civil war Crossword Puzzles
Civil War 2025-04-11
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- led a march through Georgia destroying crops and property
- the American states called themselves this
- the states that wanted to keep slaves called themselves this
- the Amendment that freed slaves
- where General Lee and Grant arranged a Confederate surrender
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- the man who assassinated President Lincoln
- a draft that forced men to fight in the war
- law that freed all slaves in the Southern states
- people trying to destroy slavery are called this
- a new type of bullet invented in the Civil war
- well known general for leading the Union army
- taxed peoples income to help pay for the war
- Confederate general who earned his name from a strong defense
- well known general for leading the Confederate army
- where Lincoln gave a famous address
15 Clues: the Amendment that freed slaves • where Lincoln gave a famous address • the man who assassinated President Lincoln • the American states called themselves this • a draft that forced men to fight in the war • taxed peoples income to help pay for the war • well known general for leading the Union army • a new type of bullet invented in the Civil war • ...
Civil War 2025-05-19
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- a famous abolitionist.
- the most cash crop farmed.
- the river the north wanted to split the south.
- refused to come back to the aid of the confederacy.
- a plan to set the slaves free.
- the most bloodiest battle of US history.
- number one killer of war.
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- the process of cutting off limbs.
- First battle of the civil war.
- president of south.
- the president elected in 1860.
- Soldiers had to do for hours in of practicing for the war.
- states that remained loyal to your region
- the nickname for the soldiers in north.
- the plan to blockade the south.
15 Clues: president of south. • a famous abolitionist. • number one killer of war. • the most cash crop farmed. • First battle of the civil war. • the president elected in 1860. • a plan to set the slaves free. • the plan to blockade the south. • the process of cutting off limbs. • the nickname for the soldiers in north. • the most bloodiest battle of US history. • ...
Ch. 11: American Civil War Review Puzzle 2025-10-03
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- He used Total War to destroy the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia
- _________ Amendment: abolished slavery in 1865.
- First ______; 1861; CSA win; war would be long.
- November 1863; dedicated a cemetery; addressed the purposes of the Civil War
- June 19, 1865; jubilee day; emancipation in Texas
- conical shaped bullet; contributed to high casualties during the war.
- Joseph _______; Union general who wanted to use the "hammer and anvil" to defeat the CSA at Chancellorsville; he lost that battle. (Last name only).
- Commanding General of the Army of Northern Virginia; he surrendered in April 1865 (last name only)
- 1863 seige; turning point in the west.
- The most common surgery during the Civil War.
- Term used to describe the placement of ships around the CSA coast to cut off supplies
- _____ name of the Republican Party in 1864
- bloodiest single day of fighting in the Civil War
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- DE, MD, KY,MO (WV in 1863)- states that allowed slavery but stayed with the Union
- freed enslaved people in Confederates states; changed the goals of war
- 1863 battle; turning point in the east.
- Ambrose _________; general who resigned after the devastating loss at Fredericksburg (last name only)
- Union general who developed the Anaconda Plan (first and last names)
- Union general fired after Antietam; overly cautious; 1864 Democratic presidential candidate (last name only)
- CSA general who lost his arm and then died after Chancellorsville (nickname and last name)
- Battle in April 1862; two days in Tennessee; taught both sides the war would have high casualties.
- He led a destructive "March to Sea" in Georgia; total war.
- Confederate capital
- He became General-in-Chief of all Union armies
- President, 1861-1865 (last name only)
25 Clues: Confederate capital • President, 1861-1865 (last name only) • 1863 seige; turning point in the west. • 1863 battle; turning point in the east. • _____ name of the Republican Party in 1864 • The most common surgery during the Civil War. • He became General-in-Chief of all Union armies • _________ Amendment: abolished slavery in 1865. • ...
Civil War crossword 2021-10-12
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- people who were trying to get rid of the institution of slavery
- the eleven states that left the union for its independence
- the address given by Lincoln to maintain the lives of the soldiers who had died in the American Civil war
- confederate president during the civil war
- a block of supplies to the confederate states
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- a series of secret passages that allowed slaves to escape to the north for freedom
- the executive order stating that slaves everywhere in the nation were now free
- led the confederate army through Virginia
- state citizens that would participate in the army
- states that are slave states but never succeeded from the union
- an advocate for allowing african americans to fight in the civil war
- a person who was against the civil war
- the bloodiest battle in the american history
- a confederate general who led his soldiers through the battle of Bull Run
14 Clues: a person who was against the civil war • led the confederate army through Virginia • confederate president during the civil war • the bloodiest battle in the american history • a block of supplies to the confederate states • state citizens that would participate in the army • the eleven states that left the union for its independence • ...
social studies 2023-04-28
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- A devotion to the interests of one geographic region over the interests of the county as a whole
- the president during the civil war
- Slave states that lay between the north and south and didn't join the confederacy during the civil war
- a federal outpost in Charleston south Carolina, that was attacked by the confederates in April 1861, sparking the civil war
- a civil war battle in which the confederate army forced most of the union army out of Virginia
- A union victory in the civil war that marked the bloodiest single day battle in the U.S
- to formally withdraw from the union
- Confederate efforts to use the importance southern cotton
- a la that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose weather to allow slavery
- a law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves
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- a warship that is heavily armored with iron
- The Battle of Shiloh was a crucial success for the Union Army, led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee
- A political party formed in 1848 by antislavery northerners
- a political party formed in the 1850's to stop the spread of slavery in the west
14 Clues: the president during the civil war • to formally withdraw from the union • a warship that is heavily armored with iron • a law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves • Confederate efforts to use the importance southern cotton • A political party formed in 1848 by antislavery northerners • ...
Civil War Review 2024-05-01
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- The Kansas-_______ Act allowed people to vote on the issue of slavery
- The Missouri ___ divided free and slave states
- This person sued for freedom but lost in an infamous case
- The economy of the South was mainly based on this
- Top Union general
- The first battle of the war was at...
- Abraham ___ president of the Union
- The Civil War was fought over this issue
- The Gettysburg ___ was a famous speech delivered by the president
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- Holiday commemorating end of slavery
- This proclamation partially ended slavery
- This amendment permanently ended slavery
- Considered the turning point of the war
- The difference between parts of the Country
- Top Confederate general
- The economy of the North was mainly base on this
- The first shots of the war were at Fort ____
- Side that won Civil War
- Jefferson ___ president of the Confederacy
19 Clues: Top Union general • Top Confederate general • Side that won Civil War • Abraham ___ president of the Union • Holiday commemorating end of slavery • The first battle of the war was at... • Considered the turning point of the war • This amendment permanently ended slavery • The Civil War was fought over this issue • This proclamation partially ended slavery • ...
AMERICAN HISTORY Mid TERM 2012-01-25
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- an act or action to avoid war
- the chief justice of the supreme court who rulled in favor of strong central gov
- Lincoln issues this to cause problems for the Confederacy
- when citizens favor the state or local gov over the federal
- restrictive rules set up by southern states
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- before the war (civil war)
- Seventh President of the U.S. he favored Indian removal and killing the BUS
- the period followinf the civil war when the President and Congress try to put the nation back together
- the first ten amendments to the constitution
- supreme body of law in the U.S.
- The restrictions on the colonist placed by the British to insure the King of England had a favorable balance of trade
- the job of many African Americans after the civil war
- case that set the precedent for judicial review
- a loose association of states
- pride in one's country; patriotism
- supreme court case involving the issues of citizenship
16 Clues: before the war (civil war) • an act or action to avoid war • a loose association of states • supreme body of law in the U.S. • pride in one's country; patriotism • restrictive rules set up by southern states • the first ten amendments to the constitution • case that set the precedent for judicial review • the job of many African Americans after the civil war • ...
The Civil War 2013-09-12
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- Mounted soldiers who could easily weaken enemy lines.
- The north half of the U.S. during the Civil War.
- People against slavery working to free them.
- One of the major battles of the Civil War.
- For the first time women were allowed to be nurses.
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- The artillery of the Civil War.
- The 16th president who stopped the Civil War.
- The south half of the U.S. that was for slavery.
- Africans taken from their homeland to work at plantations.
- The main weapon used during the war.
10 Clues: The artillery of the Civil War. • The main weapon used during the war. • One of the major battles of the Civil War. • People against slavery working to free them. • The 16th president who stopped the Civil War. • The north half of the U.S. during the Civil War. • The south half of the U.S. that was for slavery. • For the first time women were allowed to be nurses. • ...
Crossword Activity! 2021-05-07
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- The Northern States name as a whole
- A communication device used during the Civil War
- the president of the southern states that seceded
- The U.S. president during the Civil War
- A war between the Northern and Southern states in America
- Another word for “division” between two places
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- a document made to abolish slavery that freed all slaves
- a commonly used weapon during the Civil War
- A famous place where the deadliest battle of the Civil War took place
- The Southern States name as a whole
10 Clues: The Northern States name as a whole • The Southern States name as a whole • The U.S. president during the Civil War • a commonly used weapon during the Civil War • Another word for “division” between two places • A communication device used during the Civil War • the president of the southern states that seceded • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-12
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- The amendment that defined United States citizenship
- The group that the seceded states started
- Violence broke out after this state became a free state
- A person who sought to abolish slavery
- Bringing the Southern states back into the Union
- The amendment that abolished slavery
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- Last name of the USA's president during the Civil War
- Last name of the general that led the winning side to victory
- The ____ Compromise was an act that made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state
- The amendment that granted African American men the to vote
- Civil War's bloodiest battle
- After the election of 1860, South ____ seceded from the Union
- The side that won the Civil War
- Last name of the Confederate general that served throughout the Civil War
- The ownership of a person as property
15 Clues: Civil War's bloodiest battle • The side that won the Civil War • The amendment that abolished slavery • The ownership of a person as property • A person who sought to abolish slavery • The group that the seceded states started • Bringing the Southern states back into the Union • The amendment that defined United States citizenship • ...
The Union in Peril: Chapter 4 Vocabulary 2017-11-07
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- Formal withdrawal
- Well-known two-term senator
- strategic stand point during civil war
- Landowners gave land,seeds, and tools in return for crops
- Self educated man
- Assassinated Lincoln
- Famous speech delivered by Lincoln
- Where lee surrendered to grant
- founded "Red Cross"
- Best known for having commanded the confederate army of northern Virginia
- Formed in 1861 by southern states
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- Lincoln's appointed commander
- The period of rebuilding
- Prohibits the denial of voting rights to people due to race
- Owner took him from the slave state of Missouri
- Abolished slavery
- Executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln
- A white southerner who joined the republican party after the civil war
- Makes all people born or naturalized in the u.s citizens
- Helped runaway slaves
- Led union through Georgia
- Set up to help former slaves
- Residents vote to decide an issue
- Northerner who moved to the south after the civil war
- Shot by his own troops
- Tax on earnings
26 Clues: Tax on earnings • Formal withdrawal • Abolished slavery • Self educated man • founded "Red Cross" • Assassinated Lincoln • Helped runaway slaves • Shot by his own troops • The period of rebuilding • Led union through Georgia • Well-known two-term senator • Set up to help former slaves • Lincoln's appointed commander • Where lee surrendered to grant • Residents vote to decide an issue • ...
Georgia on My Mind 2020-03-31
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- _______ rose - state flower
- official food
- largest lake in the state
- swamp in southern part of state
- invented the cotton gin
- ______ tortoise-state reptile
- longest river in the state
- current governor
- first Civil War battle in the state
- material on Capital dome
- first gold found city
- first capital of Georgia
- current capital of Georgia
- ____ canyon state park
- science museum in Atlanta
- official freshwater fish
- hospital of your birth
- home of the sweet onion
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- british General who established first colony
- newest senator
- largest park in Atlanta
- ocean on the eastern border
- bald highest point in the state
- soft drink company started in Atlanta
- city where Papa was born
- main street name in Atlanta
- state on the western border
- civil rights leader
- flowering tree
- civil war prisoner of war site
- largest granite outcropping in the US
- famous downtown Atlanta theater
32 Clues: official food • newest senator • flowering tree • current governor • civil rights leader • first gold found city • ____ canyon state park • hospital of your birth • largest park in Atlanta • invented the cotton gin • home of the sweet onion • city where Papa was born • material on Capital dome • first capital of Georgia • official freshwater fish • largest lake in the state • ...
Topic 9 Review 2024-05-22
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- term for white southern Republicans
- president that was impeached in 1868
- the focus of the economy in the South
- one of the biggest problems with governments in the South
- president who ended radical reconstruction
- how freedmen and poor whites made their living in the South
- term for men and women who had been freed from slavery
- side that had a harder time recovering after the Civil War
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- group that formed to terrorize African Americans in the South
- plan created by Lincoln for how southern states could rejoin the Union
- racist laws enacted by Southern governments
- a more extreme version of Lincoln's plan passed in 1864
- the 13th Amendment banned ___
- assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- the separation of races
- term for northerners who moved to the South following the Civil War
- the 14th Amendment granted African Americans ___
- the period following the Civil War which focused on rebuilding the South
- __ v. Ferguson ruled that segregation was legal
- the focus of the economy in the North
20 Clues: the separation of races • assassinated Abraham Lincoln • the 13th Amendment banned ___ • term for white southern Republicans • president that was impeached in 1868 • the focus of the economy in the South • the focus of the economy in the North • president who ended radical reconstruction • racist laws enacted by Southern governments • ...
Come Juneteenth 2025-05-04
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- A supporter of the Southern states in the Civil War
- Deeply upset and agitated
- Slightly offended or irritated
- A large farm that used enslaved labor before the Civil War
- A naval barrier to stop goods or people from entering or leaving
- Disgustingly unpleasant or morally evil
- A temporary leave of absence from military duty
- A soft, luxurious fabric
- Loved deeply or intensely
- Boldly disrespectful or rude
- Independent farmers who usually owned small plots of land
- Someone who represents their country in foreign affairs
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- Farm animals such as cattle, pigs, and sheep
- Ordered someone not to do something
- A wide, structured skirt worn under dresses in the 1800s
- A deadly disease often spread through contaminated water
- A Northern soldier during the Civil War
- The condition of being enslaved or trapped
- A formal fight between two people with weapons, often for honor
- A bacterial illness common in the 19th century, spread through food or water
20 Clues: A soft, luxurious fabric • Deeply upset and agitated • Loved deeply or intensely • Boldly disrespectful or rude • Slightly offended or irritated • Ordered someone not to do something • A Northern soldier during the Civil War • Disgustingly unpleasant or morally evil • The condition of being enslaved or trapped • Farm animals such as cattle, pigs, and sheep • ...
The American Civil War 2023-05-09
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- Union general who later became president
- Battle of Bull ___
- Abraham Lincoln grew up in a ___ cabin
- color of union unirforms
- Union general at the Battle of Gettysburg
- vice president to Lincoln
- Color of confederate uniforms
- bloodiest one day battle of the civil war
- this state was home to richmond, and was the capitial of the confederacy
- The North was also called the _____
- to leave or withdraw
- first state to secede from the Union
- The first battle of the civil war was fought here
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- President Licoln delivered the __________ to honor soldiers who fought in the Battle of Gettysburg
- Who assassinated Lincoln?
- another name for a big farm
- General Sherman destroyed which state?
- Jefferson Davis was president of the _______
- president during the civil war
- first name of Lincoln's wife
- _____ were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation
- ____clads were made to destroy woodenships
- he led the "March to the Sea"
- this theater where Lincoln was shot
- opposition of the North
25 Clues: Battle of Bull ___ • to leave or withdraw • opposition of the North • color of union unirforms • Who assassinated Lincoln? • vice president to Lincoln • another name for a big farm • first name of Lincoln's wife • he led the "March to the Sea" • Color of confederate uniforms • president during the civil war • this theater where Lincoln was shot • The North was also called the _____ • ...
chapter 16,17,18 2022-05-10
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- person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs
- -practice of requiring separate housing, education and other services for people of color
- in the former Confederate states after the American Civil War
- that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used
- - person killed or injured in a war or accident
- common-law writ, issued by a court or judge directing one who holds another in custody
- after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877
- the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state
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- steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates, constructed from 1859 to the early 1890s
- a collection of weapons and military equipment
- war between citizens of the same country
- - a speech
- enrollment for service in a country's armed forces
- act of an authority
- slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War
15 Clues: - a speech • act of an authority • war between citizens of the same country • a collection of weapons and military equipment • after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877 • - person killed or injured in a war or accident • that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used • enrollment for service in a country's armed forces • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-12
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- The amendment that defined United States citizenship
- The group that the seceded states started
- Violence broke out after this state became a free state
- A person who sought to abolish slavery
- Bringing the Southern states back into the Union
- The amendment that abolished slavery
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- Last name of the USA's president during the Civil War
- Last name of the general that led the winning side to victory
- The ____ Compromise was an act that made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state
- The amendment that granted African American men the to vote
- Civil War's bloodiest battle
- After the election of 1860, South ____ seceded from the Union
- The side that won the Civil War
- Last name of the Confederate general that served throughout the Civil War
- The ownership of a person as property
15 Clues: Civil War's bloodiest battle • The side that won the Civil War • The amendment that abolished slavery • The ownership of a person as property • A person who sought to abolish slavery • The group that the seceded states started • Bringing the Southern states back into the Union • The amendment that defined United States citizenship • ...
Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-12
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- The amendment that defined United States citizenship
- The group that the seceded states started
- Violence broke out after this state became a free state
- A person who sought to abolish slavery
- Bringing the Southern states back into the Union
- The amendment that abolished slavery
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- Last name of the USA's president during the Civil War
- Last name of the general that led the winning side to victory
- The ____ Compromise was an act that made Missouri a slave state and Maine a free state
- The amendment that granted African American men the to vote
- Civil War's bloodiest battle
- After the election of 1860, South ____ seceded from the Union
- The side that won the Civil War
- Last name of the Confederate general that served throughout the Civil War
- The ownership of a person as property
15 Clues: Civil War's bloodiest battle • The side that won the Civil War • The amendment that abolished slavery • The ownership of a person as property • A person who sought to abolish slavery • The group that the seceded states started • Bringing the Southern states back into the Union • The amendment that defined United States citizenship • ...
Civil War Vocab 2024-04-11
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- Money given as a reward, such as to encourage enlistment in the army
- A hard biscuit made from wheat flour
- A person who believes in banning slavery
- The Northern states during the Civil War
- Spiraled grooves inside a gun
- The plan put forth by the North that involved bloacking sea trade and moving Southeast from the Mississippi River
- A military blockade of a city or fortified place to force it to surrender
- Authorization to act given to a representative
- The general that marches from the West to Atlanta
- The strategy of the South to gain support from foreign nations
- Legal order to determine if a person has been lawfully imprisoned
- A person captured from war, usually a member of the military
- Requiring people to join the military
- The act of leaving an organization of group
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- The doctrine that freed the slaves in the rebelling states
- Ship that runs through a blockade, usually to smuggle goods
- A steam powered ship covered in iron armor
- The law administered by military forces that is invoked by a government emergency
- The Southern state during the Civil War
- Riots that occur in New York that opposed the conscription
- A piece of U.S. paper money first issued by the North during the Civil War
- To loot or plunder
- The strategy of wearing down by constant harassment or attack
- A state that was in between the North and South during the American Civil War
- To search or raid for food
25 Clues: To loot or plunder • To search or raid for food • Spiraled grooves inside a gun • A hard biscuit made from wheat flour • Requiring people to join the military • The Southern state during the Civil War • A person who believes in banning slavery • The Northern states during the Civil War • A steam powered ship covered in iron armor • The act of leaving an organization of group • ...
civil war crossword 2023-01-18
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- Confederate victory in the American Civil War
- was a statement executed by a Georgia Convention in Milledgeville
- a series of battles during the American Civil War
- increased tensions between the proslavery South and the antislavery North.
- to frighten Georgia's civilian population into abandoning the Confederate cause.
- The state of being a slave
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- an order made by President Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War
- make of no use or value; cancel out.
- allowed California to be admitted as a free state
- an effort to prevent the trade of goods, supplies, and weapons between the Confederacy and other nations
- The rights and powers held by individual US states rather than by the federal government.
- the largest and most famous military prison during the Civil War
- 1860 United States presidential election
13 Clues: The state of being a slave • make of no use or value; cancel out. • 1860 United States presidential election • Confederate victory in the American Civil War • allowed California to be admitted as a free state • a series of battles during the American Civil War • the largest and most famous military prison during the Civil War • ...
JW Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2021-10-14
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- naval blockade of the Confederate shore
- center of the Union war effort
- served as the capital of the Confederate States
- states important to the success of the union
- war between north and south
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- fought for the institution of slavery
- most acclaimed Union general during the American Civil War and was twice elected president
- portion of the U.S loyal to the federal government during the civil war
- First Battle of Bull Run, first major battle in civil war
- Confederate general who led the South's attempt at secession during the Civil War
10 Clues: war between north and south • center of the Union war effort • fought for the institution of slavery • naval blockade of the Confederate shore • states important to the success of the union • served as the capital of the Confederate States • First Battle of Bull Run, first major battle in civil war • ...
US1A - Civil War 2025-02-05
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- Winners
- Killed nearly 2/3 of all soldiers in the war.
- Name for the southern states that seceded and fought the North
- Those states that did not join the Confederacy but were adjacent to it.
- Assassinated Lincoln.
- State that became the heart of the Confederacy
- Profession that became more associated with women.
- The period after the Civil War that tried to make the nation whole.
- _____ Tom's Cabin
- Played by troops during the war, known for its chaos.
- They had more men and war materials than the South.
- Led a "March to the Sea" burning everything in his wake.
- Riots in NYC and elsewhere opposed to being forced to serve in this.
- Lincoln's wife.
- Successful and audacious leading general of the Confederacy.
- Type of tax the North used to pay for the war.
- South _____ was the first state to secede
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- New holiday celebrating when African Americans discovered that slavery was over.
- _____ Proclamation that freed slaves in the Confederacy.
- What the Confederacy did - removing itself or withdrawing.
- Became America's past-time soon after the war.
- The deadliest weapon in the war.
- After the Civil War this was amended to free slaves, grant equal protection and ensure the right to vote.
- Name for the North
- Location of the Confederacy's surrender.
- The first shots were fired at this fort.
- New political party dedicated to anti-expansion of slavery.
- Lee invaded this Pennsylvania town to get global support for the Confederacy.
- The most basic cause of the Civil War.
- Ultimate victorious general of the Union.
- _____ Slave Act
- His presidential election prompted the South to secede
32 Clues: Winners • _____ Slave Act • Lincoln's wife. • _____ Tom's Cabin • Name for the North • Assassinated Lincoln. • The deadliest weapon in the war. • The most basic cause of the Civil War. • Location of the Confederacy's surrender. • The first shots were fired at this fort. • Ultimate victorious general of the Union. • South _____ was the first state to secede • ...
The Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2025-12-11
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- Former enslaved man and abolitionist who pushed for Black soldiers in the Union Army.
- The draft that is required for some men to join the army.
- Union general known for his “March to the Sea.”
- Union general who later accepted Lee’s surrender.
- Huge turning-point battle that stopped Lee’s invasion of the North.
- Protests in the South because people didn’t have enough food.
- Famous Confederate general known for standing strong at Bull Run.
- President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
- Gave the Union control of the Mississippi River.
- Civilians (often women) who traveled with armies to help cook, wash, and support troops.
- Lincoln’s order that declared enslaved people in Confederate areas free.
- Violent protests in New York City over the Union draft.
- Northern events that raised money and supplies for soldiers.
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- Metal-covered warships that changed naval fighting.
- Where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
- Allowed fast communication between leaders and armies.
- Northern politician who spoke out against the Civil War.
- Union general who led troops to victory at Gettysburg.
- Paper money the Union printed to help pay for the war.
- The United States Colored Troops, made up of Black Union soldiers.
- First major battle of the war
- Sherman’s destructive march across Georgia.
- Main Confederate general who led the Army of Northern Virginia.
- Showed Americans what the war really looked like.
- Bloodiest single day of the war.
- Helped both sides move soldiers and supplies quickly.
- A deadly new bullet that caused huge casualties.
- Nurse during the war who later started the American Red Cross.
- Place where Lee surrendered, ending the war.
- President of the Union who freed enslaved people in rebelling states.
30 Clues: First major battle of the war • Bloodiest single day of the war. • Sherman’s destructive march across Georgia. • Place where Lee surrendered, ending the war. • Union general known for his “March to the Sea.” • Gave the Union control of the Mississippi River. • A deadly new bullet that caused huge casualties. • Union general who later accepted Lee’s surrender. • ...
Chapter 14: The Pursuit of Power 2021-02-08
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- those who fought on behalf of Parliament in the English Civil War
- Catholic official who oversaw the reign of Louis XIII and entered France into the Thirty Years' War
- many nations in Europe sought a balance of _______ through alliances and planned monarchies
- last name of the British Prime Minister who devised the plan to win the Seven Years' War
- French king known as the "Sun King" who revoked the Edict of Nantes
- Swedish king who fought on behalf of the Protestants in the Thirty Years' War
- title of Russian rulers; derivative of "caesar"
- nation that was the home of the Habsburg family
- Protestant king of France who sought to decrease the power of the nobility
- leader of Parliamentary forces during the English Civil War and leader of the Protectorate government afterwards
- absolutist ruling family of Russia
- last great Protestant/Catholic religious war in Europe
- absolutist English king that violated the Petition of Right and refused to call Parliament meetings
- new rulers William and Mary agreed to rule in light of the new English Bill of _________
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- treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War
- Belief that a king’s authority was established by God therefore the king’s actions/decisions was God’s will
- the War of _______ Succession featured the Grand Alliance and the Treaty of Utrecht
- famous palace of the French monarchy
- the Treaty of _______ settled the Seven Years' War
- nation that was the home of the Hohenzollern line of kings
- unlimited and unrestrained political power of a ruler
- war fought between Russia and Sweden for warm water ports
- Catholic king of England who was deposed in the Glorious Revolution
- the Diplomatic _______ was a radical change in European alliances
- the War of _______ Succession was settled by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle that established the "Status quo ante bellum"
- those who fought on behalf of the king in the English Civil War
26 Clues: absolutist ruling family of Russia • famous palace of the French monarchy • treaty that ended the Thirty Years' War • title of Russian rulers; derivative of "caesar" • nation that was the home of the Habsburg family • the Treaty of _______ settled the Seven Years' War • unlimited and unrestrained political power of a ruler • ...
Civil War 2022-05-15
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- union strategy to blockade the south
- union general
- main agriculture crop in the South
- head general for conderacy
- northern states during civil war
- document that freed slaves
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- person who is against slavery
- novel written by Harriet Beecher Stove
- place where civil war ended on april 9,
- southern states during civil war
- to leave or withdraw
- a law that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to choose wether or not they want slavery
12 Clues: union general • to leave or withdraw • head general for conderacy • document that freed slaves • person who is against slavery • southern states during civil war • northern states during civil war • main agriculture crop in the South • union strategy to blockade the south • novel written by Harriet Beecher Stove • place where civil war ended on april 9, • ...
Final studies crossword 2024-05-22
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- war originally fought to preserve the union, cause shifted to save slaves
- 1st president, and general of the continental army during the revolution
- scott man who tried to sue for his freedom, supreme court ruled that only states had jurisdiction on slavery
- treaty of paris, louisiana purchase, mexican cession, gadsen purchase, oregon
- the war that gave america its independence
- the change of technology over decades in america
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- cotton gin, mechanical reaper, telegraph, steamboat
- the original colonies created by britain for a variety of reasons
- townshend acts, intolerable acts, proclamation of 1763, things associated with those
- war fought to prove that america could fight back
- made it so people that knew of escaped slaves had to report them
- time period where the south was cleaned up after the civil war
- s grant was the most notable general during the civil war
- led the union as president during the civil war, made the emancipation proclamation, was assasinated
- e. lee was the confederacies general
15 Clues: e. lee was the confederacies general • the war that gave america its independence • the change of technology over decades in america • war fought to prove that america could fight back • cotton gin, mechanical reaper, telegraph, steamboat • s grant was the most notable general during the civil war • time period where the south was cleaned up after the civil war • ...
unit 5 crossword 2025-05-07
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- A Supreme Court decision that ruled that African Americans were not citizens and that Congress could not prohibit slavery in the territories.
- A formal process in which an official is accused of unlawful activity, the outcome of which, depending on the country, may include removal from office as well as criminal or civil punishment.
- Restrictive laws passed by Southern states after the Civil War to restrict the freedom of African Americans and ensure their availability as a cheap labor force.
- An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, declaring the freedom of slaves in the Confederate states.
- A package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War.
- Prohibits the federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
- The withdrawal of a state from the Union.
- Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, including former slaves, and guaranteed all citizens "equal protection of the laws."
- This act created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska and allowed the settlers in each territory to determine whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty.
- A speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, articulating the principles of human equality espoused by the Declaration of Independence and redefining the Civil War as a struggle for national unity and the end of slavery.
- A republic formed in February 1861, composed of the eleven Southern states that seceded from the United States in order to preserve slavery and states' rights.
- The principle that the authority of a state and its government are created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives, who are the source of all political power.
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- Passed as part of the Compromise of 1850, it required that all escaped slaves were, upon capture, to be returned to their masters and that officials and citizens of free states had to cooperate in this law.
- The period after the Civil War during which the United States attempted to rebuild and politically and economically transform the former Confederate states.
- The 19th-century belief that the United States was destined to expand across the North American continent, justified by a sense of cultural and racial superiority
- A series of violent civil confrontations in Kansas Territory, United States, between 1854 and 1861 which emerged from a political and ideological debate over the legality of slavery in the proposed state of Kansas.
- Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
- An informal, unwritten deal that settled the intensely disputed 1876 U.S. presidential election. It resulted in the United States federal government pulling the last troops out of the South, and formally ended the Reconstruction Era.
- A faction of American politicians within the Republican Party from about 1854 until the end of Reconstruction in 1877 who strongly opposed slavery during the war and after the war distrusted ex-Confederates, demanding harsh policies for the former rebel states, and emphasizing civil rights and voting rights for freedmen.
- An agency of the War Department set up in 1865 to assist freed slaves in obtaining relief, land, jobs, education, and fair treatment.
20 Clues: The withdrawal of a state from the Union. • Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. • An agency of the War Department set up in 1865 to assist freed slaves in obtaining relief, land, jobs, education, and fair treatment. • ...
Unit 2 Study Guide: Reform and Westward Expansion through Reconstruction 2013-10-24
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- slave states in the North that did not secede (Maryland, Delaware, Missouri, Kentucky)
- said slavery would continue in the south, but not in territory won from Mexico
- This man was elected President and his election essentially ended Reconstruction
- President and representative of the "common man"
- people who wanted to abolish slavery
- Name for the Northern states during the Civil War
- Turning point of the Civil War
- first major land battle of the Civil War
- white abolitionist who wanted to inspire slaves to join a revolution against slavery
- 1820s religious revival
- Antislavery party of Abraham Lincoln
- War that pitted brother against brother and was fought to preserve the Union
- location of a weapons arsenal that John Brown tried to capture to start his revolution
- Former slave who started an antislavery newspaper
- Capitol of the Confederacy
- What the Confederacy would have to wait for the Union to do to win the war
- Union General who Lee surrendered to
- believed in the goodness of people and nature and that society corrupts people
- Side during the Civil War that had a stronger Navy, more immigrant labor and better manufacturing centers and railroads
- Divided the Nebraska territory into Nebraska and Kansas
- California admitted to Union as a free state and the rest of the territories from Mexico would choose to be slave or free
- people of an area can vote if the territory would be slave or free
- Confederate attack that shattered the South psychologically
- Name for the Southern States during the Civil War
- General of the Confederacy
- to cancel
- Side during the Civil War that had stronger military leaders and troops fighting to protect their homes
- Amendment that gave full citizenship to every person born in the US
- First President to be impeached
- Forced removal of Cherokee from Georgia that caused much suffering and death
- Location of the first women's rights convention in New York in 1848
- Capitol of the Union
- Name of the slave who sued for his freedom after visiting a free state and was told by the Supreme Court that he wasn't a citizen because he was a slave and therefore didn't have the right to sue
- President Johnson's plan for Reconstruction was
- General who burned Atlanta to the ground
- Name for the violence that surrounded the elections in Kansas that decided if Kansas was to be slave or free
- President of the Confederacy
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- Location of Lincoln's assassination
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended which war?
- In 1845 the US made this area a state
- required citizens to help capture runaway slaves
- It was God's desire for America to conquer the continent and have a country from sea to shining sea
- tax on imported good
- Winner of the 1860 Presidential Election
- stopped the Southern advance into the North
- Amendment that gave every male citizen the right to vote
- Place where General Lee surrendered to end the Civil War
- 1820 agreement that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state
- Freed all slaves in rebel territories
- government agency to help freed slaves
- caused more deaths than the actual wounds
- group in Congress who wanted harsh punishments for the South
- First state to secede from the Union in 1860
- Plan to reunify the nation after the Civil War
- leader of the most famous slave revolt in Virginia that killed 60 white people
- Forced Native Americans from native homelands to government lands in the West
- Territory won from Mexico where gold was discovered in 1848
- can't be held in prison without charges being filed
- antislavery political party
- against alcohol abuse
- What the Union would have to do to the South during the Civil War to achieve complete victory
- Where the first shots were fired that started the Civil War
- group that used terror tactics against African Americans and white people who supported them
- book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that increased opposition to slavery
- "Conductor" on the Underground Railroad
- Amendment that ended slavery
- Northern plan to defeat the South
- the right to vote
- to breakaway from
69 Clues: to cancel • the right to vote • to breakaway from • tax on imported good • Capitol of the Union • against alcohol abuse • 1820s religious revival • Capitol of the Confederacy • General of the Confederacy • antislavery political party • Amendment that ended slavery • President of the Confederacy • Turning point of the Civil War • First President to be impeached • ...
Civil War Crosswork 2022-05-25
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- First mass produced breechloading rifle using metal cartridges
- Where the first major battle of the civil war took place. Another battle happened in the same place.
- 18th U.S president and Union general
- Union general and a democratic nominee for president in 1880
- Union general and 24 governor of New Jersey
- The fort where the first battle of the Civil War took place
- A warship made out of steel. A battle was named after these ships.
- A person who wanted to abolish slavery
- Union General who had Women follow his men
- Leader of the Confederacy
- A long gun that most soldiers used
- Confederate general nicknamed "Stonewall"
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- Side fighting to leave the United States
- A very important battle for the North. Robert E. Lee had tried to take out the Union. But he was stopped and forced to retreat.
- Confederate General who ordered the first shots in the Civil War
- Side fighting for the end of slavery
- Union general that saw hallucinations and was seen as insane
- Union general who invented his own gun named after himself
- The single bloodiest day in American history
- Confederate general who inspired the name of the British tanks in World War II
- One of the largest shis in the Union navy. Eventually being captured by the Confederates
- Leader of the Union
- Confederate general who fought in the antietam and Gettysburg battles
- Final battle of the Civil War
- First battle to take place in a western setting
25 Clues: Leader of the Union • Leader of the Confederacy • Final battle of the Civil War • A long gun that most soldiers used • Side fighting for the end of slavery • 18th U.S president and Union general • A person who wanted to abolish slavery • Side fighting to leave the United States • Confederate general nicknamed "Stonewall" • Union General who had Women follow his men • ...
Unit 4 2025-01-23
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- Compromise that enables Hayes to take office in return for the end of Reconstruction
- Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation
- A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.
- Famous as the site of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant
- Political party that favored harsh punishment of Southern states after civil war
- African American unit in the Union Army
- A derogatory term for Southerners who were working with the North to buy up land from desperate Southerners
- Assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- A sequence of violent events involving abolitionists and pro-Slavery elements that took place in Kansas-Nebraska Territory.
- White supremacy organization that intimidated blacks out of their newly found liberties
- Organization run by the army to care for and protect southern Blacks after the Civil War
- Rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
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- Proclamation issued by Lincoln, freeing all slaves in areas still at war with the Union.
- A law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves
- President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
- Southern laws designed to restrict the rights of the newly freed black slaves
- Antislavery political party that formed in the 1850's.
- On February 24,1868 Andrew Johnson was the first president impeached for "high crimes and misdemeanors".
- A farmer who works land owned by someone else and pays rent in cash or as a share of the crop
- A tenant farmer who gives a part of each crop as rent.
20 Clues: Assassinated Abraham Lincoln • African American unit in the Union Army • Rebuilding of the South after the Civil War • A law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves • President of the Confederacy during the Civil War • A belief that ultimate power resides in the people. • Formal withdrawal of states or regions from a nation • ...
The Union in Peril: Chapter 4 Vocabulary 2017-11-07
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- Owner took him from the slave state of Missouri
- Abolished slavery
- founded "Red Cross"
- A white southerner who joined the republican party after the civil war
- Set up to help former slaves
- The period of rebuilding
- Shot by his own troops
- Where lee surrendered to grant
- Tax on earnings
- Makes all people born or naturalized in the u.s citizens
- Well-known two-term senator
- Formal withdrawal
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- Formed in 1861 by southern states
- Led union through Georgia
- Best known for having commanded the confederate army of northern Virginia
- Prohibits the denial of voting rights to people due to race
- Northerner who moved to the south after the civil war
- Executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln
- Self educated man
- Helped runaway slaves
- strategic stand point during civil war
- Landowners gave land,seeds, and tools in return for crops
- Famous speech delivered by Lincoln
- Residents vote to decide an issue
- Assassinated Lincoln
- Lincoln's appointed commander
26 Clues: Tax on earnings • Abolished slavery • Self educated man • Formal withdrawal • founded "Red Cross" • Assassinated Lincoln • Helped runaway slaves • Shot by his own troops • The period of rebuilding • Led union through Georgia • Well-known two-term senator • Set up to help former slaves • Lincoln's appointed commander • Where lee surrendered to grant • Formed in 1861 by southern states • ...
History Cross Word Puzzle 2022-02-24
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- The amount of new southern military districts
- The name of the South during the civil war
- Name of the elections of 1866 that brought radical republican power
- The name of the North during the civil war
- sixty five The year Andrew Johnson was took into office
- The word for someone who wished to abolish slavery
- The name of the Bureau that was designed to help transition slavery to emancipation
- Amount of impeachment votes Johnson got for "guilty
- The period of rebuilding the Union after the civil war
- The reconstruction period that lasted from 1865 to 1867
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- The president who was replaced by Johnson after his death
- Emancipation ___
- Robert E. Lee was __
- First president impeached
- A signed agreement
- Amount of impeachment votes Johnson got as "not guilty"
- A person who is enslaved
- The amendment that gave black men the right to vote
- The amendment that states people are to be treat with fair and equal treatment
- Famous abolitionist
20 Clues: Emancipation ___ • A signed agreement • Famous abolitionist • Robert E. Lee was __ • A person who is enslaved • First president impeached • The name of the South during the civil war • The name of the North during the civil war • The amount of new southern military districts • The word for someone who wished to abolish slavery • ...
Civil War 2024-04-25
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- Bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War
- Union general who later became the 18th President of the United States
- President of the Confederate States of America
- Site of the surrender of Confederate General to Union General
- Site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- Amendment that abolished slavery in the United States
- President of the United States during most of the Civil War
- Union general known for his "march to the Sea" through Georgia
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- Cemetery in Virginia where many Civil War soldiers are buried
- Famous speech by Abraham Lincoln dedicated for Union soldiers
- Union's controlling plan to strangle the Southern economy by blockading Southern ports
- Famous abolitionist who led a raid on Harper's Ferry
- General who led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
13 Clues: Bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War • Site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War • President of the Confederate States of America • Famous abolitionist who led a raid on Harper's Ferry • Amendment that abolished slavery in the United States • General who led the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia • ...
Addie's Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-01-23
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- Lincoln was remembered as "The Great...."
- the man that kept a record of the dead men at Camp Sumter
- the name of the northern army
- this was the last name of the president at the time of the Civil War
- the last name of the man hung for his war crimes in the Civil War
- Sherman's March began here
- The official name of the camp in Andersonville was Camp...
- second bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- the continent that the south started selling cotton to after they stopped selling it to the north.
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- this plan was made to "suffocate" the Confederacy
- the freedom of slaves in the Confederacy
- this side won the Battle of Chickamauga
- name of the town where Camp Sumter was
- Sherman's March ended in this city
- the Union's plan to "cut off" shipping ports
- Sherman's March to the Sea began in this month
16 Clues: Sherman's March began here • the name of the northern army • Sherman's March ended in this city • name of the town where Camp Sumter was • this side won the Battle of Chickamauga • the freedom of slaves in the Confederacy • second bloodiest battle of the Civil War • Lincoln was remembered as "The Great...." • the Union's plan to "cut off" shipping ports • ...
The Civil War 2019-01-24
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- North wore this color.
- state was the first to secede the union?
- of the Confederacy during the Civil War
- side won the Civil War?
- wrote uncle toms cabin?
- state witch that allows slavery.
- of the many Generals chosen by Lincoln to lead Union forces in the war.
- that want to abolish,or end slavery.
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- leader of the Confederate army.
- of the Union during the Civil War. He opposed the expansion of slavery. He thought slavery was immoral.
- on people's earnings
- withdraw
- state witch does not allow slavery.
- Emancipation Proclamation/Issued by President Lincoln in 1862. It was created to free all the slaves in slave states only.
- South wore this color.
- rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money
16 Clues: withdraw • on people's earnings • North wore this color. • South wore this color. • side won the Civil War? • wrote uncle toms cabin? • leader of the Confederate army. • state witch that allows slavery. • state witch does not allow slavery. • that want to abolish,or end slavery. • of the Confederacy during the Civil War • state was the first to secede the union? • ...
Chapter 18 - The Civil War 2023-05-16
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- president of the Union
- nickname for Union soldiers
- president of the Confederacy
- Union general who was slow to attack and ran for president against Lincoln in 1864
- Lee's major defeat in Pennsylvania marked a turning point of the war because the South never went into the North again
- Union general who led the March to the Sea in Georgia
- attacking non-military (civilian) targets
- talented Confederate general who was shot and killed by friendly fire at Chancellorsville
- woman who set up a spy network for the Union army and led a military raid (Harriet _____)
- term for slave states that remained with the Union
- assassin of Abraham Lincoln (John Wilkes ______ )
- Union general who led a reckless attack at Fredericksburg
- With heavy losses, Grant’s army survives a brutal surprise attack by the Confederates in Tennessee
- the top Union general who led the Overland Campaign to draw out Lee
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- Fast Southern ship that slipped through North's Atlantic sea patrols
- the top Confederate general who fought for his home state of Virginia
- Bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War--Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation following this battle.
- Confederate capital in Virginia captured by Grant at the end of the war
- woman who acted as a valuable nurse during the war and later founded the American Red Cross (Clara ______
- nickname for Confederate soldiers
- Small town in Virginia where Lee surrendered his troops; signaled the end of the war ( ________ Court House)
- number one cause of death during the Civil War
- common surgical proceedure during the Civil War; the removal of limbs to prevent infection
- the worst Confederate prisoner of war camp in the South
- The bombardment of this place in South Carolina signaled the start of the Civil War (Fort _______ )
- Western city whose capture gave the North control of the Mississippi River—Grant led the siege
- When the military has unlimited authority to make and enforce laws, overriding normal laws such as the Bill of Rights
- preventing goods from going in and out of a city
28 Clues: president of the Union • nickname for Union soldiers • president of the Confederacy • nickname for Confederate soldiers • attacking non-military (civilian) targets • number one cause of death during the Civil War • preventing goods from going in and out of a city • assassin of Abraham Lincoln (John Wilkes ______ ) • term for slave states that remained with the Union • ...
civil war 2022-04-01
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- where did the confederets surrender
- who was the war secretery of the u.s. during the civil war
- who was the president of the u.s. during the civil war? robertelee who was the confederate general of the south?
- what was the bloodiest battle during the civil war?
- what was the deadlely bullet during civil war?
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- how did lincloln free the slaves?
- where did lincoln pass away?
- what army was in the south?
- where was jefforson davis captured
- where did robert.e.lee die?
10 Clues: what army was in the south? • where did robert.e.lee die? • where did lincoln pass away? • how did lincloln free the slaves? • where was jefforson davis captured • where did the confederets surrender • what was the deadlely bullet during civil war? • what was the bloodiest battle during the civil war? • who was the war secretery of the u.s. during the civil war • ...
CIVIL WAR (1861-1865) 2023-05-01
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- nickname of North Carolina
- destroying not only the army but the fields/factories that fed/clothed/armed Confederate soldiers
- capital of the Confederacy
- overall Union commander, became a US president
- overall Confederate commander, superior military officer
- Governor of North Carolina, provided more supplies and soldiers than any other state of the Confederacy
- assassinated the 16th President of the United States
- another name for the draft
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- Union victory, single bloodiest one day battle of the Civil War, over 25,000 casualties
- started the American Red Cross, Civil War nurse
- President of the United States, issued the Emancipation Proclamation
- had 80% of the factories and mills, very beneficial to the war effort
- the location where the Civil War started\
- President of the Confederate States of America
- Union victory, Lee tried to invade the North here, over 50,000 casualties
- the plan which the North wanted to blockade southern ports
16 Clues: nickname of North Carolina • capital of the Confederacy • another name for the draft • the location where the Civil War started\ • President of the Confederate States of America • overall Union commander, became a US president • started the American Red Cross, Civil War nurse • assassinated the 16th President of the United States • ...
The Great Depression 2025-01-07
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- Organization formed in 1866 to resist Reconstruction
- The Union General who accepted the Confederate surrender
- Capital of the Confederate States
- The turning point battle of the Civil War
- The fort that was attract in 1861
- What amendment granted African American men the right to vote
- Railroad The network that helped enslaved people escape to freedom
- Process of rebuilding the south after the war
- The Southern general who surrendered at Appomattox Court House
- The Confederate president during the Civil War
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- Southern farming system that kept freed slaves in debt
- Address Abraham Lincon’s 1863 address
- what amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.
- last name of the President during the Civil War
- The first major battle of the Civil War, fought in 1861
- Act what act was passed in 1862 that gave free land to settlers in the West
- Union general known for his “March to the Sea”
17 Clues: Capital of the Confederate States • The fort that was attract in 1861 • Address Abraham Lincon’s 1863 address • The turning point battle of the Civil War • what amendment abolished slavery in the U.S. • Process of rebuilding the south after the war • Union general known for his “March to the Sea” • The Confederate president during the Civil War • ...
Russian Revolution Julian 2016-02-22
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- lead the provisional government
- helped Nicholas II son
- continued legacy of Alexander III
- 1904 a war that is one of Nicholas II mistakes
- day when guards fired at workers
- during civil war foreign nations helped them
- type of government used in emergency cases
- leader of Russia after Lenin
- Marxists wanting radical change with violence
- during civil war Lenin was the leader
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- Invented communism
- allowed farmers to sell extra crops in 1921
- got rid of monarchs
- established USSR
- people that worked in the middle class
- a new republic establshed in 1928 by Lenin
- type of parliament
- Marxists wanting little change without violence
- society where everyone is equal
19 Clues: established USSR • Invented communism • type of parliament • got rid of monarchs • helped Nicholas II son • leader of Russia after Lenin • lead the provisional government • society where everyone is equal • day when guards fired at workers • continued legacy of Alexander III • during civil war Lenin was the leader • people that worked in the middle class • ...
APUSH 2025-01-09
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- slaves were free
- treaty with Mexico
- buying of California and New Mexico
- party opposing immigration
- portion of the three part strategy for the Union winning the Civil War
- survival of the economic fittest
- caused Bleeding Kansas
- the war over the Texas territory
- most crucial battle of the Civil War
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- compromise that allowed a vote over slavery
- compromise that admitted California
- novel about slavery conflict
- political party of abolistionists
- trial over slavery
- eleven southern states left the Union
- promoted settlement of the Great Plains
- divine mission to expand across the US
- party opposing slavery in favor of white land owners
- seige of heavily fortifed city by the Union
19 Clues: slaves were free • treaty with Mexico • trial over slavery • caused Bleeding Kansas • party opposing immigration • novel about slavery conflict • survival of the economic fittest • the war over the Texas territory • political party of abolistionists • compromise that admitted California • buying of California and New Mexico • most crucial battle of the Civil War • ...
Civil War Crossword 2022-05-27
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- Proclamation - An executive order from President Abraham Lincoln stating that slaves in the Confederate states were to be set free.
- theater - The part of the war fought in the Eastern United States including Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
- - When the southern states chose to leave the United States and to no longer be a part of the country.
- - A nickname for the South.
- - A long gun with a smooth bore that soldiers shot from the shoulder.
- - A commutation was when a person could pay a fee rather than be drafted into the army. This angered poorer people who could not pay the fee and had no choice but to fight.
- states - These states were slave states that did not leave the Union, but largely supported the cause of the Confederates. They included Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.
- - A nickname for United States paper money that was first used in 1862. It got its name from the green ink used in printing.
- - Another name for the Confederate States of America or the South. The Confederacy was a group of states that left the United States to form their own country.
- - The name given to the states that stayed loyal to the United States government. Also called the North.
- - A northerner who moved to the South during the reconstruction in order to become rich.
- theater - The fighting during the Civil War that took place west of the Appalachian Mountains. It eventually included the fighting in Georgia and the Carolinas as well.
- - An army of citizens used during emergencies.
- - A long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket. Soldiers would use it like a spear in close combat.
- Scott decision - A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.
- A term used for “living off the land,” as well as plundering committed by soldiers.
- - A nickname for people from the North as well as Union soldiers.
- - A canvas bag that many Civil War soldiers used to carry their food.
- - A nickname given to people in the South supporting the Confederate States.
- - A nickname for the Confederate States of America or the Confederacy.
- - A person who wanted to eliminate or "abolish" slavery.
- Line - A boundary or border that split the free states from the slave states. It went between Pennsylvania to the north and Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware to the south.
- - A large farm in the southern United States. Before the Civil War many of the workers on plantations were slaves.
- - The side of an army or military unit.
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- - A term used to describe people who supported the Union.
- - When a person is murdered for political reasons.
- - A nickname for northerners who were against the Civil War.
- - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle.
- - The rebuilding of war torn southern states so they could be readmitted into the Union after the Civil War.
- - An ankle high shoe worn by soldiers during the Civil War.
- - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot.
- - Putting the local interests and customs ahead of the entire country.
- Slave Law - A law passed by Congress in 1850 that said escaped slaves in free states had to be returned to their owners.
- - A term meaning "before war". It was often used to describe the United States before the Civil War.
- - A warship that is fully covered and protected by iron cladding.
- - The northern states of the United States, also called the Union.
- - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers.
- - Crackers eaten by Civil War soldiers made from flour, water, and salt.
- - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars.
- - A nickname for southern whites who supported the Republican Party.
- - An attempt to stop people and supplies from going in or out of a port.
41 Clues: - A nickname for the South. • - A cap worn by Civil War soldiers. • - The side of an army or military unit. • - Soldiers that fight and travel by foot. • - An army of citizens used during emergencies. • - When a person is murdered for political reasons. • - Large caliber firearms like cannons and mortars. • - A soldier that is wounded or killed during battle. • ...
civil war 2012-10-01
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- the parlimentarians hid behind the_________
- the king
- stuff they stole
- a special suite used in battle
- a long pointy weapon
- leader of the royalists
- the parlimentarians________from battle
- the parlimentarians
- the mode of transport
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- the type of gun
- a term for team
- the model army had ___________ ad horseback wariors
- the royalists
- cronwell leader of the parlimentarians
- coulor of the costumes used by the parlimentarians
15 Clues: the king • the royalists • the type of gun • a term for team • stuff they stole • the parlimentarians • a long pointy weapon • the mode of transport • leader of the royalists • a special suite used in battle • cronwell leader of the parlimentarians • the parlimentarians________from battle • the parlimentarians hid behind the_________ • coulor of the costumes used by the parlimentarians • ...
Civil War 2014-04-24
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- the labor of freemen
- sovereignty of the people
- unsuccessfully sued for freedom
- network of safe-houses
- 16th President of America
- by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- a runaway slave
- believes in secession
- a white American abolitionist
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- political movement in 1850s
- one of Kansas's constitutions
- not opposed to slavery
- designed to eliminate slavery
- governor of Michigan Territory
- party founded in 1833
15 Clues: a runaway slave • the labor of freemen • believes in secession • party founded in 1833 • network of safe-houses • not opposed to slavery • by Harriet Beecher Stowe • sovereignty of the people • 16th President of America • political movement in 1850s • one of Kansas's constitutions • designed to eliminate slavery • a white American abolitionist • governor of Michigan Territory • ...
Civil War 2014-04-17
Across
- Poorly Planned Uprising
- Compared Brown to Christ
- northern men, southern causes
- First Republican President
- Guide on underground railroad
- helped husband campaign
- Admitted as free state
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- Excluded Slavery in Territories
- won election 1856
- Wanted to leave Union
- seceded first
- Slave act allowing kidnapping
- Southern Whigs Candidate
- Wrote book, caused war
- "Blacks aren't citizens" case
15 Clues: seceded first • won election 1856 • Wanted to leave Union • Wrote book, caused war • Admitted as free state • Poorly Planned Uprising • helped husband campaign • Compared Brown to Christ • Southern Whigs Candidate • First Republican President • Slave act allowing kidnapping • northern men, southern causes • Guide on underground railroad • "Blacks aren't citizens" case • ...
Civil War 2021-03-01
Across
- Large guns used in warfare for the land.
- The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
- a blade that may be fixed to the muzzle of a rifle and used to stab an opponent in hand-to-hand fighting.
- Is a person who sought to abolish slavery during the 19th century
- air balloon, a brightly colored rubber sac inflated with air and then sealed at the neck, used as a children's toy or a decoration.
- What we call money today
- An alliance formed
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- Soldiers ready to fight on the spot
- A bookbag
- an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.
- a gun, especially one fired from shoulder level having a long spirally grooved barrel intended to make a bullet spin and thereby have greater accuracy over a long distance
- When a candidate goes to other states where they have no connections with to get votes
- An ankle shoe made out of leather
- A ship made with armor to make it stronger
- unity agree in referring to a oneness, either created by putting together, or by being undivided.
15 Clues: A bookbag • An alliance formed • What we call money today • An ankle shoe made out of leather • Soldiers ready to fight on the spot • Large guns used in warfare for the land. • A ship made with armor to make it stronger • Is a person who sought to abolish slavery during the 19th century • ...
Civil War 2016-12-18
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- Intense loyalty to an area of the country.
- Writer of "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
- Confederate General
- A famous abolitionist.
- Incident that kicks off the Civil War.
- Congress creates the 36'30 line because of this.
- Proclamation issued by Lincoln on January 1, 1863.
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- A Northern leader.
- Southern states leave the Union after Lincoln is elected.
- The Union Lincoln's main goal.
- After being put on vote this constitution was rejected in 1858.
- What the South coined Slavery as.
- John Brown leads a raid to give slaves guns, plan ultimately fails.
- A major battle of the Civil War.
- President of the Confederate States of America.
15 Clues: A Northern leader. • Confederate General • A famous abolitionist. • The Union Lincoln's main goal. • Writer of "Uncle Tom's Cabin". • A major battle of the Civil War. • What the South coined Slavery as. • Incident that kicks off the Civil War. • Intense loyalty to an area of the country. • President of the Confederate States of America. • ...
civil war 2024-02-19
Across
- nickname of confederate genteral who held his ground
- 1st turning point
- Wrote the northern anthem
- South name
- Robert E. Lee's pan against the north was to?
- north name
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- Confederate capital
- had larger population
- General of the north
- color of the north uniform
- General of the south
- Leader of the north
- color of south uniform
- required men to fight in civil war
- Leader of the south
15 Clues: South name • north name • 1st turning point • Confederate capital • Leader of the north • Leader of the south • General of the north • General of the south • had larger population • color of south uniform • Wrote the northern anthem • color of the north uniform • required men to fight in civil war • Robert E. Lee's pan against the north was to? • ...
Civil War 2023-03-07
Across
- Wanted to get rid of slavery
- African American People on farms
- Lincoln's Competition
- Argued he was a free man
- When a state is added
- Taxes on Goods
- The south side of the Civil War
- Stanford's new owner
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- Compromise of 1850 gave south this act
- The north side of the Civil War
- Douglas's Competition
- Brown Tried to to raid military base
- Kansas Nebraska Act lead to this
- When was California added
- When a state leaves
15 Clues: Taxes on Goods • When a state leaves • Stanford's new owner • Douglas's Competition • Lincoln's Competition • When a state is added • Argued he was a free man • When was California added • Wanted to get rid of slavery • The north side of the Civil War • The south side of the Civil War • African American People on farms • Kansas Nebraska Act lead to this • ...
civil war 2023-04-18
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- first battle of the civil war
- northern and southern people fought
- let people vote on if they were a slave or free state
- President Lincoln was elected
- fertile soil
- sued for his freedom
- states break away from the nation
- natural deep harbors
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- use of factories
- different people from different places like their place
- belief that states have power over the federal gov
- farming of crops
- let California join the union and lead to the fugitive slave act
- increased tension between the north and south
- cheap land
15 Clues: cheap land • fertile soil • use of factories • farming of crops • sued for his freedom • natural deep harbors • first battle of the civil war • President Lincoln was elected • states break away from the nation • northern and southern people fought • increased tension between the north and south • belief that states have power over the federal gov • ...
Civil War 2023-05-10
Across
- Confederate general
- what South had, but North didn't
- Type of document, which was signed in 1850
- One of the Northern advantages
- the president of the USA during the Civil War
- the process of massive rebuilding
- most of the Confederate's money is from
- most of the Union's money is from
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- the bloodiest battle of the Civil War
- southern states
- the capital of the south
- the capital of the north
- northern states
- something that occurred in the Bleeding Kansas
- Discrimination based on race
15 Clues: southern states • northern states • Confederate general • the capital of the south • the capital of the north • Discrimination based on race • One of the Northern advantages • what South had, but North didn't • the process of massive rebuilding • most of the Union's money is from • the bloodiest battle of the Civil War • most of the Confederate's money is from • ...
Civil War 2023-05-10
Across
- Who became president after Lincolns assassination?
- Ulysses S. Grant was the main general for this side
- Which side won 3/11 battles?
- What was Lincolns nickname?
- The most influential battle of the Civil War
- What was Tomas Johnathan Jaksons nickname?
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- Which side won 8/11 battles?
- Who was Lincolns largest political rival?
- Did Lincoln want to punish the south?
- Where did runaway slaves have to go to be free after the fugitive slave act was passed?
- Robert E. lee was general for this side
- Slaves were not considered what?
- Where did the first major battle of the Civil War take place?
- What party did Abraham Lincoln belong to?
- What was the bloodiest battle in the Civil war?
15 Clues: What was Lincolns nickname? • Which side won 8/11 battles? • Which side won 3/11 battles? • Slaves were not considered what? • Did Lincoln want to punish the south? • Robert E. lee was general for this side • Who was Lincolns largest political rival? • What party did Abraham Lincoln belong to? • What was Tomas Johnathan Jaksons nickname? • ...
Civil War 2023-06-05
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- Lee's surrender to Grant occurred here.
- States that stayed in the United States.
- This battle had the most casualties after the multiple-day battle. The Union repelled the Confederacy's invasion into the north.
- Was held by the Union and then the Confederacy fought over it. It began the war.
- This Union victory helped gain control over the Mississippi River.
- Lee's army was outnumbered. It ended up being a Confederacy loss and Stonewall Jackson getting shot.
- Leader of the Confederate Army.
- Changed the way the US Navy built their ships.
- The single bloodiest DAY during the war. No clear winner, but the Union accepted it as a moral victory.
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- After this, the South began to secede.
- Union was humiliated by the defeat. Both sides realized it was going to be a long war.
- States that seceded from the Union.
- Leader of the Union Army.
- Shifted the focus of the war to officially ending slavery. Given after the Battle of Antietam.
- The first state to secede from the Union.
15 Clues: Leader of the Union Army. • Leader of the Confederate Army. • States that seceded from the Union. • After this, the South began to secede. • Lee's surrender to Grant occurred here. • States that stayed in the United States. • The first state to secede from the Union. • Changed the way the US Navy built their ships. • ...
Civil War 2023-05-15
Across
- Mostly in the North
- Pro-slavery
- The Confederates
- Only in the south
- The biggest battle ever fought in Georgia
- The Union
- Wanted to get rid of slavery
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- Now a national military park
- 16th
- The bloodiest battle
- End of the Civil War
- A battle that lasted one day
- Mostly in the South
- Won the civil war
- Also known as the battle of Pittsburg Landing
15 Clues: 16th • The Union • Pro-slavery • The Confederates • Only in the south • Won the civil war • Mostly in the North • Mostly in the South • The bloodiest battle • End of the Civil War • Now a national military park • A battle that lasted one day • Wanted to get rid of slavery • The biggest battle ever fought in Georgia • Also known as the battle of Pittsburg Landing
Civil war 2021-10-05
Across
- the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.
- the theory or practice of shielding a country's domestic industries from foreign competition by taxing imports.
- the crisis based on territory
- a sustained fight between large organized armed forces.
- a person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
- president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War
- a league or alliance, especially of confederate states.
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- American president in the civil war
- an exaggerated devotion to the interests of a region over those of a country as a whole
- states in north
- a native or citizen of the United States
- a state of the US in which slavery was illegal
- states in south
- the state of being a slave
- the withdrawal of eleven southern states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War.
15 Clues: states in north • states in south • the state of being a slave • the crisis based on territory • American president in the civil war • a native or citizen of the United States • a state of the US in which slavery was illegal • a sustained fight between large organized armed forces. • a league or alliance, especially of confederate states. • ...
Civil war 2021-11-01
Across
- What year was Lincoln assassinated on?
- which battle gave the union control of the Mississippi river?
- A citizens right to vote shall not be denied
- Which party believes in the rule of the people?
- Who fought to preserve the union?
- Who fought to defend slavery?
- Who took over after President Lincoln was assassinated?
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- Every person born in the United States is a citizen and of the state they are born in no rights shall be taken away
- Who skillfully reorganized union forces but drew lots of criticism?
- Which battle would soon give the North a morale boost?
- Which general was a major architect of modern warfare?
- Who was the president during the civil war?
- Which party believes that power is held by the people?
- Who shot and killed President Lincoln?
- What was the bloodiest single day battle?
15 Clues: Who fought to defend slavery? • Who fought to preserve the union? • What year was Lincoln assassinated on? • Who shot and killed President Lincoln? • What was the bloodiest single day battle? • Who was the president during the civil war? • A citizens right to vote shall not be denied • Which party believes in the rule of the people? • ...
Civil war 2021-11-01
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- A citizens right to vote shall not be denied
- Which party believes that power is held by the people?
- Every person born in the United States is a citizen and of the state they are born in no rights shall be taken away
- Who fought to defend slavery?
- which battle gave the union control of the Mississippi river?
- Who shot and killed President Lincoln?
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- Who skillfully reorganized union forces but drew lots of criticism?
- Which party believes in the rule of the people?
- What year was Lincoln assassinated on?
- What was the bloodiest single day battle?
- Who took over after President Lincoln was assassinated?
- Which general was a major architect of modern warfare?
- Which battle would soon give the North a morale boost?
- Who was the president during the civil war?
- Who fought to preserve the union?
15 Clues: Who fought to defend slavery? • Who fought to preserve the union? • What year was Lincoln assassinated on? • Who shot and killed President Lincoln? • What was the bloodiest single day battle? • Who was the president during the civil war? • A citizens right to vote shall not be denied • Which party believes in the rule of the people? • ...
Civil War 2021-11-10
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- Who refused the Fugitive Slave Laws?
- Who was against slavery?
- What was one of the main causes of the civil war?
- What was Kansas called after the many people were killed?
- Who had the large population?
- How many states joined the union?
- Who destroyed the south's way of life?
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- Who supported slavery?
- What id slave want to be?
- Who threatens to leave the union?
- Agricultural west gave political power to?
- Who can say a slave can't be free?
- Who demand to end slavery?
- How many states withdrawed from the union?
- Who opposed for slavery within the new territores?
- What made this the great war?
16 Clues: Who supported slavery? • Who was against slavery? • What id slave want to be? • Who demand to end slavery? • Who had the large population? • What made this the great war? • Who threatens to leave the union? • How many states joined the union? • Who can say a slave can't be free? • Who refused the Fugitive Slave Laws? • Who destroyed the south's way of life? • ...
Civil War 2022-06-07
Across
- To Announce or Declare
- Little Round Top
- Where did the War end?
- Battle of Gettysburg in Days
- 4/9/1865?
- High Ranking Officer
- Hard Tack
- Best Confederate General
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- Went to Kansas for this
- Subject of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- Advantage in Atlanta
- Secede
- Who was the Union Fighting?
- First battle of Civil War
- Number of Bills in Compromise of 1850
15 Clues: Secede • 4/9/1865? • Hard Tack • Little Round Top • Advantage in Atlanta • High Ranking Officer • To Announce or Declare • Where did the War end? • Went to Kansas for this • Best Confederate General • First battle of Civil War • Who was the Union Fighting? • Subject of Uncle Tom's Cabin • Battle of Gettysburg in Days • Number of Bills in Compromise of 1850
Civil War 2024-01-10
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- - the action or fact of joining or being joined, especially in a political context.
- Lincoln - 18th president
- - a person who wanted to end slavery
- - the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
- - a dollar bill; a dollar
- - a coarse stout leather shoe reaching to the ankle.
- - conferacy army color
- - large-caliber guns used in warfare
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- - soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot soldiers collectively.
- - an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor.
- Proclamation- declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
- - a person one works with, especially in something secret or illegal; an accomplice.
- - a person perceived as an unscrupulous opportunist.
- - covered or protected with iron.
- - northern army color
15 Clues: - northern army color • - conferacy army color • Lincoln - 18th president • - a dollar bill; a dollar • - covered or protected with iron. • - a person who wanted to end slavery • - large-caliber guns used in warfare • - a person perceived as an unscrupulous opportunist. • - a coarse stout leather shoe reaching to the ankle. • ...
Civil War 2023-10-16
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- Wrote to show the effects of slavery
- Civil War officially began
- Kept as property not considered a American Citizen
- Explains how the state is runned
- Abraham Lincoln was elected
- A bloody War broke out in Kansas
- Government can return runaway slaves back to their owner
- Made to represent the north in battle
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- They considered him not a US citizen no matter what
- After giving a speech he was attacked on stage
- Slavery was permanently removed in the North
- War broke out in Nebraska created two new territories
- John Brown and his 4 sons murdered 5 pro slavery men
- John Brown and his men attacked to support the uprising of enslaved people
- The two nations had a discussion
15 Clues: Civil War officially began • Abraham Lincoln was elected • Explains how the state is runned • The two nations had a discussion • A bloody War broke out in Kansas • Wrote to show the effects of slavery • Made to represent the north in battle • Slavery was permanently removed in the North • After giving a speech he was attacked on stage • ...
Civil War 2023-10-13
Across
- Promoting the interests of a section or region
- First state to leave the union
- To formally approve or sanction
- A law that legally freed all slaves
- Also known as the south
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- Other party
- A handheld firearm with a chamber to hold multiple bullets
- Against Republicans
- When a state left the union
- Bacterial disease causing fever, diarrhea, headache, enlargement of the spleen, and extreme physical exhaustion and collapse
- One of the border states
- Also known as the north
- The President
- Cause of the Civil War
- A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder.
15 Clues: Other party • The President • Against Republicans • Cause of the Civil War • Also known as the north • Also known as the south • One of the border states • When a state left the union • First state to leave the union • To formally approve or sanction • A law that legally freed all slaves • A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder. • Promoting the interests of a section or region • ...
Civil WAR 2024-11-27
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- wooden ships with metal amour
- states that left the union
- Woman who made the underground railroad
- carolina first state to secede
- commander of the conferderate army in 1862
- led the Union
- three amendments passed after the civil wqr
- 16th president
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- a declaration that freed the slaves
- book that sparked controversy
- a battle that is also called battle of sharpsburg
- a war between the same country
- the location that started the civil war
- a battle that took place on church grounds
- withdrawing from the union
15 Clues: led the Union • 16th president • states that left the union • withdrawing from the union • book that sparked controversy • wooden ships with metal amour • a war between the same country • carolina first state to secede • a declaration that freed the slaves • the location that started the civil war • Woman who made the underground railroad • ...
Civil War 2025-03-28
Across
- the number of states that left the US to have their own
- a person that has escaped from a place
- a change made to a law
- the process of freeing someone from slavery
- a person that wanted slavery to end
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- the South side of the Civil War
- battle ending with Union won and 50,000 dead
- what amendment allowed past enslaved people to vote
- the withdrawal of states from the United States
- the first major land battle fought in Virginia
- machine used to seperate cotton from seeds
- people planning to do something illegal secretly
- led slaves to freedom
- president during the Civil War
- the United States during the Civil War
15 Clues: led slaves to freedom • a change made to a law • president during the Civil War • the South side of the Civil War • a person that wanted slavery to end • a person that has escaped from a place • the United States during the Civil War • machine used to seperate cotton from seeds • the process of freeing someone from slavery • battle ending with Union won and 50,000 dead • ...
Civil War 2025-04-08
Across
- Battle-cry of the Confederate troops that terrified the Union soldiers
- Famous speech by President Lincoln that called for a "new birth of freedom"
- Executive Order that freed the enslaved in the seceded states
- To go your own way or breaking off ties
- Referring to the United States fighting to preserve the nation
- To go your own way or breaking off ties
- Type of warfare where combatants will destroy anything of military value
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- Conflict between the Union and the Confederacy
- 16th President who kept the Union together through the Civil War
- Loyalty to a region rather than the country as a whole
- Political Party formed to end slavery
- Referring to the southern states that seceded from the Union
- Bloodiest day of US History
- New warship type that covers the ship with iron plates to offer much greater protection
- First land battle of the Civil War
- Slave-holding states that stayed with the Union
16 Clues: Bloodiest day of US History • First land battle of the Civil War • Political Party formed to end slavery • To go your own way or breaking off ties • To go your own way or breaking off ties • Conflict between the Union and the Confederacy • Slave-holding states that stayed with the Union • Loyalty to a region rather than the country as a whole • ...
civil war 2025-04-15
Across
- The increase in the price of goods
- One of the reasons for the death of many
- The main reason for the death of the majority besides the brutal battles
- The BLANK was bad for the South after the war
- The BLANK were very divided due to disagreements and soon leading to war
- The initials of the man who tried to sue himself and his family out of slavery
- The title of people who wanted to eliminate slavery
- Northern states reffered as the BLANK
- The condition of the camps hat led many to die
- Southern states reffered as the BLANK
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- The last name of 16th president
- President LIncoln wanted to BLANK the nation again
- One of the main reasons for the war
- The action of formally withdrawing from a unian or an alliance
- President Lincoln was BLANK after the war
15 Clues: The last name of 16th president • The increase in the price of goods • One of the main reasons for the war • Northern states reffered as the BLANK • Southern states reffered as the BLANK • One of the reasons for the death of many • President Lincoln was BLANK after the war • The BLANK was bad for the South after the war • The condition of the camps hat led many to die • ...
Civil War 2025-04-23
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- The name of the Southern States
- The first state to leave the country
- The name of the bloodiest day during Civil War
- The act of leaving the country
- The President during the Civil War.
- The thing that the war is trying to stop
- The type of economy in the North
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- The name of one of the most important battles
- The type of economy in the South
- The type of tactic that the General used to win.
- The General who led the Union to victory.
- The name of the Northern States
- The name of the order to allow black soldiers
- The name of the war
- The name of the Confederate General
15 Clues: The name of the war • The act of leaving the country • The name of the Southern States • The name of the Northern States • The type of economy in the South • The type of economy in the North • The President during the Civil War. • The name of the Confederate General • The first state to leave the country • The thing that the war is trying to stop • ...
Civil War 2025-05-14
Across
- Address – A famous speech by President Lincoln in 1863, emphasizing unity and the principles of equality.
- Rights – The idea that states have certain rights and political powers independent of the federal government; used to justify secession.
- – A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States.
- – The act of formally withdrawing from an organization or union; Southern states seceded from the United States to form the Confederacy.
- War – A military strategy that involves targeting both the enemy’s military and civilian resources (e.g., Sherman’s March to the Sea).
- – The Confederate States of America, formed in 1861 by 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union.
- S. Grant – The leading general of the Union Army who later became President of the United States.
- – The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and integrating formerly enslaved people into society.
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- E. Lee – The leading general of the Confederate Army.
- – A system for requiring citizens to serve in the military, used by both the Union and Confederacy.
- Proclamation – An executive order issued by President Lincoln in 1863 that freed slaves in Confederate states.
- – The use of naval forces to isolate a place, especially to cut off supplies, such as the Union blockade of Southern ports.
- States – Slave states that remained in the Union (e.g., Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware).
- Sumter – A federal fort in South Carolina where the first shots of the Civil War were fired in April 1861.
- – The Northern states during the Civil War that remained loyal to the U.S. federal government.
15 Clues: E. Lee – The leading general of the Confederate Army. • – A person who wanted to end slavery in the United States. • – The Northern states during the Civil War that remained loyal to the U.S. federal government. • States – Slave states that remained in the Union (e.g., Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware). • ...
civil war 2024-03-29
Across
- crop Crop that brought in a lot of income.
- Major cash crop.
- Davis. President of Confederate states.
- of Gettysburg major turning point for union
- Leaving the union.
- Lincoln President that resolved the war.
- Weapon used in war.
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- plan to unite the states after war.
- amendment. Freed slaves.
- S. Grant. Major union general.
- getting rid of slavery completely.
- of Bull Run. First battle.
- E Lee major confederate general.
- army Army of the North.
- army. Army of the South.
- rights what the confederates believed in
16 Clues: Major cash crop. • Leaving the union. • Weapon used in war. • of Bull Run. First battle. • army. Army of the South. • amendment. Freed slaves. • getting rid of slavery completely. • plan to unite the states after war. • S. Grant. Major union general. • army Army of the North. • E Lee major confederate general. • ...
Civil War 2022-03-06
Across
- - The Union and the Confederacy were fighting in Galveston
- - Someone who supported the Union cause during Civil War.
- - Commander of the Bayou City.
- - Former enslaved person.
- - issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy
- - Watched his constituents vote to secede from the Union.
- - Focus o the interest of one’s region.
- - Enforced the Conscription Act.
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- - Given command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee
- - The position that the Federal Government should not interfere with the state’s exercising their constitutional powers.
- - Terry's Texas Rangers
- - bloodshed by pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups
- - Free from outside control.
- - Battle was close to a river.
- - Laws limiting the rights of African Americans.
15 Clues: - Terry's Texas Rangers • - Former enslaved person. • - Free from outside control. • - Commander of the Bayou City. • - Battle was close to a river. • - Enforced the Conscription Act. • - Focus o the interest of one’s region. • - Laws limiting the rights of African Americans. • - bloodshed by pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups • ...
Civil War 2022-03-06
Across
- - The Union and the Confederacy were fighting in Galveston
- - Someone who supported the Union cause during Civil War.
- - Commander of the Bayou City.
- - Former enslaved person.
- - issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy
- - Watched his constituents vote to secede from the Union.
- - Focus on the interest of one’s region.
- - Enforced the Conscription Act.
Down
- - Given command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee
- - The position that the Federal Government should not interfere with the state’s exercising their constitutional powers.
- - Terry's Texas Rangers
- - bloodshed by pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups
- - Free from outside control.
- - Battle was close to a river.
- - Laws limiting the rights of African Americans.
15 Clues: - Terry's Texas Rangers • - Former enslaved person. • - Free from outside control. • - Commander of the Bayou City. • - Battle was close to a river. • - Enforced the Conscription Act. • - Focus on the interest of one’s region. • - Laws limiting the rights of African Americans. • - bloodshed by pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups • ...
Civil war 2022-03-05
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- confederacy controlled it 2 times
- Served over john hood
- Confederate general
- A group of young soldiers
- a person who wanted to abolish slavery
- a person who supported the union
- federal government cannot mess with states rules.
- enslaving african americans
- laws limiting african american rights
- taken by a small union fleet
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- confederate guns open fire at union fleets
- served 4 years with his calvary unit
- free from outside control
- focus on one region in a country
- formerly enslaved man
15 Clues: Confederate general • Served over john hood • formerly enslaved man • free from outside control • A group of young soldiers • enslaving african americans • taken by a small union fleet • a person who supported the union • focus on one region in a country • confederacy controlled it 2 times • served 4 years with his calvary unit • laws limiting african american rights • ...
Civil War 2022-03-05
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- Enslaved workers were an important part of the economy and plantations.
- (Two words without space)Ships that go through the blocks in ports to give supplies for the Confederacy
- Those who supported the Union cause
- Those who desired an end for slavery
- Free from outside control; self-governing
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- (last name) Texas governor who was forced to resign as he supported the Union instead of Confederate
- A reason the South feared the loss of slavery.
- (Two words without space)Union needed Fort Grriffin for success, however the Confederate captured the Union soldiers and won as they retreated.
- Focus on the interests of own region
- Economy was based on based on small farms and, increasingly industry.
- The Confederate won although they were outnumbered.
- Those who take the law into their own hands
- (last name) He was a Confederate soldier who fought under General Robert E. Lee
- A tax imposed by the government.
- (last name) Created the Emancipation Proclamation (supported Union cause)
15 Clues: A tax imposed by the government. • Those who supported the Union cause • Focus on the interests of own region • Those who desired an end for slavery • Free from outside control; self-governing • Those who take the law into their own hands • A reason the South feared the loss of slavery. • The Confederate won although they were outnumbered. • ...
Civil War 2022-03-05
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- condition in which one human being was owned by another
- the first African American from Texas to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor (first name)
- the battle where the union wanted to prevent the confederates trading cotton with Mexico
- revoke or annul a law
- a confederate general (first name only)
- people who wanted to take the law into their own hands
- people who wanted to focus on what benefited their regions rather than a nation as a whole
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- people who wanted to end slavery
- the battle where the confederates won against the Union even though they were outnumbered
- a formerly enslaved person
- president that supported the Union cause (last name)
- free from outside control; self-governing
- a person who supported the Union
- the number of states that succeeded by January 1861
- Southerners believed this would hurt them economically because imports would cost more
15 Clues: revoke or annul a law • a formerly enslaved person • people who wanted to end slavery • a person who supported the Union • a confederate general (first name only) • free from outside control; self-governing • the number of states that succeeded by January 1861 • president that supported the Union cause (last name) • people who wanted to take the law into their own hands • ...
Civil War 2022-03-04
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- free from outside rule
- the bloodiest battle in the north
- the northern states
- the southern states
- States using their constitutional powers
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- a governer that stepped down because of his views
- laws limiting the rights of African Americans
- had a unit called hood's texas brigade
- A battle where a city was forced to surrender
- to focus on one's own region or section
- a battle where confederates shot at union ship
- someone who supported the Union in the Civil War
- a free formerly enslaved person
- the general for the confederate army
- former judge in brownsville
15 Clues: the northern states • the southern states • free from outside rule • former judge in brownsville • a free formerly enslaved person • the bloodiest battle in the north • the general for the confederate army • had a unit called hood's texas brigade • to focus on one's own region or section • States using their constitutional powers • laws limiting the rights of African Americans • ...
Civil War 2022-03-04
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- the president of the confederacy was ______
- Most soldiers of the brigade died due to_______
- The president of the Union during the civil war was _______
- _______ worked under General Robert E Lee and owned a brigade
- The battle of _________ was when the union wanted to capture Fort Griffin
- The confederate sold ______ to Europe in return for medicine, ammunition, and other war supplies?
- The Civil war took place between the Confederacy and the _____
- _______ were people that support slavery
- States that did not follow federal laws that they did not agree with were ______ states
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- The _____ act required men from ages 18 to 35 to serve in the army
- In the attack of _______, the Union sent a small force of union ships and took down the confederate army. However, some confederate troops ambushed the Union troops and retook Galveston.
- A person that supported the north was a ______
- Southerners had to provide firearms, a __________, saddle, bridle, and blanket
- The belief that the region you are from is more important than the union was ______
- There were ___ soldiers in Hood's brigade
15 Clues: _______ were people that support slavery • There were ___ soldiers in Hood's brigade • the president of the confederacy was ______ • A person that supported the north was a ______ • Most soldiers of the brigade died due to_______ • The president of the Union during the civil war was _______ • _______ worked under General Robert E Lee and owned a brigade • ...
Civil War 2025-05-19
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- A name for democrats that wanted war to end
- The northern name for one of the first actual battles of the civil war
- People who were running from the law
- This was a section of the union army that was only made of African Americans
- A lack of these in the south caused an outbreak of riots among the people
- Many churches and schools were turned into these
- Abraham put this document in place to end slavery in the confederate states
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- This woman worked as a spy for the union during the war
- When shot or wounded, this often had to be performed
- A process that said the government had the right to keep someone in jail for rebellion and invasion without a trial
- The most violent war in American history
- Most soldiers died from this
- This battle was the bloodiest single day of American history
- Soldiers spent most of their time doing this at camp
- These people,alongside women took up the jobs in the factories
15 Clues: Most soldiers died from this • People who were running from the law • The most violent war in American history • A name for democrats that wanted war to end • Many churches and schools were turned into these • When shot or wounded, this often had to be performed • Soldiers spent most of their time doing this at camp • ...
Civil war 2025-05-19
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- the plan they used against the south the ______ Plan
- what was the name of the guy that went to bed with Lincoln in his living room
- what percent of people were black in the union army
- what was the biggest killer of the war
- People had _______ fantasy's about the war
- The name of the general that walked around the camp with a group of women
- What Abraham Lincoln tried to repair
- famous abolitionist Fredrick
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- first major battle
- The North continuously failed to capture the _____ of the north
- the president during the civil war
- In 1863 what town on the Mississippi did General Grant capture
- The turning point and bloodiest battle of the war
- What did Lincoln make the war about to stop the France and Britain from joining the war
- Lincolns favorite general
15 Clues: first major battle • Lincolns favorite general • famous abolitionist Fredrick • the president during the civil war • What Abraham Lincoln tried to repair • what was the biggest killer of the war • People had _______ fantasy's about the war • The turning point and bloodiest battle of the war • what percent of people were black in the union army • ...
Civil War 2022-01-21
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- the man who was a part of the Union, he was terrorizing Georgia
- how did sherman destroy atlanta and many farms
- Georgia's number one crop
- the name of a line in anderson prison that if you crossed you would be shot dead
- the name of the plan that the northers used to "choke" out slavery
- the president of the confederacy
- home to the worst prison during the civil war
- the location where sherman's rain of terror stops
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- which side was believed to win at the time
- how did the commanding officer of andersonville prison die
- President of the united states during the civil war
- Georgia's center for railroads
- the most common way people died in andersonville prison
- who won on sherman's first attempt to take over Chattanooga
- the main cause of the civil war
15 Clues: Georgia's number one crop • Georgia's center for railroads • the main cause of the civil war • the president of the confederacy • which side was believed to win at the time • home to the worst prison during the civil war • how did sherman destroy atlanta and many farms • the location where sherman's rain of terror stops • ...
Civil War 2022-01-23
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- The most important cash crop during the Civil war
- The path of destruction in Georgia that was 60 miles wide and 300 miles long
- Shermans attempt to get to Atlanta
- A prison camp know for its filthy ways
- Sherman was determined to destroy this
- This man was a Union General, he also led a march
- This battle was fought in Sharpsburg, Maryland
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- Declared all slaves in in the states currently engaged in rebellion against the Union free
- He issued the Emancipation proclamation
- The second bloodiest battle during the Civil war
- The most devastating battle during the Civil war
- The name of the plan used during the Union Blockade
- One of Georgia's capitals captured by troops in 1864
- The battle of Chickamauga was fought here
- There were 34,000 of these during the battle of Chickamauga
15 Clues: Shermans attempt to get to Atlanta • A prison camp know for its filthy ways • Sherman was determined to destroy this • He issued the Emancipation proclamation • The battle of Chickamauga was fought here • This battle was fought in Sharpsburg, Maryland • The second bloodiest battle during the Civil war • The most devastating battle during the Civil war • ...
Civil War 2022-01-24
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- Union set it up to try and weaken the South
- lived in the Northern states
- The Confederacy took over a prison and used it to hold prisoners of war
- lived in the Southern states
- Most Successful blockade runner
- Became the largest Union defeat 2nd
- outside of Macon Sherman burned down the whole town Large battle sight
- created the Battle of Atlanta
- president of the confederacy
- Confederates lost 3,000 men compared to the Union’s 700 Sherman marched in March
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- declared slaves in rebel Confederate states to be free
- Held more prisoners at any time than any other prisoner of war camps very few survived
- A big reason the Civil War started
- went through Georgia on his March to the Sea and destroyed wherever he went through
- Who was remembered as the Great emancipator
15 Clues: lived in the Northern states • lived in the Southern states • president of the confederacy • created the Battle of Atlanta • Most Successful blockade runner • A big reason the Civil War started • Became the largest Union defeat 2nd • Union set it up to try and weaken the South • Who was remembered as the Great emancipator • ...
Civil War 2022-05-03
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- was formed in 1854 in direct response to the Kansas–Nebraska Act, opposed the extension of slavery to any new territories.
- Northerners were further out-raged when U.S. diplomats in Europe from the South schemed to annex Cuba as a new slave state in a report known as the
- compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces
- was a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. It was drafted by Democratic Senator Stephen A.
- the site of the first shots of the Civil War
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- Publications like William Lloyd Garrison’s journal, The Liberator, and a popular book
- were reformers(often Protestant preachers) who saw slavery as a great moral evil that ought to be abolished.
- declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free"
- the single bloodiest day of the Civil War
- was an American abolitionist leader. First reaching national prominence for his radical abolitionism and fighting in Bleeding Kansas
- Douglas said a territory could prevent slavery by failing to pass favorable legislation
- the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state
- describes the period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces following the creation of the new territory of Kansas in 1854
- plan called for a naval blockade of the Confederate littoral, a thrust down the Mississippi, and the strangulation of the South by Union land and naval forces
- Sherman's forces destroyed all Confederate sources of supply by looting and burn-ing farms and tearing up railroad lines;
15 Clues: the single bloodiest day of the Civil War • the site of the first shots of the Civil War • compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces • Douglas said a territory could prevent slavery by failing to pass favorable legislation • Publications like William Lloyd Garrison’s journal, The Liberator, and a popular book • ...
Civil war 2023-01-25
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- the color of the south
- the war that was caused by slavery
- the place Lincoln used the telegram and slept
- the theater that Lincoln was assassinated in.
- a device that was used to communicate through Morse Code.
- This delivered supplies to the north.
- The south’s economy was dependent on this plant.
- The proclamation that allowed slaves to fight in the war (not all!)
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- The north used this to manufacture weapons and supplies
- This was a terrible thing- Black people would do unpaid labor
- The plan that the North used to win the war
- General Grant ripped up ____ to limit supplies coming for the south.
- was president during the war.
- the color of the north
- The last name of Lincoln’s assassin
15 Clues: the color of the south • the color of the north • was president during the war. • the war that was caused by slavery • The last name of Lincoln’s assassin • This delivered supplies to the north. • The plan that the North used to win the war • the place Lincoln used the telegram and slept • the theater that Lincoln was assassinated in. • ...
civil war 2022-10-04
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- assassinated Abraham Lincoln
- a borough in S Pennsylvania:
- Confederate general
- town in central Virginia Appomattox where Lee surrendered
- a creek
- person who loyal the ruler
- person who supports their country
- a creek in NE Virginia:
- abolished slavery
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- general and political leader
- French soldier
- presidential proclamation
- A reformer and nurse
- a city in W Mississippi,
- Sherman former Commanding General
15 Clues: a creek • French soldier • abolished slavery • Confederate general • A reformer and nurse • a creek in NE Virginia: • a city in W Mississippi, • presidential proclamation • person who loyal the ruler • general and political leader • assassinated Abraham Lincoln • a borough in S Pennsylvania: • person who supports their country • Sherman former Commanding General • ...
Civil War Crossword 2023-11-15
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- Confederate ironclad ship
- Confederate army leader
- Union ironclad ship
- Union army leader
- Union president
- Confederate capital city
- union color
- "Four score and ... years ago"
- how many years did the civil war last?
- confederate color
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- the South
- first state to secede
- the North
- Confederate president
- first shots of the Civil War were fired here
15 Clues: the South • the North • union color • Union president • Union army leader • confederate color • Union ironclad ship • first state to secede • Confederate president • Confederate army leader • Confederate capital city • Confederate ironclad ship • "Four score and ... years ago" • how many years did the civil war last? • first shots of the Civil War were fired here
Civil War Crossword 2023-04-11
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- Enslaved man who lost his case for freedom in 1857
- First President of the Confederacy
- Attempt to ban slavery in territory gained from Mexico
- Location of the peace treaty to end the Civil War was signed
- Name of the southern country, started during the Civil War
- Violence between opposing sides over slavery in Kansas
- Formal withdrawal from a union
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- _____________ Proclamation
- Native American political party in the 1850s
- 1854 act that repealed Missouri Comp.
- 16th President of the United States, during Civil War
- Crazy abolitionist that rebelled at Harper's Ferry
- Abolitionist novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Last name of the most famous Southern General
- Location of the bloodiest battle on Northern Territory
15 Clues: _____________ Proclamation • Formal withdrawal from a union • First President of the Confederacy • 1854 act that repealed Missouri Comp. • Abolitionist novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe • Native American political party in the 1850s • Last name of the most famous Southern General • Enslaved man who lost his case for freedom in 1857 • ...
Civil War and Reconstruction 2025-02-27
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- The 13th Amendment abolished_____
- The president who was a general in the Civil War
- 15th Amendment granted African American men this right
- An idea to surround the Southern economy like a snake
- A strong attachment to regional interests
- Racist group that was started in Pulaski, Tennesee
- A period after the Civil War
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- A white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit
- The term southerners gave to northerners who moved to the south
- The 16th president of the United States
- The man who assassinated Lincoln
- Laws intended to restrict freedom and opportunities of Blacks
- War Bloodiest war in American history
13 Clues: A period after the Civil War • The man who assassinated Lincoln • The 13th Amendment abolished_____ • The 16th president of the United States • War Bloodiest war in American history • A strong attachment to regional interests • The president who was a general in the Civil War • Racist group that was started in Pulaski, Tennesee • ...
april magaizne 2022-05-20
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- Southern army during the civil war
- A war between citizens in the same country
- a former slave that sued for his freedom
- the state of being a slave
- U.S.A 16th president
- a period when pro-slavery and anti-slavery warfare and outbreaks happened
- A member of the sanitary
- A legislative compromise between pro-slavery and anti-slavery
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- was a southern general that was mistakenly shot
- The first major battle during the civil war
- a disease that killed stonewall jackson
- northern/federal army during the civil war
12 Clues: U.S.A 16th president • A member of the sanitary • the state of being a slave • Southern army during the civil war • a disease that killed stonewall jackson • a former slave that sued for his freedom • A war between citizens in the same country • northern/federal army during the civil war • The first major battle during the civil war • ...
Social Studies Crossword! 2022-01-27
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- The southern states during the civil war called themselves the _______ states
- Although factories did a lot of good, they also created a lot of ________
- The main issue that caused the Civil War
- This invention made producing cotton faster and cheaper
- To refuse to use a business in an effort to change unfair policies
- These are the rights of citizens to be treated equally under the law
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- When people began producing goods in factories, much about life changed
- He was president during the Civil War
- The northern states during the civil war were called
- He used the assembly line to produce cars faster and cheaper
- When she was unfairly arrested on a bus, Dr. King was motivated to protest
- A war fought among people in the same country
12 Clues: He was president during the Civil War • The main issue that caused the Civil War • A war fought among people in the same country • The northern states during the civil war were called • This invention made producing cotton faster and cheaper • He used the assembly line to produce cars faster and cheaper • ...
Unit 4 History B Open Doors 2025-05-15
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- Type of weapon found in Cuba during the Cold War.
- Student-led Civil Rights group known for direct action.
- Woman who refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery.
- President who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
- President who ended U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
- LBJ’s plan to reduce poverty and expand rights.
- to gain equality for African Americans.
- Failed amendment to guarantee equal rights for women.
- The goal of many movements in the 1960s and 70s.
- A nonviolent protest where people refused to leave segregated spaces.
- Refusing to use goods or services as a form of protest.
- A form of protest used during the Civil Rights Movement.
- Public demonstration against war or injustice.
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- Movement for women’s rights.
- Organization that fought for Black civil rights through legal means.
- Activists who rode buses to protest segregation.
- Political scandal that led to Nixon’s resignation.
- Theory used to justify U.S. involvement in Vietnam.
- Youth movement that challenged traditional values.
- The legal separation of races.
- This right was denied to many Black Americans before the 1960s.
- The process of bringing people of different races together.
- Popular president assassinated in 1963.
- Civil Rights leader known for peaceful protests.
- Location of a major missile crisis in 1962.
- Country where the U.S. fought to stop communism.
- Civil Rights activist who believed in self-defense.
- Mandatory military service during the Vietnam War.
- 1960s youth who rejected mainstream values.
- Supreme Court case that legalized abortion in 1973.
30 Clues: Movement for women’s rights. • The legal separation of races. • Popular president assassinated in 1963. • to gain equality for African Americans. • Location of a major missile crisis in 1962. • 1960s youth who rejected mainstream values. • Public demonstration against war or injustice. • LBJ’s plan to reduce poverty and expand rights. • ...
APUSH Period 5 Review 2022-03-16
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- Radical abolitionist responsible for the Pottawatomie Massacre
- The treaty to the Mexican American war in 1848
- Confederate General and first Grand Wizard of the KKK.
- African Americans leaving the South during Reconstruction.
- Laws restricting the rights of African Americans in regards to land ownership, business, etc.
- Northerners settling in the South to take advantage of Reconstruction.
- War Strategy promoted by General Grant in which Union forces destroyed civilian crops, livestock, fields, and property
- Civil War hero for the Union as well as the 18th president
- Union General famous for use of total war strategy against the South.
- Total war tactics on captured land between Georgia and the Carolinas led by General Sherman
- Series of violent disputes over the free/slave state status of Kansas.
- Pro-slavery senator from South Carolina
- Right to vote declared regardless of color or race.
- 16th U.S. President.
- The rapid influx of migrants into California after the discovery of gold in 1848
- Antislavery Whig senator from New York. Negotiated the purchase of Alaska.
- 1854 document advocating for the U.S. annexation of Cuba.
- First Union General to die in the Civil War.
- Economic depression beginning in 1873.
- Former slave denied rights of citizenship by Supreme Court.
- Confederate attack on this military garrison marked the beginning of the Civil War.
- Law that expanded on Benjamin Butler’s contraband and allowed the confiscation of Confederate property
- Prominent suffragist and abolitionist.
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- Raid on the Harpers Ferry armory to instigate a slave revolt.
- proposing to Constitutionalize slavery.
- Confederate General and commander of the Army of Northern Virginia.
- Speech at the dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery , November 19th 1863.
- Proposed the legislation to try and outlaw slavery from territory gained in the treaty of Gaudalupe Hidalgo
- Founder and editor of the New York Tribune newspaper.
- 1854 Act that allowed the citizens of Kansas and Nebraska to vote on whether or not they would by a free or slave state
- Amendment to the constitution Abolishing Slavery in 1865
- Founded the Women’s National Loyal League along with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucy Stone
- Route West of the Missouri River and 2170 Miles long. By 1860 350,000 Americans made trip
- Proclamation that declared all enslaved people “forever free”
- Confederate General during the American Civil War.
- Term introduced by John L O’Sullivan in 1845 to describe the nation’s God-Given right to expand its borders
- Murder of five proslavery advocates by John Brown and other abolitionists using broadswords.
- Tenant farming that replaced the slavery system in the South.
- Period following Civil War in which efforts were made to address the wrongs of slavery, etc.
- Bloodiest battle of the Civil War.
- Stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
41 Clues: 16th U.S. President. • Bloodiest battle of the Civil War. • Economic depression beginning in 1873. • Prominent suffragist and abolitionist. • proposing to Constitutionalize slavery. • Pro-slavery senator from South Carolina • First Union General to die in the Civil War. • Stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. • The treaty to the Mexican American war in 1848 • ...
Memorial Day 2019-05-22
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- Originally known as Decoration Day
- last Monday in May
- A gift, testimonial, compliment given as due or in acknowledgement
- Became an official ______ in 1971
- In the late 1860s Americans begun holding springtime tributes to fallen Civil War ____
- Businesses _______ and residents decorated the graves of soldiers with flowers and flags
- Unofficial beginning of _______
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- To hold in honor or high respect; revere
- Waterloo—which first ________ the day on May 5, 1866—was chosen
- Purpose of Memorial Day is to honor the men and women who ______ serving in the Armed Forces
- 1966 the federal government declared ________, New York, the official birthplace of Memorial Day
- Established Memorial Day as the last ______ in May
- 1968 Congress passed the ________ Monday Holiday Act
- Decorated their graves with ______ and reciting prayers
- War A war between political factions or regions within the same country
- Started soon after the Civil ______
16 Clues: last Monday in May • Unofficial beginning of _______ • Became an official ______ in 1971 • Originally known as Decoration Day • Started soon after the Civil ______ • To hold in honor or high respect; revere • Established Memorial Day as the last ______ in May • 1968 Congress passed the ________ Monday Holiday Act • Decorated their graves with ______ and reciting prayers • ...
4th Grade History Ch. 1 Test II 2022-09-03
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- _____ War, War began during Lincoln's presidency
- system created by Samuel Morse
- Jacksons reaction to returning the Cherokee and Creek's land
- chosen by the Electoral College
- People during Bible times who were slaves because they couldn't pay their debt
- a war hero who was not always just
- President who stirred up conflict with Mexico
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- President Madison said Jackson's treaty was _________
- they won the Civil War
- the North had more than the South
- In 1812 they declared war on Great Britain
- the South had better than the North
- existed in the South
- ruled by the people
- became president in 1860
15 Clues: ruled by the people • existed in the South • they won the Civil War • became president in 1860 • system created by Samuel Morse • chosen by the Electoral College • the North had more than the South • a war hero who was not always just • the South had better than the North • In 1812 they declared war on Great Britain • President who stirred up conflict with Mexico • ...
The Socail Studies Menu 2021-05-07
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- money given as a reward such as to encourage enlistment in the army
- a person freed from slavery
- settling an argument with an agreement
- to withdraw from the union
- to close ports
- a storage place for weapons
- to approve
- paper money printed by the North during the civil war
- a union soldier
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- required military service
- someone who runs away from the law
- to go on a attack
- a general increase of prices
- a person wounded or killed in war
- a ship covered with iron plates
- not to cast votes
- war conflict between citizens from the same country
- a confederate soldier
18 Clues: to approve • to close ports • a union soldier • to go on a attack • not to cast votes • a confederate soldier • required military service • to withdraw from the union • a person freed from slavery • a storage place for weapons • a general increase of prices • a ship covered with iron plates • a person wounded or killed in war • someone who runs away from the law • ...
The Civil War 2013-04-22
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- / General William Tecumseh _________ took control of another Union army. He and his army advanced toward Atlanta. (410)
- / The Fall of __________ was when Lee and his shattered army surrendered one of the last cities on the Mississippi River to remain in COnfederate hands. (409)
- / On January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the ____________ Proclamation that freed enslaved people only in areas that were fighting the Union. (399)
- / Who won the first battle of the civil war? (386)
- / Another name for the North or Northern soldiers is _______. (388)
- / The Civil War also ended up _________ the Union. (411)
- / General George ________ took McDowell's spot after the North's defeat at Bull Run. (393)
- / IN both the North and South, ________ ran farms and plantations to take the place of men at war. (405)
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- / The final result of the war was that __________ in the U.S was ended. (411)
- / Thousands of African Americans supported the Union in ____________ roles, though some did not fight in the war. (401)
- / To meet the need for troops, both the North and South established a ________, a system of required military service. (404)
- / Slave states that did not secede the Union are called ________ states. (387)
- / The Battle of ___________ was an important and horribly bloody battle in the civil war. (408)
- / What is another name for the South or soldiers in the South? (388)
- / General McClellan was fired for being too ________. (407)
- / Advantages for the North during the Civil War included more people, more ________ and more supplies. (388)
- / General George McClellan was replaced with General A. ___________, who was soon replaced. (407)
- / At least 400 women disguised themselves as _____ to fight for either the Union or Confederacy. (405)
- / Who was the President elected who caused southern states to secede the Union? (386)
- / The Gettysburg Address honored _________ people and soldiers who fought at Gettysburg. (409)
20 Clues: / Who won the first battle of the civil war? (386) • / The Civil War also ended up _________ the Union. (411) • / General McClellan was fired for being too ________. (407) • / Another name for the North or Northern soldiers is _______. (388) • / What is another name for the South or soldiers in the South? (388) • ...
Emancipation Proclamation 2025-12-02
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- "Angel of the Battlefield"
- After the Emancipation Proclamation, African Americans could serve in the ___________ service.
- The __________________ Railway Act approved the construction of a transcontinental railroad.
- Lincoln suspended this during the Civil War.
- The battle that encouraged Lincoln to pass the Emancipation Proclamation.
- Lincoln's Secretary of State who convinced him to wait for a major victory to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
- This act offered up to 160 acres of land in the west to those willing to settle it.
- The Emancipation Proclamation helped to keep Britain and _________ out of the war.
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- The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in only the states in ____________.
- The Emancipation Proclamation changed the ____________ of the war.
- The border states were put under this type of law during the Civil War.
- Most common surgery during the Civil War.
- Lincoln used this power to justify and enforce the Emancipation Proclamation.
- The Emancipation Proclamation was issued twice, September of 1862 and ______ of 1863
- Lincoln considered the Emancipation Proclamation to be the most important part of his _____________.
- The Emancipation Proclamation led to the passage of the _________________ amendment which abolished slavery.
- Prisoner of war camp, worst of the worst, Milo Tuttle was here.
17 Clues: "Angel of the Battlefield" • Most common surgery during the Civil War. • Lincoln suspended this during the Civil War. • Prisoner of war camp, worst of the worst, Milo Tuttle was here. • The Emancipation Proclamation changed the ____________ of the war. • The border states were put under this type of law during the Civil War. • ...
reconstruction crossword 2022-03-04
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- Thaddeus Stevens was ____schooled.
- Thaddeus Stevens hated Andrew ______.
- Stevens _____ in office.
- Stevens thought slavery was very _____.
- Thaddeus was born in 179_.
- Johnson was _____ in 1866.
- The ____ republicans believed white and blacks were to have the same rights.
- ____ African Americans were elected as congressmen.
- Thaddeus opposed _____ Johnson's policies.
- Thaddeus Stevens was born in _______.
- Andrew Jackson was President ______'s Vice.
- Johnson was the ___________ president.
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- Thaddeus ____ Freedmen's Bureau Bill.
- Period following the civil war.
- Andrew Johnson was not a _____ president.
- Johnson was a _____ before he ran for office.
- Andrew Johnson became _____ once Lincoln died.
- Republicans were appalled by Johnsons racism.
- Thaddeus Stevens _____ left when he was a boy.
- In 1866 they began to work on the civil ____ bill.
- Slavery ____ in the civil war.
21 Clues: Stevens _____ in office. • Thaddeus was born in 179_. • Johnson was _____ in 1866. • Slavery ____ in the civil war. • Period following the civil war. • Thaddeus Stevens was ____schooled. • Thaddeus ____ Freedmen's Bureau Bill. • Thaddeus Stevens hated Andrew ______. • Thaddeus Stevens was born in _______. • Johnson was the ___________ president. • ...
reconstruction 2023-04-21
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- be stoped from voting fifteenth admendment
- charge with a crime impeach
- to keep blacks voting black codes
- rights act fourteenth admendments
- on someones land sherecropping
- joined the republican party scalawags
- after Lincoln Andrew Johnson
- freed slaves after the civil war freedmans beuro
- charels sumtner radical republi
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- of recunstruction wade davisbill
- black congressmen hiram revels
- who moved south carpetbaggers
- after civil war reconstruction
13 Clues: charge with a crime impeach • who moved south carpetbaggers • on someones land sherecropping • of recunstruction wade davisbill • black congressmen hiram revels • joined the republican party scalawags • be stoped from voting fifteenth admendment • after Lincoln Andrew Johnson • to keep blacks voting black codes • ...
Civil War Essential Vocabulary 2019-05-08
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- Confederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force
- Issued by Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862 it declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free
- Union General who destroyed South during "march to the sea" from Atlanta to Savannah, example of total war
- Famous as the site of the surrender of the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee to Union commander Ulysses S. Grant
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- A military draft
- American politician who served as the only President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
- all-black unit led by Union Colonel Robert Gould Shaw during the Civil War
- 1863 Union army's blockade of Vicksburg, Mississippi, that led the city to surrender during the Civil War
- U.S. Union Army outline strategy for suppressing the Confederacy at the beginning of the American Civil War
- 16th President of the United States
- An American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869-1877). He achieved international fame as the leading Union general in the American Civil War.
- The constitutional amendment ratified after the Civil War that forbade slavery and involuntary servitude.
- Turning point of the War that made it clear the North would win. 50,000 people died, and the South lost its chance to invade the North.
13 Clues: A military draft • 16th President of the United States • all-black unit led by Union Colonel Robert Gould Shaw during the Civil War • American politician who served as the only President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865 • 1863 Union army's blockade of Vicksburg, Mississippi, that led the city to surrender during the Civil War • ...
Reconstruction 2024-10-04
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- slaves in disguise
- supported Republicans
- era after the civil war
- assassinated Lincoln
- helped new slaves
- war hero president
- was a civil rights leader
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- radical Republican
- Lynching
- editor of Atlanta constitution
- Lincoln offerd this to white southerners
- crops sold for money
- championed political reform
- another word for extreme
14 Clues: Lynching • helped new slaves • radical Republican • slaves in disguise • war hero president • assassinated Lincoln • crops sold for money • supported Republicans • era after the civil war • another word for extreme • was a civil rights leader • championed political reform • editor of Atlanta constitution • Lincoln offerd this to white southerners
