
- this amendment gave freedmen citizenship
- someone of higher status being killed
- this amendment made slavery illegal
- some people wanted to _ the south
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- who wanted a strict reconstruction plan
- who was the president during the civil war
- how the civil war was ended
- racist terrorist group
- a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction
- lincoln’s plan was
- this amendment gave freedmen the right to vote
- 18th president of the us
- a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans
15 Clues: lincoln’s plan was • racist terrorist group • 17th president of the us • 18th president of the us • how the civil war was ended • some people wanted to _ the south • this amendment made slavery illegal • someone of higher status being killed • who wanted a strict reconstruction plan • this amendment gave freedmen citizenship • who was the president during the civil war • ...
The Civil War (Gavin Salas) 2017-02-13
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- President during the civil war
- Turning point of the civil war
- General for the confederacy
- Separate from Union
- March of 60,000 union troops through Georgia
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- When the battle in which the union gains control of Mississippi
- The 18th President
- The surrender of the confederate army
- declaring slaves in confederate states free
- Start of the civil war
- Another name for the confederate states of america
- President of the confederate states
- Bloodiest single day in american military
13 Clues: The 18th President • Separate from Union • Start of the civil war • General for the confederacy • President during the civil war • Turning point of the civil war • President of the confederate states • The surrender of the confederate army • Bloodiest single day in american military • declaring slaves in confederate states free • March of 60,000 union troops through Georgia • ...
Civil War 2023-06-25
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- True or False: The southern states wanted the federal government to have all the power and make all the laws.
- Famous antislavery book Uncle Tom's ________
- President at the time of the Civil War
- First battle of Civil War _______ Sumter
- Confederate side was located where
- Civil War soldiers kept in touch with family by writing
- Gettysburg ______
- Place where battles often happened
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- Most men died of...
- Union side was located where
- This side won the battle of Gettysburg
- leave a nation
- Plantations in the South needed ________ labor
- Confederate _______ of America
14 Clues: leave a nation • Gettysburg ______ • Most men died of... • Union side was located where • Confederate _______ of America • Confederate side was located where • Place where battles often happened • President at the time of the Civil War • This side won the battle of Gettysburg • First battle of Civil War _______ Sumter • Famous antislavery book Uncle Tom's ________ • ...
causes of the civil war 2022-02-23
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- an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
- abe lincoln gave this
- an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
- a decisive Union victory during the American Civil War
- an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War
- the site of the first shots of the Civil War
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- caused the civil war to move to lasting peace
- used as a center for military operations and as a supply route by the Confederate army
- a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention
- an American Confederate general best known for his service to the Confederate States of America
- served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and became one of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee
- a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War
12 Clues: abe lincoln gave this • the site of the first shots of the Civil War • caused the civil war to move to lasting peace • a decisive Union victory during the American Civil War • a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War • used as a center for military operations and as a supply route by the Confederate army • ...
The Civil War 2024-03-22
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- Union troop from Rhode Island whose great-grandson published his diary.
- Highest ranking military member in the Confederate Army.
- 54th ______ from Massachusetts.
- Confederate's president. (Last name)
- President during the Civil War. (Last name)
- Deadliest 3-day battle of the Civil War.
- The 13th Colored ________ of Nashville.
- Tennessean that was a season Naval veteran.
- Confederate veteran well-known for the KKK
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- The Fort where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
- Confederate military officer that destroyed the Union at Bull Run.
- Southern troop that was in the Battle of Shiloh.
- This Union officer destroyed much of Georgia.
- Highest ranking military member in the Union Army.
- This battle was a tactical draw.
- General Grant pushed Confederate forces into this town.
- The city where the Confederates surrendered.
- Lincoln's famous speech during the cemetery dedication.
18 Clues: 54th ______ from Massachusetts. • This battle was a tactical draw. • Confederate's president. (Last name) • The 13th Colored ________ of Nashville. • Deadliest 3-day battle of the Civil War. • Confederate veteran well-known for the KKK • President during the Civil War. (Last name) • Tennessean that was a season Naval veteran. • The city where the Confederates surrendered. • ...
3 2024-08-24
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- New Mexico ruins
- Chicago's tall Willis
- SF's famous span
- Famous Civil War site
- California's granite cliffs
- Mountain presidents
- Silicon tech hub
- D.C. dome building
- Border-spanning waterfall
- Utah's stunning canyon
- Pilgrims' landing spot
- Boulder dam's name now
- Historic Boston defense
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- Arizona's famous canyon
- San Antonio battle site
- Civil War siege site
- New York's gift
- Famous western trail
- Liberty in NYC
- Monument Valley setting
- Kentucky's vast cave
- Washington's diverse park
- Maine's coastal park
- D.C. memorial
- Montana's icy park
25 Clues: D.C. memorial • Liberty in NYC • New York's gift • New Mexico ruins • SF's famous span • Silicon tech hub • D.C. dome building • Montana's icy park • Mountain presidents • Civil War siege site • Famous western trail • Kentucky's vast cave • Maine's coastal park • Chicago's tall Willis • Famous Civil War site • Utah's stunning canyon • Pilgrims' landing spot • Boulder dam's name now • ...
civil war crossword 2021-10-27
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- racism
- deadliest war in U.S history
- Southern states
- 1st battle of civil war
- to get rid of
- military leader in civil war
- Northern states
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- leader of confederate states
- how Harriet Tubman freed 100s of slaves
- 16th president of the U.S
- Fort was attacked on April 1861
- leading cause of civilwar
- slave who could read and right
- election of 1860
14 Clues: racism • to get rid of • Southern states • Northern states • election of 1860 • 1st battle of civil war • 16th president of the U.S • leading cause of civilwar • leader of confederate states • deadliest war in U.S history • military leader in civil war • slave who could read and right • Fort was attacked on April 1861 • how Harriet Tubman freed 100s of slaves
Civil war crossword 2023-02-16
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- The people that tried breaking the blockade.
- The prices of things going up.
- People who got out of slavery.
- People that missed school to help with the war.
- _______ Army of northern Virginia was on the run.
- The people that created a naval blockade.
- The turning point of the war.
- The date that President Lincoln assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Fordś Theater in Washington while seeing a play with his wife.
- ______ Army of the Potomac was moving through Virginia.
- surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant.
- The war between the union and confederates.
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- People that served incognito during the civil war.
- The northś plan of attack.
- _________ Knew this was time for reconciliation.
- Who was the most famous civil war Nurse.
- The person to help free slaves.
- To break free or split up from something.
- The southś plan.
- How many women served incognito during the war.
- Something is blocking the way.
20 Clues: The southś plan. • The northś plan of attack. • The turning point of the war. • The prices of things going up. • People who got out of slavery. • Something is blocking the way. • The person to help free slaves. • surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant. • Who was the most famous civil war Nurse. • To break free or split up from something. • The people that created a naval blockade. • ...
STAAR review 2023-05-01
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- The location of the first battle of the Civil War
- Turning point of the Civil War
- 1787
- What territory was purchases in 1803
- The general of the Confederate Army
- The term for the government being ruled by the people
- Causes: Impressment, Arming the Natives, and the War Hawks
- The 1st national government in America that was really weak
- The movement that was an attempt to fix the alcohol problem in America
- The president of the North during the Civil War
- The person known as the "Conductor of the underground railroad"
- People who wanted to end slavery
- 1861-1865
- The event that showed the south believed they had to right to nullify laws and secede
- The battle that was the bloodiest day in American history
- England's first permanent colony in 1607
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- The 1st president and the commander of the Continental Army
- The time period where things went from being made by hand to machine
- The location of the 1st battles of the Revolutionary War
- The turning point of the American Revolution
- The name of the president of the Confederate States of America
- The idea that the Federal and the state governments share power
- The location where Lee surrendered to Grant and the South lost the Civil War
- 1776
- The 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution
- The belief that it was God's will for America to spread from the Atlantic to the Pacific
- The battle that ended the American Revolution
- The idea that you love your region more than your country as a whole
- The Union victory that gave them control of the Mississippi River
29 Clues: 1787 • 1776 • 1861-1865 • Turning point of the Civil War • People who wanted to end slavery • The general of the Confederate Army • What territory was purchases in 1803 • England's first permanent colony in 1607 • The 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution • The turning point of the American Revolution • The battle that ended the American Revolution • ...
Civil War Review 2023-10-17
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- 5 states that stayed loyal to the union but allowed slavery
- The name for the South
- The battle in South Carolina that starts the Civil War
- This state was added as a free state in the Compromise of 1850
- The president of the Confederacy
- This side had a higher population
- The name for the North
- The battle in Pennsylvania that was a turning point in the war
- He led his troops from Atlanta to Savannah, leaving a path of destruction
- Happening before the Civil War
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- This was passed in 1820 and allow Maine to join as a free state and Missouri as a slave state
- The first battle in the North
- The military leader for the North
- The president of the U.S. during the Civil War
- This side had a stronger navy
- A person who fought to end slavery
- This side had a better climate for growing crops
- This side had better military generals
- In this battle, the North surrounded the city and cut off supplies
- He surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse
20 Clues: The name for the South • The name for the North • The first battle in the North • This side had a stronger navy • Happening before the Civil War • The president of the Confederacy • The military leader for the North • This side had a higher population • A person who fought to end slavery • This side had better military generals • The president of the U.S. during the Civil War • ...
civil war 2022-10-10
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- inaugural address-President Lincoln delivered his Second Inaugural Address on March 4, 1865
- sumter- a sea fort built on an artificial island protecting Charleston, South Carolina from naval invasion
- a Confederate general who led the South's attempt at secession during the Civil War
- Jackson- one of the South's most successful generals during the American Civil War
- corpus-a writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court, especially to secure the person's release unless lawful grounds are shown for their detention
- proclamation-President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war
- Civil War general and a major architect of modern warfare
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- July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War
- major strategic city for the Confederacy that served as a railroad terminus, supply depot, and manufacturing hub.
- Davis- a Southern planter, Democratic politician and hero of the Mexican-American War
- a city in W Mississippi, on the Mississippi River
- 1865, as commanding general, led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
12 Clues: a city in W Mississippi, on the Mississippi River • Civil War general and a major architect of modern warfare • Jackson- one of the South's most successful generals during the American Civil War • a Confederate general who led the South's attempt at secession during the Civil War • ...
Civil War 2022-04-08
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- Crops grown for food
- Unpaid Worker with a Master
- Robert E.
- Ulysses S.
- Farm invention during Civil War
- Killed Abraham Lincoln
- "Railroad" where slaves escaped
- People who wanted to end slavery
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- Southern Army
- One form of slavery
- Western, Eastern, Atlantic
- Uncle Tom's
- Civil War president
- Northern Army
- Slave working crew
15 Clues: Robert E. • Ulysses S. • Uncle Tom's • Southern Army • Northern Army • Slave working crew • One form of slavery • Civil War president • Crops grown for food • Killed Abraham Lincoln • Western, Eastern, Atlantic • Unpaid Worker with a Master • Farm invention during Civil War • "Railroad" where slaves escaped • People who wanted to end slavery
The Civil War 2023-10-12
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- Slave Law - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
- - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
- - A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
- - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
- - A nickname for the South.
- - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
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- - A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
- - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
- - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
- - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
- - A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
15 Clues: - A nickname for the South. • - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • - When a person is murdered for political reasons. • - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery. • - A term used to describe people who supported the Union. • ...
HUSH 2024-03-05
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- ________ March
- legal action that protects people from being held in jail or prison without a valid reason
- freed the slaves of the confederate states during the civil war
- president of the confederate states
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- first battle of the civil war
- governor of virginia
- battle of _________
- series of battles
- Abraham Lincoln
- Located in Pennsylvania
- General who led the civil war
- Commanded the army of Northern Virginia
12 Clues: ________ March • Abraham Lincoln • series of battles • battle of _________ • governor of virginia • Located in Pennsylvania • first battle of the civil war • General who led the civil war • president of the confederate states • Commanded the army of Northern Virginia • freed the slaves of the confederate states during the civil war • ...
African Wars by Christian 2024-05-31
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- An Islamist militant group operating in Somalia.
- Modern movement advocating for Biafran independence.
- Tigray People's Liberation Front, a major rebel group during the civil war.
- Eritrean People's Liberation Front, fought for Eritrean independence.
- The last emperor of Ethiopia, overthrown in 1974.
- A terrorist organization based in northeastern Nigeria.
- An ethnic group in northern Nigeria, dominant in the Nigerian government during the war.
- A conflict starting in 2020 involving the Tigray region and the Ethiopian government.\
- A 1993 battle in Mogadishu involving US forces and Somali militias.
- A global concert organized to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia.
- The reluctance of the US to intervene in conflicts following the Battle of Mogadishu.
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- A conflict between the Derg regime and various rebel groups.
- An ongoing conflict resulting from the collapse of Siad Barre's regime.
- Leader of the Derg and Ethiopia's head of state during the civil war.
- The military dictator of Somalia overthrown in 1991.
- Leader of the secessionist state of Biafra.
- An ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria, primarily involved in the Biafran secession.
- United Task Force, a UN-sanctioned multinational force in Somalia in the early 1990s.
- A conflict between the Nigerian government and the secessionist state of Biafra.
- An international medical humanitarian organization that provided aid during the Nigerian Civil War.
- A severe famine exacerbated by civil war and government policies.
- Non-governmental organizations providing humanitarian aid during the war.
- People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, the state under the Derg regime.
- A conflict between Ethiopia and Somalia over the Ogaden region.
- The "Red Terror" campaign by the Derg to eliminate opposition.
25 Clues: Leader of the secessionist state of Biafra. • An Islamist militant group operating in Somalia. • The last emperor of Ethiopia, overthrown in 1974. • The military dictator of Somalia overthrown in 1991. • Modern movement advocating for Biafran independence. • A terrorist organization based in northeastern Nigeria. • ...
History 2020-03-01
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- What 2 sides had a dispute?
- A lot of monarchs ruled by?
- Who had control over the Parliament?
- What did King Charles I do with the money?
- What did King Charles I have to give in order to raise taxes?
- What other law did King Charles I Agree to?
- What 2 sides were part of the civil war?
- At what time did King Charles I become broke?
- What happened with the Puritan leaders?
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- Why did King James 1 want to raise taxes?
- Who was unhappy with King Charles 1?
- What did the Parliament get in exchange for passing the law for more taxes?
- Who won the Civil war in 1642?
- After King James 1 who ruled?
- Who did King Charles I want a war with?
- Where did monarchs rights come from?
- Who did King Charles I make enemy of?
- When was the civil war between King Charles I and the Puritans?
- Who did the Kings support?
- Where was the first God given right monarch?
20 Clues: Who did the Kings support? • What 2 sides had a dispute? • A lot of monarchs ruled by? • After King James 1 who ruled? • Who won the Civil war in 1642? • Who was unhappy with King Charles 1? • Who had control over the Parliament? • Where did monarchs rights come from? • Who did King Charles I make enemy of? • Who did King Charles I want a war with? • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-07-31
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- most of the government's revenue
- railroad ties bent around tree trunks "Sherman's ____"
- another name for Civil War; "____ War"
- bloodiest war general
- Civil war doctor's nickname
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- blade at the end of a rifle
- most troops died from
- first soldier killed died by
- very first battle of the Civil War
- famous nurse for the Union; last name
10 Clues: most troops died from • bloodiest war general • blade at the end of a rifle • Civil war doctor's nickname • first soldier killed died by • most of the government's revenue • very first battle of the Civil War • famous nurse for the Union; last name • another name for Civil War; "____ War" • railroad ties bent around tree trunks "Sherman's ____"
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-09-13
10 Clues: bloodiest battle • refused salaries • war more men died • bloodiest war general • one third of union army • how long the civil war lasted • first battle in the civil war • pushing for free slaves to be abroad • how many more men did the north have • who led a raid during the civil war to free slaves
History 2023-05-17
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- A war for containment and arms race
- Promoted gender equality
- Alliance between U.S., Canada, and Europe
- A form of protest which doesn’t involve violence
- Famous for refusing to give up her seat
- Civil Rights group led by Malcom X
- Negotiated peace between Egypt and Isreal
- President during september terrorist attacks
- Militant civil rights leader
- changed legal voting age to 18
- Fought for civil rights for mexican-americans
- The famous march after MLK’s famous speech
- Seperate but equal
- U.S. invasion of cuba which failed
- Created to help the economy during cold war
- long period of peace during the 70’s
- Famous African American baseball player
- A scandal involving a United States president
- A race to get to the moon
- Ronald Reagan’s plan to get out of stagflation
- Social Security was expanded to provide medical care
- Confirmed existence of spies
- Opened a famous canal for trade
- acts as a reason not to attack
- This is caused by inflation
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- Advancement for Mexican-Americans
- Terrorist attack that took place during Bush’s presidency
- War fought back and forth on the 38th Parallel
- This was created due to distrust in the government
- Volunteers went to developing countries
- Peaceful civil rights leader
- helped hispanic children and women
- Building up stockpiles of weapons
- This war is one of the first times containment failed
- Equal rights for everyone regardless of race
- Founder of Microsoft
- Vietnam war is known as the first ____ war
- Reagonomics aimed to reduce this
- leader of Al Quida
- caused the watergate scandal
40 Clues: Seperate but equal • leader of Al Quida • Founder of Microsoft • Promoted gender equality • A race to get to the moon • This is caused by inflation • Militant civil rights leader • Peaceful civil rights leader • Confirmed existence of spies • caused the watergate scandal • changed legal voting age to 18 • acts as a reason not to attack • Opened a famous canal for trade • ...
vocab 2021-05-12
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- to close ports
- a confederate soldier
- LOYALTY TO A PARTICULAR REGION OF THE COUNTRY
- corpus the right of accused individuals to have a hearing before being jailed
- war a war on all aspects of the enemy's life
- a person killed or wounded in battle
- select a persons for required military service
- a military force is set up in a strong position
- to the money given as a reward, such as to encourage enlistment in the army
- not to cast votes
- who runs away from the law
- states the four states that allowed slavery yet remained in the union when the confederacy was formed
- to approve
- the paper money printed by the north during the civil war
- ruffians supporters Missouri who traveled into kansas to vote 1855
- sovereignty allowing people to decide issues for themselves
- forced separation of people of different races in public
- to leave the union
- period after the civil war which the us worked to reunite the country
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- to go on the attack
- a person freed from slavery
- settling an argument with an agreement
- to free enslaved people
- rights states are independent powers leaving the union
- runner a confederate ship that sailed in and out of closed southern ports
- who dies for a great cause
- protection from prosecution for an illegal act
- diplomacy importance of southern cotton to britain's textile industry to support the confederacy
- white southern republicans name given by former confederates
- war conflict between citizens of the same country
- a ship covered with thick iron plates
- to a union soldier
- a general increase in prices
- name given to white northern republicans who moved to the south after civil war
- a storage place for weapons
- withdrawal from the union
36 Clues: to approve • to close ports • not to cast votes • to a union soldier • to leave the union • to go on the attack • a confederate soldier • to free enslaved people • withdrawal from the union • who dies for a great cause • who runs away from the law • a person freed from slavery • a storage place for weapons • a general increase in prices • a person killed or wounded in battle • ...
Tamura1234 2022-01-14
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- a politician sent to observe and report the soldiers during the civil war
- a group of people that supported Karl Marx's ideas
- queen in Russia, Alexandra Romanov
- In which a bunch of people get excecuted and sent to labor camps
- the first parliament
- Came back to Russia with Germany's help
- Russia was renamed this
- March on St. Peterzburg
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- The opposite of capitolism,
- a blood disorder that the prince had that was 'healed' by the mad monk
- anyone who didn't like communism during the civil war
- king in Russia, Nicholas Romanov
- secret police
- 'The Mad Monk', "Rah Rah ___, lover of the Russian queen"
- communists's side on the civil war
- Temporary leader after Nicholas Romanov stepped down
- leads the red army
17 Clues: secret police • leads the red army • the first parliament • Russia was renamed this • March on St. Peterzburg • The opposite of capitolism, • king in Russia, Nicholas Romanov • queen in Russia, Alexandra Romanov • communists's side on the civil war • Came back to Russia with Germany's help • a group of people that supported Karl Marx's ideas • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-09-13
10 Clues: refused salaries • bloodiest battle • war more men died • bloodiest war general • one third of union army • how many more men did the north have • pushing for free slaves to be abroad • sumter first battle in the civil war • years how long the civil war lasted • who led a raid during the civil war to free slaves
Civil war 2023-05-04
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- anti slavery fighter who attracted a federal armory
- pro slavery succession state
- laws allowing southerners to take slaves from the north
- first state to succeed from the union
- compromise to let states vote on slavery
- humans owning other people, hated by north.
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- anti slavery Americans during civil war.
- confederate president
- state that wanted slavery
- war between confederacy and union over slavery.
- president during civil war
- anti slave state.
- fort that confederate soldiers attacked starting war
- compromise delaying war between north and south.
14 Clues: anti slave state. • confederate president • state that wanted slavery • president during civil war • pro slavery succession state • first state to succeed from the union • anti slavery Americans during civil war. • compromise to let states vote on slavery • humans owning other people, hated by north. • war between confederacy and union over slavery. • ...
African War Terms and Definitions Charlie 2024-05-29
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- An organization that has no governmental influence
- Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship
- Citizens in Southeastern Nigeria
- When Somalia became involved in a conflict with Ethiopia over a border region
- Failed United Nations peacekeeping forces, the war came to end in 2003 because of this
- A Task Force provided by the US to aid humanitarian relief in Somalia which failed and instead resulted in 2 years where fighting occured
- Anti Imperialist leader of Congo since 1960
- An extremist group established after the Somalian civil War which exploited control and interpretation of islamic law
- A Liberation Front seeking independence in their region
- A recent Conflict from 2020-2022 in Northernmost Ethiopia involving Ethiopian and Eritrean governments
- One-Three Million people of Nigeria died to severe food shortages and famine
- The person who sparked the Somali Civil War
- One of the most long and devastating conflicts in modern African history, which affected many areas and had many causalities across East Africa
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- President of Uganda 1971
- Rebel group established in July 2009
- Tanzanians and Ugandan rebels defeated a combined Ugandan Libyan-Palestinian force
- Tutsi minority ethnic group slaughtered by Rwanda's Hutu majority in 1994 as an effect of the Civil War
- Lead the LRA an Christian extremist organization
- The leader of a repressive dictatorship in the Ethiopian Civil War
- Jewels mined during a war to fund conflict
- Uganda National Liberation Army abbrv.
- Ethiopian Red Terror
- A concert organized in 1985 to raise funds for famine relief in African Countries
- Led rebel forces to exile Mobutu and became the newly named Democratic Republic of Congo
- Ruled Uganda as a military dictator and is considered one of the most brutal dictators in modern world history
25 Clues: Ethiopian Red Terror • President of Uganda 1971 • Citizens in Southeastern Nigeria • Rebel group established in July 2009 • Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship • Uganda National Liberation Army abbrv. • Jewels mined during a war to fund conflict • Anti Imperialist leader of Congo since 1960 • The person who sparked the Somali Civil War • ...
civil war 2025-02-07
8 Clues: battle of civil war • southern city burned • site andersonville • president during civil war • where did the civil war end • t. Sherman general during war • Sumter battle site in civil war • Davis confederate president during civil war
Civil War 2021-09-28
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- recruited african americans to fight in civil war
- organized effort to end slavery
- gave union control of Mississippi river
- first shots of the civil war took place here
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- balanced slave and free states
- the withdrawal of states from the union
- Robert E Lee surrendered to Union
- the turning point of the civil war
- belief ones region is superior
- 16th president of U.S. during civil war
10 Clues: balanced slave and free states • belief ones region is superior • organized effort to end slavery • Robert E Lee surrendered to Union • the turning point of the civil war • the withdrawal of states from the union • 16th president of U.S. during civil war • gave union control of Mississippi river • first shots of the civil war took place here • ...
Civil War Vocabulary 2024-04-12
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- Confederate general who surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse
- A Network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States used by enslaved African-Americans to escape into free states and Canada.
- The forced enlistment of people into the armed forces of a country.
- Part of the Compromise of 1850. Made it law that escaped enslaved people had to be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state.
- The North or Northern States; States that remained loyal to the national government during the Civil War.
- (1863) Declared that all enslaved people in rebelling states must be set free.
- general of the Union Army
- Slave states that did not secede from the Union.
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- Southern States or Confederate States of America who seceded from the Union in the Civil War.
- To formally withdraw from something.
- President of the Confederate States
- Speech given by Abraham Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg, which was a turning point in the Civil War.
- President of the United States during the Civil War
- A war between citizens of the same country
- Soldiers killed or wounded in battle.
- Involves the destruction of all enemy targets, supplies, and infrastructure.
16 Clues: general of the Union Army • President of the Confederate States • To formally withdraw from something. • Soldiers killed or wounded in battle. • A war between citizens of the same country • Slave states that did not secede from the Union. • President of the United States during the Civil War • Confederate general who surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse • ...
US History Civil War & Reconstruction SSUSH8-10 2023-11-17
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- Radical Republicans Reconstruction-• Passed 14th and 15th amendments• Military reconstruction act divided the south into five military districts• New state constitutions required to guarantee voting rights• Military rule protected voting rights for African Americans• Empowered African Americans in government and supported their education
- John Brown's scheme to invade the South with armed slaves, backed by sponsoring, northern abolitionists; seized the federal arsenal; Brown and remnants were caught by Robert E. Lee and the US Marines; Brown was hanged
- the right not to be held in prison without first being charged with a specific crime: Lincoln takes this away during the Civil War
- Allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave state, Maine to enter the union as a free state, prohibited slavery north of latitude 36˚ 30' within the Louisiana Territory
- Served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865
- Lincoln urged Americans not to seek revenge on slaveholders and their supporters and military after the war. Instead, he urged reconstruction of the South "with malice toward none; with charity for all."
- Federal fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina; the confederate attack on the fort marked the start of the Civil War
- Amendment that ended slavery
- the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
- 16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves.
- General Sherman and his troops set the city on fire, in order to destroy the confederate's supply lines and then Marched to the Sea, Savannah, and burnt everything along the way
- Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
- laws passed in the south just after the civil war aimed at controlling freedmen and enabling plantation owners to exploit african american workers
- Amendment that says citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of race, color , or precious condition of servitude
- Each state would use popular sovereignty to decide what to do about slavery. Led to Bleeding Kansas.
- Includes California admitted as a free state, the Fugitive Slave Act, made popular sovereignty in most other states from Mexican- American War
- view of reconstruction : all states had to end slavery, states had to declare that their secession was illegal, and a small % men had to pledge their loyalty to the U.S.
- a 3-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War (November 19, 1963) at the dedication of a national cemetery.
- an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869-1877). He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the Civil War.
- federal agency set up in 1865 to provide food, schools, and medical care to freed slaves in the South
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- Lincoln issued it and freed all the slaves in the Confederate states, but slaves in Border States loyal to the Union remained enslaved. It only applied to states in rebellion (Confederate states). It led to slaves rebelling and joining the Union army and increased sympathy from Europe.
- General whose march to sea caused destruction to the south, union general, led march to destroy all supplies and resources, beginning of total warfare
- The adding of a region to the territory of an existing political unit.
- he intentionally violates Tenure Act because it was set upt to get him impeached by firing Secretary of War Edwin Stantin, at the Trial his lawyer says his only crime is opposing Congress, 12 democrats and 7 republicans vote him "not guilty", so he escaped impeachment by one vote
- violent abolitionist who murdered slaveholders in Kansas and Missouri (1856-1858) before his raid at Harpers Ferry (1859), hoping to incite a slave rebellion; he failed and was executed, but his martyrdom by northern abolitionists frightened the South.
- Confederate general who surrendered to Grant in the Civil War.
- Court ruled that he was the property of Sanford and, as a slave, was prohibited from suing in court. Chief Justice Taney gives his opinion that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. Decision adds to sectionalism between North and South that will lead to the Civil War.
- Grant besieged the city from May 18 to July 4, 1863, until it surrendered, yielding command of the Mississippi River to the Union.
- ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million
- The 11th U.S. President, he led the country during the Mexican War and sought to expand the United States
- Amendment declaring that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
- general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War whose troops at the first Battle of Bull Run stood like a stone wall (1824-1863)
- the north/the U.S. during the Civil War
- the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Northern soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 casualties
- The most violent battle of the American Civil War that took place in PA and is frequently cited as the war's turning point, fought from July 1 - July 3, 1863.
- 1846 - 1848 - President Polk declared war over the dispute of land in Texas. At the end, American ended up with 55% of Mexico's land.
- Lincoln wins, southern states begin to secede
- Ended Reconstruction. Republicans promise 1) Remove military from South, 2) Appoint Democrat to cabinet (David Key postmaster general), 3) Federal money for railroad construction and levees on Mississippi river; as long as Hayes became the president
- the idea that white Americans were divinely ordained to settle the entire continent of North America.
- putting the country back together after the Civil War.
40 Clues: Amendment that ended slavery • the north/the U.S. during the Civil War • Lincoln wins, southern states begin to secede • putting the country back together after the Civil War. • Confederate general who surrendered to Grant in the Civil War. • the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 • ...
Acronyms / Cold War / 1950s 2023-03-16
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- Government intelligence agency; spies, espionage
- Created after 9/11; security for transportation systems
- Global threat that replaced communism after Cold War
- International peace keeping organization that replaced League of Nations after WWII
- Created after 9/11 to protect against terrorist attacks
- USSR collapse stemmed from a struggling ______
- Region that grew in population after WWII
- Name for 15 new nations created after collapse of USSR
- JFK increased funding to achieve moonlanding goal
- Native American civil rights organization
- New Deal agency that insures bank deposits
- Led by Cesar Chavez; civil rights / labor union for migrant workers
- US foreign policy during 40 year Cld War
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- Soviet reform; openness; free speech and freedom of press
- Residential areas where new homes were built in the 1950s
- After the collapse of the USSR, this European country was reunified
- Part of Europe controlled by USSR; satalite nations behind iron curtain
- US joined this democratic military alliance during the Cold War
- Where did U.S. manufacturing companies move after WWII?
- Civil rights organization for women; battled sexism
- William Levitt mass produced these in the 1950s
- Congressional committee that hunted for communists during 1950s Red Scare
- Civil rights organization created by WEB DuBoios & Ida B Wells
- US spent less $$ on this after the Cold War
- Generation born after WWII; biggest generation
25 Clues: US foreign policy during 40 year Cld War • Region that grew in population after WWII • Native American civil rights organization • New Deal agency that insures bank deposits • US spent less $$ on this after the Cold War • USSR collapse stemmed from a struggling ______ • Generation born after WWII; biggest generation • William Levitt mass produced these in the 1950s • ...
grade 5 quarter 4 2025-05-05
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- a very large farm in the south
- people forced to work on plantations for no money
- name of the fort where the first shots of the Civil War happened
- the FIRST state to leave the United States
- celebration to mark the end of slavery in the United States
- an important form of transportation in the north and east of America during the 1800's
- the process of moving from one country to live in another country
- a person NOT in the army or a police officer
- means to leave. Referring to when the southern states wanted to leave the United States
- the most important crop grown in the south in the 1800's
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- to murder someone well known, like a leader
- the president of the United States during the Civil War
- a form of transportation that was NOT important during the Civil War
- slave who argued he should be free because he lived in free states for 4 years
- name of the US general who would lead the United States to victory
- the most important crop grown in the south BEFORE the 1800's
- President of the Confederate States of America
- A new kind of ship used during the Civil War. Made of metal
- what the 11 states that left the United States called themselves
- a tax on imported goods
20 Clues: a tax on imported goods • a very large farm in the south • the FIRST state to leave the United States • to murder someone well known, like a leader • a person NOT in the army or a police officer • President of the Confederate States of America • people forced to work on plantations for no money • the president of the United States during the Civil War • ...
The 1900s 2023-03-30
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- Russia sold _________ to the US.
- The 19th amendment allowed ___________ to vote.
- There are twenty-seven_______________ to the Constitution.
- One problem that led to the Civil War was _______.
- The 26th amendment lowered the voting age from 21 to ________.
- The first thirteen states were called __________.
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- The US bought the ____________ territory from France.
- The Emancipation _________ freed the slaves in the south.
- The War was between the North and the South.
- The ________ won the Civil War.
- The 15th amendment gave a male citizen of any _____ the right to vote.
- There are fifty ________ on the U.S. flag.
- ____________ was the President during the Civil War
- There are thirteen _______ on the American flag
14 Clues: The ________ won the Civil War. • Russia sold _________ to the US. • There are fifty ________ on the U.S. flag. • The War was between the North and the South. • The 19th amendment allowed ___________ to vote. • There are thirteen _______ on the American flag • The first thirteen states were called __________. • One problem that led to the Civil War was _______. • ...
Maci's American Civil War Crossword 2024-05-02
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- Courthouse where General Lee surrendered.
- Who was the President during the Civil War?
- City in Virginia chosen as the confederate capital in 1861.
- A battle that was the turning point of the war.
- A Fort where the first shots were fired.
- General for the Confederacy.
- Who was the nurse who founded the American Red Cross?
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- People who wanted to outlaw slavery.
- He assassinated Lincoln.
- A gun most soldiers used during the Civil War that fired only one shot at a time.
- Color that the Union soldiers wore.
- This killed most of the people in the Civil War.
- Color that the Confederate Soldiers wore.
- General for the Union.
14 Clues: General for the Union. • He assassinated Lincoln. • General for the Confederacy. • Color that the Union soldiers wore. • People who wanted to outlaw slavery. • A Fort where the first shots were fired. • Courthouse where General Lee surrendered. • Color that the Confederate Soldiers wore. • Who was the President during the Civil War? • ...
Absolute Monarchy's 2022-03-17
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- nickname for LouisXIV because he saw himself as the most powerful ruler in the world.
- Spanish Monarch that ushered in the "Golden Age" of Spain.
- Peter the Great's grand palace that he built.
- Monarch the was convicted and executed after the English civil war
- supporters of the parliament during the english civil war.
- Monarch that westernized Russia and made it into a modern nation.
- The only nation to successfully resist the power of the absolute monarchy
- legislative body that held the English monarch accountable
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- system of government characterized by a centralization of power and rule by divine right.
- Monarch that built the Palace of Versailles as a demonstration of wealth and power.
- English general that won the English civil war for the parliament and ruled England after the war.
- a government in which a legislative body limits the monarch’s powers.
- bloodless transfer of power from James II to William and Mary in England.
- Belief that monarchs had been given the right to rule by God.
- supporters of the monarchy during the english civil war.
15 Clues: Peter the Great's grand palace that he built. • supporters of the monarchy during the english civil war. • Spanish Monarch that ushered in the "Golden Age" of Spain. • supporters of the parliament during the english civil war. • legislative body that held the English monarch accountable • Belief that monarchs had been given the right to rule by God. • ...
Crossword 9.7 Review 2025-11-20
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- America's first female army surgeon who eventually received a congressional medal of honor for her service
- an increase in overall prices caused by too much money being spent for very limited goods
- city where the worst draft riots of the Civil War took place
- civil war nurse that helped create cleanliness standards for cleaning soldiers wounds and eventually founded the American Red Cross
- the nickname given to Northern Democrats opposed to the Civil War
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- spy for the Confederates that often entertained Union leaders in her home where she gathered war information from conversations and gave it to Confederates
- a selection system for involuntary military service done in America during the Civil War and many other wars
- women that persuaded government officials to let women serve as nurses during the Civil War, she became the superintendent of nurses for the Union Army
- former slave turned abolitionist who served as a Union nurse during the Civil War as well as a Union spy
- a legal process that prohibits the government from jailing anyone without lawful grounds
- a person displaced by a war or natural disaster
11 Clues: a person displaced by a war or natural disaster • city where the worst draft riots of the Civil War took place • the nickname given to Northern Democrats opposed to the Civil War • a legal process that prohibits the government from jailing anyone without lawful grounds • an increase in overall prices caused by too much money being spent for very limited goods • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-07-31
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- bloodiest war general
- Civil war doctor's nickname
- famous nurse for the Union; last name
- very first battle of the Civil War
- railroad ties bent around tree trunks "Sherman's ____"
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- most troops died from
- another name for Civil War; "____ War"
- most of the government's revenue
- first soldier killed died by
- blade at the end of a rifle
10 Clues: most troops died from • bloodiest war general • Civil war doctor's nickname • blade at the end of a rifle • first soldier killed died by • most of the government's revenue • very first battle of the Civil War • famous nurse for the Union; last name • another name for Civil War; "____ War" • railroad ties bent around tree trunks "Sherman's ____"
Civil War Vocabulary 2024-04-26
10 Clues: Union General • Union President • Confederate General • Confederate President • First Battle In The Civil War • Sherman's March To The Sea Was A: • Single Bloodiest Day In Civil War • Bloodiest War During The Civil War • First Used In Monitor Vs Merrimack • States That Debated To Be On A Side
Civil War 2023-03-21
10 Clues: Wanted slavery • Won the civil war • War North vs the South • This helped the north win • Was General for the North • president who freed slaves • the president after lincoln • The rebuilding after the war • Was the general for the south • the biggest battle in the civil war
Civil War Vocabulary 2024-04-26
10 Clues: Union General • Union President • Confederate General • Confederate President • First Battle In The Civil War • Sherman's March To The Sea Was A: • Single Bloodiest Day In Civil War • Bloodiest War During The Civil War • First Used In Monitor Vs Merrimack • States That Debated To Be On A Side
VS.8c Growth in Virginia After the Civil War 2024-03-15
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- The village of Big Lick was renamed this when the railroad caused the population to boom.
- The rise of machines and factory production after Civil War is known as the ____ Revolution.
- Norfolk became a major port and hub for _____.
- Items such as cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco.
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- This was discovered in the Appalachian Plateau.
- After the Civil War, Virginians needed more and better _____.
- Richmond was _____ after it had been destroyed in the Civil War.
- After the Civil War, many small towns grew into big ____.
- These were a key to growth after the Civil War.
- With their farms destroyed during the war, many Virginians went to cities to work in _____.
10 Clues: Norfolk became a major port and hub for _____. • This was discovered in the Appalachian Plateau. • These were a key to growth after the Civil War. • Items such as cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco. • After the Civil War, many small towns grew into big ____. • After the Civil War, Virginians needed more and better _____. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2018-03-15
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- What Union general left Savannah, Georgia in flames and set out for Atlanta, Georgia?
- What speech did Abraham Lincoln give after the Battle of Gettysburg?
- What Union general's success in 1863 led Abraham Lincoln to handing overall command of the Northern armies to him?
- Davis Who was the first and last president of the "Confederate States of America"?
- On ________ 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse.
- What amendment of the Constitution was signed by members of congress in February of 1865 ending slavery in the US?
- What did the Confederate states as a way to "rebel" at the beginning of the Civil War?
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- How many years is four score and seven years?
- The first battle of the Civil war was the battle of __________.
- Lincoln Who knew that neither the North nor the South could win the Civil War without surrender?
- By_________of 1864, 65,000 of Grant's men were either wounded, dead, or missing?
- What day of April 1865, was Abraham Lincoln shot by John Wilkes Booth?
- E. Lee What confederate general met Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia to surrender, officially ending the Civil War?
- Who were officially freed after the Civil War was over?
- The Confederate capitol was in _________, Virginia.
15 Clues: How many years is four score and seven years? • The Confederate capitol was in _________, Virginia. • Who were officially freed after the Civil War was over? • The first battle of the Civil war was the battle of __________. • What speech did Abraham Lincoln give after the Battle of Gettysburg? • ...
Civil War 2022-09-09
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- last name of author of Uncle Tom's cabin
- The Moses of her people
- deadliest war in American History
- escaped slave, gave speeches, inspired people to free slaves
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- where the Civil War began
- President of the United States during the Civil War
- The first full scale battle of the Civil War, July 21, 1861; Southerners called it Battle of Manassas
- Union commanding general
- Jefferson ___ president of the Confederate States of America
- The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
10 Clues: The Moses of her people • Union commanding general • where the Civil War began • deadliest war in American History • The bloodiest battle of the Civil War • last name of author of Uncle Tom's cabin • President of the United States during the Civil War • Jefferson ___ president of the Confederate States of America • ...
Vicksburg Times Crossword Puzzle 2023-01-31
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- Young admiral who served under Grant in the Civvil Was
- The president during the civil war.
- The battle that broke the confederacy.
- Famous war general who lead the Union to victory
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- People who fought in the war.
- Slaves who ranaway to Union camps during the Civil War
- Weapon most commonly used during the civil war.
- The side of the civil war who wanted to keep slavery.
- The side of the civil war who wanted to get rid of slavery.
9 Clues: People who fought in the war. • The president during the civil war. • The battle that broke the confederacy. • Weapon most commonly used during the civil war. • Famous war general who lead the Union to victory • The side of the civil war who wanted to keep slavery. • Young admiral who served under Grant in the Civvil Was • ...
United States 2025-04-15
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- – The period after the Civil War when the South was rebuilt and Southern states were re-admitted.
- – To cancel or undo a law.
- – A colonist who supported independence from Britain.
- – The act of leaving a union, like when Southern states left the U.S. before the Civil War.
- – The movement to end slavery.
- – A member of a strict religious group that wanted to purify the Church of England.
- – The Northern states during the Civil War; also means a united group of states.
- – The Southern states that broke away from the Union during the Civil War.
- – A formal agreement between countries.
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- – To refuse to buy or use goods as a form of protest.
- – A large farm where crops like tobacco or cotton were grown, often using slave labor.
- – The act of freeing someone from slavery.
- – An economic policy where nations gain wealth by controlling trade.
- – A group of volunteer soldiers who fight in emergencies.
- crop – A crop grown to be sold for profit (e.g., tobacco, cotton).
- – A colonist who stayed loyal to Britain during the American Revolution.
- – A religious group known for peace, equality, and simple living.
- – A contract where a person agrees to work for a set time in exchange for passage to America.
- – A territory ruled by another country.
- – A nickname for British soldiers during the American Revolution.
- – Cruel or unfair government rule.
21 Clues: – To cancel or undo a law. • – The movement to end slavery. • – Cruel or unfair government rule. • – A territory ruled by another country. • – A formal agreement between countries. • – The act of freeing someone from slavery. • – To refuse to buy or use goods as a form of protest. • – A colonist who supported independence from Britain. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-07-31
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- most of the government's revenue
- railroad ties bent around tree trunks "Sherman's ____"
- another name for Civil War; "____ War"
- bloodiest war general
- Civil war doctor's nickname
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- blade at the end of a rifle
- most troops died from
- first soldier killed died by
- very first battle of the Civil War
- famous nurse for the Union; last name
10 Clues: most troops died from • bloodiest war general • blade at the end of a rifle • Civil war doctor's nickname • first soldier killed died by • most of the government's revenue • very first battle of the Civil War • famous nurse for the Union; last name • another name for Civil War; "____ War" • railroad ties bent around tree trunks "Sherman's ____"
Children of the Civil War 2015-09-24
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- The official enlistment age for the U.S. Army in Civil War times
- The Civil War is sometime called "The ______' War."
- Kids liked to build forts and play war with _______ soldiers.
- If boys were too young to be a soldier they might become ______ boys of musicians.
- A game invented during the Civil War.
- Children still attended ______ on top of all their responsibilities.
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- The workload for enslaved children (increased or decreased) as the Civil War began.
- Children left at home when the war started took care of ______ siblings.
- Some children would run along with the _______ doing drills.
- Drummer boys relayed ______ to soldiers over the noise of the battle.
- Many children stepped up by taking care of the farm or ______ out at the family business.
11 Clues: A game invented during the Civil War. • The Civil War is sometime called "The ______' War." • Some children would run along with the _______ doing drills. • Kids liked to build forts and play war with _______ soldiers. • The official enlistment age for the U.S. Army in Civil War times • Children still attended ______ on top of all their responsibilities. • ...
Florida and the Civil War 2021-11-26
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- Union ships would create this to stop the trade of goods via ships.
- Large farms where slaves worked.
- The battle that started the war.
- The name given to the northern states.
- The main issue that led to the Civil War.
- The term used to describe the south breaking away from the north.
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- The side of the war that Florida was on.
- Most people in Florida raised crops and this.
- Florida's main role in the war was to _____ Confederate troops with goods.
- The largest Civil War battle in Florida.
- The president during the Civil War.
- An important good because it kept the meat from spoiling.
12 Clues: Large farms where slaves worked. • The battle that started the war. • The president during the Civil War. • The name given to the northern states. • The side of the war that Florida was on. • The largest Civil War battle in Florida. • The main issue that led to the Civil War. • Most people in Florida raised crops and this. • ...
MEDICINE THROUGH TIME: BLACK DEATH 2023-07-17
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- King Charles I also wanted to make changes to the Church in this country.
- The name given to the group of strict Protestants in England
- King Charles was known to spend vast amount of money on this
- The number of years King Charles closed his Parliament for in 1629
- The nickname given to the Parliamentarians during the English Civil War
- The king increased these without asking permission from his parliament
- A type of war fought between two or more sides in the same country
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- Charles I fought an expensive war with this other European country between 1625-1630
- The name of the king's tax given to people who lived around the coast
- The name of the King of England during the English Civil War
- The surname of the leader of the Parliamentarians
- The Christian faith of King Charles's wife
- The name of the first battle of the English Civil War
- The surname of the new Archbishop of Canterbury chosen by Charles I
14 Clues: The Christian faith of King Charles's wife • The surname of the leader of the Parliamentarians • The name of the first battle of the English Civil War • The name of the King of England during the English Civil War • The name given to the group of strict Protestants in England • King Charles was known to spend vast amount of money on this • ...
UNIT VI 2022-05-27
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- A U.S. hate organization that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda.
- A system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
- _____________ referred to as Republicans from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
- military conflict in which the contenders are willing to make any sacrifice in lives and other resources to obtain a complete victory
- An informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election; understanding the removal of federal troops from Confederate states
- The seventh president of the United States. He is known for founding the Democratic Party and for his support of individual liberty.
- intended to restrict the power of the president to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the Senate.
- a financial crisis that triggered an economic depression in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 to 1877
- to formally accuse a public official of misconduct committed while in office. (EX. President or any government official.)
- The leader of the Free-Soil element among New York Democrats and supported the Union cause in the American Civil War
- An abolitionist who championed the rights of blacks for decades—up to, during, and after the Civil War and was also a part of the Radical Republicans
- The true abolition of slavery was achieved when the ______________ was ratified on December 6, 1865
- The first African American member of the United States Senate.
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- The ________________ guaranteed African-American men the right to vote.
- ruled that a citizen's "privileges and immunities," were limited to those spelled out in the Constitution and did not include many rights given by the individual states.
- The _____________ were a collection of state and local statutes that legalized racial segregation.
- The ____________ era was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877
- Restrictive laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force after slavery was abolished during the Civil War.
- Politicians who formed a faction within the Republican party that lasted from the Civil War into the era of Reconstruction were called __________________
- Fed millions of people, built hospitals and provided medical aid, negotiated labor contracts for ex-slaves and settled labor disputes.
- They owned the crops they planted and made their own decisions about them. After harvesting the crop, they sold it and received income from it.
- ____________ referred to southern-born radicals. Their purpose was to seek personal financial gain or power through political advancement.
- As the 19th President of the United States ____________ oversaw the end of Reconstruction, began the efforts that led to civil service reform
- Granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the American Civil War
- A Bill that required that 50% of all voters in the Confederate states must pledge allegiance to the Union before reunification. This Bill would abolish slavery within the rebel states.
25 Clues: The first African American member of the United States Senate. • The ________________ guaranteed African-American men the right to vote. • The ____________ era was the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877 • A U.S. hate organization that employed terror in pursuit of their white supremacist agenda. • ...
American History 2025-05-27
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- U.S. naval base attacked in WWII
- Early 20th century immigration processing center in New York
- Site of the 1941 surprise attack
- Peace agreement that ended Reconstruction
- The 19th Amendment gave women the right to ___
- 1863 proclamation freeing enslaved people
- Site of a famous 1848 gold discovery
- Scandal that led to Nixon’s resignation
- The battle that turned the tide of the Civil War
- 1963 civil rights speech: “I Have a ___”
- Landmark 1965 law eliminating literacy tests
- Court case that ended school segregation
- Civil War president
- This act provided free land to settlers in the West
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- Name of the U.S. program to rebuild Europe after WWII
- African American woman who refused to give up her seat
- President during the Great Depression and WWII
- African American leader who advocated self-defense in the 1960s
- 1960s domestic program for civil rights and poverty relief
- Massive 1930s government spending program
- President during the Cuban Missile Crisis
- Nickname for the 1920s era of economic boom and jazz
- Movement to end slavery
- Cold War conflict from 1955 to 1975
- Industrialist who revolutionized automobile production
- First ten amendments to the Constitution
- Women's suffrage leader, Susan B. ___
27 Clues: Civil War president • Movement to end slavery • U.S. naval base attacked in WWII • Site of the 1941 surprise attack • Cold War conflict from 1955 to 1975 • Site of a famous 1848 gold discovery • Women's suffrage leader, Susan B. ___ • Scandal that led to Nixon’s resignation • 1963 civil rights speech: “I Have a ___” • Court case that ended school segregation • ...
Civil War 2024-05-14
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- The 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865
- A speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
- An executive order issued on January 1, 1863, by President Lincoln freeing slaves in all portions of the United States not then under Union control
- A term meaning "before war"
- The President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil Wa
- An American soldier best known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865
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- A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
- Another name for the North during the Civil War
- Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South
- An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port
- The bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War
- The withdrawal of a group from a larger entity, especially a political entity, but also any organization, union or military alliance
- The nation being divided by its interests, attitudes, and overall lifestyles
- Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware
- A commanding general that worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War
15 Clues: A term meaning "before war" • Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware • A speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln • The bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War • Another name for the North during the Civil War • A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery • Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South • ...
1800's 2023-05-03
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- This country lost Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Philippine Islands, Guam, and other islands as a result of the Spanish-American War.
- Also known as the Confederates during the Civil War.
- Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to free whom?
- The President of the US during the Civil war. (Two Words)
- The US fought this country again in the War of 1812.
- What did Abraham Lincoln save or preserved by the leading the North to victory.
- The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the _________________.
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- Territory the US purchased under President Jefferson in 1803 from France. (Two Words)
- Also known as the Union during the Civil War.
- She fought for Women's rights and civil rights. (No period after her middle initial)
- The US gained California and the New Mexico Territory from this country after winning the Mexican-American War.
- War fought that result in the end of Slavery in the US. (Two Words)
12 Clues: Also known as the Union during the Civil War. • Also known as the Confederates during the Civil War. • The US fought this country again in the War of 1812. • The President of the US during the Civil war. (Two Words) • Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to free whom? • War fought that result in the end of Slavery in the US. (Two Words) • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-02-28
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- This day celebrates the freedom of slaves
- This battle is known as the turning point of the war
- This individual sued for his freedom but lost
- This was the first southern state to secede
- This is the location of Robert E. Lee's surrender
- President of the Union during the Civil War
- This is the last name of the Confederate general
- This amendment granted citizenship to all born in the U.S.
- This was the location of the first battle
- These were passed by southern states to make life difficult for freed slaves
- This amendment allowed black men the right to vote
- The United States during the Civil War
- This group helped freed slaves after the war
- When a state leaves a union this is known as _______________
- These were Southerners who wanted to help freed slaves after the war
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- Lincoln passed this to free the slaves
- The union captured the Mississippi River at this battle
- This is the last name of the Union general
- The South used this argument to keep slavery
- This group wanted slavery to be abolished
- These were Northerners who moved to the South to help freed slaves after the war
- When one region cares more about its interests this is known as _______________
- This amendment abolished slavery
- The southern states who fought for slavery were know as the __________
- the President of the Confederacy
- This was a major cause of the Civil War
26 Clues: This amendment abolished slavery • the President of the Confederacy • Lincoln passed this to free the slaves • The United States during the Civil War • This was a major cause of the Civil War • This day celebrates the freedom of slaves • This group wanted slavery to be abolished • This was the location of the first battle • This is the last name of the Union general • ...
Civil War 2023-04-06
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- Capital of the C.S.A.
- Document written by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863 on a train.
- What document did Abraham Lincoln write to abolish slavery?
- 1st battle fought in the North.
- Does the North have slaves?
- The plan the South had in the Civil War.
- Nickname for the North.
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- Capital of the U.S.A.
- President of the Confederate States of America(Confederacy).
- President of the United States(Union).
- The plan the North had in the Civil War.
- 1st battle of the civil war.
- Nickname for the South.
- Does the South have slaves?
14 Clues: Capital of the U.S.A. • Capital of the C.S.A. • Nickname for the South. • Nickname for the North. • Does the North have slaves? • Does the South have slaves? • 1st battle of the civil war. • 1st battle fought in the North. • President of the United States(Union). • The plan the North had in the Civil War. • The plan the South had in the Civil War. • ...
Presidents 2023-09-19
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- Declaration of Independence writer
- Creator of the Navy (XYZ Affair)
- Compromise of 1850
- Owned silk worms
- Rough Riders & Trust buster
- Father of the Constitution
- Drone strike
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- "We will build a great wall on our southern border"
- Reaganomics
- Supreme Allied Commander of NATO
- Young Hickory
- Gained hate from the continuing war in Vietnam
- Great Emancipator
- Union Major General of the Civil War
- Only president to not be elected
- Watergate Scandal
- Last Civil War veteran to be elected president
- Panic of 1837
- Compromise of 1877
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- Wife and son died while he was in office
- Wallstreet Crash of 1929
- Two non-consecutive terms
- Precedent president
- Chinese Exclusion Act
- Mexican-American War hero
- Sworn in to office by his father
- Weapons of Mass Destruction
- Cuban Missile Crisis
- Sleepy Joe
- First to be impeached
- President during WWII
- Did not attempt to prevent the Civil War
- Fat Man & Little Boy + Japan
- Iran Hostage Crisis
- Longest inaugural speech
- Grandson of the 9th president
- 1st to ascent to the presidency after his predecessor's death
- Monroe Doctrine
- 2nd president to be assassinated
- President during WWI
- Got stuck in a bathtub
- Teapot-Dome Scandal
- War on the Bank & Nullification Crisis
- Monica
45 Clues: Monica • Sleepy Joe • Reaganomics • Drone strike • Young Hickory • Panic of 1837 • Monroe Doctrine • Owned silk worms • Great Emancipator • Watergate Scandal • Compromise of 1850 • Compromise of 1877 • Precedent president • Iran Hostage Crisis • Teapot-Dome Scandal • Cuban Missile Crisis • President during WWI • Chinese Exclusion Act • First to be impeached • President during WWII • Got stuck in a bathtub • ...
Civil War/ Reconstruction Crossword 2022-10-31
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- a Document that officially ended slavery in the United States
- Forcing people to work for no pay
- A large farm in the South
- Organization to help freed slaves find homes jobs and get an education
- When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- Having many factories or businesses
- A term meaning “before the war”
- the Time after the Civil War
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- Farmer that works someone else's land or a small part of crops
- Another name for the South during the Civil War
- To block someone's way or materials getting to them
- To withdraw or pull out because of a difference
- A person who wanted to eliminate or abolish slavery
- was Another name for the North during the Civil War
- A change
15 Clues: A change • A large farm in the South • the Time after the Civil War • A term meaning “before the war” • Forcing people to work for no pay • Having many factories or businesses • Another name for the South during the Civil War • To withdraw or pull out because of a difference • When a person is murdered for political reasons. • ...
Unit 9: Reconstitution 2025-04-25
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- process the right to be treated fairly
- rising to an important position
- tax a fixed sum tax levied on all persons
- rights the rights all people have
- a person sent to the south to profit form the civil war
- a system that separates groups of people from one another
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- The period of rebuilding after the Civil War
- Murder usually under secret attack for political reasons
- to reject
- the right to vote
- Status of being a legal citizen
- southerners who worked with northern republicains during the civil war
12 Clues: to reject • the right to vote • Status of being a legal citizen • rising to an important position • rights the rights all people have • process the right to be treated fairly • The period of rebuilding after the Civil War • tax a fixed sum tax levied on all persons • a person sent to the south to profit form the civil war • ...
enlightened time 2023-09-26
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- sun centered theory
- the thing was ushered in to try to learn more about the world
- the taking and exploiting of land by colonial powers
- time where people decided to rethink old ideas use underscores instead of spaces
- French academy made to study stuff use underscores not spaces
- the time where the church was being questioned and reason overtook superstition
- British loyalists during the civil war
- Earth in the middle of the universe was the theory believed before the age of enlightenment
- perfected the telescope and showed the earth had craters
- Went through a civil war and was the first constitutional monarchy
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- heliocentric theory's designer
- "I think therefore I am"
- 3 scientists that made the scientific theory
- had an apple fall on his head:(
- a unjust thing being abolished at the time in Europe
- British dictator after the king was relived of his head
- ruler of unmatched power
- the economic system that was created during the age
- used a microscope to look at bacteria for the first time
- a group of people that were very mad at this time
- Cromwell's solders during the civil war(Not very civil)
21 Clues: sun centered theory • "I think therefore I am" • ruler of unmatched power • heliocentric theory's designer • had an apple fall on his head:( • British loyalists during the civil war • 3 scientists that made the scientific theory • a group of people that were very mad at this time • the economic system that was created during the age • ...
enlightened time 2023-09-26
Across
- sun centered theory
- the thing was ushered in to try to learn more about the world
- the taking and exploiting of land by colonial powers
- time where people decided to rethink old ideas use underscores instead of spaces
- French academy made to study stuff use underscores not spaces
- the time where the church was being questioned and reason overtook superstition
- British loyalists during the civil war
- Earth in the middle of the universe was the theory believed before the age of enlightenment
- perfected the telescope and showed the earth had craters
- Went through a civil war and was the first constitutional monarchy
Down
- heliocentric theory's designer
- "I think therefore I am"
- 3 scientists that made the scientific theory
- had an apple fall on his head:(
- a unjust thing being abolished at the time in Europe
- British dictator after the king was relived of his head
- ruler of unmatched power
- the economic system that was created during the age
- used a microscope to look at bacteria for the first time
- a group of people that were very mad at this time
- Cromwell's solders during the civil war(Not very civil)
21 Clues: sun centered theory • "I think therefore I am" • ruler of unmatched power • heliocentric theory's designer • had an apple fall on his head:( • British loyalists during the civil war • 3 scientists that made the scientific theory • a group of people that were very mad at this time • the economic system that was created during the age • ...
Civil War and Post-Civil War 2024-03-07
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- Site of Lee's surrender
- Grant's stategic retreat angainst a surprise attack
- The new southern capitol
- to separate from a larger organization or entity
- Lee's greatest victory
- Came right after the Battle of Gettysburg
- Believed in popular sovereignty
- Turning point of the Civil War
- The bloodiest single day in American history
- General for the north
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- the master plan of the north
- Heroic defense at Little Round Top
- Union general known for "total war"
- Grant's siege success on the Mississippi
- Where it all started
- king of the south
- Confederate soldier on picket duty
- States that had slaves but still fought for the north
- Killed by friendly fire
- Got a job offer from both sides
20 Clues: king of the south • Where it all started • General for the north • Lee's greatest victory • Site of Lee's surrender • Killed by friendly fire • The new southern capitol • the master plan of the north • Turning point of the Civil War • Believed in popular sovereignty • Got a job offer from both sides • Heroic defense at Little Round Top • Confederate soldier on picket duty • ...
Wars 2023-05-05
10 Clues: - battle of somme • - civil war ended • - world war 2 ended • - civil war started • - world war 1 ended • - world war 1 started • - world war 2 started • - battle of the bulge • - battle of gettysburg • - pearl harbour was bombed
The Civil War 2015-04-30
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- Weapon with long metal blade.
- of Gettysburg A union Civil War victory that turned the tide against the confederates at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
- Battle of Bull Run The first major battle of the Civil War, and the confederates' victory. The battle is also known as the First Battle of of Manassas.
- Farragut First commissioned American admiral. He captured New Orleans and maintained a blockade along the Gulf Coast against Confederate forces.
- Ships heavily armored with iron.
- Large- caliber guns used in warfare on land.
- S. Grant He accepted General Lee's surrender of Confederate forces at Appomattox Courthouse, ending the Civil War.
- McClellan American army general put in charge of union troops and later removed by Lincoln for failure to press Lee's Confederate troops in Richmond.
- to destroy the South's economy with a naval blockade.
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- An infantryman's light gun with a long barrel, typically smooth-bored, muzzle loading, and fired from the shoulder.
- Scott American general, he served as commander in the Mexican War and used a two-part strategy against the South in the Civil War; he
- Proclamation The order to free Confederate slaves.
- An analgesic and narcotic drug obtained opium and used to relieve pain.
- of Fort Sumner A federal outpost in Charleston, South Carolina, that was attacked by Confederate troops, beginning the Civil War.
- A reddish- brown heavy-scented addictive drug prepared of the opium poppy, used as a narcotic and in medicine as an analgesic.
- Barton Founder of the American Red Cross, she obtained and administrated supplies and care to the Union soldiers during the American Civil War.
- Jackson American confederate general, he led the Shenandoah Valley campaign and fought with Lee in the Seven Days' Battles.
- E. Lee He led major battles until his defeat at Gettysburg, and he surrendered to the union's commander General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse.
- Battle of Bull Run Jackson's troops met Pope's union forces on the battlefield in August in 1862. Three-day battle.
- Days' Battle On June 26, Lee attacked, launching a series of clashes.
20 Clues: Weapon with long metal blade. • Ships heavily armored with iron. • Large- caliber guns used in warfare on land. • Proclamation The order to free Confederate slaves. • to destroy the South's economy with a naval blockade. • Days' Battle On June 26, Lee attacked, launching a series of clashes. • An analgesic and narcotic drug obtained opium and used to relieve pain. • ...
Gettysburg Address 2022-09-19
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- the act of leaving the union
- Tallest president
- devoted to a task or purpose
- the side that won the war
- bloodiest battle and civil war
- suffer
- it was the _____ war
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- all humans are created ____
- the main speaker
- make or declare
- place of burial
- honor as holy
- being the same in quantity
- the side that tried to leave
14 Clues: suffer • honor as holy • make or declare • place of burial • the main speaker • Tallest president • it was the _____ war • the side that won the war • being the same in quantity • all humans are created ____ • the act of leaving the union • devoted to a task or purpose • the side that tried to leave • bloodiest battle and civil war
Civil War crossword. 2023-04-14
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- Where the Official beginning of the Civil war
- Union had a lot of these for manufacturing
- Strategy used by the Union
- Military leader for Confederacy
- Confederates farmed a lot of this
- The war between the Confederate states of America and the United states of America
- Picnic Battle
- Commander of the Union Army(Last name)
- Confederate General(First name)
- Confederate President(last name)
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- Where the confederates surrendered
- Confederacy wanted to keep this
- Union had these to take supplies,and had more than the confederates
- People who tried to get rid of slavery
- Union Admiral in Navy
- Union won massively-turning point in the war
- Led the ¨March to Sea¨
- Union President During Civil war
- Where Union Officially takes Mississippi River
- Started the KKK(Last name)
20 Clues: Picnic Battle • Union Admiral in Navy • Led the ¨March to Sea¨ • Strategy used by the Union • Started the KKK(Last name) • Confederacy wanted to keep this • Military leader for Confederacy • Confederate General(First name) • Union President During Civil war • Confederate President(last name) • Confederates farmed a lot of this • Where the confederates surrendered • ...
Civil War 2021-05-05
Across
- Run, first battle of the Civil War
- people opposed to slavery
- General of the Confederate army
- the days the Battle of Gettysburg lasted
- winner of Civil War
- almost __________ were maimed or died in Gettysburg
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- pox, Lincoln received this disease after his Gettysburg Address
- bloodiest battle during the war
- General of the Union during the Battle of Gettysburg
- president during the Civil War
- address that started with, "Four score..."
11 Clues: winner of Civil War • people opposed to slavery • president during the Civil War • bloodiest battle during the war • General of the Confederate army • Run, first battle of the Civil War • the days the Battle of Gettysburg lasted • address that started with, "Four score..." • almost __________ were maimed or died in Gettysburg • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-04-12
Across
- the power to reduce a fine or the length of a sentence imposed by a court
- someone who wanted to end slavery in the US
- a knife that can be fixed to the end of a rifle and used as a weapon
- a loose union of independent states; name of government used by the southern states that seceded during the Civil War
- warship covered with protective iron plates
- cannons and large guns
- when the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the countrybrogan an ankle-high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War
- a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy
- putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country
- soldiers that travel by foot
- a term used to describe people who supported the Union
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- a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies
- a soldier who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing in battle
- a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel
- a nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing
- murder of a public figure, usually for political reasons
- belongs to a period before the American Civil War
- a northerner who opposed using force to keep the southern states in the Union
- a Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War
19 Clues: cannons and large guns • soldiers that travel by foot • someone who wanted to end slavery in the US • warship covered with protective iron plates • a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel • belongs to a period before the American Civil War • a group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies • a term used to describe people who supported the Union • ...
:D 2024-04-23
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- President during Civil War
- Confederate general
- Most people who fought in the war were ___________.
- __________ Address
- ________'s ______ hoped to bring the Confederate morale down.
- A dramatic increase in price
- 13th amendment banned this.
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- The _________ Days' Battle
- Women took roles as _______ and cared for wounded soldiers
- Slave states that remained in the Union
- Biscuits eaten by soldiers
- The Civil war started here.
- ________ National Cemetery
- The __________ States of America
- The Bloody Battle of _________
15 Clues: __________ Address • Confederate general • The _________ Days' Battle • President during Civil War • Biscuits eaten by soldiers • ________ National Cemetery • The Civil war started here. • 13th amendment banned this. • A dramatic increase in price • The Bloody Battle of _________ • The __________ States of America • Slave states that remained in the Union • ...
Civil War 2022-03-04
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- Upset that his home state Kentucky had not joined the Confederacy.
- the position that the federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their constitutional powers
- The Union assault which began on September 8, 1863, included 4,000 soldiers and four gunboats.
- President of the Confederate States during the Civil War.
- not Kanas and Nebraska would be a free or
- President of the union during the Civil War.
- The city that Union captured in November of 1863
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- state.
- a person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War
- Union fleet sailed in the harbor and easily overcame the Confederate defenses there. The city of Galveston was forced to surrender.
- laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War.
- Was taken out of office because he refused to take an oath
- Said that the people will choose whether
- focus on the interests of one’s region
- a formerly enslaved person
15 Clues: state. • a formerly enslaved person • focus on the interests of one’s region • Said that the people will choose whether • not Kanas and Nebraska would be a free or • President of the union during the Civil War. • The city that Union captured in November of 1863 • President of the Confederate States during the Civil War. • ...
US History Homework 2 2022-09-10
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- Confederate general who served in the civil war.
- The 16th president of the united states.
- party that belived in a strong federal government.
- War between mexico and america.
- network of clandestine routes and houses in the united states.
- battle that brought the civil war to an end.
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- Period after the American civil war from 1896 to 1877
- Withdrawing from a former nation or state.
- Kansas engaged in a guerilla war between pro slavery and anti slavery forces.
- A home on a farm.
- The 7th President of the united states.
- The acquisition of the territory of Louisiana.
12 Clues: A home on a farm. • War between mexico and america. • The 7th President of the united states. • The 16th president of the united states. • Withdrawing from a former nation or state. • battle that brought the civil war to an end. • The acquisition of the territory of Louisiana. • Confederate general who served in the civil war. • ...
Civil War Vocab 2025-03-02
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- rights not listed in the constitution.
- When the south decided to leave the union, the committed this action.
- Upon election, the President often gives an ______ address.
- The action of freeing slaves toward the end of the war.
- People with EXTREME takes or views.
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- the north; the south; & the west.
- the action of ENDING slavery.
- side of the civil war located in the south
- an offie or department responsible for conducting a particular business
- being separated from others. Ex: water fountains post war.
- main cause of the civil war
- side of the civil war located in the north
12 Clues: main cause of the civil war • the action of ENDING slavery. • the north; the south; & the west. • People with EXTREME takes or views. • rights not listed in the constitution. • side of the civil war located in the south • side of the civil war located in the north • The action of freeing slaves toward the end of the war. • ...
Civil War and Reconstruction 2021-02-08
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- The era following the Civil War (1865-1877)
- Laws passed during Reconstruction to restrict the freedoms of freed slaves
- President during the Civil War
- Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky and Missouri were slave states that did not join the Confederacy
- the term for Republicans in Congress who favored civil rights for freedmen
- This right was granted to freed men under the 15th Amendment
- Given to all persons born on US soil
- The withdrawal of U.S. military ..... marked the end of the Reconstruction era
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- The party of the "Solid South"
- Lincoln's original goal for fighting the Civil War was to preserve the ....
- The Freedmen's Bureau provided food, medicine and ...
- Banned by the Thirteenth Amendment
- the labor system that replaced slavery for cotton production
- South Carolina was the first state to do this following Lincoln's election
- Disagreements between Radical Republicans and President Johnson led the House to .... the president
- this kind of test was used to restrict voting rights
- The site of Lincoln's famous address
17 Clues: The party of the "Solid South" • President during the Civil War • Banned by the Thirteenth Amendment • The site of Lincoln's famous address • Given to all persons born on US soil • The era following the Civil War (1865-1877) • this kind of test was used to restrict voting rights • The Freedmen's Bureau provided food, medicine and ... • ...
BA Civil War Review Crossword 2025-01-27
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- Lincoln's first commanding general, fired in 1862 for failing to chase Confederate Gen. Lee after Antietam; ran against Lincoln in the 1864 election
- _____ Plan, Lincoln's strategy of blockading Southern ports and trying to take the Mississippi River to surround the Confederacy with Union troops
- Capital city of the Confederacy, nearly captured by Union Gen. McClellan during the Peninsula Campaign
- Site of the first battle of the Civil War, in which Confederate forces bombarded a Union fort for almost 36 hours
- During Reconstruction, members of this political party wanted to go easiest on the former Confederates, including paying them for lost or destroyed property
- _____ Republicans; during Reconstruction, this group's top priority was guaranteeing African Americans civil rights
- The writ of ______, suspended by Lincoln in the border states after war broke out to prevent those states from seceding
- Site of the first major battle of the Civil War, won by the Confederacy, which illustrated to the Union that it would not be a short war
- ______ Amendment, which outlawed slavery in the United States
- Issued January 1, 1863, this act of President Lincoln's declared free all slaves living in the Confederate States
- Site of the deadliest single-day battle in American history, the British decided not to ally with the Confederacy after the Union victory here
- _____ Courthouse, site of Gen. Lee’s surrender to Gen. Grant on April 9, 1865, ending the Civil War
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- Site of a three-day battle, the deadliest in American history, in which the Union army under General Meade successfully turned back Confederate Gen. Lee’s invasion of the North
- Commanding general of the Union forces later in the war
- Lincoln's assassin, a famous actor who sympathized with the Confederacy
- ______ Amendment, which guaranteed citizenship for African Americans, required states to respect the constitutional rights of all Americans, and prohibited former Confederates from holding office without a 2/3rds vote of Congress
- Site of a 47-day siege by the Union army, and the final Confederate city to fall on the Mississippi, cutting the Confederacy in two
- President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
- ______ Amendment, which prohibited preventing someone voting based on their race
- Union Gen. Sherman’s victory here began his infamous march to the sea, during which his army looted and burned Confederate farms, homes, and infrastructure
- Commanding general of the Confederate forces during the war
21 Clues: President of the Confederacy during the Civil War • Commanding general of the Union forces later in the war • Commanding general of the Confederate forces during the war • ______ Amendment, which outlawed slavery in the United States • Lincoln's assassin, a famous actor who sympathized with the Confederacy • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-10
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- southern economy is based on ______________
- run, Name of the battle that occurred in Manasses, Virginia
- To leave
- Someone who is against slavery
- Davis, Confederate President
- To join the military
- Lincoln, Union President
- Part of the nation that supported slavery
- Carolina, First state to secede
- Amount of people who died in the Civil War
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- Part of the nation that was against slavery
- Amount of people who died, were injured or were captured.
- Last name of the person Lincoln debated with to gain popularity
- Last name of major Confederate general
- Used to justify secession
- Bloodiest battle of the war
- Last name of a slave who sued for his freedom
- Turning point of the war
- Last name of major union general
- The side that won the civil war
20 Clues: To leave • To join the military • Turning point of the war • Lincoln, Union President • Used to justify secession • Bloodiest battle of the war • Davis, Confederate President • Someone who is against slavery • The side that won the civil war • Carolina, First state to secede • Last name of major union general • Last name of major Confederate general • ...
Chapter 17 Crossword Puzzle 2023-12-05
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- Fourteenth Amendment- an amendment to the U.S Constitution ratified in 1868 that granted citizenship to all citizens to all born in the united states this broad language included former slaves
- tenant farming- an agricultural system common after the civil war where a farmer worked the land of a landowner in exchange for cash or an agreed upon share of the harvest tenant farmers usually owned some agricultural equipment and farm animals
- negative nickname given to northerners who moved to the south after the civil war
- Klux Klan- a secret racist organization formed in 1866 that work to keep the freedmen voting after the civil war
- supremacy- white control of government and society based on the belief that the white race is a superior to any other race
- James Johnson- president johnson appointed columbus attorney and unionist james johnson as provisional
- crop lien- a system of credit which allowed farmers to receive commodities such as food , supplies and seeds on loan or credit and pay this debt back after their crop was harvested and sold therefore there was a lien against the crop the amount of credit that was received was based on the estimated value of the crop
- Colquitt - three men controlled the governor office and the senate seats of georgia
- - unfair treatment of a person or group because or prejudice
- sharecropping - agricultural system common after the civil war where land less farmers worked the land of a landowner who also supplied a house farming tools and animals seed and fertilizer in return for a share of the crop harvested
- Amendment - an amendment to the U.S constitution ratified in 1865 that made slavery
- to separate by race
- O. Howard - the bureau was led by oliver
- the period immediately after the civil war when the south rebuilt and the southern states returned to the union
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- McNeal Turner- a minister at the african methodist episcopal
- codes- a set of laws passed by georgia and most southern states after the civil war to restrict the rights to freedmen
- georgia democrats who in the period immediately following reconstruction worked save the state from the north reconstruction policies
- Felton, - The independent leader was U.S Congressman Dr.william felton a planter and medical doctor representing north america
- scalawag, - negative nickname given to southerners who supported the republicans during reconstruction
- Bureau- a federal government organization established in 1865 that helped a newly freed slaves after the civil war
- Andrew Johnson- vice president Andrew Johnson became president.
- lease system -a system in georgia after the civil war in which prisoners were leased to companies were supposed to provide housing and food
- Johnson- a former confederate senator
- tax- a tax paid to be able to vote
- Jones Jenkins- of richmond county as governor and elected new general assembly
- Fifteenth Amendment- an amendment to the U.S Constitution ratified in 1870 which said race could not be used to deny voting rights
- a newly freed slaves
27 Clues: to separate by race • a newly freed slaves • tax- a tax paid to be able to vote • Johnson- a former confederate senator • O. Howard - the bureau was led by oliver • McNeal Turner- a minister at the african methodist episcopal • - unfair treatment of a person or group because or prejudice • Andrew Johnson- vice president Andrew Johnson became president. • ...
CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION ERA 2022-12-31
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- CONDITION IN WHICH ONE PERSON WAS OWNED BY ANOTHER ONE
- SOUTHERN STATE THAT WAS PART OF THE CONFEDERATES
- FIRST STATE TO ABOLISH SLAVERY
- BATTLE OF... MOST FAMOUS BATTLE OF THE CIVIL WAR
- PERSON WHO IS NOT MEMBER OF THE ARMY OR POLICE
- WAS CONSIDERED THE CAPITAL OF THE SOUTH
- PRESIDENT DURING THE CIVIL WAR
- MAJOR PLANT THAT WAS COLLECTED BY SLAVES
- SOUTHER ALLIES WHO WERE IN FAVOUR OF SLAVERY
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- THE ACTION OR STATE OF SETTING SOMEONE APART FROM OTHERS
- THE ACTIVITY OF RENTING LAND AND GIVING PART OF THE CROP YOU PRODUCE ON IT AS A RENT
- ROBERT E. ... CONFEDERATE GENERAL DURING THE WAR
- NORTHERN ALLIES WHO WERE AGAINST SLAVERY
- THE LEGISLATURE OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES
- PERIOD AFTER THE CIVIL WAR
15 Clues: PERIOD AFTER THE CIVIL WAR • FIRST STATE TO ABOLISH SLAVERY • PRESIDENT DURING THE CIVIL WAR • WAS CONSIDERED THE CAPITAL OF THE SOUTH • NORTHERN ALLIES WHO WERE AGAINST SLAVERY • MAJOR PLANT THAT WAS COLLECTED BY SLAVES • SOUTHER ALLIES WHO WERE IN FAVOUR OF SLAVERY • PERSON WHO IS NOT MEMBER OF THE ARMY OR POLICE • SOUTHERN STATE THAT WAS PART OF THE CONFEDERATES • ...
Civil War Review 2023-01-18
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- Keeping people as property
- The campaign where Sherman destroyed Atlanta
- An organized arguement
- The north during the civil war
- When sherman marched from Atlanta to Savannah during the civil war
- A black man sued for his freedom
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- Georgia's stance on the predicament
- When two sides come to an agreement or middle ground
- the document that freed slaves Chickamauga Site of a battle
- State priorities over federal
- the act of making something not true
- A tactical blockage
- Also known as fort Sumter, civil war prison
- How presidents are chosen in the US
14 Clues: A tactical blockage • An organized arguement • Keeping people as property • State priorities over federal • The north during the civil war • A black man sued for his freedom • Georgia's stance on the predicament • How presidents are chosen in the US • the act of making something not true • Also known as fort Sumter, civil war prison • ...
Civil War Crossword 2025-02-27
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- Side of the Civil War that was pro-slavery
- The act of owning people
- Area of the U.S. a part of the Confederacy
- The North's main way of profiting
- Side of the Civil War that was anti-slavery
- Area of the U.S. a part of the Union
- Confederate General Robert E.
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- Last name of the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- President of the U.S. during the Civil War
- The South's main way of profiting
- The act of leaving a country
- Taxes on imported goods
- Number of states in the Confederacy
- Union General Ulysses S.
14 Clues: Taxes on imported goods • The act of owning people • Union General Ulysses S. • The act of leaving a country • Confederate General Robert E. • The South's main way of profiting • The North's main way of profiting • Number of states in the Confederacy • Area of the U.S. a part of the Union • President of the U.S. during the Civil War • Side of the Civil War that was pro-slavery • ...
Civil War Reconstruction 2023-05-17
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- Enslaved african american man who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom the case went to the supreme court
- 16th president and was president during the civil war
- Referred to as the confederacy maned of the unrecognized country temporarily created by the southern states which seceded from the union
- An action of formality withdrawing from a federation
- prohibited the denial of the vote bc of race, color or previous servitudeBlackcodes Numerous laws enacted in the former confederate states after the civil war which limited the rights and liberties of african americans
- Required all escaped slaves to be returned to their masters and that citizens of free states must cooperate
- Abolitionist led attacks in kansas during bleeding kansas planned to arm slaves in revolt
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- Secret society that used violence against freedman and their white supporters they practiced violence to intimidate newly freed african americans
- abolished slavery
- A war between citizens in the same country
- The owner of a plot of land lets someone work the land in exchange for ½ or more of the crop it was used to keep newly freed slaves in a cycle
- An anti slavery novel, harriet beecher stowe, helped spread the abolishment movement throughout north
- Law allowed territories to decide for themselves weather or not to allow slavery by utilizing popular sovereignty
- California wanted to join the union as a free state which caused conflict between the north and the south
- granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the us
- Slave states that stayed with the union during the civil war
- To be set free, set free all slaves in the confederacy only- abraham lincoln
- Numerous laws enacted in the former confederate states after the civil war which limited the rights and liberties of african americans
- Division of power between state and federal gov. Civil war started over a fight over these states rights the southern states believed they had the right to decide to keep slavery and not pay tariffs
- An action of formality withdrawing from a federation
20 Clues: abolished slavery • A war between citizens in the same country • An action of formality withdrawing from a federation • An action of formality withdrawing from a federation • 16th president and was president during the civil war • Slave states that stayed with the union during the civil war • granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the us • ...
War Communism and the N.E.P. 2017-02-23
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- The moderate communist faction beaten by the radicals
- The revolution in which the Bolsheviks seized power
- The faction most opposed to the N.E.P.
- A capable and energetic leader of the Bolshevik movement
- The Bolsheviks were in a virtual war with these
- Killed, along with his family, by the Bolsheviks
- A popular revolution sweeping the Tsar from office
- The event that triggered the N.E.P.
- The term applied to the Bolsheviks during the civil war
- The name given to traders active after the Civil War
- The forced collection of peasant grain
- A series of radical economic measures to win the war
- A faction, consisting of peasants, fighting the Bolsheviks
- Argued with Lenin over the future of republics within Russia
- Was forced to justify a "retreat" to limited capitalism
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- A faction, led by generals, fighting against the Bolsheviks
- The second-to-last stage of social and economic development
- The most popular left-wing group in 1918
- The end point of social\economic development
- The rejection of all forms of coercive government
- Introduced in 1921, a new economic initiative
- During the civil war all forms of this were abolished
- What the Bolsheviks did to banks and major industry
- The basic belief system of the Bolsheviks
24 Clues: The event that triggered the N.E.P. • The faction most opposed to the N.E.P. • The forced collection of peasant grain • The most popular left-wing group in 1918 • The basic belief system of the Bolsheviks • The end point of social\economic development • Introduced in 1921, a new economic initiative • The Bolsheviks were in a virtual war with these • ...
War Communism and the N.E.P. 2017-02-23
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- Introduced in 1921, a new economic initiative
- A popular revolution sweeping the Tsar from office
- What the Bolsheviks did to banks and major industry
- The forced collection of peasant grain
- A capable and energetic leader of the Bolshevik movement
- Was forced to justify a "retreat" to limited capitalism
- A series of radical economic measures to win the war
- Killed, along with his family, by the Bolsheviks
- The faction most opposed to the N.E.P.
- The revolution in which the Bolsheviks seized power
- The name given to traders active after the Civil War
- A faction, consisting of peasants, fighting the Bolsheviks
- A faction, led by generals, fighting against the Bolsheviks
- The second-to-last stage of social and economic development
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- The event that triggered the N.E.P.
- The most popular left-wing group in 1918
- The end point of social\economic development
- The basic belief system of the Bolsheviks
- The Bolsheviks were in a virtual war with these
- During the civil war all forms of this were abolished
- The rejection of all forms of coercive government
- The moderate communist faction beaten by the radicals
- Argued with Lenin over the future of republics within Russia
- The term applied to the Bolsheviks during the civil war
24 Clues: The event that triggered the N.E.P. • The forced collection of peasant grain • The faction most opposed to the N.E.P. • The most popular left-wing group in 1918 • The basic belief system of the Bolsheviks • The end point of social\economic development • Introduced in 1921, a new economic initiative • The Bolsheviks were in a virtual war with these • ...
US History Review Part 2 2023-03-28
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- Destroy everything, including will to fight
- Obvious Fate
- Not a citizen = can't sue for freedom
- Break away, leave
- Participation
- Protection
- Good jobs, good land
- HoR accuses president of improper conduct
- Women's Grievances
- Message to Europe: leave the Americas alone
- Turning Point of Civil War
- Factories
- To add
- Right to vote
- Battle in Texas; Texans v. Mexicans
- Native Americans, death
- US Gov't war on southern enemy
- Upset Southern States
- Halt on trade with foreign countries
- 10th Amendment
- Gold diggers
- Freedom
- Return runaways
- Louisiana Purchase; flat land
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- From France; a bargain
- Attempted to assimilate
- Illegally invaded Florida, moved Indians
- President during most contentious time in US History
- Freedom
- No involvement with other countries' affiars
- Added Cali, Utah, and Fugitive Slave Law
- Attempt to control newly freedmen
- Legalized segregation
- 1st president goodbye
- Wants to end slavery
- Reason to leave
- Pre Civil War Era
- Attached US Merchant Ships on African Coast
- Trail of Tears
- 36'30
- 3 steps to stop the South
- Assistance for freedmen
- Post Civil War
- First explorers
- Farming economy
- Freedoms for all citizens
- 2nd War with Britain
- Women's Rights Event
48 Clues: 36'30 • To add • Freedom • Freedom • Factories • Protection • Obvious Fate • Gold diggers • Participation • Right to vote • Trail of Tears • Post Civil War • 10th Amendment • Reason to leave • First explorers • Farming economy • Return runaways • Break away, leave • Pre Civil War Era • Women's Grievances • Good jobs, good land • Wants to end slavery • 2nd War with Britain • Women's Rights Event • Legalized segregation • ...
Civil War Tic-Tac-Toe 2021-10-04
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- the North
- who owned no land but got the best they could
- Civil War started when?
- of the United States during the Civil War
- that started the war
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- Civil War ended when?
- Davis was president of this southern government
- to slavery
- did the Civil War began?
- country did the warhawks want to take over?
- person was the shortest president
- series of economic sanctions taken by the British and French against the US
- person had the shortest term
13 Clues: the North • to slavery • that started the war • Civil War ended when? • Civil War started when? • did the Civil War began? • person had the shortest term • person was the shortest president • of the United States during the Civil War • country did the warhawks want to take over? • who owned no land but got the best they could • Davis was president of this southern government • ...
Civil War Crossword 2025-04-15
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- President of the Union
- Nickname for Northern soldiers
- Capital of the Confederacy
- Abbreviation for the Southern side
- A famous speech by Lincoln
- Bloodiest single-day battle
- Famous Confederate general
- Slaves were freed by this
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- Southern states formed this
- State where war began
- First battle of the Civil War
- Civil War nurse, founded Red Cross
- Famous Union general, later president
- Union general who led March to the Sea
- Nickname for Southern soldiers
15 Clues: State where war began • President of the Union • Slaves were freed by this • Capital of the Confederacy • A famous speech by Lincoln • Famous Confederate general • Southern states formed this • Bloodiest single-day battle • First battle of the Civil War • Nickname for Northern soldiers • Nickname for Southern soldiers • Abbreviation for the Southern side • ...
American Civil War 2023-02-22
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- If the union took Fort Griffin, where would they be able to attack
- The battle in which the confederates gunned down union boats, and captured 350 union soldiers
- The side of the civil war fighting to abolish slavery
- What month did a small fleet of Union ships force Galveston to surrender
- How many years did the Civil War last?
- ships that continued to send and receive supplies from Texas while the blockade was formed
- people enslaved
- What freed slaves were called
- The General who commanded all confederate forces west of the Mississippi river
- The last battle of the American Civil War
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- The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
- Who led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War
- The General who surrendered to Union forces on April 9th, 1865
- manual work done by slaves
- the name of the celebration of emancipation proclamation
15 Clues: people enslaved • manual work done by slaves • What freed slaves were called • How many years did the Civil War last? • The last battle of the American Civil War • The side of the civil war fighting to abolish slavery • the name of the celebration of emancipation proclamation • The General who surrendered to Union forces on April 9th, 1865 • ...
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 2024-04-23
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- USED IN AIRIAL SURVEILANCE ON THE ENEMY
- ANOTHER NAME FOR THE NORTH
- FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS
- FORT THAT WAS BOMBED BY THE SOUTH
- MAIN ISSUE OF THE CIVIL WAR
- LEAD GENERAL FOR SOUTH
- A CONDUCTOR ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
- A PLANT USED TO THICKEN SOUPS
- SUED IN COURT FOR HIS FREEDOM
- SOUTH'S IRONCLAD SHIP
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- PRESIDENT OF THE US DURING THE CIVIL WAR
- RELIGIOUS GROUP THAT WAS OPPOSED TO SLAVERY
- NORTH'S IRONCLAD SHIP
- FAMOUS WRITER WHO WORKED AS A NURSE DURING THE WAR
- A PERSON WHO ACTIVELY WANTS TO END SLAVERY
- USED BY BOTH SIDES TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE WAR
- A CRAKER-LIKE BISCUIT THAT SOLDIERS ATE
- A DESSERT FILLED WITH FRUIT
- NICKNAME USED TO IDENTIFY A CONFEDERATE SOLDIER
19 Clues: NORTH'S IRONCLAD SHIP • SOUTH'S IRONCLAD SHIP • LEAD GENERAL FOR SOUTH • ANOTHER NAME FOR THE NORTH • MAIN ISSUE OF THE CIVIL WAR • A DESSERT FILLED WITH FRUIT • A PLANT USED TO THICKEN SOUPS • SUED IN COURT FOR HIS FREEDOM • FOUNDER OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS • FORT THAT WAS BOMBED BY THE SOUTH • USED IN AIRIAL SURVEILANCE ON THE ENEMY • A CRAKER-LIKE BISCUIT THAT SOLDIERS ATE • ...
Civil War 2021-03-01
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- a gun, especially one fired from shoulder level having a long spirally grooved barrel intended to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance
- Large guns used in warfare for the land.
- Is a person who sought to abolish slavery during the 19th century
- When a candidate goes to other states where they have no connections with to get votes
- An ankle shoe made out of leather
- a blade that may be fixed to the muzzle of a rifle and used to stab an opponent in hand-to-hand fighting.
- unity agree in referring to a oneness, either created by putting together, or by being undivided.
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- A ship made with armor to make it stronger
- an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.
- What we call money today
- An alliance formed
- Soldiers ready to fight on the spot
- A bookbag
- The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
- an appointed governer
15 Clues: A bookbag • An alliance formed • an appointed governer • What we call money today • An ankle shoe made out of leather • Soldiers ready to fight on the spot • Large guns used in warfare for the land. • A ship made with armor to make it stronger • Is a person who sought to abolish slavery during the 19th century • ...
Civil War 2020-06-01
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- the announcement of all slaves as free
- the president of the U.S during most of the civil war
- what was a defensive general's nickname?
- what the war was fought over
- a ship covered in iron armor
- the Southern states
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- the northern states
- the first large repeating gun
- the inventor of morse code
- the code which is a series of short and long dots
- the main confederate general
- Lincoln's assassin
- a formal announcement of something
- to leave a group
- the action of setting something free
15 Clues: to leave a group • Lincoln's assassin • the northern states • the Southern states • the inventor of morse code • the main confederate general • what the war was fought over • a ship covered in iron armor • the first large repeating gun • a formal announcement of something • the action of setting something free • the announcement of all slaves as free • ...
Civil War 2020-06-01
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- the announcement of all slaves as free
- the president of the U.S during most of the civil war
- what was a defensive general's nickname?
- what the war was fought over
- a ship covered in iron armor
- the Southern states
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- the northern states
- the first large repeating gun
- the inventor of morse code
- the code which is a series of short and long dots
- the main confederate general
- Lincoln's assassin
- a formal announcement of something
- to leave a group
- the action of setting something free
15 Clues: to leave a group • Lincoln's assassin • the northern states • the Southern states • the inventor of morse code • the main confederate general • what the war was fought over • a ship covered in iron armor • the first large repeating gun • a formal announcement of something • the action of setting something free • the announcement of all slaves as free • ...
Civil War 2020-09-22
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- A draft that forced men to serve in the army
- Proclamation all slaves in areas currently under rebellion would be freed immediately
- Amendment this amendment was ratified at the end of 1865
- S. Grant General that invaded western Tennessee in 1862
- Booth The assassin that killed Lincoln
- ball a soft lead bullet that was more destructive than earlier bullets
- ship could splinter wooden ships by ramming them, withstand cannon fire, and resist burning
- Tecumseh Sherman commander of the military division of the Mississippi
- most decisive battle of the war was fought near blank in southern Pennsylvania, beginning on July 1
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- Sumter Start of Civil War
- breakaway state(s) that fought against the U.S. or against slavery
- people that fought to end slavery
- Jackson Earned nickname for his strong defense
- tax A tax that takes a percentage of an individual’s income, to help pay for the war
- E. Lee Command was passed to him after Johnston was wounded after a number of battles
15 Clues: Sumter Start of Civil War • people that fought to end slavery • Booth The assassin that killed Lincoln • A draft that forced men to serve in the army • Jackson Earned nickname for his strong defense • S. Grant General that invaded western Tennessee in 1862 • Amendment this amendment was ratified at the end of 1865 • ...
civil war 2020-09-24
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- - cannot quit their service to another person and is treated like property
- - an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1865, that has abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
- - war fought between 1861–1865
- - 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
- - town near Appomattox, Verginia, where lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865, thus ending the Civil War
- - actor and Confederate supporter who assassinated Lincoln
- - american confederate general; he successfully led several major battles until his defeat at gettysburg, and he surrendered to the unions Commander General Grant at Appomattox Court House
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- - a draft that forced men to serve in the army
- - 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 lincoln on january 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in all regions behind confederate lines
- - a tax that takes a percentage of an individual’s income
- - the pennsylvania location of the most decisive battle of the civil war, fought July 1-3, 1863
- - northern states that wanted slavery, a confederation formed in 1861 by the southern states after their succession from the union
- - the southern states, wanted to get rid of slavery
- - 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
15 Clues: - war fought between 1861–1865 • - a draft that forced men to serve in the army • - the southern states, wanted to get rid of slavery • - a tax that takes a percentage of an individual’s income • - actor and Confederate supporter who assassinated Lincoln • - cannot quit their service to another person and is treated like property • ...
Civil War 2021-03-25
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- commanding general of union army
- north wore this color
- commander of confederate army
- president of confederate states
- won the election of 1860
- plan to barricade the south
- deleware maryland kentuck and missouri
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- capital of union
- seceeded from us
- south wore this color
- war between groups in the same country
- capital of confederates
- south
- woman nurse
- north
15 Clues: south • north • woman nurse • capital of union • seceeded from us • south wore this color • north wore this color • capital of confederates • won the election of 1860 • plan to barricade the south • commander of confederate army • president of confederate states • commanding general of union army • war between groups in the same country • deleware maryland kentuck and missouri
civil war 2021-03-26
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- deleware maryland kentucky and missouri
- north wore this color
- south
- seceeded from us
- plan to barricade the south
- war between groups in the same country
- south wore this color
- north
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- commanding general of union army
- won the election of 1860
- presdient of confedrate states
- commander of confederate army
- capital of union
- woman nurse
- capital of confederate
15 Clues: south • north • woman nurse • capital of union • seceeded from us • north wore this color • south wore this color • capital of confederate • won the election of 1860 • plan to barricade the south • commander of confederate army • presdient of confedrate states • commanding general of union army • war between groups in the same country • deleware maryland kentucky and missouri
civil war 2021-10-27
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- a forgoten place of the civil war
- governed by the U.S. federal government led by President
- one of the fastest ways to travel
- first big battle of the civil war
- States fought between the Union states and the Confederate states.
- the speaker for the north and the union
- economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.
- focus was not to end slavery but to preserve the union.
- ways to trade and move goods
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- revolutionized long-distance communication.
- Union forces halted the northern invasion of Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army.
- central factor in what people were fighting for to free
- successfully prosecuted the Civil War to preserve the nation.
- plan called for a naval blockade of the Confederate littoral, a thrust down the Mississippi, and the strangulation of the South by Union land and naval forces.
- fought to defend slavery
15 Clues: fought to defend slavery • ways to trade and move goods • a forgoten place of the civil war • one of the fastest ways to travel • first big battle of the civil war • the speaker for the north and the union • revolutionized long-distance communication. • central factor in what people were fighting for to free • focus was not to end slavery but to preserve the union. • ...
civil war 2021-10-27
Across
- a forgoten place of the civil war
- governed by the U.S. federal government led by President
- one of the fastest ways to travel
- first big battle of the civil war
- States fought between the Union states and the Confederate states.
- the speaker for the north and the union
- economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.
- focus was not to end slavery but to preserve the union.
- ways to trade and move goods
Down
- revolutionized long-distance communication.
- Union forces halted the northern invasion of Robert E. Lee's Confederate Army.
- central factor in what people were fighting for to free
- successfully prosecuted the Civil War to preserve the nation.
- plan called for a naval blockade of the Confederate littoral, a thrust down the Mississippi, and the strangulation of the South by Union land and naval forces.
- fought to defend slavery
15 Clues: fought to defend slavery • ways to trade and move goods • a forgoten place of the civil war • one of the fastest ways to travel • first big battle of the civil war • the speaker for the north and the union • revolutionized long-distance communication. • central factor in what people were fighting for to free • focus was not to end slavery but to preserve the union. • ...
Civil War 2021-10-15
Across
- Slave states that didn't secede
- Split the Confederacy in half
- President of the confederacy
- Assassinated Lincoln
- Confederate invasion of the north
- Speech by Lincoln in Gettysburg
- President of the Union
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- Union strategy
- Major railroad city in the south
- Last battle of the civil war
- first battle of the civil war
- Lees right hand general
- General that marched to the sea
- Union general
- Surrendering Confederate general
15 Clues: Union general • Union strategy • Assassinated Lincoln • President of the Union • Lees right hand general • President of the confederacy • Last battle of the civil war • Split the Confederacy in half • first battle of the civil war • Slave states that didn't secede • General that marched to the sea • Speech by Lincoln in Gettysburg • Major railroad city in the south • ...
