civil war Crossword Puzzles

Civil War & Reconstruction Crossword 2023-05-09

Civil War & Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The southern states that seceded from the United States during the Civil War
  2. The laws that were passed after the Civil War to help rebuild the United States
  3. A large farm that usually grows a cash crop
  4. The right of each state to make its own laws
  5. The separation of a state from a nation
  6. The separation of people by race
  7. A conflict between the North & South
  8. To murder someone powerful for political reasons
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  1. A person working to end slavery
  2. The right to vote
  3. The freeing of a group from slavery
  4. Bringing charges of wrongdoing against a government official
  5. Concern for regional needs and interests
  6. The northern states of the United States during the Civil War
  7. A set of laws that kept African Americans from voting, owning guns, or taking certain jobs
  8. An area of land granted to an American Indian tribe

16 Clues: The right to vote • A person working to end slavery • The separation of people by race • The freeing of a group from slavery • A conflict between the North & South • The separation of a state from a nation • Concern for regional needs and interests • A large farm that usually grows a cash crop • The right of each state to make its own laws • ...

Reconstruction 2024-03-18

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. the effort, after the Civil War, to reorganize the seceded states and bring them back into the union
  2. a Republican who believed that Congress should direct Reconstruction
  3. a secret organization of white men formed after the Civil War that used violence against African Americans
  4. a formerly enslaved person
  5. a temporary government
  6. a Northerner in the South working for a Reconstruction government
  7. to record a person officially as eligible to vote
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  1. to show, prove, or make clear
  2. an official release from punishment for a crime
  3. codes laws limiting the rights of African Americans passed by Southern governments after the Civil War
  4. a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction
  5. to cancel
  6. to end: to stop doing an action
  7. June 19th, the date celebrated a the anniversary of Emancipation Day for enslaved people in Texas
  8. Required
  9. to place a limit on a person or action

16 Clues: Required • to cancel • a temporary government • a formerly enslaved person • to show, prove, or make clear • to end: to stop doing an action • to place a limit on a person or action • an official release from punishment for a crime • a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction • to record a person officially as eligible to vote • ...

Jeel Soni - CWP 2021-05-03

Jeel Soni - CWP crossword puzzle
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  1. The belief that the United States should expand to the coast
  2. Time after the Civil War in which the States rejoined the US, laws were changed, slavery was abolished
  3. War between the southern and northern US states.
  4. The northern states during the Civil War
  5. Adding land into a nation
  6. Major cash crop in the south during the 1860s
  7. A spanish mission in which a battle was fought. It is located in San Antonio
  8. Location of deadliest hurricane in Texas in 1900
  9. An economic slump during the 1930s that was caused by overproduction of supplies with lack of demand
  10. River along the border of Mexico and Texas
  11. Fights between farmers and ranchers about land
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  1. Name of the ship which was coming to England and was attacked by the German people. This attack led the US to joining World War I.
  2. Oil was found at this location in 1901...it caused a great oil boom in Texas
  3. Country that borders Texas
  4. A town that rapidly grows/urbanizes due to sudden prosperity
  5. President of Mexico who was a dictator, ordered execution of soldiers at Goliad
  6. Storms of dust that caused the fleeing of the affected states -- poor farming techniques led to this
  7. The southern states during the Civil War
  8. Invention that is put around land to keep someone/something out. For example, farmers used this to keep cattle from ruining their crops.
  9. First European to map the coast of Texas

20 Clues: Adding land into a nation • Country that borders Texas • The northern states during the Civil War • The southern states during the Civil War • First European to map the coast of Texas • River along the border of Mexico and Texas • Major cash crop in the south during the 1860s • Fights between farmers and ranchers about land • ...

Introduction to the Civil War (Use the GoogleSlides/Notes) 2023-01-17

Introduction to the Civil War (Use the GoogleSlides/Notes) crossword puzzle
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  1. This is another name for the North's army
  2. The Union wanted the South to stay part of America, this became known as "______ the Union"
  3. This is another name for the South's army
  4. The Battle of Fort Sumter lasted from April 12th-_____13th
  5. The Battle of Fort _____ was the first battle of the Civil War
  6. South ____ was the first state to separate from the Union
  7. Someone who did not support slavery
  8. Robert E. ____ was the leader of the Confederacy
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  1. When the South left the North
  2. What caused the start of the Civil War
  3. This is the color Confederate soldiers wore
  4. Abraham ______ was President during the Civil War
  5. This is the color Union soldiers wore
  6. Did the North or South attack fort Sumter?

14 Clues: When the South left the North • Someone who did not support slavery • This is the color Union soldiers wore • What caused the start of the Civil War • This is another name for the North's army • This is another name for the South's army • Did the North or South attack fort Sumter? • This is the color Confederate soldiers wore • ...

The Civil War 2022-10-06

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. for the civil war
  2. confederate general
  3. the act that set Kansas and Nebraska as states
  4. 18th president
  5. President during the War
  6. Fort attacked by South Carolina starting the Civil War
  7. the north that was led by Abraham Lincoln
  8. first major clash of the confederate and union armies.
  9. law that provided for harsh treatment for escaped slaves and those who helped
  10. june 25-july 1, 1862
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  1. the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  2. presdient of the confederate states of america
  3. 1863, Union gains control of Mississippi
  4. battle that made it clear that the North would win
  5. the ammendment that was passed after the War

15 Clues: 18th president • for the civil war • confederate general • june 25-july 1, 1862 • President during the War • 1863, Union gains control of Mississippi • the north that was led by Abraham Lincoln • the ammendment that was passed after the War • presdient of the confederate states of america • the act that set Kansas and Nebraska as states • ...

Civil war vocabulary 2024-05-09

Civil war vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a dollar bill; a dollar.
  2. a person who favors the end of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or slavery.
  3. covered or protected with iron.
  4. large-caliber guns used in warfare on land
  5. soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot
  6. a coarse stout leather shoe reaching to the ankle
  7. the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
  8. A very important battle fought during the civil war, it determined the North’s victory
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  1. an estate on which crops such as coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor. Slaves in the South used to work on these
  2. a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  3. a person who is forced to work for and obey another and is considered to be their property
  4. the act of a state canceling out a law made by the federal government
  5. a small, sturdy bag carried on the back or over the shoulder, used especially by soldiers and hikers.
  6. What the North was called during the civil war
  7. What the South was called during the Civil War

15 Clues: a dollar bill; a dollar. • covered or protected with iron. • large-caliber guns used in warfare on land • soldiers marching or fighting on foot; foot • What the North was called during the civil war • What the South was called during the Civil War • a coarse stout leather shoe reaching to the ankle • the act of a state canceling out a law made by the federal government • ...

Civil War Famous People 2021-11-15

Civil War Famous People crossword puzzle
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  1. Confederate States of America military officer during the American Civil War and politician from South Carolina
  2. captured the electoral votes of most of the Southern states, but finished a distant second among four candidates
  3. American college professor from Maine who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army
  4. Shawnee chief and warrior who promoted resistance to the expansion of the United States onto Native American lands
  5. military leader who served as the president of the United States
  6. Lincoln's VP nominee
  7. founded the American Red Cross
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  1. served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War
  2. The President of the United States during the Civil War
  3. he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army
  4. enslaved African-American man in the United States who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom
  5. American politician who served as the 18th president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
  6. American politician, attorney, and planter who was a candidate for President of the United States in the election of 1860
  7. former slave turned abolitionist committed to helping other slaves escape
  8. American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman

15 Clues: Lincoln's VP nominee • founded the American Red Cross • The President of the United States during the Civil War • served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War • military leader who served as the president of the United States • he was appointed the overall commander of the Confederate States Army • ...

Civil War Crossword puzzle 2023-01-27

Civil War Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Which state was not part of the Union?
  2. The Confederacy surrendered to the Union army at this courthouse in Virginia.
  3. The commanding general of the Confederate army was.
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  1. Who was the president of the Confederate states of America?
  2. The capital of the Confederate states of America during the Civil War
  3. Which of these was NOT a border state during the Civil War?
  4. Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
  5. Which state was not part of the Confederacy?
  6. The commanding general of the Union army was.
  7. The single bloodiest DAY in the Civil War took place here.

10 Clues: Which state was not part of the Union? • Which state was not part of the Confederacy? • The commanding general of the Union army was. • The commanding general of the Confederate army was. • The single bloodiest DAY in the Civil War took place here. • Who was the president of the Confederate states of America? • ...

Civil war introduction 2023-02-23

Civil war introduction crossword puzzle
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  1. Was sentenced to death after raiding the southern states
  2. The issue that divided the nation during the civil war
  3. Southern states that left the US during the civil war
  4. president of the US during the civil war
  5. A machine that was used to speed up cotton production
  6. Troops from the north during the US civil war
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  1. A plant used to make clothes
  2. An era of kanas that involved lots of violence
  3. The belief that the needs of one's own region outweighs the nation as a whole
  4. The act of breaking apart from a group

10 Clues: A plant used to make clothes • The act of breaking apart from a group • president of the US during the civil war • Troops from the north during the US civil war • An era of kanas that involved lots of violence • Southern states that left the US during the civil war • A machine that was used to speed up cotton production • ...

Civil war introduction 2023-02-23

Civil war introduction crossword puzzle
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  1. Was sentenced to death after raiding the southern states
  2. The issue that divided the nation during the civil war
  3. Southern states that left the US during the civil war
  4. president of the US during the civil war
  5. A machine that was used to speed up cotton production
  6. Troops from the north during the US civil war
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  1. A plant used to make clothes
  2. An era of kanas that involved lots of violence
  3. The belief that the needs of one's own region outweighs the nation as a whole
  4. The act of breaking apart from a group

10 Clues: A plant used to make clothes • The act of breaking apart from a group • president of the US during the civil war • Troops from the north during the US civil war • An era of kanas that involved lots of violence • Southern states that left the US during the civil war • A machine that was used to speed up cotton production • ...

Civil War 2021-04-06

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Who won the Civil War?
  2. what color uniform did the united states soldiers wear
  3. Which side fired the first gunshots that started the Civil War(Union or Confederates?)
  4. what color was the uniforms the Confederate States wore
  5. the capital of the Confederate states in Virginia
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  1. Which United States fort was first attacked during the Civil War
  2. how many parts did the Anaconda Plan have
  3. how many confederate states were there?
  4. how many enslaved people were in the southern states at the time of the Civil War?
  5. A plan used by the United States to squeeze the Confederacy into submission

10 Clues: Who won the Civil War? • how many confederate states were there? • how many parts did the Anaconda Plan have • the capital of the Confederate states in Virginia • what color uniform did the united states soldiers wear • what color was the uniforms the Confederate States wore • Which United States fort was first attacked during the Civil War • ...

civil war(Devlin) spaces are periods 2023-04-14

civil war(Devlin) spaces are periods crossword puzzle
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  1. This battle lasted 47 days ends in a union victory.
  2. Bloodiest battle of civil war. lee stoped trying to invade north after this.
  3. Bloodiest 1 day battle on american soil. Stops the confederacy from moving north.
  4. Bloodiest battle on american soil at this point.Big Union Victory
  5. Strong american president that wanted to stop slavery
  6. Confederate president during the civil war. Fought for states right to keep slavery. Owned many slaves.
  7. The union burns sothern land and houses.
  8. Gave the south hope to win the war. Nick named the "Picnic War" because they thought it would be exiting realy it was violent.
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  1. General lee surrendered to General grant here.
  2. Main commander of the confederate army.Fought for virginia.
  3. The Norths plan to trap/blockade the confederacy,general scotts plan.
  4. A confederate admiral that has a town named after him in Tennessee.
  5. Main Union army commander.Led the union to victory in civil war.
  6. Confederates capture this union fort in SC,34 hour battle.
  7. Got his nickname for holding his ground in the battle of bull run.

15 Clues: The union burns sothern land and houses. • General lee surrendered to General grant here. • This battle lasted 47 days ends in a union victory. • Strong american president that wanted to stop slavery • Confederates capture this union fort in SC,34 hour battle. • Main commander of the confederate army.Fought for virginia. • ...

Remembering History 2019-03-12

Remembering History crossword puzzle
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  1. First to walk the Sauk Trail
  2. Native American Civil War General
  3. Used for food, water and bird houses
  4. Indian Marker Tree Location
  5. 1800's war lasting four years
  6. Native American Sharp Shooters
  7. 1812 hero also the 7th President
  8. A dome-shaped hut or home of the Woodlands People
  9. Powhatan call this a tamahaac
  10. Green, mush or meal I’m a staple to most Tribes
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  1. A type of jerky
  2. Black powder weapon
  3. French Canadians who transported furs by canoe
  4. Another name for steam train
  5. Another name for the Sumac Tree
  6. President who hung 38 Native Americans
  7. Pulled by dogs and horses
  8. Something Given, also a General in the Civil War
  9. 1900's war lasting seventeen years
  10. Cowboy field kitchen
  11. Weapon of the European armies between 1660 and 1840
  12. Bunny in a blanket, can’t breath
  13. Used on drums and rattles
  14. Cone shaped houses of the plains Tribes
  15. Many tribes say there are 13 of these in a year

25 Clues: A type of jerky • Black powder weapon • Cowboy field kitchen • Pulled by dogs and horses • Used on drums and rattles • Indian Marker Tree Location • Another name for steam train • First to walk the Sauk Trail • 1800's war lasting four years • Powhatan call this a tamahaac • Native American Sharp Shooters • Another name for the Sumac Tree • 1812 hero also the 7th President • ...

Civil War & Reconstruction 2021-12-13

Civil War & Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. used by the north to cut off confederacy from trade
  2. abolitionist who helped organize underground railroad
  3. new, more accurate type of bullet
  4. first battle of u.s. civil war
  5. supreme court decision that african americans were not considered u.s. citizens
  6. rebuilding u.s.a. after the war
  7. another name for the southern states that seceded
  8. sherman's strategy to decimate the south
  9. instant communication
  10. term for ending slavery
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  1. elected u.s. president in 1860
  2. newly formed political party led by lincoln
  3. another name for northern states that remained loyal to the u.s.a.
  4. factories; foundation of northern economy
  5. one of the main cash crops in the south
  6. farming; foundation of the southern economy
  7. low income jobs offered to many freedmen during reconstruction
  8. the absolute main cause of the u.s. civil war
  9. agreement that two states (one free & one slave) would be added in order to keep balance
  10. new technology that allowed americans to see what was happening in the war

20 Clues: instant communication • term for ending slavery • elected u.s. president in 1860 • first battle of u.s. civil war • rebuilding u.s.a. after the war • new, more accurate type of bullet • one of the main cash crops in the south • sherman's strategy to decimate the south • factories; foundation of northern economy • newly formed political party led by lincoln • ...

Impact of the Civil War Crossword 2021-12-02

Impact of the Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. General Sherman's plan to capture Atlanta
  2. The war fought over states rights
  3. the county that Chickamauga is in
  4. 2nd bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  5. The man who owned Andersonville Prison
  6. a citizen who tried to evade the union's blockades to import and export
  7. the 16th president
  8. overcrowded prison that treated prisoners very poorly
  9. Where Sherman's March to the Sea started
  10. path of destruction across Georgia
  11. where sherman's march to sea ended
  12. The one who led the march to the sea
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  1. would free the slaves in slave states if the south didn't surrender
  2. important rail hub for the south
  3. sherman's plan to lay waste and destroy anything the enemy could use in war
  4. the destruction of this fort made the Union Blockade more successful
  5. preventing the south from shipping supplies
  6. ships used to prevent blockade runners from getting to england
  7. Prison housing enemy soldiers in the civil war
  8. part of the Union Blockade choking the south's supply routes

20 Clues: the 16th president • important rail hub for the south • The war fought over states rights • the county that Chickamauga is in • path of destruction across Georgia • where sherman's march to sea ended • The one who led the march to the sea • 2nd bloodiest battle of the Civil War • The man who owned Andersonville Prison • Where Sherman's March to the Sea started • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-05-10

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This person was the president of the confederacy
  2. This is one of the main generals for the confederates, he was in charge of the gettysburg campaign
  3. This is the first Battle that kicked off the civil war
  4. These laws were created to keep black people in a slave like state
  5. This amendment grants citizenship to all people born in the US
  6. This battle was a major turning point in the civil war
  7. This person was the president of the union
  8. This amendment says that all men can vote no matter race color or background of servitude
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  1. This was the governments plan to rebuild the south
  2. This was the first major battle in the civil war, people came to have a picknick and watch the battle.
  3. This was one of the main generals for the union, he was in charge of the overland campaign
  4. This side had more industry and railroads, they also have a larger population
  5. This side was more agriculturally based and they had a smaller poplulation than the other side
  6. This is the amendment that set the slaves free(you have to spell the number out)
  7. These laws made it legal for segregation to take place
  8. This was one of the dividing issues that caused the civil war

16 Clues: This person was the president of the union • This person was the president of the confederacy • This was the governments plan to rebuild the south • This is the first Battle that kicked off the civil war • These laws made it legal for segregation to take place • This battle was a major turning point in the civil war • ...

Texas and the Cold War 2021-05-10

Texas and the Cold War crossword puzzle
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  1. It was called the _____________ because there was no actual fighting between the US and the Soviet Union
  2. _____________ was undermining American credibility in the Cold War in regards to being a leader of the free world
  3. The Cold War had a major affect on the _____________ in America
  4. President of the US who actively supported civil rights
  5. Russian satellite launched on October 4, 1957.
  6. The ______________ is an example of a proxy war during the Cold War
  7. First man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1869
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  1. supporter of the Civil Rights Movement and signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964
  2. First American sent to space.
  3. First America to orbit the Earth.
  4. Launched on July 16, 1969 to go to the moon for America
  5. Was one of the areas that US and the Soviet Union competed in regards to space technology
  6. The Soviets began a _____________ campaign undermining capitalism and positioning Communism as the answer to all problems
  7. The Cold War was between the United States and the ________________

14 Clues: First American sent to space. • First America to orbit the Earth. • Russian satellite launched on October 4, 1957. • First man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1869 • Launched on July 16, 1969 to go to the moon for America • President of the US who actively supported civil rights • The Cold War had a major affect on the _____________ in America • ...

Unit 4 Review 2015-02-12

Unit 4 Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War.
  2. The first and only president of the Confederacy.
  3. The first republican president who also opposed the expansion of slavery and was resented by southerners. His election caused many southern states to secede.
  4. White abolitionist who wrote the anti-slavery newspaper, The Liberator.
  5. The final Confederate strong hold on the Mississippi River.
  6. Escaped slave who became a prominent speaker for abolition.
  7. The rebuilding of the South following the Civil War.
  8. To end slavery
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  1. He led a slave preacher who led a slave rebellion.
  2. First state to secede from the Union.
  3. The will of the majority.
  4. Issued by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War which freed the slaves in the states that were in rebellion.
  5. Union fort in Charleston, SC where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
  6. A federal relief agency that provided clothes, education, food, medical attention, and land to free slaves. It helped slaves transition into their new lives of freedom.
  7. The Supreme court ruled that he had no right to sue for his freedom because he was a slave and not a citizen.
  8. Secretive organization that used violence to intimidate blacks and those favoring giving African Americans equal rights.

16 Clues: To end slavery • The will of the majority. • First state to secede from the Union. • Bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War. • The first and only president of the Confederacy. • He led a slave preacher who led a slave rebellion. • The rebuilding of the South following the Civil War. • The final Confederate strong hold on the Mississippi River. • ...

1950s crossword 2025-04-30

1950s crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Parks - civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a bus and got arrested for refuseing.
  2. Hop - an informal dance in school gyms that had people dance in their socks to avoid damaging the gym floor
  3. was a series of 3 Russian launches beginning in 1957 that orbited or nearly orbited Earth.
  4. - WWII general and 34th president of the United States
  5. - the primary federal agency responsible for aerospace research and the civilian space program.
  6. - the massive expansion of families post WWII meant a massive increase in the need for housing. Massive housing developments were built to meet the need.
  7. - beginning of the Red Scare and the federal government’s movement to weed out possible communists in the government
  8. Warren - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and supporter of anti segregation laws.
  9. Luther King Jr. The civil rights activist who said the i have a dream speech.
  10. Berry - father of rock and roll
  11. War - In general is a war that is not directly fought but only through what are known as proxy wars.
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  1. became the first man to enter Earth’s orbit, in a single-pilot spacecraft called Vostok I.
  2. - supreme court decision that ended separate but equal segregation of schools.
  3. - A form of civil disobedience that was popular in the civil rights movement.
  4. known as the king of rock and roll.
  5. known as the first man to break the sound barrier when flying
  6. - the president after FDR who was responsible for the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan.
  7. - An example of the proxy war happening during the Cold War with Russia. The two parts continued to fight about communism and capitalism and
  8. N Roll - a new style of music which drew inspiration from African American blues music, embraced themes popular among teenagers, such as young love and rebellion against authority.
  9. - major fighter for civil rights and the first african american supreme court justice.

20 Clues: Berry - father of rock and roll • known as the king of rock and roll. • - WWII general and 34th president of the United States • known as the first man to break the sound barrier when flying • - A form of civil disobedience that was popular in the civil rights movement. • Luther King Jr. The civil rights activist who said the i have a dream speech. • ...

The Civil War (Kiya Persinger) 2017-02-13

The Civil War (Kiya Persinger) crossword puzzle
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  1. withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, an alliance, or a political or religious organization
  2. battle fought on September 17, 1862
  3. president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War
  4. most famous for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War
  5. compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces.
  6. march to sea
  7. 16th president of the United States
  8. June 20, 1863 the day it became state
  9. mississippi, United States
  10. one of the last battles of the American Civil War
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  1. presidential proclamation and executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863
  2. the action of leading a group of people or an organization
  3. American general known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
  4. an establishment for traders carrying on business in a foreign country.
  5. military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott
  6. fought for the south
  7. speech by Abraham Lincoln
  8. a writ requiring a person uder arrest to be brought before a judge or into court
  9. 18th president of the United States

19 Clues: march to sea • fought for the south • speech by Abraham Lincoln • mississippi, United States • battle fought on September 17, 1862 • 18th president of the United States • 16th president of the United States • June 20, 1863 the day it became state • one of the last battles of the American Civil War • the action of leading a group of people or an organization • ...

Civil War Vocab 2015-03-29

Civil War Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. An often fatal disease of the intestines, usuallly caused by unsanitary conditions at military camps or battle sites
  2. (usually plural) a destructive action
  3. a knife on the end of a gun
  4. A deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of
  5. American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won
  6. People who are killed, wounded, captured, or missing in a war
  7. The most common meal ration during the war, along with hardtack and coffee. The pork was salted to preserve it.
  8. A group of northern Democrats who opposed abolition and sympathized with the South during the Civil War
  9. A ship covered with iron plates and used in the Civil War, as in the famous Merrimac Vs. Monitor, the first ever naval battle between ironclads in 1862; they revolutionized naval warfare
  10. wanted to end slavery
  11. be located at the sides of something or somebody
  12. pea a folk song popular with the confederate soldiers during the civil war
  13. A term used generally to describe the process of adding nutrients to foods, such as the addition of vitamin D to milk.
  14. formal separation from an alliance or federation
  15. Foot soldiers
  16. a person that is the head of something and or leads people
  17. Dead body
  18. type of rifle
  19. a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role
  20. A quarter-inch or half-inch thick hard cracker eaten by Civil War soldiers, also known as biscuits, crackers, or army bread
  21. To leave one's military post, or to run away from battle, often punishable by death.
  22. Descent of the widest diameter of the fetal presenting part to at least a zero station (the level of the ischial spines in the maternal pelvis).
  23. A group of civilians trained to fight in emergencies
  24. kill a large number of people indiscriminately
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  1. Mutiny
  2. Name for Union paper money not backed by gold or silver. Value would fluctuate depending on status of the war (plural)
  3. (v.) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate
  4. (n.) An imperfection, flaw, or blemish of some kind; (v.) to desert a cause or organization
  5. a barrier
  6. Soldiers on horseback
  7. belonging to a period before the war
  8. rebellion
  9. aggresive; eager to fight or quarrel
  10. An overwhelming defeat
  11. (AL) , Issued by abraham lincoln on september 22, 1862 it declared that all slaves in the confederate states would be free
  12. A dead body
  13. union of 2 or more
  14. Boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland that divided the Middle Colonies from the Southern Colonies
  15. A general term for the United States during the Civil War which also was used to refer to the Northern army.
  16. ` An international organization that cares for the sick or wounded or homeless in wartime *
  17. a rapid outburst barrage
  18. a northerner who went to the south after the Civil War
  19. A republic formed in February of 1861 and composed of the eleven Southern states that seceded from the United States
  20. to attack by surrounding
  21. temporary encampment
  22. structure where arms are kept
  23. a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel
  24. 1. disease due to lack of vitamin C; 2. contemptible; rascally

48 Clues: Mutiny • a barrier • rebellion • Dead body • A dead body • Foot soldiers • type of rifle • union of 2 or more • temporary encampment • Soldiers on horseback • wanted to end slavery • An overwhelming defeat • a rapid outburst barrage • to attack by surrounding • a knife on the end of a gun • structure where arms are kept • belonging to a period before the war • aggresive; eager to fight or quarrel • ...

Reconstruction Part 2 no space between words 2023-10-01

Reconstruction Part 2 no space between words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. people who live in the Sea Islands of the Low Country with close roots to their African heritage
  2. an official pardon for people who had committed political offences. These were granted by the president to white southerners after the Civil War.
  3. He assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  4. During Reconstruction this famous formerly enslaved orator became the highest-ranking Black official of his time and advocated for full civil rights for Black people as well as for women
  5. a law that said you could only vote if your grandfather could vote before the Civil War
  6. One of the first Freedman's Schools, located on St. Helena Island and continued to serve as a Center for Civil Rights. Martin Luther King, Jr. drafted his "I Have A Dream" speech here.
  7. Union troops took over here early in the Civil War, November, 1861 and freed all of the enslaved people in this area.
  8. Supreme Court case which ruled that schools could be "separate but equal"
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  1. these Republicans took control of Congress during Johnson's presidency
  2. former Union general who was elected president in 1868
  3. This experiment tried to figure out how to help the formerly enslaved people here in Beaufort, SC
  4. the use of laborers bound in servitude because of debt. Former enslavers kept the formerly enslaved in bondage this way even after the 13th Amendment.
  5. laws that forced segregation
  6. tests designed to stop illiterate Black Americans from being able to vote.
  7. Born enslaved in Beaufort, he stole a Confederate ship during the Civil War and went on to become a Captain in the Union Navy and later a member of Congress
  8. the process of charging a public official with a crime

16 Clues: laws that forced segregation • He assassinated Abraham Lincoln • former Union general who was elected president in 1868 • the process of charging a public official with a crime • these Republicans took control of Congress during Johnson's presidency • Supreme Court case which ruled that schools could be "separate but equal" • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2021-09-29

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A bill that attempted to restrict the right of the president to remove certain officials from office without permission from the Senate
  2. An amendment to the Constitution that granted all races equal protection under the law
  3. a constitutional right to reject a decision or proposal made by a law-making body
  4. An amendment to the Constitution that ended slavery
  5. Laws passed in the Confederate South that restricted the rights of African Americans
  6. An amendment to the Constitution that granted African American men the right to vote
  7. Part of the Republican Party during the Civil War and Reconstruction
  8. A hate group that acted in violence against African Americans mostly around the time of the Civil War
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  1. A bill that stated how the Southern States were to be readmitted to the United States after the Civil War
  2. The Radical Republican's reconstruction plan
  3. A federal law that stated that all those born in America are citizens
  4. to formally accuse a government official of wrongdoing
  5. An agency focused on helping African American's after the Civil War
  6. Lincoln's reconstruction plan

14 Clues: Lincoln's reconstruction plan • The Radical Republican's reconstruction plan • An amendment to the Constitution that ended slavery • to formally accuse a government official of wrongdoing • An agency focused on helping African American's after the Civil War • Part of the Republican Party during the Civil War and Reconstruction • ...

Unit 8 Crossword Puzzle 2025-05-07

Unit 8 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Laws in the South that limited the rights of freed slaves after the Civil War.
  2. African American leaders who served in Georgia’s government during Reconstruction but were later removed.
  3. To officially cancel or take back a law.
  4. Amendment that ended slavery
  5. When the U.S. military oversaw the rebuilding of the South and divided it into military districts.
  6. A farming system where workers rented land and usually had their own tools, giving a share of crops as rent.
  7. A government group that helped freed slaves after the Civil War.
Down
  1. When Congress took control of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
  2. The time after the Civil War when the South was rebuilt and rejoined the United States.
  3. The forced separation of people by race, often in public places like schools and transportation.
  4. A violent group that tried to stop African Americans and Republicans from having power in the South.
  5. A farming system where workers used someone else’s land and gave part of the crops to the landowner.
  6. Amendment that gave African American and Black men the right to vote
  7. To officially approve something.
  8. Amendment that gave citizenship to African Americans and Black people

15 Clues: Amendment that ended slavery • To officially approve something. • To officially cancel or take back a law. • A government group that helped freed slaves after the Civil War. • Amendment that gave African American and Black men the right to vote • Amendment that gave citizenship to African Americans and Black people • ...

The English Civil War and its Aftermath 2021-11-13

The English Civil War and its Aftermath crossword puzzle
Across
  1. MPs.
  2. This term was used by Charles to describe himself in a short speech he made just before he was beheaded.
  3. This group were loyal to Charles I and lost the English Civil War.
  4. The amount of money paid to the executioners to behead Charles.
  5. A major victory for Parliament in the English Civil War.
Down
  1. Charles I's trial was held here.
  2. Oliver Cromwell's description of Charles' launching of the Second Civil War.
  3. This group of people were victorious in the English Civil War.
  4. Parliament's professional army.
  5. Oliver Cromwell defeated the King in this battle in August 1648.

10 Clues: MPs. • Parliament's professional army. • Charles I's trial was held here. • A major victory for Parliament in the English Civil War. • This group of people were victorious in the English Civil War. • The amount of money paid to the executioners to behead Charles. • Oliver Cromwell defeated the King in this battle in August 1648. • ...

Civil war introduction 2023-02-23

Civil war introduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Was sentenced to death after raiding the southern states
  2. The issue that divided the nation during the civil war
  3. Southern states that left the US during the civil war
  4. president of the US during the civil war
  5. A machine that was used to speed up cotton production
  6. Troops from the north during the US civil war
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  1. A plant used to make clothes
  2. An era of kanas that involved lots of violence
  3. The belief that the needs of one's own region outweighs the nation as a whole
  4. The act of breaking apart from a group

10 Clues: A plant used to make clothes • The act of breaking apart from a group • president of the US during the civil war • Troops from the north during the US civil war • An era of kanas that involved lots of violence • Southern states that left the US during the civil war • A machine that was used to speed up cotton production • ...

Civil war introduction 2023-02-23

Civil war introduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Was sentenced to death after raiding the southern states
  2. The issue that divided the nation during the civil war
  3. Southern states that left the US during the civil war
  4. president of the US during the civil war
  5. A machine that was used to speed up cotton production
  6. Troops from the north during the US civil war
Down
  1. A plant used to make clothes
  2. An era of kanas that involved lots of violence
  3. The belief that the needs of one's own region outweighs the nation as a whole
  4. The act of breaking apart from a group

10 Clues: A plant used to make clothes • The act of breaking apart from a group • president of the US during the civil war • Troops from the north during the US civil war • An era of kanas that involved lots of violence • Southern states that left the US during the civil war • A machine that was used to speed up cotton production • ...

Civil war introduction 2023-02-23

Civil war introduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Was sentenced to death after raiding the southern states
  2. The issue that divided the nation during the civil war
  3. Southern states that left the US during the civil war
  4. president of the US during the civil war
  5. A machine that was used to speed up cotton production
  6. Troops from the north during the US civil war
Down
  1. A plant used to make clothes
  2. An era of kanas that involved lots of violence
  3. The belief that the needs of one's own region outweighs the nation as a whole
  4. The act of breaking apart from a group

10 Clues: A plant used to make clothes • The act of breaking apart from a group • president of the US during the civil war • Troops from the north during the US civil war • An era of kanas that involved lots of violence • Southern states that left the US during the civil war • A machine that was used to speed up cotton production • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-05-13

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Important general in many of the Confederacy's battles
  2. President of the Union during the Civil War
  3. This man's case would cause the Supreme Court to declare all African-Americans subhuman and rightless, even those who were not enslaved
  4. Deadliest battle in Civil War
  5. Gave Lincoln the green light for the Emancipation Proclamation
  6. Important abolitionist book, second best selling of the century after the Bible
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  1. Location of the first Civil War battle
  2. President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
  3. Location of John Brown's famous raid
  4. Decided that Kansas and Nebraska would independently decide whether slavery was legal in their states

10 Clues: Deadliest battle in Civil War • Location of John Brown's famous raid • Location of the first Civil War battle • President of the Union during the Civil War • President of the Confederacy during the Civil War • Important general in many of the Confederacy's battles • Gave Lincoln the green light for the Emancipation Proclamation • ...

Civil War Crossword puzzle 2023-01-27

Civil War Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which state was not part of the Union?
  2. The Confederacy surrendered to the Union army at this courthouse in Virginia.
  3. The commanding general of the Confederate army was.
Down
  1. Who was the president of the Confederate states of America?
  2. The capital of the Confederate states of America during the Civil War
  3. Which of these was NOT a border state during the Civil War?
  4. Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
  5. Which state was not part of the Confederacy?
  6. The commanding general of the Union army was.
  7. The single bloodiest DAY in the Civil War took place here.

10 Clues: Which state was not part of the Union? • Which state was not part of the Confederacy? • The commanding general of the Union army was. • The commanding general of the Confederate army was. • The single bloodiest DAY in the Civil War took place here. • Who was the president of the Confederate states of America? • ...

Civil war introduction 2023-02-23

Civil war introduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Was sentenced to death after raiding the southern states
  2. The issue that divided the nation during the civil war
  3. Southern states that left the US during the civil war
  4. president of the US during the civil war
  5. A machine that was used to speed up cotton production
  6. Troops from the north during the US civil war
Down
  1. A plant used to make clothes
  2. An era of kanas that involved lots of violence
  3. The belief that the needs of one's own region outweighs the nation as a whole
  4. The act of breaking apart from a group

10 Clues: A plant used to make clothes • The act of breaking apart from a group • president of the US during the civil war • Troops from the north during the US civil war • An era of kanas that involved lots of violence • Southern states that left the US during the civil war • A machine that was used to speed up cotton production • ...

Civil war introduction 2023-02-23

Civil war introduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Was sentenced to death after raiding the southern states
  2. The issue that divided the nation during the civil war
  3. Southern states that left the US during the civil war
  4. president of the US during the civil war
  5. A machine that was used to speed up cotton production
  6. Troops from the north during the US civil war
Down
  1. A plant used to make clothes
  2. An era of kanas that involved lots of violence
  3. The belief that the needs of one's own region outweighs the nation as a whole
  4. The act of breaking apart from a group

10 Clues: A plant used to make clothes • The act of breaking apart from a group • president of the US during the civil war • Troops from the north during the US civil war • An era of kanas that involved lots of violence • Southern states that left the US during the civil war • A machine that was used to speed up cotton production • ...

Civil war introduction 2023-02-23

Civil war introduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Was sentenced to death after raiding the southern states
  2. The issue that divided the nation during the civil war
  3. Southern states that left the US during the civil war
  4. president of the US during the civil war
  5. A machine that was used to speed up cotton production
  6. Troops from the north during the US civil war
Down
  1. A plant used to make clothes
  2. An era of kanas that involved lots of violence
  3. The belief that the needs of one's own region outweighs the nation as a whole
  4. The act of breaking apart from a group

10 Clues: A plant used to make clothes • The act of breaking apart from a group • president of the US during the civil war • Troops from the north during the US civil war • An era of kanas that involved lots of violence • Southern states that left the US during the civil war • A machine that was used to speed up cotton production • ...

Civil war introduction 2023-02-23

Civil war introduction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Was sentenced to death after raiding the southern states
  2. The issue that divided the nation during the civil war
  3. Southern states that left the US during the civil war
  4. president of the US during the civil war
  5. A machine that was used to speed up cotton production
  6. Troops from the north during the US civil war
Down
  1. A plant used to make clothes
  2. An era of kanas that involved lots of violence
  3. The belief that the needs of one's own region outweighs the nation as a whole
  4. The act of breaking apart from a group

10 Clues: A plant used to make clothes • The act of breaking apart from a group • president of the US during the civil war • Troops from the north during the US civil war • An era of kanas that involved lots of violence • Southern states that left the US during the civil war • A machine that was used to speed up cotton production • ...

Reconstruction 2023-10-09

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. impeached president
  2. a single crop grown by farmers
  3. was a champion of political reform
  4. a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction
  5. overrode Johnsons Veto of the civil rights act
  6. secretary of war
  7. War hero, president
  8. was new industry in the south
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  1. was offered by Lincoln to white southerners
  2. First african american senetor
  3. radical republican
  4. shot Lincon
  5. a person from the north who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  6. gave all men born in the US citizenship
  7. was a black Senator

15 Clues: shot Lincon • secretary of war • radical republican • impeached president • was a black Senator • War hero, president • was new industry in the south • First african american senetor • a single crop grown by farmers • was a champion of political reform • gave all men born in the US citizenship • was offered by Lincoln to white southerners • ...

Hailey Palmer 2025-05-13

Hailey Palmer crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Someone against slavery
  2. War between north and south American over slavery
  3. law abolishing slavery
  4. First iron warships
  5. Law recognizing anyone born in America a citizen
  6. Where president Lincoln was assassinated
  7. Where the civil war began
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  1. Machine used to make clothes
  2. Moved to American during and after the Great Famine
  3. Period of rebuilding after civil war
  4. Law allowing all males regardless of color the right to vote
  5. Organization helping recently freed slaves
  6. Illegal racist laws
  7. 7th president of the United States
  8. When part of a country separates from the country

15 Clues: Illegal racist laws • First iron warships • law abolishing slavery • Someone against slavery • Where the civil war began • Machine used to make clothes • 7th president of the United States • Period of rebuilding after civil war • Where president Lincoln was assassinated • Organization helping recently freed slaves • Law recognizing anyone born in America a citizen • ...

1950s 2025-05-01

1950s crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and supporter of anti segregation laws.
  2. N Roll - a new style of music which drew inspiration from African American blues music, embraced themes popular among teenagers, such as young love and rebellion against authority.
  3. - the massive expansion of families post WWII meant a massive increase in the need for housing. Massive housing developments were built to meet the need.
  4. - A form of civil disobedience that was popular in the civil rights movement.
  5. - the primary federal agency responsible for aerospace research and the civilian space program.
  6. Hop - an informal dance in school gyms that had people dance in their socks to avoid damaging the gym floor
  7. - the president after FDR who was responsible for the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan.
  8. was a series of 3 Russian launches beginning in 1957 that orbited or nearly orbited Earth.
  9. - WWII general and 34th president of the United States
  10. Parks - civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a bus and got arrested for refuseing.
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  1. became the first man to enter Earth’s orbit, in a single-pilot spacecraft called Vostok I.
  2. - beginning of the Red Scare and the federal government’s movement to weed out possible communists in the government
  3. - major fighter for civil rights and the first african american supreme court justice.
  4. War - In general is a war that is not directly fought but only through what are known as proxy wars.
  5. - supreme court decision that ended separate but equal segregation of schools.
  6. Luther King Jr. The civil rights activist who said the i have a dream speech.
  7. Berry - father of rock and roll
  8. - An example of the proxy war happening during the Cold War with Russia. The two parts continued to fight about communism and capitalism and
  9. known as the king of rock and roll.
  10. known as the first man to break the sound barrier when flying

20 Clues: Berry - father of rock and roll • known as the king of rock and roll. • - WWII general and 34th president of the United States • known as the first man to break the sound barrier when flying • - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and supporter of anti segregation laws. • - A form of civil disobedience that was popular in the civil rights movement. • ...

African Americans 2013-01-28

African Americans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What are the initials of the African-American leader of the civil rights movement?
  2. What was the name for the separation of black and whites in public places? (ex: drinking fountains, public parks)
  3. What was the job title of the first Africans brought to America in 1619?
  4. What are the initials of the largest African-American civil rights organization in the United States?
  5. Who was the African-American Muslim minister and human rights activist accused of preaching black supremacy?
  6. Who is the president most often associated with the civil rights moment?
  7. What was the name of the high school that the Governor of Arkansas called the National Guard to to prevent entry of African-American students?
Down
  1. What was the name of the line that separated the slave states from the free states before the civil war?
  2. Did Martin Luther King Jr. encourage violent or non-violent displays of protest?
  3. What was the name of the rides taken by civil rights activists on interstate busses into the South in the 60’s?
  4. What was the name of the army in the civil war that was totally against granting African-Americans any rights?
  5. What type of Nobel Prize was Martin Luther King Jr. awarded?
  6. What is the term for the act of mixing groups that were previously segregated?
  7. What was the name of the black boy who was recently murdered by a white man who walked free?
  8. Who was the woman who refused to give up her bus seat to a white passenger?
  9. What town was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in?
  10. What amendment was gave African Americans the right to vote?
  11. What was the name of the army in the civil war that in favor of granting African-Americans rights?
  12. What are the initials of the best known white supremacy group of its time?

19 Clues: What town was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in? • What type of Nobel Prize was Martin Luther King Jr. awarded? • What amendment was gave African Americans the right to vote? • What was the job title of the first Africans brought to America in 1619? • Who is the president most often associated with the civil rights moment? • ...

American Civil War 2019-10-16

American Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century
  2. African-American abolitionist and women's right activist
  3. General in the Union Army during the American Civil War
  4. Author of of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  5. Escaped slavery in Maryland and became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York
  6. 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865
  7. 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877
  8. The art or practice of communicating news by photographs, especially in magazines
  9. Also known as the draft, the enlistment of people into the military
  10. American abolitionist who advocated the use of armed insurrection to overthrow the institution of slavery in the United States
  11. Also known as the first battle of Manassas, was the first battle of the American Civil War
  12. Also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, was fought September 17, 1862
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  1. Type of muzzle-loading spin-stabilized bullet for rifled muskets
  2. Side known as the North in the American Civil War
  3. Pioneering nurse who founded the American Red Cross
  4. Largest of three Cherokee federally recognized tribes in the United States
  5. One of the best-known Confederate commanders after General Robert E. Lee
  6. Commander of the Confederate States Army
  7. Town in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, is known for Gettysburg National Battlefield
  8. Only President of the Confederate States of America from 1861 to 1865
  9. An American soldier, civil engineer, railroad executive, and politician.
  10. Made 13 missions to rescue around 70 enslaved people
  11. Another term for Confederate States of America
  12. City in western Mississippi, known as the site of the key Civil War battle
  13. Also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was fought April 6-7 1862

25 Clues: Author of of Uncle Tom's Cabin • Commander of the Confederate States Army • Another term for Confederate States of America • Side known as the North in the American Civil War • Pioneering nurse who founded the American Red Cross • Made 13 missions to rescue around 70 enslaved people • 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865 • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2023-10-12

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This word was used to describe opportunistic Northerners who came to the south for financial and/or political gain
  2. This ended in 1877 as a result of a compromise over the outcome of the election of 1876
  3. This is a word to describe republicans who were more extreme in their views
  4. The amendment that granted citizenship to all people born in the US
  5. This person was the president of the Union during the Civil War
  6. The belief that everyone is created equally
  7. Separating people based on the color of their skin
  8. The amendment that gave African American men the right to vote
  9. The Bureau that was created to aid former slaves in the south
  10. This man was a powerful voice for human and civil liberties for All until his death in 1895
  11. Robert Lee became the symbol of this movement which celebrated the leaders of the confederacy as fighters for a just cause
  12. These laws restricted the rights of African Americans and segregated black and white southerners
  13. The amendment that banned slavery except if you are convicted of a felony
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  1. The era of rebuilding the South after the Civil War
  2. What percentage of voters in the south had to accept the end of slavery?
  3. Someone who wanted to abolish slavery
  4. He was a confederate general and wanted to reunite Americans following the civil war
  5. During reconstruction, Southern stated created more public _____ and new state institutions
  6. These troops supervised the South during Reconstruction
  7. The political party that Lincoln was a part of
  8. Southern Stated adopted Black ______ to limit the economic and physical freedom of former slaves
  9. Lincoln was _________ at Fords Theatre immediately following the end of the Civil War
  10. Souther states had to rewrite their ________ that adopted the 14th amendment
  11. Slavery is illegal except if you have been convicted of a _____
  12. The political party of the south and racism

25 Clues: Someone who wanted to abolish slavery • The belief that everyone is created equally • The political party of the south and racism • The political party that Lincoln was a part of • Separating people based on the color of their skin • The era of rebuilding the South after the Civil War • These troops supervised the South during Reconstruction • ...

History of the USA 2019-10-10

History of the USA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first name of the leader of the Civil Rights Movement
  2. someone who works for free
  3. city in which tea was wasted
  4. arriving to and taking over a land (noun)
  5. the name of the prosperous era in 20th century (twenties)
  6. first US president
  7. the laws which legalised racism (Jim)
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  1. cancellation (e.g. of slavery)
  2. celebration day in the USA (with turkey)
  3. one of the Japanese cities destroyed by an atom bomb
  4. country southern states created during Civil War
  5. attack which happened on 9/11
  6. colonizer who arrived to North America in 1492
  7. US president during Civil War (Abraham)
  8. ocean in which USA fought during WWII

15 Clues: first US president • someone who works for free • city in which tea was wasted • attack which happened on 9/11 • cancellation (e.g. of slavery) • ocean in which USA fought during WWII • the laws which legalised racism (Jim) • US president during Civil War (Abraham) • celebration day in the USA (with turkey) • arriving to and taking over a land (noun) • ...

Civil War 2019-09-05

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. American General who was Commander of the Virginian Confederate Army from 1862 until its surrender in 1865
  2. The first battle of the Civil War.
  3. A former slave, Douglass became a leading figurehead in the anti-slavery movement
  4. escaped from slavery but returned on many dangerous missions to Maryland where she helped lead slaves to freedom.
  5. he assassinated Abraham Lincoln at the Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865.
  6. The 16th president
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  1. was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri
  2. was a senator from Mississippi. During the Civil War, he was the President of the Southern Confederate States
  3. American writer and humorist, considered the ‘father of American literature’. Famous works include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)
  4. Commander of the Confederate States Army.
  5. also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, occurred September 17, 1862
  6. Wife of Abraham Lincoln and First Lady during the Civil War.
  7. American poet. At the start of the Civil War, he wrote “Beat! Beat! Drums!”

13 Clues: The 16th president • The first battle of the Civil War. • Commander of the Confederate States Army. • Wife of Abraham Lincoln and First Lady during the Civil War. • also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, occurred September 17, 1862 • American poet. At the start of the Civil War, he wrote “Beat! Beat! Drums!” • ...

United State History unit 1 2022-08-16

United State History unit 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the idea that the US had a divine right to spread democracy and capitalism
  2. concerning past events
  3. the name the southern states used to identify their own nation.
  4. seeing things in a one sided manner
  5. a person who fought to get rid of slavery in the 1800's
  6. the title used by the north during the civil war
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  1. what the black codes led to after the civil war.
  2. what the period after the civil war was over is referred as.
  3. the war between the Confederacy and Union
  4. the supreme law of the land in the US
  5. a first hand account of an event/occurrence
  6. a chronological tracking of time

12 Clues: concerning past events • a chronological tracking of time • seeing things in a one sided manner • the supreme law of the land in the US • the war between the Confederacy and Union • a first hand account of an event/occurrence • what the black codes led to after the civil war. • the title used by the north during the civil war • ...

Reconstruction Crossword 2025-09-24

Reconstruction Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. this amendment granted voting rights to African American males
  2. a test designed to prevent African Americans from exercising their ability to vote
  3. someone who worked the land for the landowner in exchange for a share of the value of the crop
  4. laws that established segregation in public facilities
  5. set limits on who could vote if their grandfather had voted in previous elections
  6. this amendment abolished slavery
  7. a payment designed to restrict African Americans from voting
  8. time period following the Civil War that focused on rebuilding the South
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  1. organization designed to help former slaves (education, employment, healthcare, legal assistance) following the Civil War
  2. 17th President of the United States; offered full pardons to Confederate soldiers; did not support rights for African Americans
  3. a Supreme Court case that ruled "separate but equal was equal"; made segregation legal
  4. this amendment granted citizenship to former slaves
  5. wanted harsh punishments for the South following the Civil War; supported rights for African Americans
  6. 16th President of the United States; wanted to reunite the South quickly following the Civil War

14 Clues: this amendment abolished slavery • this amendment granted citizenship to former slaves • laws that established segregation in public facilities • a payment designed to restrict African Americans from voting • this amendment granted voting rights to African American males • time period following the Civil War that focused on rebuilding the South • ...

Divided America 2022-04-21

Divided America crossword puzzle
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  1. they won the civil war
  2. a conflict to solve things
  3. one of the poles does have penguins fun :D
  4. the people who work for newspapers, magazines, etc.
  5. they lost the civil war
  6. unalive aka people/animals consciousness slipping away
  7. The golden state and also know for it's many earthquakes
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  1. "Tornado Alley" also lots of people rushed here to win the votes to what it became slave or no slave
  2. one of the poles does not have penguins
  3. you live here maybe the place with lots of guns for freedom!!!!!!!!
  4. one of the things that power america freedom also the things that was used in the conflict in the civil war
  5. someone that works and does not get payed
  6. an organized military force equipped for fighting on land
  7. Both people/civilizations get bad things but also get what they want

14 Clues: they won the civil war • they lost the civil war • a conflict to solve things • one of the poles does not have penguins • someone that works and does not get payed • one of the poles does have penguins fun :D • the people who work for newspapers, magazines, etc. • unalive aka people/animals consciousness slipping away • ...

Civil war introduction 2023-02-23

Civil war introduction crossword puzzle
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  1. Was sentenced to death after raiding the southern states
  2. The issue that divided the nation during the civil war
  3. Southern states that left the US during the civil war
  4. president of the US during the civil war
  5. A machine that was used to speed up cotton production
  6. Troops from the north during the US civil war
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  1. A plant used to make clothes
  2. An era of kanas that involved lots of violence
  3. The belief that the needs of one's own region outweighs the nation as a whole
  4. The act of breaking apart from a group

10 Clues: A plant used to make clothes • The act of breaking apart from a group • president of the US during the civil war • Troops from the north during the US civil war • An era of kanas that involved lots of violence • Southern states that left the US during the civil war • A machine that was used to speed up cotton production • ...

Civil war introduction 2023-02-23

Civil war introduction crossword puzzle
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  1. Was sentenced to death after raiding the southern states
  2. The issue that divided the nation during the civil war
  3. Southern states that left the US during the civil war
  4. president of the US during the civil war
  5. A machine that was used to speed up cotton production
  6. Troops from the north during the US civil war
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  1. A plant used to make clothes
  2. An era of kanas that involved lots of violence
  3. The belief that the needs of one's own region outweighs the nation as a whole
  4. The act of breaking apart from a group

10 Clues: A plant used to make clothes • The act of breaking apart from a group • president of the US during the civil war • Troops from the north during the US civil war • An era of kanas that involved lots of violence • Southern states that left the US during the civil war • A machine that was used to speed up cotton production • ...

Civil war introduction 2023-02-23

Civil war introduction crossword puzzle
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  1. Was sentenced to death after raiding the southern states
  2. The issue that divided the nation during the civil war
  3. Southern states that left the US during the civil war
  4. president of the US during the civil war
  5. A machine that was used to speed up cotton production
  6. Troops from the north during the US civil war
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  1. A plant used to make clothes
  2. An era of kanas that involved lots of violence
  3. The belief that the needs of one's own region outweighs the nation as a whole
  4. The act of breaking apart from a group

10 Clues: A plant used to make clothes • The act of breaking apart from a group • president of the US during the civil war • Troops from the north during the US civil war • An era of kanas that involved lots of violence • Southern states that left the US during the civil war • A machine that was used to speed up cotton production • ...

Civil War 2013-03-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. civil war saw use in this
  2. the strategy during the civil war to blockade goods to the south
  3. blockage of a harbor by an enemy to prevent transportation of solders and supplies
  4. small and fast, intercepted union trading ships and took their cargo
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  1. brought back essentials such as cloth, bacon, and guns
  2. simple ships played important roles in coastal waterways, which were dugouts made of cypress logs
  3. bringing a group of people under the control of another
  4. strategy during civil war for the north
  5. south of Wilmington, mounted argh and sand
  6. civil war invention, major advantage over wooden ships

10 Clues: civil war saw use in this • strategy during civil war for the north • south of Wilmington, mounted argh and sand • brought back essentials such as cloth, bacon, and guns • civil war invention, major advantage over wooden ships • bringing a group of people under the control of another • the strategy during the civil war to blockade goods to the south • ...

Unit 7b 2016-11-15

Unit 7b crossword puzzle
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  1. lease system a system in Georgia after the Civil War in which prisoners were leased to companies for their labor; companies were supposed to provide housing and food
  2. Codes a set of laws passed by Georgia, and most southern states, after the Civil War to restrict the rights of the freedmen
  3. Amendment an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1865, that made slavery illegal
  4. tax a tax paid to be able to vote
  5. a negative nickname given to northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War
  6. Amendment an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1868, that granted citizenship to all born in the United States; this broad language included former slaves
  7. the newly freed slaves
  8. Proclamation a document issued by President Lincoln in 1862 that declared freedom for slaves in states “in rebellion”; that made it possible to free slaves as the Union army took control of areas in the Confederate States
  9. to separate by race
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  1. Amendment an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1870, which said race could not be used to deny voting rights
  2. an agricultural system common after the Civil War where landless farmers worked the land of a landowner who also supplied a house, farming tools and animals, seed, and fertilizer in return for a share of the crop harvested
  3. Bureau a federal government organization established in 1865 that helped the newly freed slaves after the Civil War
  4. to obstruct or prevent access to
  5. Georgia Democrats who, in the period immediately following Reconstruction, worked to “save” the state from the North’s Reconstruction policies
  6. lien a system of credit which allowed farmers to receive commodities such as food, supplies, and seeds, on loan (or credit) and pay this debt back after their crop was harvested and sold. Therefore, there was a lien against the crop. The amount of credit that was received was based on the estimated value of the crop.
  7. farming an agricultural system common after the Civil War where a farmer worked the land of a landowner in exchange for cash or an agreed-upon share of the harvest; tenant farmers usually owned some agricultural equipment and farm animals

16 Clues: to separate by race • the newly freed slaves • to obstruct or prevent access to • tax a tax paid to be able to vote • a negative nickname given to northerners who moved to the South after the Civil War • Amendment an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified in 1865, that made slavery illegal • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-26

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. General ______ replaces General Hooker after the battle of Chancellorsville and led the Union Army to victory at Gettysburg
  2. She was a Civil War nurse that later founded the American Red Cross
  3. He was the Union General that served under Ulysses S. Grant and is most known for his march using "total warfare"
  4. The Battle of _____ resulted in the Union gaining control of the Mississippi River, cutting the Confederacy in half
  5. He was the actor and Southern sympathizer who assassinated the President
  6. Union Commander ______ was the commander of the First Manassas and later the Army of the Potomac; "sideburns" were named after him
  7. The Battle of _____ is considered the turning point in the war that caused Lee's army to retreat and start fighting defensively
  8. The Battle of _______ is considered the bloodiest battle in U.S. history up to that point
  9. General _____ became head of the Northern Virginian Army that caused him to become the most famous and beloved of all the Confederate Generals
  10. He was Abraham Lincoln's Vice President that succeeded him after the assassination
  11. He was the Civil War General that developed the Anaconda Plan
  12. Joshua ________ was the famous Union general who received a Medal of Honor for his command at Little Round Top
  13. He was the President of the Confederacy
  14. Union Navy Admiral _______ is famous for winning the Battle of Mobile Bay
  15. She was an educator and social reformer who served as the Superintendent of Army Nurses during the Civil War
  16. This was considered one of the greatest "what ifs" in American History
  17. Union Commander ______ was relieved of duty after being defeated at Chancellorsville and was known to have liked the "ladies" of the South
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  1. The Battle of ______ is considered General Lee's greatest triumph
  2. He was the American president during the Civil War
  3. The Battle of _____ secured Tennessee for the Union and opened the doors to the Deep South
  4. This is the declaration that made slaves "forever free" in the states that were rebelling against the Union
  5. The First Battle of Bull Run is also sometimes called this
  6. The Battle of _______ hurt the Union attempts to capture the Confederate Capital
  7. This is forced military service that caused riots in many cities
  8. The famous speech giving by President Lincoln that begins "Four score and Seven years ago..."
  9. ______ Battle of Bull Run was fought on Sept. 28-30, 1862
  10. He was the Commander in Chief of the Union armies in the latter part of the war
  11. He was one of the first men in history to be tried and executed for "war crimes"
  12. This allowed the government to issue paper money to finance the war, causing fears of inflation amongst banks and creditors
  13. _____ Democrats supported the war to bring seceding states back into the Union but opposed the ending of slavery
  14. This was the nickname for one of the most famous Confederate Generals who was considered Lee's "Right Arm"
  15. He was removed by Lincoln as the General in Chief of the Union Armies and later ran against Lincoln for President
  16. This is a style of warfare used by William Tecumseh Sherman that goes beyond combat between opposing military forces to attack both civilians and non-military targets
  17. ________ Courthouse signals the unofficial end of the Civil War
  18. _____ Democrats wanted to reunited the North and South through negotiation; also known as Copperheads
  19. This is the constitutional right of not being imprisoned unless charged with a crime and tried; Lincoln suspended this during the war
  20. The Battle of _______ should be considered the most important battle of the civil war as it resulted in the Emancipation Proclamation

37 Clues: He was the President of the Confederacy • He was the American president during the Civil War • ______ Battle of Bull Run was fought on Sept. 28-30, 1862 • The First Battle of Bull Run is also sometimes called this • He was the Civil War General that developed the Anaconda Plan • ________ Courthouse signals the unofficial end of the Civil War • ...

Civil War Crossword 2013-07-11

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Robert E. _____, the Confederate Army's General during the Civil War.
  2. A woman could contribute to the War by serving as a _____.
  3. Jefferson ______, President of the Confederate States during the Civil War.
  4. The _____ Amendment to the Constitution outlawed slavery in the United States.
  5. Abraham ______, President of the United States during the Civil War.
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  1. The first battle of the Civil War was on the island of ______ outside Charleston, South Carolina.
  2. The ______ Proclomation freed slaves in Southern states, written by Abraham Lincoln.
  3. The last state to leave the United States and join the Confederacy. Also the first state to leave the Confederacy and rejoin the Union.
  4. Ulysses S. ______, The Union Army's General during the Civil War.

9 Clues: A woman could contribute to the War by serving as a _____. • Ulysses S. ______, The Union Army's General during the Civil War. • Abraham ______, President of the United States during the Civil War. • Robert E. _____, the Confederate Army's General during the Civil War. • Jefferson ______, President of the Confederate States during the Civil War. • ...

1950 2025-05-01

1950 crossword puzzle
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  1. - A form of civil disobedience that was popular in the civil rights movement.
  2. - the president after FDR who was responsible for the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan.
  3. was known as the first man to break the sound barrier when flying
  4. - WWII general and 34th president of the United States
  5. - beginning of the Red Scare and the federal government’s movement to weed out possible communists in the government
  6. Warren - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and supporter of anti segregation laws.
  7. - the massive expansion of families post WWII meant a massive increase in the need for housing. Massive housing developments were built to meet the need.
  8. - supreme court decision that ended separate but equal segregation of schools.
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  1. known as the king of rock and roll.
  2. The civil rights activist who said the i have a dream speech.
  3. - a new style of music which drew inspiration from African American blues music, embraced themes popular among teenagers, such as young love and rebellion against authority.
  4. Parks - civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a bus and got arrested for refuseing.
  5. War - In general is a war that is not directly fought but only through what are known as proxy wars.
  6. - An example of the proxy war happening during the Cold War with Russia. The two parts continued to fight about communism and capitalism and
  7. - the primary federal agency responsible for aerospace research and the civilian space program.
  8. - major fighter for civil rights and the first african american supreme court justice.
  9. - father of rock and roll
  10. was a series of 3 Russian launches beginning in 1957 that orbited or nearly orbited Earth.
  11. became the first man to enter Earth’s orbit, in a single-pilot spacecraft called Vostok I.
  12. - an informal dance in school gyms that had people dance in their socks to avoid damaging the gym floor

20 Clues: - father of rock and roll • known as the king of rock and roll. • - WWII general and 34th president of the United States • The civil rights activist who said the i have a dream speech. • was known as the first man to break the sound barrier when flying • - A form of civil disobedience that was popular in the civil rights movement. • ...

Abraham Lincoln 2022-02-04

Abraham Lincoln crossword puzzle
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  1. how old was Lincoln when he died
  2. When was Abraham Lincoln born
  3. Who created the secret Service
  4. The 16th president of the Untied States
  5. Assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  6. Abraham Lincolns Wife
  7. Father of Abraham Lincoln
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  1. Where was Lincoln Born
  2. Did you know that Lincoln was also a
  3. President during the Civil War
  4. Abraham was leader during this war
  5. how tall was Lincoln
  6. Lincoln was shot and killed here
  7. Mother of Abraham Lincoln

14 Clues: how tall was Lincoln • Abraham Lincolns Wife • Where was Lincoln Born • Mother of Abraham Lincoln • Father of Abraham Lincoln • Assassinated Abraham Lincoln • When was Abraham Lincoln born • President during the Civil War • Who created the secret Service • Lincoln was shot and killed here • how old was Lincoln when he died • Abraham was leader during this war • ...

ss civil war 2023-02-15

ss civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who argued that secession away was the only answer, with or without other states?
  2. How many women served incognito during the Civil War?
  3. What did the Union use to cut off the confederate's imports and exports?
  4. What states did the Union want to gain support of?
  5. What color was the Union Soldiers uniforms?
  6. Who had more railroads?
  7. who argued that secession was too dangerous?
  8. What support did the Confederates need?
  9. Who was the most famous Civil War Nurse?
  10. Who had more disadvantages?
  11. Who was anti-slavery?
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  1. Who argued that the need to secede only if other slaveholding states cooperated?
  2. What rank were most soldiers considered?
  3. How did the Confederates get past the Union's blockade?
  4. Who assassinated President Lincoln?
  5. Where was the battel that was considered to be the "turning point in the war"?
  6. Who liked slavery?
  7. What type of war was the south fighting?
  8. What plan did the Union use?
  9. What was Grant's punishment towards Lee's army?

20 Clues: Who liked slavery? • Who was anti-slavery? • Who had more railroads? • Who had more disadvantages? • What plan did the Union use? • Who assassinated President Lincoln? • What support did the Confederates need? • What rank were most soldiers considered? • What type of war was the south fighting? • Who was the most famous Civil War Nurse? • ...

American History Crossword 2021-10-14

American History Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a person who has been freed from slavery
  2. process in which citizens put a proposed new law directly on the ballot
  3. writer who uncovers and exposes misconduct in government or business
  4. oppossed the expantion of the us
  5. a soldier killed, wounded, or missing
  6. laws that restricted African american rights and opportunities
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  1. "separate but equal"
  2. blew up in 1898, 266 soldiers killed
  3. a forced separation, often by race
  4. new york banker, he gave major loans for big buildings
  5. general of the civil war, was scared for his men
  6. group of merchant ships sailing together, protected by war ships
  7. payment for war damage
  8. held the largest battle of the civil war, lasted from July 1st to July 3rd
  9. rebellion
  10. murdered in Alton, Illinois by a pro-slavery mob
  11. glorification of the military
  12. killed lincoln, was an actor

18 Clues: rebellion • "separate but equal" • payment for war damage • killed lincoln, was an actor • glorification of the military • oppossed the expantion of the us • a forced separation, often by race • blew up in 1898, 266 soldiers killed • a soldier killed, wounded, or missing • a person who has been freed from slavery • general of the civil war, was scared for his men • ...

Civil War 2019-09-05

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. American poet. At the start of the Civil War, he wrote “Beat! Beat! Drums!”
  2. The 16th president
  3. was an effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries triggered by the request of Missouri
  4. Commander of the Confederate States Army.
  5. also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, occurred September 17, 1862
  6. he assassinated Abraham Lincoln at the Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865.
  7. A former slave, Douglass became a leading figurehead in the anti-slavery movement
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  1. escaped from slavery but returned on many dangerous missions to Maryland where she helped lead slaves to freedom.
  2. The first battle of the Civil War.
  3. was a senator from Mississippi. During the Civil War, he was the President of the Southern Confederate States
  4. American writer and humorist, considered the ‘father of American literature’. Famous works include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876)
  5. Wife of Abraham Lincoln and First Lady during the Civil War.
  6. American General who was Commander of the Virginian Confederate Army from 1862 until its surrender in 1865

13 Clues: The 16th president • The first battle of the Civil War. • Commander of the Confederate States Army. • Wife of Abraham Lincoln and First Lady during the Civil War. • also called the Battle of Sharpsburg, occurred September 17, 1862 • American poet. At the start of the Civil War, he wrote “Beat! Beat! Drums!” • ...

CIVIL WAR ERA 2023-09-21

CIVIL WAR ERA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fort summter- charleston harbor, SC beginning of civil war,
  2. second inaugural address- Lincoln wanted to unify the broken nation with a peaceful speech ,
  3. davis- the first and only president of confederate ,
  4. biggest battle of the final 10 months of the civil war,
  5. served as a general in the union army,
  6. proclamation- slaves within rebellious states were set free,
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  1. jackson- general officer in the confederate states in the civil war,
  2. lincoln’s first choice,
  3. union officer who led north to victory,
  4. Habeas Corpus- right in the constitution that protects citizens from unlawful imprisonment ,
  5. vicksburg- gave control of mississippi river,
  6. war in pennsylvania ,

12 Clues: war in pennsylvania , • lincoln’s first choice, • served as a general in the union army, • union officer who led north to victory, • vicksburg- gave control of mississippi river, • davis- the first and only president of confederate , • biggest battle of the final 10 months of the civil war, • fort summter- charleston harbor, SC beginning of civil war, • ...

Civil War Vocabulary 2025-03-05

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. rebuilding of the United States after the Civil War
  2. a system of secret routes used by escaping slaves to reach freedom in the North
  3. the surrounding of a place by an army in order to capture it.
  4. the freeing of slaves
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  1. A person who wanted to end slavery
  2. States Slave states that did not leave the Union during the Civil War
  3. June 19, 1865; the date slaves were declared free in Texas
  4. War a war between citizens of the same country.
  5. Northern states that remained loyal to the United States
  6. to murder for political reasons
  7. the separation of races within society
  8. the southern states that left the United States

12 Clues: the freeing of slaves • to murder for political reasons • A person who wanted to end slavery • the separation of races within society • War a war between citizens of the same country. • the southern states that left the United States • rebuilding of the United States after the Civil War • Northern states that remained loyal to the United States • ...

Unit 8: The Civil War 2024-01-20

Unit 8: The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A strategy by the Union navy to prevent the South from trading its goods with Europe.
  2. The ownership and forced labor of one person by another. In the early history of the United States, many Black men and women were enslaved in the South. Tensions between anti-slavery forces and pro-slavery forces led to the American Civil War.
  3. A period of rebuilding the country after the Civil War, during which the former Confederate States were governed under strict regulations before being readmitted into the Union. Sharecropping: An institution of labor in which laborers agree to exchange labor and a portion of their crops to a landowner in return for land to work. Sharecroppers brought only their labor into the agreement.
  4. An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that guaranteed each individual's right to vote, regardless of race.
  5. The largest battle fought in the state of Georgia. The battle lasted three days and was the second-bloodiest battle of the Civil War. This was the largest Union defeat in the west. Civil War: The name of a war fought in the United States between the Northern industrial states and the Southern agricultural states (which had seceded over the issue of slavery and states' rights). It lasted from 1861 to 1865.
  6. The idea that each state can pass laws without federal involvement. In the decades. leading up to the Civil War, most Southerners saw slavery as a states' rights issue.
  7. A slave who, on the basis of having lived in free states, sued for his freedom in federal court. The U.S. Supreme Court ultimately decided that, as "property," he had no right to sue. Election of 1860: A presidential election that focused on the issue of slavery. Abraham Lincoln, the Republican nominee, opposed slavery, though he promised not to abolish the institution. When he won, however, a number of Southern states voted to secede from the Union.
  8. A secretive, violent organization of white supremacists that arose after the Civil War to restrict the rights of African Americans/Blacks.
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  1. to follow or enforce a federal law. A constitutional crisis was created when the state of South Carolina passed an ordinance declaring that two federal tariffs would not be observed.
  2. The movement of General William T. Sherman's Union forces from Atlanta, Georgia, to the port of Savannah, resulting in the capture of the port. The march destroyed much of the Confederate army's infrastructure, support, and trade routes.
  3. An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, declaring an end to slavery in those states that had seceded from the Union.
  4. A federal compromise between anti-slavery and pro-slavery forces. It allowed each new state to determine its own status as a free or slave state when entering the Union. It also resulted in California joining the Union as a free state and the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act. Debate over secession: Even within the Southern states, there was much debate over whether leaving the Union was constitutional. Ultimately, Georgia voted to secede.
  5. A system, prevalent in the South after the Civil War, in which landowners allowed farmers to cultivate their land for a percentage of the profits and/or rent and food. Though sharecropping and tenant farming were similar, there was a major difference. Tenant farmers usually owned their own tools, animals, and other equipment, while sharecroppers brought only their labor into the agreement.
  6. A series of battles fought in Georgia after Union General William T. Sherman invaded the state in an attempt to weaken the South.
  7. An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that granted citizenship rights to all persons born in the United States. The amendment also declared that no state could make laws that took away rights of citizens. The amendment was ratified in 1868 to protect the rights of freed slaves after the Civil War.
  8. An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that ended slavery in the states.
  9. A government agency established to help former slaves and poor whites in the South after the Civil War. It helped former slaves adjust to their new freedoms and responsibilities. Georgia Platform: A statement issued by the Georgia Convention in response to the Compromise of 1850, affirming state acceptance of the Compromise.
  10. A small town in southwest Georgia known for its Confederate prisoner-of-war camp.

18 Clues: An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that ended slavery in the states. • A small town in southwest Georgia known for its Confederate prisoner-of-war camp. • A strategy by the Union navy to prevent the South from trading its goods with Europe. • An amendment to the U.S. Constitution that guaranteed each individual's right to vote, regardless of race. • ...

civil war 2020-12-08

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. israeli teacher
  2. system of legislation that upheld segregationist policies against non white
  3. intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security
  4. prime Minister of India
  5. period of geopolitical tension between citizens the soviet union & united states & allies
  6. act of non violent civil disobedience in colonial India led by Mohandas
  7. russian and former soviet politician
  8. indian lawyer, who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule
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  1. policy or practice of restructuring or reforming the economy
  2. policy or practice of more open consultative government
  3. the unlawful use of violence & intimidation especially against civilians
  4. economy of all humans of the world
  5. soviet politician who led the soviet union during part of the Cold War

13 Clues: israeli teacher • prime Minister of India • economy of all humans of the world • russian and former soviet politician • policy or practice of more open consultative government • policy or practice of restructuring or reforming the economy • soviet politician who led the soviet union during part of the Cold War • ...

Civil War 2021-05-31

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The name of a failed attack by Confederate troops on the last day at Gettysburg
  2. The new and best guns of the Civil War era.
  3. Side that performed better in the first year of the war.
  4. What was the very important document that President Lincoln released regarding Slaves.
  5. The shape of the defense line that General Meade and his troops took on Day 2 at Gettysburg
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  1. General that was cautious with his troops.
  2. Former President of the CSA (Confederate States of America)
  3. First state to secede from the Union.
  4. Side that one at Gettysburg
  5. Name of the very first battle of the American Civil War
  6. Year and month in which Lincoln is elected.
  7. Did the South get involved with the war?
  8. Number of days that the first Union troops were volunteers for.

13 Clues: Side that one at Gettysburg • First state to secede from the Union. • Did the South get involved with the war? • General that was cautious with his troops. • The new and best guns of the Civil War era. • Year and month in which Lincoln is elected. • Name of the very first battle of the American Civil War • Side that performed better in the first year of the war. • ...

Civil War 2021-05-31

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What was the very important document that President Lincoln released regarding Slaves
  2. Number of days that the first Union troops were volunteers for.
  3. The new and best guns of the Civil War era.
  4. The shape of the defense line that General Meade and his troops took on Day 2 at Gettysburg
Down
  1. Former President of the CSA (Confederate States of America)
  2. The name of a failed attack by Confederate troops on the last day at Gettysburg
  3. Name of the very first battle of the American Civil War
  4. Year and month in which Lincoln is elected.
  5. General that was cautious with his troops.
  6. Side that one at Gettysburg
  7. First state to secede from the Union.
  8. Side that performed better in the first year of the war.
  9. Did Europe get involved with the war?

13 Clues: Side that one at Gettysburg • First state to secede from the Union. • Did Europe get involved with the war? • General that was cautious with his troops. • Year and month in which Lincoln is elected. • The new and best guns of the Civil War era. • Name of the very first battle of the American Civil War • Side that performed better in the first year of the war. • ...

Civil War 2021-05-31

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. General that was cautious with his troops.
  2. Number of days that the first Union troops were volunteers for.
  3. Side that performed better in the first year of the war.
  4. The new and best guns of the Civil War era.
  5. What was the very important document that President Lincoln released regarding Slaves?
  6. Did Europe get involved with the war?
Down
  1. Former President of the CSA (Confederate States of America)
  2. The name of a failed attack by Confederate troops on the last day at Gettysburg
  3. First state to secede from the Union.
  4. Year and month in which Lincoln is elected.
  5. The shape of the defense line that General Meade and his troops took on Day 2 at Gettysburg
  6. Name of the very first battle of the American Civil War
  7. Side that one at Gettysburg

13 Clues: Side that one at Gettysburg • First state to secede from the Union. • Did Europe get involved with the war? • General that was cautious with his troops. • Year and month in which Lincoln is elected. • The new and best guns of the Civil War era. • Name of the very first battle of the American Civil War • Side that performed better in the first year of the war. • ...

Civil War 2021-05-31

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The location in which President Lincoln was assassinated
  2. A Famous Union General who was named after a Native American Chief and Peacekeeper
  3. Often regarded as the Confederacy's greatest general.
  4. What former slaves gained in the 1868
  5. 16th President of the United States.
  6. One of the most important and intelligent generals of his time who excelled in Horsemanship while in college.
Down
  1. Laws and regulations passed by Southern States to maintain White Supremacy
  2. A very important battle regarding the outcome of the war.
  3. Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  4. What the 13th Amendment banned
  5. Occupation of the man who killed Lincoln
  6. The broad name of the events that took place after the Civil War
  7. A Major Battle of the 19th Century.

13 Clues: What the 13th Amendment banned • A Major Battle of the 19th Century. • Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • 16th President of the United States. • What former slaves gained in the 1868 • Occupation of the man who killed Lincoln • Often regarded as the Confederacy's greatest general. • The location in which President Lincoln was assassinated • ...

Civil War 2021-05-31

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A Major Battle of the 19th Century.
  2. The broad name of the events that took place after the Civil War
  3. What the 13th Amendment banned
  4. A Famous Union General who was named after a Native American Chief and Peacekeeper
  5. Often regarded as the Confederacy's greatest general.
  6. Occupation of the man who killed Lincoln
Down
  1. Laws and regulations passed by Southern States to maintain White Supremacy
  2. The location in which President Lincoln was assassinated
  3. One of the most important and intelligent generals of his time who excelled in Horsemanship while in college.
  4. What former slaves gained in 1868
  5. 16th President of the United States.
  6. A very important battle regarding the outcome of the war.
  7. Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln

13 Clues: What the 13th Amendment banned • What former slaves gained in 1868 • A Major Battle of the 19th Century. • 16th President of the United States. • Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • Occupation of the man who killed Lincoln • Often regarded as the Confederacy's greatest general. • The location in which President Lincoln was assassinated • ...

Civil War 2021-10-29

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. attack
  2. shot
  3. place
  4. pro
  5. seceed
  6. law
  7. idk
  8. ran
Down
  1. blood
  2. against
  3. party
  4. law
  5. someone
  6. party
  7. pres

15 Clues: law • pro • law • idk • ran • shot • pres • blood • place • party • party • attack • seceed • against • someone

civil war 2021-10-29

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. action of preventing law enforcement
  2. battle fought between confederacy and union which became a confederacy victory
  3. action of leaving in which the south did leaving the united states
  4. southern part of the united states that seceded from the united states and became a new country
  5. place in georgia which william t. sherman said was to beautiful to burn down and gifted it to the president.
Down
  1. to set free
  2. act or means of sealing off. north did this to the south to stop trade with Europe
  3. georgias 5th capitol that william t. sherman burned down in his campain
  4. people against slaves
  5. northern part when the south seceded from the united states
  6. georgias only crop that did well
  7. a prison camp for union soldiers which was crowded and unsanitary
  8. transport system used to transport goods from one place to another

13 Clues: to set free • people against slaves • georgias only crop that did well • action of preventing law enforcement • northern part when the south seceded from the united states • a prison camp for union soldiers which was crowded and unsanitary • action of leaving in which the south did leaving the united states • ...

civil war 2017-02-12

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a war between parts of the same country
  2. deaths
  3. what is left after buildings fall to pieces or are blasted
  4. events that change the way things are going
  5. led an army into a land to take it over
  6. fierce like an animal
  7. set to fight
  8. beat
Down
  1. difficulties problem
  2. the strongest places
  3. declare that the enemy has won and the fighting can stop
  4. injured
  5. ran away from

13 Clues: beat • deaths • injured • set to fight • ran away from • difficulties problem • the strongest places • fierce like an animal • a war between parts of the same country • led an army into a land to take it over • events that change the way things are going • declare that the enemy has won and the fighting can stop • what is left after buildings fall to pieces or are blasted

Civil War 2015-02-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. color of the union's uniforms
  2. people who were for the South
  3. armored ships
  4. South
  5. involoved two battles
Down
  1. to get away from
  2. North
  3. person against slavery
  4. bloodiest war in american history
  5. president of the United states
  6. color of the Confederates uniforms
  7. president of the Confederacy
  8. disease that killed most soldier

13 Clues: North • South • armored ships • to get away from • involoved two battles • person against slavery • president of the Confederacy • color of the union's uniforms • people who were for the South • president of the United states • disease that killed most soldier • bloodiest war in american history • color of the Confederates uniforms

Civil War 2024-01-22

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Granted citizenship rights to all people born in the U.S.
  2. The idea that states can pass laws
  3. A period of rebuilding the country
  4. Confederate prisoner of war camp
  5. To withdraw from the union
  6. A war between people of the same country
  7. An executive order issued by president Lincoln
Down
  1. General William Sherman's union forces from Atlanta to Savannah
  2. Refusal of a state to follow federal law
  3. Allowed new states to determine its own status
  4. President during the Civil War
  5. Sued for his freedom in federal court
  6. The largest battle fought in georgia

13 Clues: To withdraw from the union • President during the Civil War • Confederate prisoner of war camp • The idea that states can pass laws • A period of rebuilding the country • The largest battle fought in georgia • Sued for his freedom in federal court • Refusal of a state to follow federal law • A war between people of the same country • ...

Civil War 2024-04-03

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The nurse who founded the American Red Cross
  2. The site of Lee's surrender.
  3. The amendment that abolished slavery
  4. The war's first big battle.
  5. Jefferson _______________
  6. The man who should not have gone to the theater.
  7. This state was the last to secede from the Union
  8. The color of the Confederate Army.
Down
  1. He declared, "A house divided against itself cannot stand."
  2. ADDRESS The famous speech delivered by President Lincoln in 1863.
  3. The Confederacy's capitol.
  4. The color of the Union Army.
  5. The Union general known for his "March to the Sea"

13 Clues: Jefferson _______________ • The Confederacy's capitol. • The war's first big battle. • The color of the Union Army. • The site of Lee's surrender. • The color of the Confederate Army. • The amendment that abolished slavery • The nurse who founded the American Red Cross • The man who should not have gone to the theater. • This state was the last to secede from the Union • ...

Civil WAR! 2024-05-20

Civil WAR! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how many years did it happen for
  2. why did the civil war happen
  3. what was the northern states called
  4. what was the southern states called
  5. where slaves go to be free
  6. last name of the Confederate military leader
  7. how many southern states
  8. how many northern states
Down
  1. who fought on land they new
  2. where Fort Sumter
  3. who had a strong Navy
  4. last name of the Union military leader
  5. how many border states where there
  6. first name of the person who killed Lincoln
  7. last name of the Union president

15 Clues: where Fort Sumter • who had a strong Navy • how many southern states • how many northern states • where slaves go to be free • who fought on land they new • why did the civil war happen • how many years did it happen for • last name of the Union president • how many border states where there • what was the northern states called • what was the southern states called • ...

Civil War 2023-05-10

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Guns"
  2. Sovereignty
  3. Party
  4. Party
  5. Cause
  6. Territory
  7. Lines
  8. in Detail
  9. Bullet
Down
  1. States
  2. Institution”
  3. Crop
  4. Bridge
  5. Gun

14 Clues: Gun • Crop • Guns" • Party • Party • Cause • Lines • States • Bridge • Bullet • Territory • in Detail • Sovereignty • Institution”

civil war 2023-05-03

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. iron-clad vessel built by the Confederate forces
  2. 16th President of the United States
  3. who won the war
  4. William Tecumseh Sherman
  5. what was this war called
Down
  1. bloodiest day in civil war
  2. what were these 4 states between the north and south called
  3. who helped dozens of slaves escape
  4. south was called
  5. the turning point to show that north would win (battle of _____)
  6. last name of the general who led the Confederate army
  7. what side supported slavery
  8. north was called

13 Clues: who won the war • south was called • north was called • William Tecumseh Sherman • what was this war called • bloodiest day in civil war • what side supported slavery • who helped dozens of slaves escape • 16th President of the United States • iron-clad vessel built by the Confederate forces • last name of the general who led the Confederate army • ...

Civil War 2022-05-16

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the Advantages of the South.
  2. Surrounding the South and cutting off all of itś trade.
  3. The first of eleven states to leave the confederate states of America.
  4. One of the advantages of the North
  5. The confederate strategy wanted to fight this type of war.
  6. The Union forces won this battle.
Down
  1. lincoln choose this person as a vice president when he ran for reelection.
  2. surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
  3. Issued the Emancipation Proclamation
  4. Britain and France hated this more than they love cotton.
  5. The Month Lincoln was assassinated.
  6. Invaded the Northern state of Maryland;called the Battle of Antietam
  7. After more of these people joined, it gave the Union soldiers more motivation to fight.

13 Clues: surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant • The Union forces won this battle. • One of the advantages of the North • One of the Advantages of the South. • The Month Lincoln was assassinated. • Issued the Emancipation Proclamation • Surrounding the South and cutting off all of itś trade. • Britain and France hated this more than they love cotton. • ...

Civil War 2022-05-10

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A weapon used for combat in the civil war
  2. some opinion put for a entire part of a country or a whole country
  3. A ship covered in iron for protection
  4. A place to hold weapons for soldiers
  5. Someone who does not like slavery and wants it fully gone
  6. A weapon that armys used to spear the enemy's
  7. someone who dies for a cause
  8. A person who escaped from their owner and is being chased
Down
  1. To join the army
  2. A soldier who is wounded or killed in the battle
  3. A part of a government that wants to leave the country
  4. A group of soldiers that fought in the civil war
  5. an attempt to stop a group of people

13 Clues: To join the army • someone who dies for a cause • A place to hold weapons for soldiers • an attempt to stop a group of people • A ship covered in iron for protection • A weapon used for combat in the civil war • A weapon that armys used to spear the enemy's • A soldier who is wounded or killed in the battle • A group of soldiers that fought in the civil war • ...

Civil war 2025-02-21

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what state was the last to free slaves
  2. What court was where the south surrendered
  3. what was the turning point of the civil war
  4. _____Lincoln
Down
  1. the most respected commander in the Confederacy Army
  2. A war between citizens in the same country
  3. bleeding_______
  4. Where did the Battle of GettysBurg take place
  5. the first state to secede in civil war
  6. president of south
  7. _______Jackson
  8. last name of the general who led the union army
  9. what the south was called

13 Clues: _____Lincoln • _______Jackson • bleeding_______ • president of south • what the south was called • what state was the last to free slaves • the first state to secede in civil war • A war between citizens in the same country • What court was where the south surrendered • what was the turning point of the civil war • Where did the Battle of GettysBurg take place • ...

Civil War 2025-02-20

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An owned worker
  2. Confederate President
  3. The North Army
  4. Court that the South Army surrendered in
  5. The South Army
  6. Union General
Down
  1. economy in the south
  2. Biscuits that the armies ate during the war
  3. Union President
  4. popular gun during the war
  5. Ship used in the navy during the war
  6. Confederate General
  7. Bloodiest Battle of the Civil War

13 Clues: Union General • The North Army • The South Army • An owned worker • Union President • Confederate General • economy in the south • Confederate President • popular gun during the war • Bloodiest Battle of the Civil War • Ship used in the navy during the war • Court that the South Army surrendered in • Biscuits that the armies ate during the war

Civil War 2025-04-24

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. General for the Union that later became president
  2. Nickname for Confederate soldiers
  3. Strategy the Union used to blockade the south
  4. The tallest tree in the world is named after ___
  5. Commander of the Confederate army
  6. Nicknamed "Stonewall"
Down
  1. First battle African Americans fought in
  2. The bloodiest battle of the Civil War
  3. War between North and South
  4. The tallest president of the United States
  5. President of the Confederacy
  6. Nickname for Union soldiers
  7. The group of 11 states that broke away from the Union

13 Clues: Nicknamed "Stonewall" • War between North and South • Nickname for Union soldiers • President of the Confederacy • Nickname for Confederate soldiers • Commander of the Confederate army • The bloodiest battle of the Civil War • First battle African Americans fought in • The tallest president of the United States • Strategy the Union used to blockade the south • ...

Civil War Vocabulary 2023-04-30

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Confederate soldiers during the Civil War
  2. rights guaranteed to the states under the principle of federalism
  3. A city environment with many people and buildings
  4. Union soldiers were called this during the Civil War
  5. loyalty to the interests of one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole
  6. a war between citizens of the same country
  7. Setting someone free from the power or control of another person
  8. Someone who has escaped from a place or has gone into hiding
  9. The act of being joined together, and a term used to refer to the Northern states during the Civil War
Down
  1. An area with few homes or people
  2. the principle that states a government’s power lies with the people
  3. a public or official announcement
  4. Making goods using natural, human, and capital resources in factory settings, with many workers
  5. physical features of a land surface in a place or region
  6. Southern states that seceded from the U.S. in 1860 – 1861
  7. to pull out or withdraw from
  8. a tax placed on goods coming from another country, to make people choose locally made items instead of foreign made ones
  9. A middle way between two extremes
  10. Growing crops and raising animals

19 Clues: to pull out or withdraw from • An area with few homes or people • a public or official announcement • A middle way between two extremes • Growing crops and raising animals • Confederate soldiers during the Civil War • a war between citizens of the same country • A city environment with many people and buildings • Union soldiers were called this during the Civil War • ...

Civil War 2023-03-21

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Successful Union general who attended West Point Military Academy; against slavery
  2. War between the North and South.
  3. Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded *It is considered the bloodiest day of the Civil War*
  4. Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.
  5. President of the Confederacy
Down
  1. Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
  2. President of the United States of America during the Civil War
  3. Enslaved African who filed suit for his freedom stating that his time living in a free state made him a free man
  4. The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to General Ulysses S. Grant's army on July 4th, 1863, after 48 days of seige.
  5. General of the Confederacy considered to be one of the greatest generals of all time
  6. American abolitionist

11 Clues: American abolitionist • President of the Confederacy • War between the North and South. • Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states • President of the United States of America during the Civil War • Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win. • ...

Crossword for history class 2021-03-30

Crossword for history class crossword puzzle
Across
  1. civil war steam ships
  2. place where the constitution was signed
  3. group of cities or states that work together
  4. elected the 18th President 1869–1877
  5. goverment of 11 states during the civil war
  6. a plan to go around, looked like snake
  7. US army officer, central figure
Down
  1. was bombed and union was forced to surrender
  2. confederat presedent (1861-1865)
  3. known for large plantations
  4. states that were between the north and south
  5. american soldier business man author
  6. war fought between north and south
  7. american nurse who founded american red cross

14 Clues: civil war steam ships • known for large plantations • US army officer, central figure • confederat presedent (1861-1865) • war fought between north and south • american soldier business man author • elected the 18th President 1869–1877 • a plan to go around, looked like snake • place where the constitution was signed • goverment of 11 states during the civil war • ...

Antaniyah Branch 2022-02-09

Antaniyah Branch crossword puzzle
Across
  1. James-Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla, and leader of the James–Younger Gang.
  2. Bill Hickok-James Butler Hickok, better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier
  3. and the Confederate States Army.
  4. Gould Shaw-Robert Gould Shaw was an American officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Born into a prominent Boston abolitionist family, he accepted command of the first all-black regiment in the Northeast.
  5. Johnson-Andrew Johnson was the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. He assumed the presidency as he was vice president at the time of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
  6. Sidney Johnston-Albert Sidney Johnston served as a general in three different armies: the Texian Army, the United States
Down
  1. Knight-a white Mississippi farmer, led armed opposition to the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War, creating “The Free State of Jones,” a county that supported the Union in the war.
  2. B. Stuart-James Ewell Brown "Jeb" Stuart was a United States Army officer from Virginia who became a Confederate States Army general during the American Civil War.Frederick Douglass-Frederick Douglass was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in MarylandPhilip Henry Sheridan-Philip Henry Sheridan was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War.
  3. Jackson-Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and became one of the best-known Confederate
  4. Clay-Henry Clay Sr. was an American attorney and statesman who represented Kentucky in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives.
  5. Ann Bickerdyke-Mary Ann Bickerdyke, also known as Mother Bickerdyke, was a hospital administrator for Union soldiers during the American Civil War and a lifelong advocate for veterans.
  6. Butler-Benjamin Franklin Butler was a major general of the Union Army, politician, lawyer and businessman from Massachusetts.
  7. H. Seward-William Henry Seward was an American politician who served as United States Secretary of State from 1861 to 1869,
  8. carson-A famed mountain man before the Civil War, Kit Carson was responsible for waging a destructive war against the Navajo that resulted in their removal from the Four Corners area to southeastern New Mexico.

14 Clues: and the Confederate States Army. • Sidney Johnston-Albert Sidney Johnston served as a general in three different armies: the Texian Army, the United States • James-Jesse Woodson James was an American outlaw, bank and train robber, guerrilla, and leader of the James–Younger Gang. • ...

Civil War Project 2013-05-31

Civil War Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. number of amendments directly linked to the civil war
  2. secret routes slaves took to freedom
  3. the side that was known as the rebels
  4. proclamation that freed slaves in rebellious states
  5. Gettysburg, Shiloh, and Vicksburg are examples of these
Down
  1. railroads, canals, rifles, ironclads all describe which used in the war
  2. describes economic success in the north
  3. the forced life of labor for African Americans
  4. speech given by Lincol after 3 day battle in PA
  5. the side that was led by the president of the usa
  6. the movement to bring the country back together after the war
  7. describes economic success in the south
  8. large farms in the south that grew cotton, sugar...
  9. the war between the American north and south
  10. the usa president during the civil war

15 Clues: secret routes slaves took to freedom • the side that was known as the rebels • the usa president during the civil war • describes economic success in the north • describes economic success in the south • the war between the American north and south • the forced life of labor for African Americans • speech given by Lincol after 3 day battle in PA • ...

Divided America 2022-04-21

Divided America crossword puzzle
Across
  1. they won the civil war
  2. a conflict to solve things
  3. one of the poles does have penguins fun :D
  4. the people who work for newspapers, magazines, etc.
  5. they lost the civil war
  6. unalive aka people/animals consciousness slipping away
  7. The golden state and also know for it's many earthquakes
Down
  1. "Tornado Alley" also lots of people rushed here to win the votes to what it became slave or no slave
  2. one of the poles does not have penguins
  3. you live here maybe the place with lots of guns for freedom!!!!!!!!
  4. one of the things that power america freedom also the things that was used in the conflict in the civil war
  5. someone that works and does not get payed
  6. an organized military force equipped for fighting on land
  7. Both people/civilizations get bad things but also get what they want

14 Clues: they won the civil war • they lost the civil war • a conflict to solve things • one of the poles does not have penguins • someone that works and does not get payed • one of the poles does have penguins fun :D • the people who work for newspapers, magazines, etc. • unalive aka people/animals consciousness slipping away • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzle 2022-01-20

Civil War Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Largest POW Camp used for housing Union troops.
  2. This town was absolutely crucial for the Confederacy
  3. This stopped any sort of imports from ever reaching Savannah or any other port city.
  4. This was Shermans march INTO Georgia to capture the key city of Atlanta
  5. This event took place after Sherman took control of Atlanta
  6. This man was one of the most important generals throughout the entire war. He is most famous for blitzing through the south, all the way to Atlanta.
  7. Incredibly important port city in Georgia
Down
  1. This document declared all slaves(Only in Rebel States) free
  2. He was the Confederate President during the Civil War
  3. Union President during the Civil War
  4. This is where the Georgia Platform took place
  5. He opposed the secession of Georgia from the Union.
  6. This was the plan to restrict the Confederacy from the rest of the world
  7. Largest Union defeat of the Civil War

14 Clues: Union President during the Civil War • Largest Union defeat of the Civil War • Incredibly important port city in Georgia • This is where the Georgia Platform took place • Largest POW Camp used for housing Union troops. • He opposed the secession of Georgia from the Union. • This town was absolutely crucial for the Confederacy • ...

Civil War 2016-05-26

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. confederate states of america
  2. confederate commander
  3. battle
  4. South
  5. 3 day bloodiest war
  6. Last battle
  7. American general for confederates
  8. Jim crow
Down
  1. Surrender at appomattox
  2. 18th president
  3. First BAttle
  4. confederate leader
  5. a fight

13 Clues: South • battle • a fight • Jim crow • Last battle • First BAttle • 18th president • confederate leader • 3 day bloodiest war • confederate commander • Surrender at appomattox • confederate states of america • American general for confederates

Civil War 2013-12-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wanted to stop slavery
  2. one of the battles between the union and confederates
  3. gun used in the civil war
  4. rejected Lincolns offer to command the Union army
  5. person who has been killed or wounded in a war
  6. a day to honor people who died in war
  7. Abraham Lincoln wrote this
  8. a formal speech
  9. fall back
Down
  1. was for slavery
  2. the wars nurse
  3. Thomas Jackson's nickname
  4. long-ranged plan

13 Clues: fall back • the wars nurse • was for slavery • a formal speech • long-ranged plan • wanted to stop slavery • gun used in the civil war • Thomas Jackson's nickname • Abraham Lincoln wrote this • a day to honor people who died in war • person who has been killed or wounded in a war • rejected Lincolns offer to command the Union army • ...

Civil War 2021-05-30

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What former slaves gained in the 1868
  2. Occupation of the man who killed Lincoln
  3. Laws and regulations passed by Southern States to maintain White Supremacy
  4. A Major Battle of the 19th Century.
  5. One of the most important and intelligent generals of his time who excelled in Horsemanship while in college.
  6. The broad name of the events that took place after the Civil War
Down
  1. The location in which President Lincoln was assassinated
  2. A very important battle regarding the outcome of the war.
  3. 16th President of the United States.
  4. A Famous Union General who was named after a Native American Chief and Peacekeeper
  5. Often regarded as the Confederacy's greatest general.
  6. What the 13th Amendment banned
  7. Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln

13 Clues: What the 13th Amendment banned • A Major Battle of the 19th Century. • 16th President of the United States. • Man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • What former slaves gained in the 1868 • Occupation of the man who killed Lincoln • Often regarded as the Confederacy's greatest general. • The location in which President Lincoln was assassinated • ...

Civil war 2022-05-17

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A defensive war tactic using natural barriers
  2. This president was elected in 1860
  3. One of the things south had that helped them win the battles in the beginning
  4. To surround the South and cut off all of their trades
  5. The first state to leave and form the Confederate States of America
  6. The vice president that took over the presidency after Lincolns assassination
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  1. Lincoln issued this after the Unions first victory
  2. Lincolns first vice president
  3. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant here when he realized what the Union forces were ready to do
  4. One of the advantages of the North
  5. This advantage of the South was very important in battle
  6. This advantage of the North is very important in battles
  7. Lee invaded this state which resulted in the first Union victory

13 Clues: Lincolns first vice president • One of the advantages of the North • This president was elected in 1860 • A defensive war tactic using natural barriers • Lincoln issued this after the Unions first victory • To surround the South and cut off all of their trades • This advantage of the South was very important in battle • ...

civil war 2022-05-10

civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. president of union
  2. president of confederacy
  3. the main cause of the war
  4. a weapon used in the civil war
  5. to join an army
  6. general of union
  7. states in the north
Down
  1. states in the south
  2. leave the union
  3. first battle of the war
  4. A place where a battle turned the tide in the war
  5. general of confederacy
  6. a ship barrade to stop trade

13 Clues: leave the union • to join an army • general of union • president of union • states in the south • states in the north • general of confederacy • first battle of the war • president of confederacy • the main cause of the war • a ship barrade to stop trade • a weapon used in the civil war • A place where a battle turned the tide in the war

Civil War 2022-02-11

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
  2. Courthouse, Place where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant
  3. Act, A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery or not.
  4. E. Lee, General of the Confederacy considered to be one of the greatest generals of all time
  5. Proclamation, Document freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
  6. Lincoln, President of the United States of America during the Civil War; born in Kentucky
  7. of Gettysburg, Turning point of the Civil War that made it clear the North would win.
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  1. of Vicksburg, The fall of Vicksburg, Mississippi, to General Ulysses S. Grant's army on July 4th
  2. S. Grant, Successful Union general who attended West Point Military Academy
  3. Compromise, A series of agreements passed by Congress in 1820-1821 to maintain the balance of power between slave states and free states.
  4. Plan, Union strategy for winning by "squeezing" on all sides
  5. The United States
  6. War, War between the North and South
  7. Ferry, Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal
  8. of Antietam, Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded

15 Clues: The United States • War, War between the North and South • Plan, Union strategy for winning by "squeezing" on all sides • The southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861 • of Antietam, Civil War battle in which 25,000 men were killed or wounded • Ferry, Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal • ...

Civil War 2024-02-13

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. surrendered
  2. bloodiest battle
  3. controversial
  4. money
  5. in half
  6. world
Down
  1. champagne problems
  2. debate
  3. country fighting against eachother
  4. tallest president
  5. thomas jefferson
  6. unpaid hard labor
  7. interaction

13 Clues: money • world • debate • in half • surrendered • interaction • controversial • bloodiest battle • thomas jefferson • tallest president • unpaid hard labor • champagne problems • country fighting against eachother

Civil War 2024-04-29

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mandatory enrollment into the military; draft
  2. Confederate General who led the Bull Run battle to a Southern victory
  3. Abraham Lincoln's speech on the principles of America and the fight for equality
  4. Important Union fort located on an island in Charleston Harbor
  5. Confederate stronghold of the Misppi River that was captured by the Union
  6. Union commander, polititan, and 18th U.S. president
  7. Taxation specified to a percentage of a person's income
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  1. Union nurse who founded the American Red Cross
  2. First battle of the Civil War
  3. Pennsylvanian town known as the location of the most decisive battle of Civil War
  4. Bloodiest single-day battle in American history
  5. Confederate General known for his unconventional military tactics and determination to rebuild the country after the Civil War
  6. Declaration of the freedom of slaves issued by Abraham Lincoln

13 Clues: First battle of the Civil War • Mandatory enrollment into the military; draft • Union nurse who founded the American Red Cross • Bloodiest single-day battle in American history • Union commander, polititan, and 18th U.S. president • Taxation specified to a percentage of a person's income • Important Union fort located on an island in Charleston Harbor • ...

Civil War 2023-03-06

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. those against slavery
  2. those for slavery
  3. what their money was after the war
  4. those still for slavery and acting on it
  5. who won the election
  6. day of freedom for African Americans
  7. first state to secede
  8. Helping free the slaves
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  1. helping all the states affected
  2. people against the South
  3. who Texans voted for president
  4. made African Americans unable to vote, etc.
  5. how many years the war lasted

13 Clues: those for slavery • who won the election • those against slavery • first state to secede • Helping free the slaves • people against the South • how many years the war lasted • who Texans voted for president • helping all the states affected • what their money was after the war • day of freedom for African Americans • those still for slavery and acting on it • ...

Civil War 2023-04-25

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Harriet ______________
  2. president during the Civil War
  3. leader of the Union Army
  4. leader of the Confederate Army
  5. a word meaning freedom
  6. the south wanted to keep this cruel system
  7. Uncle Tom's _____________, a famous book
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  1. the first state to leave the U.S.
  2. a person that wanted slavery to end
  3. _______________railroad;
  4. elected president of the Confederacy
  5. the states that left the U.S. were called this
  6. to quit or break away from

13 Clues: Harriet ______________ • a word meaning freedom • leader of the Union Army • _______________railroad; • to quit or break away from • president during the Civil War • leader of the Confederate Army • the first state to leave the U.S. • a person that wanted slavery to end • elected president of the Confederacy • Uncle Tom's _____________, a famous book • ...

Civil War 2024-11-22

Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The result of the huge casualties suffered in the war
  2. ___ ran farms/businesses and raised money for medical care while the men were at the front.
  3. The US civil war officially ended when ___ surrendered to grant
  4. France was officially ____ during the war.
  5. Northerners reluctantly allowed ___ to enlist in the war.
  6. what was the nickname for the south?
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  1. Most fighting took place on _____ soil.
  2. Who produced one of the first armored warships?
  3. The turning point for the war.
  4. A draft _____ people to register for compulsive military service
  5. Jefferson ____ was the Confederacy's president.
  6. The _____ proclamation freed those slaves living in states and districts then "in rebellion against the United states".
  7. What was the nickname for the North?

13 Clues: The turning point for the war. • What was the nickname for the North? • what was the nickname for the south? • Most fighting took place on _____ soil. • France was officially ____ during the war. • Who produced one of the first armored warships? • Jefferson ____ was the Confederacy's president. • The result of the huge casualties suffered in the war • ...

Civil war 2025-02-19

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. US Capital
  2. bloodiest battle in US history between north and south in Maryland
  3. Confederate general in the battle of Antietam
  4. Battle between Union and Confederacy in Tennessee won by Ulysses S. Grant
  5. US president and republican
  6. Sumter Union fort in the South that they took over and started the war
  7. The first major battle between North and South in the civil war
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  1. The southern states succeeded and formed a new government under this name
  2. A strategic location during the battle of Antietam which the Union attempted to capture
  3. Union General during the battle of Antietam
  4. Union General during the battle of Bull Run
  5. Union General who won the battle of Shiloh
  6. Name given to the northern part of the US in the war

13 Clues: US Capital • US president and republican • Union General who won the battle of Shiloh • Union General during the battle of Antietam • Union General during the battle of Bull Run • Confederate general in the battle of Antietam • Name given to the northern part of the US in the war • The first major battle between North and South in the civil war • ...

CIVIL WAR 2024-11-03

CIVIL WAR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The act of making legally null and void.
  2. The act of separating from a nation or state and becoming independent.
  3. - A war between citizens of the same country.
  4. Stephens - Important Georgia politician who was a U.S. Senator, Georgia Governor.
  5. Scott- Case - Supreme Court ruling that declared slaves were not citizens of the United States.
  6. of 1860 - Election where Abraham __ defeated three opponents to win the presidency.
  7. Platform - Position supported by several prominent Georgia politicians who supported the Compromise of 1850.
  8. -Involuntary servitude of African-Americans or Blacks in the United States from 1619-1865.
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  1. Act (1850) - Act that required runaway slaves to be returned to their masters if caught anywhere in the United States.
  2. Rights The belief that a state’s sovereignty is more important than that of the national government.
  3. States__ - States where slavery was legal.
  4. of 1850 - A compromise between the North and South allowing California to enter the union in exchange for the Fugitive Slave Act.
  5. State - States where slavery was not legal.

13 Clues: States__ - States where slavery was legal. • - The act of making legally null and void. • State - States where slavery was not legal. • - A war between citizens of the same country. • The act of separating from a nation or state and becoming independent. • Stephens - Important Georgia politician who was a U.S. Senator, Georgia Governor. • ...