civil war Crossword Puzzles
Unit 3 2025-12-11
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- "appeal to the colored citizens of the world"
- motherhood on domestic roles for women to teach their kids
- 2nd USA president
- starting over again after civil war
- great awakening inspired abolition
- gin helped grow slavery in an economic way
- proclamation freeing slaves from the south
- relationship with jefferson
- v madison a supreme court case
- 7th USA president
- war union vs confederacy over slavery
- activist and journalist for reconstruction
- purchase french sold territory 1803
- french leader
- rebellion a slave revolt in virginia
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- railroads harriet tubtman
- 3rd USA president
- of 1812 US vs Britain
- destiny expanding west
- of 1800 change of political parties
- compromise slave states and free states agreement
- enslaved to civil rights leader
- act 1807 on foreign trade
- review supreme court can say laws are unconstitutional
- resisted manifest destiny
- chieft justice of marbury v madison
- american war expanding territory manifest destiny
- removal act 1830 of relocating native people
- how the north grew economically even better than the south after slavery ended
- ending slavery in the US
30 Clues: french leader • 3rd USA president • 2nd USA president • 7th USA president • of 1812 US vs Britain • destiny expanding west • ending slavery in the US • railroads harriet tubtman • act 1807 on foreign trade • resisted manifest destiny • relationship with jefferson • v madison a supreme court case • enslaved to civil rights leader • great awakening inspired abolition • ...
Unit 7 - Civil War Review 2024-03-04
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- The economy of the Northern states was based on this.
- Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that exposed the horrors of slavery.
- Location (state) where the Battle of Gettysburg occurred.
- President of the Confederate States of America.
- President of the United States of America.
- An attack at this location is considered the start of the Civil War.
- The Battle of Vicksburg took place in this state.
- Last name of Union General who defeated Robert E. Lee in the Civil War.
- Military leader of the Confederate Army.
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- Goal of the Northern forces at the start of the Civil War.
- Name of the Union plan to “strangle” the Confederate states.
- This law drew an imaginary horizontal line across the U.S. dividing the states into North and South.
- Last name of slave who sued for his freedom.
- The location of the courthouse where Confederate forces surrendered.
- Abolitionist who led a raid on a federal armory to arm African-Americans.
- Battle considered the turning point of the Civil War.
- This law used “popular sovereignty” to determine slavery status for the states.
- First state to secede after the election of Abraham Lincoln as President.
18 Clues: Military leader of the Confederate Army. • President of the United States of America. • Last name of slave who sued for his freedom. • President of the Confederate States of America. • The Battle of Vicksburg took place in this state. • The economy of the Northern states was based on this. • Battle considered the turning point of the Civil War. • ...
UntitledCivil War 2022-05-12
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- / Union capital
- / Union soldiers
- rights / rights and powers that belong to states
- / storage site for weapons
- / killed, wounded or missing soldiers in war
- / battle site that was a turning point in the war
- proclamation / order that freed all slaves in rebel territory
- / Confederate soldiers
- / Confederate capital
- / reward for enlisting in the military
- / unstoppable ship reinforced with iron
- states / Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland
- ruffians/armed gangs who traveled across the Kansas border to vote
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- corpus / the right to seek release from unlawful jailing by the government
- a country by declaring independence
- war/conflict between people who are citizens of the same country
- war / attacking not only the enemy's army but also the land and people
- Carolina / first state to secede
- / prison camp in Georgia
- Sumter / location where the civil war started
- / person who dies for a cause
- Scott / slave who sued the courts for his freedom
- forcing men to serve in the military
23 Clues: / Union capital • / Union soldiers • / Confederate capital • / Confederate soldiers • / prison camp in Georgia • / storage site for weapons • / person who dies for a cause • a country by declaring independence • Carolina / first state to secede • forcing men to serve in the military • / reward for enlisting in the military • ...
Final Exam Review 2021-05-27
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- In early years of our country, the Republicans thought economy should be based on this
- Jefferson's ______________ hurt American workers
- The
- Manifest Destiny President
- Jackson wanted to destroy this
- These papers were to support the Constitution
- Last battle of Revolutionary War
- Number of Amendments in Bill of Rights
- to Leave the Union
- First battle of Civil War
- Native group forced on the Trail of Tears
- These tried to limit the rights of freedmen
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- President during Alien and Sedition Acts
- This state threatened to secede in 1830s
- Time period after Civil War
- This country had a huge debt after French/Indian War
- Author of Common Sense
- They started helping us after Saratoga
- These acts were passed after the Tea Party
- To make changes to improve society
- Amendment which allows us to own firearms
- First battle of Revolutionary War
- The President leads this branch of govt
23 Clues: The • to Leave the Union • Author of Common Sense • First battle of Civil War • Manifest Destiny President • Time period after Civil War • Jackson wanted to destroy this • Last battle of Revolutionary War • First battle of Revolutionary War • To make changes to improve society • They started helping us after Saratoga • Number of Amendments in Bill of Rights • ...
Chap 7 Crossword Puzzle 2022-01-20
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- Lee finally surrenders to Grant at this location
- best describes General Grant's strategy for crushing the Confederacy after the Battle of Gettysburg
- Right that states that a person cannot be detained without being charged with a specific crime
- Abolished or outlawed slavery in the United States
- Law that allowed free African-American soldiers to serve in the Union military
- Nurse who started the American branch of the Red Cross
- Battle considered the turning point in the Civil War
- established that slaves in states rebelling against the U.S. were free
- Successful general who became the leader of the Union Army
- Profession that grew substantially with women's participation during the Civil War
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- The Civil War began with the fall of this fort
- leader of the Confederate Army
- Capital of the Confederacy
- Massachusetts Infantry was noted for being the first all African-American regiment in the U.S. army
- A Union military plan for defeating the South by blocking seaports and controlling the Mississippi River
- General Sherman's 250 mile march to capture Savannah Georgia
- One advantage of the North during the Civil War
- President of the Confederate States of America
18 Clues: Capital of the Confederacy • leader of the Confederate Army • The Civil War began with the fall of this fort • President of the Confederate States of America • One advantage of the North during the Civil War • Lee finally surrenders to Grant at this location • Abolished or outlawed slavery in the United States • Battle considered the turning point in the Civil War • ...
Reconstruction Era 2024-09-27
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- Lincoln's plan that allowed a southern state to form a new government after 10 percent of its voters swore an oath of loyalty to the United States
- Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves; passed by southern states following the Civil War
- A test administered as a precondition for voting, often used to prevent African Americans from exercising their right to vote.
- guarantees equal protection of the law, due process of law, and rights of citizenship to all people born or naturalized in US
- government agency founded during Reconstruction to help former slaves through things like creation of schools, but was not around long due to lack of funding/support
- (1861-1865) deadliest war in American history; conflict between north (union) and south (confederacy); 11 southern slave states wanted to secede from Union
- (1856-1861) Early version of the Civil War in Kansas over the issue of slavery in the territory
- A derogatory term for white Southerners who supported Reconstruction following the Civil War.
- 1865 - abolished slavery
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- forbids any state to deny African Americans the right to vote because of race. All males 21+ can vote.
- A notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific. Led to horrific treatment of native people.
- A secret society created by white southerners in 1866 that used terror and violence to keep African Americans from obtaining their civil rights.
- Southern laws that excluded blacks from exercising suffrage by restricting the right to vote only to those whose grandfathers had voted before 1865
- A requirement that citizens pay a tax in order to register to vote. Designed to keep black Americans from voting.
- Rebuilding of the South after the Civil War 1865-1877
- A northerner who went to the South immediately after the Civil War; especially one who tried to gain political advantage or other advantages from the disorganized situation in southern states
- Limited rights of blacks. Literacy tests, grandfather clauses and poll taxes limited black voting rights
- Enslaved people who had been freed by the war
18 Clues: 1865 - abolished slavery • Enslaved people who had been freed by the war • Rebuilding of the South after the Civil War 1865-1877 • A derogatory term for white Southerners who supported Reconstruction following the Civil War. • (1856-1861) Early version of the Civil War in Kansas over the issue of slavery in the territory • ...
Civil War 2025-10-01
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- General for the Confederacy in the Civil War
- The northern states of the U.S.
- General known for his march to the sea
- term for freeing the slaves
- Central issue leading to the Civil War
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- Transmitted messages across the country fast
- President during the Civil War
- Union General during the Civil War
- Another term for Confederate soldier
- President of the Confederate states
10 Clues: term for freeing the slaves • President during the Civil War • The northern states of the U.S. • Union General during the Civil War • President of the Confederate states • Another term for Confederate soldier • General known for his march to the sea • Central issue leading to the Civil War • Transmitted messages across the country fast • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2013-04-04
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- compliance with order
- secert passway for escaping slavery
- a person who is against
- the action of withdrawing
- a act on runaway slaves
- to announce
- an agreement on california
- a very famouse conductor and abolitionist
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- to set free
- opposed the Confederates
- American general of the union
- two state act
- an act of armed resistance
- American general of the Confederate
- battle that started the Civil WAr
- famouse poet who helped to end slavery and the civil war
- the war bewteen the South and North
- own 20 or more slaves in a plantation
18 Clues: to set free • to announce • two state act • compliance with order • a person who is against • a act on runaway slaves • opposed the Confederates • the action of withdrawing • an act of armed resistance • an agreement on california • American general of the union • battle that started the Civil WAr • secert passway for escaping slavery • American general of the Confederate • ...
Texas as a Nation 2022-11-29
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- men 18-35 had to serve in military
- lamar wanted this with the indians
- to bring a state into the country
- war that began in 1861
- wrote after the civil war
- money owed to someone
- current capital of texas
- first president of texas
- in 1861 texas joined the __________
- word describing differences in regions
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- first country to recognize texas
- capital of texas named after him
- tax on imported goods
- government divided into these
- did not recognize treaty of velasco
- describes agriculture post civil war
- once the capital of texas
- second president of texas
18 Clues: money owed to someone • tax on imported goods • war that began in 1861 • current capital of texas • first president of texas • wrote after the civil war • once the capital of texas • second president of texas • government divided into these • first country to recognize texas • capital of texas named after him • to bring a state into the country • men 18-35 had to serve in military • ...
Citizenship VPC - Chapters 3-5 Spelling 2023-03-22
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- _________ came to America in 1492.
- Columbus Day is in __________.
- ___________ was the first state.
- Europeans ________ to America for freedom.
- The problem of slavery led to the ___________War..
- American colonists celebrated the first ______.
- The states in the ____________ tried to leave the US.
- ___________ Day is in July.
- Slaves are people who are not _________.
- People wanted to ______ in a free country.
- Washington is the _____________ of our country.
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- ___________ freed the slaves.
- Presidents' Day is in ____________.
- Lincoln was president ___________ the Civil War.
- Adams was the __________ president.
- The ___________ won the Civil War.
- Indians _______ here before the Europeans arrived.
- People came ___________ to be free.
- Washington is on the ____________ bill.
19 Clues: ___________ Day is in July. • ___________ freed the slaves. • Columbus Day is in __________. • ___________ was the first state. • _________ came to America in 1492. • The ___________ won the Civil War. • Presidents' Day is in ____________. • Adams was the __________ president. • People came ___________ to be free. • Washington is on the ____________ bill. • ...
CW SS Project 2024-05-14
10 Clues: march to sea • ended slavery • Union general • southern army • northern army • Confederae general • final battle of Civil War • first battle of the Civil War • President during the Civil War • stopped the Confederate advance
The Civil War 2021-04-07
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- anti-slave novel published in 1852
- First Capital of the Confederacy
- Maintaining slavery like holding this by the ears
- known for her Civil War diary
- term means breaking away from
- led attack at Harpers Ferry
- what Charles Sumner was beaten with
- Where the Confederate Capital was moved to
- first man killed over slavery
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- Created tremendous demand for slave labor
- Color most associated with the Rebels
- where Lee surrendered to Grant
- percent of population that died during the war
- The war began in his front yard and ended in his front parlor
- Creator of the Civil War series
- Color most associated with the Yankees
- President of the Confederacy
- Lincoln's primary goal at the start of the war
- What territory of Kansas was known as
- won the election of 1860
20 Clues: won the election of 1860 • led attack at Harpers Ferry • President of the Confederacy • known for her Civil War diary • term means breaking away from • first man killed over slavery • where Lee surrendered to Grant • Creator of the Civil War series • First Capital of the Confederacy • anti-slave novel published in 1852 • what Charles Sumner was beaten with • ...
Civil War Francine Cepeda 2017-02-14
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- general of the Confederacy
- the Battle tatic of the north
- the advantage of the north
- is the first step of becoming the confederacy
- it freed southern slaves only
- Total war tatic that destroyed Georgia
- the advantage of the south
- it is another word for the draft
- seperated from the union
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- this is what Robert E Lee fought for
- he spoke at Gettysburg and made a famous speech
- is the first battle of the civil war
- is Known as the bloodiest battle or first national cemetary
- Davis President of the confederacy.
- the battle that cut the confederacy into two
- was suspended by lincoln in times of war.
- is the General of the union who practiced total war
- the place where Robert E Lee surrendered
- the bloodiest day of the civil war.
19 Clues: seperated from the union • general of the Confederacy • the advantage of the south • the advantage of the north • the Battle tatic of the north • it freed southern slaves only • it is another word for the draft • the bloodiest day of the civil war. • this is what Robert E Lee fought for • Davis President of the confederacy. • is the first battle of the civil war • ...
Civil War + U.S. history 2024-03-23
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- Reconstruction, 40 acres and a __
- Some considered him to be crazy, fought for the union (2wds.)
- a war in which a country fights itself (2wds.)
- Was caned in Congress (last name, starts with S)
- What happened to Lincoln after the war, starts with A
- 1st president to be impeached (2wds.)
- Amendment, black males can vote
- President during the Civil War (2wds.)
- Uncle __ Cabin
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- The Underground __, Process to help slaves escape
- Event to away the vote in Kansas (2wds.) hint:blood
- a.k.a. the South
- Freedmen's __, post-war, to help Union supporters with needs.
- Document Lincoln signed, abolished slavery (2wds)
- Union State added as a result of the Missouri compromise
- Amendment, ended slavery
- a.k.a. the North
- Amendment, everyone born in the U.S. is a citizen
- Where the civil war started (2wds.)
19 Clues: Uncle __ Cabin • a.k.a. the South • a.k.a. the North • Amendment, ended slavery • Amendment, black males can vote • Reconstruction, 40 acres and a __ • Where the civil war started (2wds.) • 1st president to be impeached (2wds.) • President during the Civil War (2wds.) • a war in which a country fights itself (2wds.) • Was caned in Congress (last name, starts with S) • ...
Civil War Crossword 2018-05-21
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- Place where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant.
- U.S. Supreme Court decision which determined that slaves could not sue in federal court because they did not have the rights of citizenship.
- Union general who believed in TOTAL WAR
- Rapid-fire gun capable of shooting 600 rounds per minute.
- Successful Union general who attended West Point Military Academy
- The march of an army of 62,000 men from Atlanta toward Savannah, Georgia which left a path of almost total destruction. Often cited as the first example of total war.
- Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states.
- Slave states that remained in the Union (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware).
- The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861.
- To leave or withdraw
- General of the Confederacy considered to be one of the greatest generals of all time
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- Novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed the horrors of slavery to Northerners.
- A series of agreements passed by Congress in 1820-1821 to maintain the balance of power between slave states and free states. Missouri was admitted as a slave state and Maine was admitted as a free state to keep the balance of power.
- General for the South; got his nickname because he refused to retreat during battle - he held his position like a stone wall.
- point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.
- President of the United States of America during the Civil War
- ship made of iron
- Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded, it is considered the bloodiest day of the Civil War.
- The United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
- Union strategy for winning by "squeezing" on all sides.The Union blocked the South's coastline and Mississippi River to stop movement of people and supplies in the South.
- A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery or not.
- Condition of being owned by, and forced to work for someone else.
- Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal.
- Device that allowed messages to be sent by wires over long distances/ Helped Union send battle information.
- Union military post in South Carolina which was taken over by the Confederacy in 1861.
25 Clues: ship made of iron • To leave or withdraw • Union general who believed in TOTAL WAR • Rapid-fire gun capable of shooting 600 rounds per minute. • point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win. • President of the United States of America during the Civil War • Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states. • ...
Civil War 2025-01-27
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- Famous conductor on the Underground Railroad who helped enslaved people escape to freedom.
- The Southern states that seceded from the Union.
- The movement to end slavery.
- The location where the Civil War began.
- What President Lincoln’s 1863 proclamation declared for enslaved people.
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- What enslaved people fought for during the Civil War.
- Another term used to describe the Southern uprising.
- The president of the United States during the Civil War's last name.
- The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War.
- The key issue that divided the North and South.
- The Northern states during the Civil War.
11 Clues: The movement to end slavery. • The location where the Civil War began. • The Northern states during the Civil War. • The key issue that divided the North and South. • The Southern states that seceded from the Union. • The bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War. • Another term used to describe the Southern uprising. • ...
The Civil War 2024-12-09
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- President of the Confederacy
- Commander of the Confederate States Army
- Where the Confederates bombarded Union Soldiers, ultimately beginning the Civil War
- Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri
- President of the Union
- Fought in Tennessee and ended with a Union victory
- Most successful and prominent general of the Union
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- Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina,Georgia, Flordia, etc.
- Huge setback and main killer during the war
- Bloodiest battle known as a turning point in the war
- Speech given by Abraham Lincoln to dedicate all the soldiers who had fought and died
- Where the last battle of the Civil War was fought
- The key Confederate port city captured by the Union in 1862
- Led a raid to free enslaved people during the Civil War
- Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, etc.
15 Clues: President of the Union • President of the Confederacy • Commander of the Confederate States Army • Huge setback and main killer during the war • Where the last battle of the Civil War was fought • Fought in Tennessee and ended with a Union victory • Most successful and prominent general of the Union • Bloodiest battle known as a turning point in the war • ...
Civil War Puzzle 2022-01-20
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- surrenders
- Jackson fought through many battles until death
- After war, the Constitution to free slaves was to assure “equal protection under the law” for American citizens, and granted black men the right to vote
- stops Union troops at the Wilderness, but Grant resumes march to Richmond. Though suffering huge losses (55,000 men to South's 31,000), Grant states "I propose to fight on this line if it takes all summer"
- More than 400 African Americans received
- Amendment Granted black men the right to vote
- Battle of Bull Run the first major land battle of the American Civil War
- The General that destroys Atlanta and then sends troops on 300 mile destructive march to the sea. Railroads torn up, buildings destroyed, crops burned in an attempt to break the will of the South
- Nathan Bedford Forrest
- When African Americans were treated unfair
- defeated the Confederate States
- T. Sherman destroyed railroads and supplies
- When the Southern troops bombarded Fort Sumter, North Carolina the Civil War
- of Gettysburg Fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War
- Freedom for slaves
- Pittsburgh Landing
- Ulysses S. Grant was one of the Union Generals
- had more men and war materials than the South
- Kansas A fight between pro-slavery and anti-slavery
- a famous Union General
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- building back everything that was broken down during the Civil War
- The most costly War in American History
- formed government of eleven southern states
- divided the United States
- Davis helped capture the Confederate City of New Orleans and supported the General Ulysses
- General defeated by Lee, but Jackson is mistakenly shot by his own men and killed.
- Carolina secedes
- and other citizens have struggled to preserve the fields on which Americans fought and died.
- After a long siege, Vicksburg surrenders to Grant.
- Where Abraham Lincoln grew up
- New Orleans seizes New Orleans for Union after boldly attacking Southern position. 11 Southern ships sunk
- Barton risked her life to bring supplies and support to soldiers in the field
- S. Grant Lead the Union Armies to victory over confederacy
- issued the that all slaves should be set free in every area
- The Civil War was fought between the Southern and what other states
- Crop things used for cash
- A strategic point for the defense of the confederate capital.
- claimed the federal government had no power to end slavery, impose taxes
- Inauguration intended to enforce federal laws in the States that seceded
- E. Lee Commanded the Army of Northern Virginia
- was considered the worst Union General
41 Clues: surrenders • Carolina secedes • Freedom for slaves • Pittsburgh Landing • Nathan Bedford Forrest • a famous Union General • divided the United States • Crop things used for cash • Where Abraham Lincoln grew up • defeated the Confederate States • was considered the worst Union General • The most costly War in American History • More than 400 African Americans received • ...
civil war 2023-09-22
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- major industrial and transportation for the south
- a battle in the American Civil War fought by Union and Confederate forces between July 1 and July 3, 1863
- on Saturday, March 4, 1865, during his second inauguration as President of the United States
- a Confederate general during the American Civil War
- the site of the first battle of the American Civil War.
- He played a role in triggering the California Gold Rush
- a general officer in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.
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- all slaves in states still engaged in rebellion against the Union
- Union victory during the American Civil War
- agree to give
- a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court
- a 19th century U.S. senator best known as the president of the Confederate States of America
12 Clues: agree to give • Union victory during the American Civil War • major industrial and transportation for the south • a Confederate general during the American Civil War • the site of the first battle of the American Civil War. • He played a role in triggering the California Gold Rush • a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court • ...
Civil War-Eli Simpson 2019-12-02
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- draft riots mostly took place here
- transformed unorganized troops into a disciplined army
- commanded army of northern virginia
- sherman's troops caused destruction 60 miles wide
- had 23 states and 22 million
- lead union forces at Shiloh
- Lee's right hand man
- most medical care often involved this
- war camp which held over 30,000 men
- burned down atlanta
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- the southern states were called this after succession
- union controlled the Mississippi after the battle
- conflict b/t the union and confederacy
- turning point of the war
- draftees hired substitutes or paid $300 to avoid service
- President of the Union
- lincoln's speech to free the slaves
- "home court advantage" and concrete war aims
- president of the confederacy
- first battle of the civil war
- the bloodiest single day of the civil war
- lee surenders to grant
22 Clues: burned down atlanta • Lee's right hand man • President of the Union • lee surenders to grant • turning point of the war • lead union forces at Shiloh • had 23 states and 22 million • president of the confederacy • first battle of the civil war • draft riots mostly took place here • lincoln's speech to free the slaves • commanded army of northern virginia • ...
Civil War - Jared Campbell 2019-12-02
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- had much smaller population
- first battle, won by the Confederates
- Confederate General and chief,lost the war
- war to free slaves
- over 50,000 Union and Confederate casualties
- Union General that wins the civil war
- President of the Confederacy
- conflict b/t the Union and Confederacy
- killed lincoln
- had good ties with the south because of cotton
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- Confederates defeated Union troops May 1863
- mistakenly shot by own troops at Chancellorsville
- broke the will pf the south to fight
- enlisted in Union army after 1862
- bloodiest single day fighting (24,000 casualties)
- signified the start of the civil war
- Confederate troops surrender
- fell to Union troops on July 4, 1863
- the most notorious confederate war camp
- President of the Union
- Confederates staged a surprise attack,Union won the battle
- had much larger population
22 Clues: killed lincoln • war to free slaves • President of the Union • had much larger population • had much smaller population • Confederate troops surrender • President of the Confederacy • enlisted in Union army after 1862 • broke the will pf the south to fight • signified the start of the civil war • fell to Union troops on July 4, 1863 • first battle, won by the Confederates • ...
Civics Review Puzzle 2021-03-23
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- Current President of the USA
- First US President
- The judicial branch ________ laws.
- Years we elect a president
- Fought for women's rights
- One right and responsibility for US citizens
- One right in the Declaration
- One of the writers of the Federalist Papers
- The main concern during the Cold War
- The Supreme law of the land
- Years we elect a Representative
- President during World War 1
- He wrote the Declaration
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- Current Speaker of the House
- Fought for civil rights
- Current US Senator from NYS
- The branch the President is in charge of
- The economic system in the U.S.
- President during the Civil War
- President during World War 2
- First US diplomat
- Current Vice-President of the USA
- General during World War 2
- Current NYS Governor
- The legislative branch ________ laws.
- Another right in the Declaration
- Years we elect a senator
27 Clues: First US diplomat • First US President • Current NYS Governor • Fought for civil rights • He wrote the Declaration • Years we elect a senator • Fought for women's rights • Years we elect a president • General during World War 2 • Current US Senator from NYS • The Supreme law of the land • Current Speaker of the House • Current President of the USA • President during World War 2 • ...
Reconstruction Crossword 2025-10-10
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- Northerners who moved South during Reconstruction.
- Organization created to help freedom slaves with food, education, and jobs.
- Laws that separated races in public places after Reconstruction
- Congress's plan that punished the South more harshly
- Government plan to readmit southern states into the Union.
- Laws in the South that restricted African American's rights after the Civil War.
- A system where farmers worked land for a share of the crops.
- A tax required to vote used to limit Africans Americans voters.
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- the political party that supported reconstruction and Civil Rights for freedmen.
- Agency that built schools for freedmen.
- Southern whites who supported Reconstruction.
- Amendment that abolished slavery in the U.S.
- The time period after the Civil War when the South was rebuilt.
- Term for former slaves who were freed after the Civil War.
- Amendment that gave African American men the right to vote.
- Amendment that gave citizenship to all people born in the U.S.
- the president who ended Reconstruction by removing troops from the South.
- Group that used violence to stop African Americans from voting.
- President who was impeached during Reconstruction.
19 Clues: Agency that built schools for freedmen. • Amendment that abolished slavery in the U.S. • Southern whites who supported Reconstruction. • Northerners who moved South during Reconstruction. • President who was impeached during Reconstruction. • Congress's plan that punished the South more harshly • Term for former slaves who were freed after the Civil War. • ...
Unit 7 - Civil War Review Crossword 2024-03-05
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- This law drew an imaginary horizontal line across the U.S. dividing the states into North and South.
- Location (state) where the Battle of Gettysburg occurred.
- Name of the Union plan to “strangle” the Confederate states.
- Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that exposed the horrors of slavery.
- An attack at this location is considered the start of the Civil War.
- Goal of the Northern forces at the start of the Civil War.
- Abolitionist who led a raid on a federal armory to arm African-Americans.
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- President of the United States of America.
- Military leader of the Confederate Army.
- First state to secede after the election of Abraham Lincoln as President.
- Last name of slave who sued for his freedom.
- This law used “popular sovereignty” to determine slavery status for the states.
- Last name of Union General who defeated Robert E. Lee in the Civil War.
- The economy of the Northern states was based on this.
- The Battle of Vicksburg took place in this state.
- President of the Confederate States of America.
- The location of the courthouse where Confederate forces surrendered.
- Battle considered the turning point of the Civil War.
18 Clues: Military leader of the Confederate Army. • President of the United States of America. • Last name of slave who sued for his freedom. • President of the Confederate States of America. • The Battle of Vicksburg took place in this state. • The economy of the Northern states was based on this. • Battle considered the turning point of the Civil War. • ...
Watchers War - Peter Lerangis 2018-03-08
17 Clues: 1860 • Rank • plan • Base • Travel • CRACK! • Weapon • Battle • Edmonds • village • Records • Civil War • Rademacher • Army Woman • Grandfather • Lerangis Author • Movie Production
uj 2026-02-10
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- The study of the past
- People who guide others
- The month Presidents’ Day is celebrated
- The weekday Presidents’ Day is celebrated
- The system that runs a country
- Joined together as one country
- A system where people choose leaders
- The president who led the country during the Civil War
- The first U.S. president
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- The day someone is born
- A word used to describe the Civil War
- A special day of celebration
- The right to be free
- Leaders of the United States
- Being treated fairly
- Special buildings that honor important people
- A nation with its own government
- Choices made by leaders
- Places where students learn
- Something belonging to the whole country
20 Clues: The right to be free • Being treated fairly • The study of the past • The day someone is born • People who guide others • Choices made by leaders • The first U.S. president • Places where students learn • A special day of celebration • Leaders of the United States • The system that runs a country • Joined together as one country • A nation with its own government • ...
Civil war 2023-04-28
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- What Abraham Lincoln supported for Black people
- Support slavery
- Main gun involved in the civil war
- A reason why the civil war started
- President
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- President of the confederacy
- Where it all started
- A battle involved in the civil war
- What Abraham knew he had to fight for the second the civil war began
- Wasn't in favor for slavery
10 Clues: President • Support slavery • Where it all started • Wasn't in favor for slavery • President of the confederacy • A battle involved in the civil war • Main gun involved in the civil war • A reason why the civil war started • What Abraham Lincoln supported for Black people • What Abraham knew he had to fight for the second the civil war began
Civil War Crossword 2020-10-27
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- The formal withdraw of a state from a union
- Legal authority to detain a person
- Had 23,000 casualties
- First state to secede from the union
- President Lincolns presidental party
- Lincolns vice president (replacement)
- Lead the Union army
- A war within a nation
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- A period of time to rebuild the country after the civil war
- Freeing all slave in succeded states
- Where Fort Sumter is located
- Fought with war of attrition
- A war that was led by Gen.Lee and Grant
- Bloodiest single DAY of the civil war
- Had 28,000 casualties
15 Clues: Lead the Union army • Had 23,000 casualties • Had 28,000 casualties • A war within a nation • Where Fort Sumter is located • Fought with war of attrition • Legal authority to detain a person • Freeing all slave in succeded states • First state to secede from the union • President Lincolns presidental party • Bloodiest single DAY of the civil war • ...
U.S. Presidents 2023-10-31
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- - Civil Rights and Vietnam War era.
- - Oversaw the end of Reconstruction.
- - Known for the Cuban Missile Crisis.
- - Shortest presidential term, died after 32 days.
- - First African-American President.
- - First President born as a U.S. citizen.
- - Known for the Monroe Doctrine.
- - Responded to the 9/11 attacks.
- - President before the Civil War.
- - Second President to be impeached.
- - Known for the Gadsden Purchase.
- - Known for civil service reform.
- - Known for the Spanish-American War.
- - Known for the Teapot Dome Scandal.
- - Second non-consecutive term as President.
- - Led Union forces to victory in the Civil War.
- - Known for his role in the Battle of New Orleans.
- - First President to be impeached.
- - Led the U.S. during the Gulf War.
- - Resigned during the Watergate scandal.
- - Author of the Declaration of Independence.
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- - Hero of the Mexican-American War.
- - Known for his "Silent Cal" demeanor.
- - Emancipated the slaves and preserved the Union.
- - President during the Great Depression.
- - Grandson of William Henry Harrison.
- - Only President to serve non-consecutive terms.
- - Supreme Commander of Allied forces in WWII.
- - Son of John Adams and 6th President.
- - Oversaw the annexation of Texas.
- - Dropped atomic bombs on Japan to end WWII.
- - First Vice President to become President.
- - President during the Iran Hostage Crisis.
- - Assassinated shortly into his term.
- - A Rough Rider and environmentalist.
- - Succeeded Zachary Taylor as President.
- - Known for Reaganomics and the end of the Cold War.
- - Also served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
- - President during World War I.
- - Businessman turned President.
- - Pardoned Richard Nixon.
- - Led the U.S. through the Great Depression and WWII.
- - Father of the Constitution.
- - First President of the United States.
- - Second President and one of the Founding Fathers.
- - Current President as of my knowledge cutoff date (January 2022).
46 Clues: - Pardoned Richard Nixon. • - Father of the Constitution. • - President during World War I. • - Businessman turned President. • - Known for the Monroe Doctrine. • - Responded to the 9/11 attacks. • - President before the Civil War. • - Known for the Gadsden Purchase. • - Known for civil service reform. • - Oversaw the annexation of Texas. • - First President to be impeached. • ...
Civil War Angel Cruz 2017-02-14
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- the battle that cut the confederacy into two
- the place where Robert E Lee surrendered
- the bloodiest day of the civil war.
- Davis President of the confederacy.
- is Known as the bloodiest battle or first national cemetary
- the advantage of the south
- it freed southern slaves only
- seperated from the union
- general of the Confederacy
- is the first battle of the civil war
- was suspended by lincoln in times of war.
- the advantage of the north
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- is the General of the union who practiced total war
- he spoke at Gettysburg and made a famous speech
- the Battle tatic of the north
- this is what Robert E Lee fought for
- Total war tatic that destroyed Georgia
- it is another word for the draft
- is the first step of becoming the confederacy
19 Clues: seperated from the union • the advantage of the south • general of the Confederacy • the advantage of the north • the Battle tatic of the north • it freed southern slaves only • it is another word for the draft • the bloodiest day of the civil war. • this is what Robert E Lee fought for • Davis President of the confederacy. • is the first battle of the civil war • ...
Chapter 12 Crossword 2022-04-12
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- A bill passed in 1864 that would have given Congress control of Reconstruction
- A white Southerner who joined the Republican Party after the Civil War
- An amendment made to the U.S. Constitution that makes all persons born or naturalized in the United States citizens of the country
- To formally charge an official with misconduct in office
- The first African-American senator
- An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits the denial of voting rights to people because of their race or color
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- People in congress that wanted to give African Americans full citizenship
- A federal agency set up to help former slaves after the Civil War
- Laws passed throughout the post-Civil-War South which severely restricted African Americans' lives
- He succeeded Abraham Lincoln as president
- A Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War
- The period of rebuilding that followed the Civil War
- A system in which landowners give farm workers land, seed, and tools in return for a part of the crops they raise
13 Clues: The first African-American senator • He succeeded Abraham Lincoln as president • The period of rebuilding that followed the Civil War • A Northerner who moved to the South after the Civil War • To formally charge an official with misconduct in office • A federal agency set up to help former slaves after the Civil War • ...
Civil War 2023-11-23
14 Clues: union capital • union general • end of civil war • abolished in U.S. • start of civil war • largest union city • largest union state • confederate general • confederate president • 16th president of U.S. • 2nd confedrate capital • largest confedrate city • 1st confederate capital • largest confederate state
Civil War Vocabulary 2024-07-30
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- nickname for United States paper money
- included Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania
- term meaning "before war"
- said escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners
- nickname for southern white people who supported the Republican Party
- a nickname for the Confederacy
- a large farm in he southern United States
- a northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction to become rich
- cap worn by Civil War soldiers
- an army of citizens used in emergencies
- long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket
- ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War
- the rebuilding of war torn southern states
- also called the Union
- when Southern states chose to leave the United States
- an attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port
- a soldier killed or wounded during battle
- long gun that soliders shot from the shoulder
- took place west of the Appalachian Mountains
- nickname for people from the North and Union soldiers
- boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states
- the side of an army or military unit
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- describes people who supported the Union
- when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army
- putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country
- stated the enslaved in the Confederate states were to be set free
- when a person is murdered for political reasons
- nickname for the South
- crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers
- large caliber firearms
- nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War
- soliders that fight and travel by foot
- another name for the Confederate States of America or the South
- a person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery
- included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware
- nickname for people in the South supporting the Confederate states
- canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry food
- said Congress could not outlaw slavery
- warship fully covered and protected by iron cladding
- also called the North
40 Clues: also called the Union • also called the North • nickname for the South • large caliber firearms • term meaning "before war" • a nickname for the Confederacy • cap worn by Civil War soldiers • crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers • the side of an army or military unit • nickname for United States paper money • soliders that fight and travel by foot • ...
Semester Review 2024-05-20
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- What percent was the unemployment rate during the great depression
- Cattle were driven up to the _____________ in places like Kansas to sell cattle for more $$
- Spindletop produced 100000 ________ of oil per day
- Sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram are the 2 causes of _______
- _________ is the day the stock market crashed and started the great depression
- The 14th Amendment gave former slaves _______________
- President elected in 1932 on his promise of a new deal
- how many days in a row was London bombed for during WW2
- The 19th Amendment gave women the right to ______________
- Drought and overproduction were the 2 causes of this
- This was the plan by FDR to help bring the United States out of the Great Depression
- _____________________ is the invention that helped end cattle drives
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- Race and Space were what ___________________ ideas were all about
- This is the country that you should never invade
- President who passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- This is the day the allies invaded France and took it back from Germany
- This is the passenger ship Germany sank to bring the U.S. into World War 1
- Higgins The person credited with the discovery of oil in Texas
- This is the Souths policy of "separate but equal"
- Germanys new war strategy during WW2. It means "lightning war"
- 6,000-8,000 people were ___________ during the Galveston Hurricane
- This is the Civil Rights group started by James Farmer
- city that was hit with a hurricane in 1900
- ____________ attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor
- Great Britain, Russia, France, and the United States made up the ________ powers in WW2
- This is what brought the United States into World War 2
- Civil War battle that happened a month after the civil war had officially ended in Tx
- These are cities that underwent population and economic growth with oil
- Where oil was discovered in Texas
- The 13th ________________ ended slavery
- Civil War battle that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
31 Clues: Where oil was discovered in Texas • The 13th ________________ ended slavery • city that was hit with a hurricane in 1900 • This is the country that you should never invade • President who passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 • This is the Souths policy of "separate but equal" • Spindletop produced 100000 ________ of oil per day • ...
About the civil war in Alphabetical order 2025-05-08
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- Logs placed by the opposing side in an artillery position to give the idea that they were real guns.
- Full name ___ ___ was the president during the Civil War.
- used to free slaves and take them to either north states, or canada.
- emergency currency that was given by the United States
- made it so that the federal government had the responsibility to find enslaved people who escaped and to return them.
- Was told that he should not sue in the federal court, due to him not having the rights of a U.S citizen.
- introduced a new era of steam power vessels that were made from steel.
- Name for a medication made by native americans used to treat colds, stomach ulcers, and tons of other things.
- To Withdraw a state from the united states.
- What the North uses to describe the Civil war
- Permanent army units that primarily belonged to the North and South.
- Served as a highway for the Union army.
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- Created by president Lincoln on January 1st 1863.
- Party of the democrats that opposed the war.
- crackers that were made from flour,salt, and water
- A person who advocates for the independence of slaves
- A place for soldiers to leave there horses in case they needed them in advance, which had someone to observe them.
- The standard issue infantry weapons used during the civil war.
- of Antietam bloodiest single day battle in U.S history
- A law passed 1854 which allowed the people of ___ and ___ to choose whether they wanted to be a free state or a slave state.
- the period after the civil war where the south was once again rebuilt but followed the influence of the North.
- hoped that one day a slave rebellion would happen by him stealing and giving weapons to enslaved people.
- Term used to describe a soldier from the North.
- another name for the south states
- explosive devices
- The two sides of the Civil war.
26 Clues: explosive devices • The two sides of the Civil war. • another name for the south states • Served as a highway for the Union army. • To Withdraw a state from the united states. • Party of the democrats that opposed the war. • What the North uses to describe the Civil war • Term used to describe a soldier from the North. • Created by president Lincoln on January 1st 1863. • ...
. 2019-04-07
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- Place where the bloodiest single-day battle of the civil war took place
- One way the south tried to gain foreign allies
- Formally withdrawing from the Union
- An outpost that was attacked and began the civil war
- The North's name in the Civil War
- Place that held a key battle that turned the tides against the Confederates
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- A group of states consisting of Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri
- US president during the Civil War
- A new powerful form of ships
- The South's name in the Civil War
10 Clues: A new powerful form of ships • US president during the Civil War • The South's name in the Civil War • The North's name in the Civil War • Formally withdrawing from the Union • One way the south tried to gain foreign allies • An outpost that was attacked and began the civil war • Place where the bloodiest single-day battle of the civil war took place • ...
Civil war crossword 2023-02-24
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- the under ground ______ helped escaped slaves to get to freedom
- president _____ was the president during the civil war and was assassinated after
- the name of the north in the civil war
- _____ ranch was a military outpost during the civil war
- New Mexico and ______ where popular sovereignty states
- the name of the south in the civil war
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- the union fought to end ______
- ___ entered the the union as a free state
- the battle of ______ pass was nicknamed the Gettysburg of the west
- The _____ /union won the civil war
10 Clues: the union fought to end ______ • The _____ /union won the civil war • the name of the north in the civil war • the name of the south in the civil war • ___ entered the the union as a free state • New Mexico and ______ where popular sovereignty states • _____ ranch was a military outpost during the civil war • ...
17 2024-08-24
Across
- Slavery court case
- U.S. Naval hero
- Destiny ideology
- Women's voting rights
- 1867 land purchase
- Red Scare senator
- Roaring Twenties novel
- 1862 land act
- Teddy Bear namesake
- Of Tears
- 1960s conflict
- First in flight
- Great Depression programs
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- U.S.-Soviet standoff
- Lincoln's famous address
- First solo transatlantic flight
- Sumter Civil War start
- Post-Civil War era
- 1848 women's rights convention
- Pilgrims' ship
- Harbor attack
- First permanent colony
- First moon landing
- Canal completion
- 1930s ecological disaster
25 Clues: Of Tears • Harbor attack • 1862 land act • Pilgrims' ship • 1960s conflict • U.S. Naval hero • First in flight • Destiny ideology • Canal completion • Red Scare senator • Slavery court case • Post-Civil War era • 1867 land purchase • First moon landing • Teddy Bear namesake • U.S.-Soviet standoff • Women's voting rights • Sumter Civil War start • First permanent colony • Roaring Twenties novel • ...
20 2024-08-24
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- Jefferson's trade ban
- Turning point in Revolution
- Space Race start
- Anti-communist hearings
- Nixon's downfall
- Bacon's 1676 uprising
- Voting rights march
- Freedom proclamation
- Rebellion over taxes
- Alcohol ban
- Japanese internment case
- Civil War battle
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- Monkey Trial
- 1969 music festival
- Civil War siege
- Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Atomic bomb project
- Superpower rivalry
- Early U.S. political party
- Canal for trade
- First solo flight across Atlantic
- WWII island battle
- Massacre before Revolution
- First man on moon
- Gin inventor Whitney
25 Clues: Alcohol ban • Monkey Trial • Civil War siege • Canal for trade • Space Race start • Nixon's downfall • Civil War battle • First man on moon • Superpower rivalry • WWII island battle • 1969 music festival • Atomic bomb project • Voting rights march • Freedom proclamation • Rebellion over taxes • Gin inventor Whitney • Jefferson's trade ban • Bacon's 1676 uprising • Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin • ...
Civil War Puzzle 2023-11-29
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- E.Lee/ led the confederate army
- Virginia/ was the capital of the confederacy
- cotton/ Cotton and cotton growing considered in the pre civil war south as a vital commodity the major factor not only in the economy but also in politics
- Carolina/ the civil war started
- was a condition in which one human being was owned by another
- withdraw from an organization or communion
- D.C./ was the capital of the union at the time of the civil war
- Sumter/ Attacked by south Carolina starting the civil war
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- Davis/ President of the confederacy
- Union gains control of Mississippi River
- Beecher/ Wrote uncle toms cabin
- s.Grant/ led the union army to victory
- The Republican candidate won because the democratic party was split over slavery
- Carolina/ First state to secede leave the union in 1860
14 Clues: E.Lee/ led the confederate army • Beecher/ Wrote uncle toms cabin • Carolina/ the civil war started • Davis/ President of the confederacy • s.Grant/ led the union army to victory • Union gains control of Mississippi River • withdraw from an organization or communion • Virginia/ was the capital of the confederacy • Carolina/ First state to secede leave the union in 1860 • ...
Civil War Puzzle 2023-11-29
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- E.Lee/ led the confederate army
- Virginia/ was the capital of the confederacy
- cotton/ Cotton and cotton growing considered in the pre civil war south as a vital commodity the major factor not only in the economy but also in politics
- Carolina/ the civil war started
- was a condition in which one human being was owned by another
- withdraw from an organization or communion
- D.C./ was the capital of the union at the time of the civil war
- Sumter/ Attacked by south Carolina starting the civil war
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- Davis/ President of the confederacy
- Union gains control of Mississippi River
- Beecher/ Wrote uncle toms cabin
- s.Grant/ led the union army to victory
- The Republican candidate won because the democratic party was split over slavery
- Carolina/ First state to secede leave the union in 1860
14 Clues: E.Lee/ led the confederate army • Beecher/ Wrote uncle toms cabin • Carolina/ the civil war started • Davis/ President of the confederacy • s.Grant/ led the union army to victory • Union gains control of Mississippi River • withdraw from an organization or communion • Virginia/ was the capital of the confederacy • Carolina/ First state to secede leave the union in 1860 • ...
The Civil War 2019-01-24
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- /a state witch that allows slavery.
- /the North wore this color.
- /Issued by President Lincoln in 1862. It was created to free all the slaves in slave states only.
- /theSouth wore this color.
- /a rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money
- /americans that want to abolish,or end slavery.
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- /who wrote uncle toms cabin?
- /to withdraw
- /one of the many Generals chosen by Lincoln to lead Union forces in the war.
- /president of the Confederacy during the Civil War
- /tax on people's earnings
- /which state was the first to secede the union?
- /president of the Union during the Civil War. He opposed the expansion of slavery. He thought slavery was immoral.
- /a state witch does not allow slavery.
- /which side won the Civil War?
- /the leader of the Confederate army.
16 Clues: /to withdraw • /tax on people's earnings • /theSouth wore this color. • /the North wore this color. • /who wrote uncle toms cabin? • /which side won the Civil War? • /a state witch that allows slavery. • /the leader of the Confederate army. • /a state witch does not allow slavery. • /which state was the first to secede the union? • ...
Civil War Puzzle 2023-11-29
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- E.Lee/ led the confederate army
- Virginia/ was the capital of the confederacy
- cotton/ Cotton and cotton growing considered in the pre civil war south as a vital commodity the major factor not only in the economy but also in politics
- Carolina/ the civil war started
- was a condition in which one human being was owned by another
- withdraw from an organization or communion
- D.C./ was the capital of the union at the time of the civil war
- Sumter/ Attacked by south Carolina starting the civil war
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- Davis/ President of the confederacy
- Union gains control of Mississippi River
- Beecher/ Wrote uncle toms cabin
- s.Grant/ led the union army to victory
- The Republican candidate won because the democratic party was split over slavery
- Carolina/ First state to secede leave the union in 1860
14 Clues: E.Lee/ led the confederate army • Beecher/ Wrote uncle toms cabin • Carolina/ the civil war started • Davis/ President of the confederacy • s.Grant/ led the union army to victory • Union gains control of Mississippi River • withdraw from an organization or communion • Virginia/ was the capital of the confederacy • Carolina/ First state to secede leave the union in 1860 • ...
civil war crossword 2021-10-27
Across
- Northern states
- 16th president of the U.S
- leader of confederate states
- deadliest war in U.S history
- to get rid of
- Fort was attacked on April 1861
- leading cause of civilwar
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- Southern states
- 1st battle of civil war
- how Harriet Tubman freed 100s of slaves
- military leader in civil war
- racism
- election of 1860
- slave who could read and right
- battle with more than 23,000 casualties
15 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 • military leader in civil war • leader of confederate states • deadliest war in U.S history • slave who could read and right • Fort was attacked on April 1861 • how Harriet Tubman freed 100s of slaves • ...
Citizenship- Chapter 9 2025-03-03
Across
- conflict about Texas Annexation
- where the slaves worked
- Russia sold this state to America
- land bought from France
- Lincoln's speech
- Star Spangled Banner
- southern states during Civil War
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- signed the emancipation proclamation
- wrote the National Anthem
- holiday in February
- last state to join the USA
- northern states during Civil War
- conflict about slavery
- country that US controlled after Spanish-American war
- the 13th amendment ended this in America
15 Clues: Lincoln's speech • holiday in February • Star Spangled Banner • conflict about slavery • where the slaves worked • land bought from France • wrote the National Anthem • last state to join the USA • conflict about Texas Annexation • northern states during Civil War • southern states during Civil War • Russia sold this state to America • signed the emancipation proclamation • ...
Texas Civil War Vocab 2025-12-19
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- – a term used by Southerners to describe Northerners who moved to the South during Reconstruction, often to gain political or economic power.
- – abolished slavery throughout the United States.
- – the Northern states that remained loyal to the United States during the Civil War; also called Yankees or the Blue.
- Farmers – people who lived and worked on land owned by someone else, usually paying rent in cash or crops.
- Law – rule by the military in which normal civilian laws are suspended.
- – taxes placed on imported goods.
- – guaranteed the right to vote to men regardless of race.
- Proclamation – an order issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 that freed enslaved people in the Confederate states.
- – white Southerners who supported Reconstruction and worked with Republicans after the Civil War.
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- – to formally withdraw from a group or political body, such as a state leaving the United States.
- – the period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and reuniting the nation.
- – the group of Southern states that seceded from the United States during the Civil War.
- – granted citizenship and equal protection under the law to all U.S. citizens.
- Movement – a movement to abolish (end) slavery in the United States.
- – the year the Civil War began.
- – a farmer who worked land owned by someone else and paid rent with a share of the crops, often remaining in debt.
- – loyalty to a specific region of the country rather than the nation as a whole.
- Rights – the belief that states have powers reserved to them rather than controlled by the federal government.
18 Clues: – the year the Civil War began. • – taxes placed on imported goods. • – abolished slavery throughout the United States. • – guaranteed the right to vote to men regardless of race. • Movement – a movement to abolish (end) slavery in the United States. • Law – rule by the military in which normal civilian laws are suspended. • ...
The River Between Us Vocab practice 2026-02-23
Across
- Lacking experience or understanding
- Simple, or not developed
- Having to do with the activities of people who are members of a country.
- Not helpful; pointless
- The South during the Civil War
- The North during the Civil War
- Manners and behavior
- death or victim who is injured
- To formally end something
- have a strong effect on someone or something
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- swamp or marsh
- Relating to farming
- ones speech that is influenced by region
- To join the army
- Relating to industry and manufacturing
- comforters
- To leave or withdraw from a group
- a feature of the landscape that is easy to see and recognize
- not working, not active
- A system of money and trade
20 Clues: comforters • swamp or marsh • To join the army • Relating to farming • Manners and behavior • Not helpful; pointless • not working, not active • Simple, or not developed • To formally end something • A system of money and trade • The South during the Civil War • The North during the Civil War • death or victim who is injured • To leave or withdraw from a group • ...
APUSH 2024-05-13
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- the US joined it in 1917
- people who were loyal to Great Britain
- people who wanted freedom from Great Britain
- proposed the New Deal
- the Standard Oil company is an example
- a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement
- solution to the Articles of Confederation
- invented by Alexander Graham Bell
- the name for the south during the Civil War
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- Reagan's political party
- first US president
- changes to the constitution
- he discovered America in 1942
- 3rd US president
- people exposed them during the Red Scare
- annexed in 1898
- people who advocated for social change
- a terrible institution that caused the civil war
- Kennedy's political party
- issued the Emancipation Proclamation
20 Clues: annexed in 1898 • 3rd US president • first US president • proposed the New Deal • Reagan's political party • the US joined it in 1917 • Kennedy's political party • changes to the constitution • he discovered America in 1942 • invented by Alexander Graham Bell • issued the Emancipation Proclamation • people who were loyal to Great Britain • people who advocated for social change • ...
Ethan 2025-04-08
Across
- Large-caliber weapons used in war, like cannons.
- Large farm that typically used enslaved labor, especially in the South.
- Warship covered with protective metal plates.
- Soldiers who fight on foot.
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- Small bag used by soldiers to carry food and supplies.
- Paper money used during the Civil War.
- The northern states that fought to preserve the United States during the Civil War.
- Person who fought to end slavery.
- Northerner who moved South after the Civil War for political or financial gain.
- The southern states that seceded from the U.S. during the Civil War.
- Heavy, ankle-high boot worn by soldiers.
11 Clues: Soldiers who fight on foot. • Person who fought to end slavery. • Paper money used during the Civil War. • Heavy, ankle-high boot worn by soldiers. • Warship covered with protective metal plates. • Large-caliber weapons used in war, like cannons. • Small bag used by soldiers to carry food and supplies. • ...
Ancient Rome: Republic to Empire 2024-04-11
Across
- process of master freeing a slave
- god of the underworld
- former assistant to Marius; won civil war and became peacetime dictator
- describes the relationship between people and numina
- assassinated on March 15th, 44 BCE known as the Ides of March
- Guardian spirits of the family
- queen of Egypt, teamed with Antony in Civil War
- god of the ocean
- battle where Octavian wins civil war
- king of the gods; god of light and the sky
- nature spirits that inhabited every aspect of environment
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- Octavian's new name, which means “revered one”
- former gladiator & slave; led rebellion against Rome’s leaders
- winged messenger of the gods; god of trade, travelers, & thieves
- trained to fight for live entertainment
- three headed demon dog that guards the Underworld
- goddess of beauty and love
- ferryman of the dead
18 Clues: god of the ocean • ferryman of the dead • god of the underworld • goddess of beauty and love • Guardian spirits of the family • process of master freeing a slave • battle where Octavian wins civil war • trained to fight for live entertainment • king of the gods; god of light and the sky • Octavian's new name, which means “revered one” • ...
Civil War Station 8 2023-04-26
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- American Confederate general, he led the Shenandoah Valley campaign and fought with Lee in the Seven Days’ Battles and the First and Second Battles of Bull Run.
- American soldier, he was the first commissioned American admiral, and in the Civil War he captured New Orleans and maintained a blockade along the Gulf Coast against Confederate forces.
- was the first major battle of the Civil War and the Confederates’ victory.
- a Union victory in the Civil War that marked the bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. military history
- a warship that is heavily armored with iron
- a Civil War battle in which the Confederate army forced most of the Union army out of Virginia
- the Union army’s six-week blockade of Vicksburg that led the city to surrender during the Civil War
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- a Civil War battle in Tennessee in which the Union army gained greater control over the Mississippi River valley
- American soldier, he refused Lincoln’s offer to head the Union army and agreed to lead Confederate forces. He successfully led several major battles until his defeat at Gettysburg, and he surrendered to the Union’s commander General Grant at Appomattox Courthouse.
- an order issued by President Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union; took effect January 1, 1863
- Eighteenth president of the United States, he received a field promotion to lieutenant general in charge of all Union forces after leading a successful campaign in the West. He accepted General Lee’s surrender of Confederate forces at Appomattox Courthouse, ending the Civil War.
- American army general put in charge of Union troops and later removed by Lincoln for failure to press Lee’s Confederate troops in Richmond.
- freeing of the slaves
- an end to slavery
14 Clues: an end to slavery • freeing of the slaves • a warship that is heavily armored with iron • was the first major battle of the Civil War and the Confederates’ victory. • a Civil War battle in which the Confederate army forced most of the Union army out of Virginia • the Union army’s six-week blockade of Vicksburg that led the city to surrender during the Civil War • ...
Civil war station 2023-04-28
Across
- Democratic candidate for president in 1852 and the 14th president of the united states, he made the gadsden purchase which opened the northwest for settlement and passed the unpopular Kansas Nebraska Act.
- a slave state that lay between the north and the south and did not join the confederacy during the civil war Delaware Kentucky Maryland and Missouri were border states.
- American politcian and pro-slavery nominee for president he debated abraham Lincoln about slavery. He proposed the unpopular Kansas-Nebraska Act and established the freeport doctrine, upholding the idea of popular sovereignty.
- The first major battle of the civil war resulting in a confederate victory;showed that the civil war would not be won easily.
- American congressman,He assaulted and beat Senator Charles Sumner for his antislavery speeches and for insulting a pro salvery relative.He was nicknamed buly brooks by northerners.
- American army general put in charge of the union troops and later removed by Lincoln for failure to press Lee's Confedeate Troops in Richmond.
- A senator from Massachusetts, he was attacked by prestion Brooks with cane over the issue of slavery.
- American general he served as commander in the Mexican war and used a two part strategy against the south in the Civil War he wanted to destroy the South's economy with a naval blockade and gain control of the mississippi River.
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- A civil War battle in which the confederate army forced most of the Union army out of Virginia.
- an incident in which abolitionist John Brown and seven other men Murdered Pro-slavery Kansans.
- a law that allowed voters in kansas and nebraska to chose whether to allow slavery.
- a federal outpost in Charleston, South carolina that was attacked by the Confederates in April 1861, sparking the civil War.
- a series of civil War battles in which Confederate army successes forced the union army to retreat from Richmond Virginia the confederate Capital.
- Confederate efforts to use the importance of southern cotton to Britain's textile industry to persuade the british to support the confederacy in the civil war.
14 Clues: a law that allowed voters in kansas and nebraska to chose whether to allow slavery. • an incident in which abolitionist John Brown and seven other men Murdered Pro-slavery Kansans. • A civil War battle in which the confederate army forced most of the Union army out of Virginia. • ...
Period 8 & 9 Exam 2022-04-07
Across
- war on terror took place in this country
- caused by US support of Israel in Yom Kippur War
- more professional and educational training directly providing service to human beings
- connects millions across world with friends and family
- president while American hostages were held in Tehran
- caused decrease of popular support of Vietnam war
- we invaded this country in 2003 and toppled gov't
- expansion of free trade with Mexico, US & Canada
- high prices and high unemployment
- policy used by Nixon to end Cold War tensions
- revolutionized communication, even including video and internet coverage
- market bubble burst and recession ensued
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- economic practice of deregulation & austerity with increase of incomes for wealthy Americans
- bill granting veterans education assistance
- reasons for end of Cold War
- civil rights group that used violence
- best known for her criticism of gender roles
- anti-war demonstration where four students were killed
- act accused of violating civil liberties in the name of stopping terrorism
- social programs
20 Clues: social programs • reasons for end of Cold War • high prices and high unemployment • civil rights group that used violence • war on terror took place in this country • market bubble burst and recession ensued • bill granting veterans education assistance • best known for her criticism of gender roles • policy used by Nixon to end Cold War tensions • ...
Civil War CROSSWORD NO NOTES 2024-02-28
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- :where did the war end
- :some women and men provided
- :who was the general for the union
- :what did abraham make his navy do to southern ports
- :who was elected in 1860
- :what month did the civil war end
- :which states are rural
- :what part is monitor
- :what state was created during the war
- :who was a abolitionist and spy
- :who led a revolt
- :what part is merrimack
- :what troop was the confederacy
- :who was a african american spy
- : what states were industrialized
- :what river was iron-clad on
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- :supported the underground rail
- :who played a major role in battle of bullrun
- :sailor for the union navy
- :what was the 1st major battle:
- :who wanted new states to be slave states
- :capital of the confederacy
- :who led a raid
- :most did not take sides in the war
- :campaigned to end slavery
- :who won the war
- :what did southern states want
- :who surrendered
- :who created the red cross
- :what war started in 1861
30 Clues: :who led a raid • :who won the war • :who surrendered • :who led a revolt • :what part is monitor • :where did the war end • :which states are rural • :what part is merrimack • :who was elected in 1860 • :what war started in 1861 • :sailor for the union navy • :campaigned to end slavery • :who created the red cross • :capital of the confederacy • :some women and men provided • ...
Period 8 & 9 Exam 2022-04-07
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- war on terror took place in this country
- caused by US support of Israel in Yom Kippur War
- more professional and educational training directly providing service to human beings
- connects millions across world with friends and family
- president while American hostages were held in Tehran
- caused decrease of popular support of Vietnam war
- we invaded this country in 2003 and toppled gov't
- expansion of free trade with Mexico, US & Canada
- high prices and high unemployment
- policy used by Nixon to end Cold War tensions
- revolutionized communication, even including video and internet coverage
- market bubble burst and recession ensued
Down
- economic practice of deregulation & austerity with increase of incomes for wealthy Americans
- bill granting veterans education assistance
- reasons for end of Cold War
- civil rights group that used violence
- best known for her criticism of gender roles
- anti-war demonstration where four students were killed
- act accused of violating civil liberties in the name of stopping terrorism
- social programs
20 Clues: social programs • reasons for end of Cold War • high prices and high unemployment • civil rights group that used violence • war on terror took place in this country • market bubble burst and recession ensued • bill granting veterans education assistance • best known for her criticism of gender roles • policy used by Nixon to end Cold War tensions • ...
Civil War CROSSWORD NO NOTES 2024-02-28
Across
- :where did the war end
- :some women and men provided
- :who was the general for the union
- :what did abraham make his navy do to southern ports
- :who was elected in 1860
- :what month did the civil war end
- :which states are rural
- :what part is monitor
- :what state was created during the war
- :who was a abolitionist and spy
- :who led a revolt
- :what part is merrimack
- :what troop was the confederacy
- :who was a african american spy
- : what states were industrialized
- :what river was iron-clad on
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- :supported the underground rail
- :who played a major role in battle of bullrun
- :sailor for the union navy
- :what was the 1st major battle:
- :who wanted new states to be slave states
- :capital of the confederacy
- :who led a raid
- :most did not take sides in the war
- :campaigned to end slavery
- :who won the war
- :what did southern states want
- :who surrendered
- :who created the red cross
- :what war started in 1861
30 Clues: :who led a raid • :who won the war • :who surrendered • :who led a revolt • :what part is monitor • :where did the war end • :which states are rural • :what part is merrimack • :who was elected in 1860 • :what war started in 1861 • :sailor for the union navy • :campaigned to end slavery • :who created the red cross • :capital of the confederacy • :some women and men provided • ...
Review for Unit 5: Division and Civil War 2023-11-08
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- This was an infamous Confederate POW camp during the Civil War
- ________ was the northern war strategy
- The Civil War was caused by this specific states' rights issue
- South Carolina exercised their state right of ___________, to express disapproval for the increase in federal tariffs.
- Georgia secedes from the _______ after Lincoln is elected
- Lincoln and the republican view of slavery was that it should not ___________.
- The outcome of this case (________ vs. Sanford) stated that he was not a citizen and therefore had no right to sue for freedom
- Atlanta was a transportation ______ in the Confederacy, which is why the Union targeted this city during the Civil War.
- This occurred immediately after the Presidential Election of 1860
- The Georgia _________ stated that Georgia would comply with the Compromise of 1850 as long as the Fugitive Slave Act was enforced
- This city had more railroads and was more industrialized than any other Confederate state
- These issues brought up questions regarding the power of the federal and state governments
- ____________ over slavery occurred in 1820 and 1850
- This battle in Georgia was the last major Confederate win!
- The Union Blockade _____ goods from coming or going out of the Confederacy
- King Cotton _________ was the southern war strategy
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- The time period before the Civil War
- Another word for secession
- Sherman targeted this population in order to defeat Georgia quickly
- The South's economy was based on __________.
- The North's economy was based on ________.
- This group argued states should have more rights and that the federal government should have less power.
- The Battle of Chickamauga was the largest battle in ______________ during the Civil War.
- The North favored higher ____________ in order to protect their own manufacturing businesses.
- Southerners _______ that as President, Lincoln would abolish slavery
- The Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for the 13th ______.
- As part of the provisions in the Compromise of 1850, this state was admitted to the Union as a free state.
- The Emancipation Proclamation did not _____ end slavery.
- The Union was able to capture this fort, which kept the confederates from getting the supplies they needed.
29 Clues: Another word for secession • The time period before the Civil War • ________ was the northern war strategy • The North's economy was based on ________. • The South's economy was based on __________. • ____________ over slavery occurred in 1820 and 1850 • King Cotton _________ was the southern war strategy • The Emancipation Proclamation did not _____ end slavery. • ...
H5 Civil War Review 2024-11-14
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- Georgia city that was given to Lincoln as a Christmas present
- A POW prison camp to hold Union soldiers
- someone who strongly opposed slavery and worked to end it
- what South Carolina practiced when President Jackson put a tax on goods imported from Europe
- the immediate result of the Emancipation Proclamation
- a tax on imported goods
- what the North got out of the Compromise of 1850
- led the Atlanta campaign and the March to the Sea
- The location of the end of the Civil War
- A battle that was considered the turning point of the war
- event that happened in 1860 which led to the secession of Southern states
- an enslaved man whose court case led to the declaration that enslaved people were property, not citizens
- the idea that states should be able to make their own choices about laws in their states
- the battle that prompted Lincoln to write the Emancipation Proclamation
- The uniform color of the Confederates
- The northern states during the Civil War
- a military maneuver meant to prevent goods/soldiers from passing through
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- city integral to the war effort because of its economic importance and ability to supply goods to the army
- the month in which the end of slavery is celebrated
- the first state to secede from the Union
- The uniform color of the Union
- Sumter The location of the start of the Civil War
- the president of the US during the Civil War
- the EVENTUAL result of the Emancipation Proclamation
- the last state to free their slaves
- what the South got out of the Compromise of 1850
- The southern states during the civil war
- Major Southern general
- A compromise to make northern states free states and southern states free was named after this state in 1820
- Georgia's biggest export
- Major Norther general and the 18 US president
- Location of a major battle near the Georgia-Tennessee boarder
32 Clues: Major Southern general • a tax on imported goods • Georgia's biggest export • The uniform color of the Union • the last state to free their slaves • The uniform color of the Confederates • A POW prison camp to hold Union soldiers • the first state to secede from the Union • The southern states during the civil war • The location of the end of the Civil War • ...
About the civil war in Alphabetical order 2025-05-08
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- Logs placed by the opposing side in an artillery position to give the idea that they were real guns.
- Full name ___ ___ was the president during the Civil War.
- used to free slaves and take them to either north states, or canada.
- emergency currency that was given by the United States
- made it so that the federal government had the responsibility to find enslaved people who escaped and to return them.
- Was told that he should not sue in the federal court, due to him not having the rights of a U.S citizen.
- introduced a new era of steam power vessels that were made from steel.
- Name for a medication made by native americans used to treat colds, stomach ulcers, and tons of other things.
- To Withdraw a state from the united states.
- What the North uses to describe the Civil war
- Permanent army units that primarily belonged to the North and South.
- Served as a highway for the Union army.
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- Created by president Lincoln on January 1st 1863.
- Party of the democrats that opposed the war.
- crackers that were made from flour,salt, and water
- A person who advocates for the independence of slaves
- A place for soldiers to leave there horses in case they needed them in advance, which had someone to observe them.
- The standard issue infantry weapons used during the civil war.
- of Antietam bloodiest single day battle in U.S history
- A law passed 1854 which allowed the people of ___ and ___ to choose whether they wanted to be a free state or a slave state.
- the period after the civil war where the south was once again rebuilt but followed the influence of the North.
- hoped that one day a slave rebellion would happen by him stealing and giving weapons to enslaved people.
- Term used to describe a soldier from the North.
- another name for the south states
- explosive devices
- The two sides of the Civil war.
26 Clues: explosive devices • The two sides of the Civil war. • another name for the south states • Served as a highway for the Union army. • To Withdraw a state from the united states. • Party of the democrats that opposed the war. • What the North uses to describe the Civil war • Term used to describe a soldier from the North. • Created by president Lincoln on January 1st 1863. • ...
American History 2024-12-12
Across
- System abolished by the Civil War.
- Court Highest judicial body in the U.S.
- First permanent English settlement.
- 16th President who abolished slavery.
- Revolutionary battle site in North Carolina.
- President during most of WWII.
- Chief Justice and judicial reformer.
- Fundamental law of the U.S.
- Original territories of the United States.
- War for American independence.
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- Declaration marking U.S. freedom.
- First U.S. President and Founding Father.
- Expansion toward the Pacific.
- Fundamental American ideal.
- Site of a 1941 attack by Japan.
- Destiny Belief in U.S. territorial expansion.
- Inventor of the electric light bulb.
- Doctrine U.S. policy against European intervention.
- Famous 1836 battle in Texas.
- War between Union and Confederacy.
20 Clues: Fundamental American ideal. • Fundamental law of the U.S. • Famous 1836 battle in Texas. • Expansion toward the Pacific. • President during most of WWII. • War for American independence. • Site of a 1941 attack by Japan. • Declaration marking U.S. freedom. • System abolished by the Civil War. • War between Union and Confederacy. • First permanent English settlement. • ...
Civil War Crossword 2021-02-18
Across
- impossible to contradict
- a alliance of the Confederate States of America
- soldiers that fight on foot
- a alliance of the north states
- when a person is murdered for political reasons
- a dollar bill
- a political candiate who seeks election
- an estate where crops are grown
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- a leather shoe that was well known in the Civil War
- Large caliber guns in the Civil War
- a nickname for northerners that were against the civil war
- a person who was against slavery
- the action of withdrawing formally
- a small sturdy bag carried on the back, for soldiers
- a soldier that is wounded or killed in battle
15 Clues: a dollar bill • impossible to contradict • soldiers that fight on foot • a alliance of the north states • an estate where crops are grown • a person who was against slavery • the action of withdrawing formally • Large caliber guns in the Civil War • a political candiate who seeks election • a soldier that is wounded or killed in battle • ...
Civil Rights 1 2023-04-17
Across
- Well known White Supremacist group that caused terror
- group of African American military pilots and airmen who fought in World War II (Helped Decrease Opposition of Military)
- Black men get to vote
- Supreme Court decision that created a justification for segregation
- What was being fought for during the civil war
- Black Civil Rights Group Founded by WEB DuBois
- Equal protection for all U.S. Citizens
- Signed Executive Order to Desegregate Military
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- movement for legal equality for all races
- keeping races separate
- Other word for hanging
- Year slavery was abolished
- racist laws that enforced segregation
- Era after the Civil War
- Amendment that abolished slavery
15 Clues: Black men get to vote • keeping races separate • Other word for hanging • Era after the Civil War • Year slavery was abolished • Amendment that abolished slavery • racist laws that enforced segregation • Equal protection for all U.S. Citizens • movement for legal equality for all races • What was being fought for during the civil war • ...
Reconstruction 2025-05-12
Across
- The 15th Amendment gave African Americans the right to do this.
- This Amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
- White Southerners who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party
- Republicans who wanted to punish the South
- Fees required to vote, used to suppress Black voters
- The 13th Amendment banned slavery except for punishment of a ______
- Northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War
- Southern Democrats who aimed to restore white supremacy after Reconstruction
- An agricultural labor system that emerged in the Southern United States after the Civil War,
- President during Reconstruction
- 16th President, was assassinated prior to Reconstruction
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- This act passed in 1866 wasthe first major federal legislation to address civil rights in the United States, specifically protecting the rights of African Americans after the Civil War
- the period immediately following the Civil War
- The person who assassinated Lincoln
- This terrorist group was formed during Reconstruction
- This "bureau" was formed to acclimate former enslaved peoples into American society
- This person was the first African American to serve in the Senate
- Laws aimed towards African Americans and restricted their upward mobility
- the replacement of civilian government by military rule and the suspension of civilian legal processes for military powers during Reconstruction
- This Amendment gave African Americans citizenship
- This Amendment ended Slavery
- Laws that segregated Whites and Blacks known as "separate but equal"
- The percentage of the population that needed to swear allegiance to the USA
- The legal or social separation of people by race
- The president who ended Reconstruction
25 Clues: This Amendment ended Slavery • President during Reconstruction • The person who assassinated Lincoln • The president who ended Reconstruction • Republicans who wanted to punish the South • the period immediately following the Civil War • The legal or social separation of people by race • This Amendment gave African Americans citizenship • ...
Unit 5 1302 U.S History Cross word puzzle 2025-05-09
24 Clues: X • War • War • War • Wall • Race • Boom • Bill • Plan • Power • Theory • Society • of Pigs • Doctrine • v. Board • Movement • Doctrine • of Tonkin • Offensive • on Poverty • Missile Crisis • Luther King Jr. • Rights Act (1965) • Rights Act (1964)
2 2025-02-15
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- Black rights activist
- Moon mission name
- 1962 nuclear standoff
- JFK, MLK, RFK fate
- Divided Germany
- "Reach Out" Motown group
- "Let It Bleed" band
- Revolutionary figure
- Civil rights leader
- MLK’s 1963 speech event
- Beatles fan frenzy
- Anti-poverty initiative
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- 1969 Apollo event
- Equality movement
- US-Soviet tensions
- Gender equality cause
- Militant civil rights group
- Succeeded JFK
- Anti-war symbol
- "For What It’s Worth" band
- Divisive US war
- "My Girl" singers
- Johnson’s programs
- Assassinated president
- Failed Cuba invasion
25 Clues: Succeeded JFK • Anti-war symbol • Divisive US war • Divided Germany • 1969 Apollo event • Equality movement • Moon mission name • "My Girl" singers • US-Soviet tensions • JFK, MLK, RFK fate • Johnson’s programs • Beatles fan frenzy • "Let It Bleed" band • Civil rights leader • Revolutionary figure • Failed Cuba invasion • Gender equality cause • Black rights activist • 1962 nuclear standoff • ...
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 crossword 2021-10-27
Across
- 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 2026-03-29
Across
- Fort where fighting began
- President of the Confederacy(last name)
- the side that won the Battle of Bull Run
- Mostly industrial
- Name of the first ironclad ship
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- The battle that was the turning point of the war
- the formally withdraw from a political union
- United States president during the Civil War
- nickname for the South during the Civil War
- Mostly agricultural
- Type of warfare that was changed by the Battle of the Ironclads
- Nickname for the North during the Civil War
12 Clues: Mostly industrial • Mostly agricultural • Fort where fighting began • Name of the first ironclad ship • President of the Confederacy(last name) • the side that won the Battle of Bull Run • nickname for the South during the Civil War • Nickname for the North during the Civil War • the formally withdraw from a political union • United States president during the Civil War • ...
18 2024-08-24
Across
- 1969 music festival
- Underground Railroad conductor
- Light bulb inventor
- Japanese internment case
- Bloodiest Civil War day
- Ended Cold War
- Four-term president
- Interstate highways
- Space Race start
- Island immigration station
- Express mail service
- Dropped atomic bomb
- Lost Colony
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- WWII battle
- Rides for civil rights
- Railroad for slaves
- Evolution trial
- Revolution turning point
- Act colonial protest
- Turning point battle
- Established judicial review
- First moonwalker
- First political party
- Vietnam peace talks
- Post-WWII alliance
25 Clues: WWII battle • Lost Colony • Ended Cold War • Evolution trial • First moonwalker • Space Race start • Post-WWII alliance • 1969 music festival • Railroad for slaves • Light bulb inventor • Vietnam peace talks • Four-term president • Interstate highways • Dropped atomic bomb • Act colonial protest • Turning point battle • Express mail service • First political party • Rides for civil rights • ...
The Civil War 2024-03-22
Across
- 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. • ...
Ainisha Witt Civil War 8th Grade 2018-04-27
Across
- -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
Across
- 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 • ...
The Civil War (Gavin Salas) 2017-02-13
Across
- 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
Down
- 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
Across
- 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 ________ • ...
Civil War 2023-02-22
Across
- 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
Across
- 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
Across
- 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 • ...
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 • ...
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
3 2024-08-24
Across
- 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 • ...
Dream Trivia Category 2026-03-26
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- ACT Taxation without rep
- ___ Revolution
- The 18th Amendment
- The 1823 Doctrine
- Post-WWII generation
- ___ Destiny
- Declaration author
- Supreme law of the land
- Leaving the Union
- 1803 Purchase
- DEAL FDR's program
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- 1960s-70s conflict
- The Great ___
- Hamilton's party
- Nixon scandal
- The 19th Amendment
- OF RIGHTS First 10 Amendments
- Expansion overseas
- Emancipation author
- Texas battle site
- 1900s reform era
- Post-Civil War era
- Early settlement
- RIGHTS 1960s movement
- AWAKENING Religious revival era
- WAR US vs USSR
26 Clues: ___ Destiny • The Great ___ • Nixon scandal • 1803 Purchase • ___ Revolution • Hamilton's party • 1900s reform era • Early settlement • Texas battle site • The 1823 Doctrine • Leaving the Union • 1960s-70s conflict • The 19th Amendment • Expansion overseas • The 18th Amendment • Declaration author • Post-Civil War era • Emancipation author • Post-WWII generation • WAR US vs USSR • ...
civil war crossword 2021-10-27
Across
- 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
Down
- 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
Across
- 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
Across
- 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 Crossword 2026-04-02
Across
- A name applied to the Kansas Territory in the years before the Civil War, when the territory was a battleground between proslavery and antislavery forces.
- Confederate States of America, a confederation formed in 1861 by southern states after their secession from the Union.
- A Maryland creek, and the sight of the bloodiest single-day battle in American history during the Civil War.
- A law enacted in 1854, that established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and gave their residents the right to decide whether to allow slavery.
- The author and abolitionist who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- A drafting of citizens for military service.
- Favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people.
- The idea, expressed by Stephen Douglas in 1858, that any territory could exclude slavery by simply refusing to pass laws supporting it.
- A political party formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into U.S. territory.
Down
- A three-part strategy by which the Union proposed to defeat the Confederacy in the Civil War.
- A Virginia creek and the site of the first major battle of the Civil War.
- An African American man who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom, where the court ruled that African Americans are not citizens, and therefore cannot sue in the court of law.
- An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing slaves in all regions behind confederate lines.
- The Union General who led the United States to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War.
- A law enacted as part of the Compromise of 1850, designed to ensure that escaped slaves would be returned into bondage.
- A northern Democrat who advocated making peace with the Confederacy during the Civil War.
- The 16th President, who issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.
- The Virginia location of a federal arsenal raided by John Brown in the hope of starting a slave rebellion.
- A court order requiring authorities to bring a prisoner before the court so that the court can determine whether the prisoner is being held legally.
19 Clues: A drafting of citizens for military service. • The author and abolitionist who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin. • The 16th President, who issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. • Favoring the interests of native-born people over foreign-born people. • A Virginia creek and the site of the first major battle of the Civil War. • ...
African Wars by Christian 2024-05-31
Across
- 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.
Down
- 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. • ...
Civil War Review 2023-10-17
Across
- 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
Down
- 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
Across
- 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
Down
- 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
Across
- 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
Down
- 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
Across
- 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.
Down
- - 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. • ...
History 2020-03-01
Across
- 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?
Down
- 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? • ...
HUSH 2024-03-05
Across
- ________ 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
Down
- 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 • ...
Tamura1234 2022-01-14
Across
- 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
Down
- 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 • ...
History 2023-05-17
Across
- 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
Down
- 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
Across
- 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
Down
- 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 • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-07-31
Across
- 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
Down
- 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
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
Acronyms / Cold War / 1950s 2023-03-16
Across
- 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
Down
- 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
Across
- 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
Down
- 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 • ...
