civil war Crossword Puzzles

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-15

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. states who separated from america because of slavery
  2. a main general of the union army
  3. Judging someone based on the color of there skin
  4. served as drummers
  5. main leader of the confederate army
  6. the general who came up with the Anaconda plan
  7. the war between union and confederate
  8. A increase in prices and falling in the purchasing power of money
  9. the nickname of the north
  10. Someone who gets resources from those who are blocked
  11. a former slave that escaped on a ship
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  1. the first to announce from the union
  2. a march through the Carolinas
  3. The 1st black regimen raised in the north
  4. the president during the civil war
  5. former slaves
  6. a plan to blockade the south and attack through the mississippi river
  7. helped make food and served as nurses
  8. the turning point of the civil war
  9. something that blocks ports

20 Clues: former slaves • served as drummers • the nickname of the north • something that blocks ports • a march through the Carolinas • a main general of the union army • the president during the civil war • the turning point of the civil war • main leader of the confederate army • the first to announce from the union • helped make food and served as nurses • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-04-13

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A large farm in the southern United States
  2. large-caliber guns
  3. when southern states chose to leave the United States
  4. issued by Lincoln
  5. a person who wanted to end slavery
  6. a group of states that left the United States
  7. nickname for the South
  8. soldier that is wounded or killed during battle
  9. nickname for the United States paper money
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  1. law that says escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners
  2. murder of a public figure, usually for political reasons
  3. putting local interests and customs ahead
  4. name given to the South supporting the Confederates
  5. "before war"
  6. states that stayed loyal to the United States government
  7. a long gun with a smooth bore
  8. nickname for the Northerners who were against the Civil War
  9. states that did not leave the Union
  10. crackers that the Civil War soldiers ate
  11. the side of an army or military unit

20 Clues: "before war" • issued by Lincoln • large-caliber guns • nickname for the South • a long gun with a smooth bore • a person who wanted to end slavery • states that did not leave the Union • the side of an army or military unit • crackers that the Civil War soldiers ate • putting local interests and customs ahead • A large farm in the southern United States • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-04-13

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. "before war"
  2. crackers that the Civil War soldiers ate
  3. nickname for the Northerners who were against the Civil War
  4. law that says escaped enslaved people in free states had to be returned to their owners
  5. a long gun with a smooth bore
  6. issued by Lincoln
  7. A large farm in the southern United States
  8. murder of a public figure, usually for political reasons
  9. nickname for the South
  10. name given to the South supporting the Confederates
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  1. putting local interests and customs ahead
  2. states that did not leave the Union
  3. when southern states chose to leave the United States
  4. the side of an army or military unit
  5. soldier that is wounded or killed during battle
  6. a person who wanted to end slavery
  7. large-caliber guns
  8. nickname for the United States paper money
  9. states that stayed loyal to the United States government
  10. a group of states that left the United States

20 Clues: "before war" • issued by Lincoln • large-caliber guns • nickname for the South • a long gun with a smooth bore • a person who wanted to end slavery • states that did not leave the Union • the side of an army or military unit • crackers that the Civil War soldiers ate • putting local interests and customs ahead • nickname for the United States paper money • ...

Charles Marcus - Absolute Monarch's of Europe 2024-11-12

Charles Marcus - Absolute Monarch's of Europe crossword puzzle
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  1. ____ Cromwell established a commonwealth
  2. Royal family in Austria
  3. ______ the Terrible
  4. land owning nobles
  5. Unlimited power over a kingdom
  6. began initiating reforms
  7. P_____
  8. palace in France
  9. Ruled over unified spain
  10. began when Emperor Ferdinand II in forcing the protestants into Catholicism
  11. Royal family in Germany
  12. King Charles made his own army for this civil war
  13. Revolution that made James I flee England
  14. Modernization of Russia
  15. Longest lasting Royal family in Russia
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  1. A time period where Charles II restored the English Monarchy
  2. first royal family in Russia that used the term czar
  3. overthrew James I
  4. _____ the Great
  5. Started a civil war
  6. where kings believed that God chose them to be king
  7. expanded the territory of Prussia
  8. was the secret police
  9. war that lasted 9 years
  10. city of music
  11. limited power of kings
  12. King of France in lived in the palace of versailles

27 Clues: P_____ • city of music • _____ the Great • palace in France • overthrew James I • land owning nobles • ______ the Terrible • Started a civil war • was the secret police • limited power of kings • Royal family in Austria • war that lasted 9 years • Royal family in Germany • Modernization of Russia • began initiating reforms • Ruled over unified spain • Unlimited power over a kingdom • ...

Government and Politics (pgs 46-57) 2015-02-12

Government and Politics (pgs 46-57) crossword puzzle
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  1. market economies allow for this type of ownership
  2. too much of things
  3. One of the factors that leads to conflicts and civil war
  4. Form of an economy where people produce just enough to survive
  5. Economy that allows for private ownership
  6. Type of war that occurs in one country
  7. The type of government in Sudan
  8. 2 house parliament
  9. lack of food
  10. the difference between these groups that occurred after colonization has caused many problems in Africa
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  1. A disease that has devastated Africa
  2. In the country, low population
  3. Primary religion in Sudan
  4. A second factor that contributes to Africa's political unrest
  5. Legislative body with only one house
  6. Kenya has this type of Democracy
  7. Only 5% of Kenya's students go here
  8. Type of government in South Africa
  9. person fleeing a country to escape war
  10. Economy where the government owns means of production
  11. Type of economy where the government owns production

21 Clues: lack of food • too much of things • 2 house parliament • Primary religion in Sudan • In the country, low population • The type of government in Sudan • Kenya has this type of Democracy • Type of government in South Africa • Only 5% of Kenya's students go here • A disease that has devastated Africa • Legislative body with only one house • Type of war that occurs in one country • ...

8th grade history overview 2017-05-21

8th grade history overview crossword puzzle
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  1. reason Jamestown was founded
  2. first US president
  3. year of the Boston tea party
  4. president of the union during the civil war
  5. first permanent English settlement in the American colonies
  6. the shot heard round the world
  7. author of common sense
  8. Nobel french man who fought with the Americans during the revolution
  9. last battle of the revolution
  10. Lincoln's assassin
  11. doubled the size of the country
  12. The right to vote
  13. Lewis and Clark's guide
  14. trade system that benefits the mother country
  15. movement against the consumption of alcohol
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  1. year George Washington crossed the Delaware
  2. year the CA gold rush started
  3. first treasury secretary
  4. ship the pilgrims sailed on
  5. king of England during the revolution
  6. year Lincoln was elected
  7. the 7 year war
  8. who killed Hamilton?
  9. bloodiest civil war battle
  10. president on the 2 dollar bill

25 Clues: the 7 year war • The right to vote • first US president • Lincoln's assassin • who killed Hamilton? • author of common sense • Lewis and Clark's guide • first treasury secretary • year Lincoln was elected • bloodiest civil war battle • ship the pilgrims sailed on • reason Jamestown was founded • year of the Boston tea party • year the CA gold rush started • last battle of the revolution • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-12-14

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The wife of Charles the first
  2. a war between citizens of the same country.
  3. Local siege
  4. The king before Charles
  5. The new arch bishop of Canterbury
  6. Roundheads
  7. Royalist Capital
  8. What happened to Charles
  9. a cruel and oppressive ruler
  10. Battle that ended a siege
  11. Decisive Roundhead victory
  12. mounted infantry
  13. Experienced soldier
  14. An anti pope religious belief
  15. Soldiers mounted on horses
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  1. First battle of the civil war
  2. A long infantry weapon
  3. Were Charles believed his power came from.
  4. Parliamentarian leader
  5. What Charles was placed on.
  6. A religious belief that supports the pope
  7. Commander of the new model army
  8. Royalists
  9. Parliaments capital
  10. A rebellion here caused Charles to raise taxes.
  11. Ranged infantry
  12. Parliaments new army
  13. King during the Civil War
  14. Where there was a rebellion against the Protestant rulers.
  15. Unpopular Tax

30 Clues: Royalists • Roundheads • Local siege • Unpopular Tax • Ranged infantry • Royalist Capital • mounted infantry • Parliaments capital • Experienced soldier • Parliaments new army • A long infantry weapon • Parliamentarian leader • The king before Charles • What happened to Charles • Battle that ended a siege • King during the Civil War • Decisive Roundhead victory • Soldiers mounted on horses • ...

Impacts of the Civil War Crossword 2020-12-18

Impacts of the Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Lincoln's document stating that this battle was for equality for all men
  2. When General Sherman set out to capture Atlanta
  3. The General that captured Atlanta and Savannah while leading the March to the Sea.
  4. The North's way of stopping the South from getting any supplies
  5. The president of the Confederacy
  6. African Americans who were forced to do free labor for the South
  7. Private citiznes who tried to sail and avoid the blockade to return with supplies from Europe
  8. The document Lincoln wrote to free all slaves
  9. Led to the Robert E. Lee's army surrendering into Northern Virginia
  10. 3 day battle on the Tennessee border that resulted in over 34,000 casualties.
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  1. The president during the Civil War
  2. Most bloodiest battle in the Civil War; General Robert E. Lee's army was defeated and was one of the turning points of the war
  3. Prison notorious for mistreating prisoners; 13,000 died
  4. Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia against Union and was the culmination of Lee’s attempt to invade the north
  5. Important Confederate general
  6. The plan issued to stop the South from getting supplies
  7. The South Army
  8. A march from Atlanta to Savannah in which General Sherman captured Savannah
  9. located in the Charleston Harbor where some of the first shots in the Civil War were fired.
  10. The North Army

20 Clues: The South Army • The North Army • Important Confederate general • The president of the Confederacy • The president during the Civil War • The document Lincoln wrote to free all slaves • When General Sherman set out to capture Atlanta • Prison notorious for mistreating prisoners; 13,000 died • The plan issued to stop the South from getting supplies • ...

Civil War Era 2017-05-24

Civil War Era crossword puzzle
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  1. Winfield Scott proposed this plan that would emphasize a union blockade of southern ports
  2. He earned a congressional medal of honor after being shot four times and surviving, holding his colors up
  3. This man also earned a Congressional Medal of Honor for carrying dispatches during battle
  4. Bloodiest one day battle in American history
  5. This battle split the confederacy in two
  6. 18th president of the U.s, also a general for Lincoln
  7. The "Angel of the Battlefield"
  8. Principal used to decide if Kansas would be a slave or free state
  9. This was the first major battle of the armies in virginia
  10. Location of the confederate surrender
  11. General that commanded the confederate army
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  1. This was led by Sherman, necessary to end the war
  2. This election had only four candidates running
  3. She created the "Battle hymn of the republic"
  4. This man believed black males had to fight in the civil war
  5. This battle had the most casualties of any battle
  6. President of the Union
  7. This changed the focus of the war to fighting slavery
  8. General known as "stonewall"
  9. President of the Confederacy
  10. 2nd general for Lincoln
  11. This amendment gave blacks civil rights
  12. 2 minute speech in Gettysburg
  13. First battle of the civil war
  14. This man killed the president after the confederates surrender

25 Clues: President of the Union • 2nd general for Lincoln • General known as "stonewall" • President of the Confederacy • 2 minute speech in Gettysburg • First battle of the civil war • The "Angel of the Battlefield" • Location of the confederate surrender • This amendment gave blacks civil rights • This battle split the confederacy in two • General that commanded the confederate army • ...

History crossword civil war 2024-05-14

History crossword civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. Terrorists of the civil war
  2. Civil war's first Urban conflict and first oppossed american river crossing
  3. first battle of the war were the south opened fire on a ship delevering food
  4. When a Union general led a campain from nov 15 to dec 21 1864 destroying military and civilian postions.
  5. poor farmers without slave
  6. It said all southern slaves are now free
  7. Robert E Lee defeats Union troops under Major General John Pope
  8. Attack on General Joseph Johnston's intrenched position
  9. Gave control of the mississippi to the union
  10. Opened the door for Sherman's march to the sea won by the union
  11. Enforced segregation and denied their right to vote
  12. It was the path slaves took to escape slavery
  13. It was when people started buildling back what was destroyed
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  1. Marked the start of unification after the war
  2. Robert E Lee lost and was forced to surrender and never fight against the Union again
  3. 23000 soldiers died died making it the bloodiest battle of the civil war
  4. 60000 soldiers were sent by general Sherman on december 1864
  5. Union strategy proposed by Winfield Scot
  6. 23000 died and ended the first invasion on the north
  7. Many Americans looked down on immigrants like they do today
  8. Escaping slaves
  9. time Auction The largest sail of slaves in US history

22 Clues: Escaping slaves • poor farmers without slave • Terrorists of the civil war • It said all southern slaves are now free • Union strategy proposed by Winfield Scot • Gave control of the mississippi to the union • Marked the start of unification after the war • It was the path slaves took to escape slavery • Enforced segregation and denied their right to vote • ...

civil war no spaces 2015-04-27

civil war no spaces crossword puzzle
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  1. / The president of the north
  2. The south says if your'e ____ your'e a slave
  3. North was a _ _ _ _ region.
  4. The north genral who later became a president
  5. Another word for give up.
  6. / The president of the south
  7. / the war we are learning about is /
  8. Who won the civil war?
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  1. South was a _ _ _ _ _ region.
  2. Was a freestate when Missouri was a slave state
  3. /The south wanted ______ to help with plantations.
  4. Who won the Bull Run?
  5. This helped black from the south escape to the north
  6. The first battle in the Civil War(we read a book about it)
  7. The southerners were called.
  8. Northerners were called
  9. Who was called out when they need them to fight?

17 Clues: Who won the Bull Run? • Who won the civil war? • Northerners were called • Another word for give up. • North was a _ _ _ _ region. • / The president of the north • The southerners were called. • / The president of the south • South was a _ _ _ _ _ region. • / the war we are learning about is / • The south says if your'e ____ your'e a slave • ...

Major Events of the Civil War 2023-05-15

Major Events of the Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Where Lee surrendered his army in 1865
  2. What Sherman's 98,000 army destroyed for food and supplies
  3. Battle of Shiloh (1862)
  4. Where most known battles of the civil war happened
  5. Was in 1864 and would lead to the end of the war
  6. A Civil war historian who observed the war
  7. Who led the Union troops and armies alongside Ulysses S. Grant.
  8. A confederate general of the Battle of Chancellelorsville
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  1. July 1-4 1863
  2. Defeated Lee's army
  3. Robert E Lee's first attempted invasion(over 22,700 dead,etc)
  4. Who led the vicksburg campaign
  5. The invasion that included a naval blockade

13 Clues: July 1-4 1863 • Defeated Lee's army • Battle of Shiloh (1862) • Who led the vicksburg campaign • Where Lee surrendered his army in 1865 • A Civil war historian who observed the war • The invasion that included a naval blockade • Was in 1864 and would lead to the end of the war • Where most known battles of the civil war happened • ...

Civil War Crossword 2019-01-15

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. 2,000 women in the civil war worked as these
  2. Big battle in Maryland, big win for Union
  3. “Four _______ and seven years ago…”
  4. Jackson nickname after First Battle of Bull Run
  5. State with many battles and a Capital of the Confederacy
  6. Part of the compromise of 1850 was this ________ Slave Act
  7. Executive order that freed slaves
  8. General put in charge of Union armies, 1864
  9. Pennsylvania site of major battle and famous address
  10. Battle of _______, 1862 confederate victory
  11. Important crop in the South
  12. Sumter First battle of the American Civil War
  13. Major military leader of the Confederacy
  14. President of the Confederacy
  15. Important new mode of transportation for the North
  16. Nickname for Northern currency
  17. Battle in the woods won by Union
  18. Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry
  19. Lincoln’s opponent in Illinois Senate election
  20. Woman who helped free hundreds of slaves
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  1. states Slave states that didn’t leave the union
  2. Supervised slaves on plantation
  3. _______ of factories changed the economy of the North
  4. A main cause of the civil war
  5. Names of ironclad ships in famous battle
  6. South did this from the Union
  7. Someone who wants to end slavery
  8. Economy of the South was based on this
  9. Lee courthouse surrender
  10. Confederates won the battle, Jackson lost his arm
  11. Believed that slavery should be outlawed
  12. In charge of female nurses for the Union
  13. Turner Slave who led violent revolt
  14. Siege of _______, 1863
  15. Home of Union soldiers
  16. States that left the Union formed the ______ States of America
  17. Home of Confederate soldiers
  18. Republican candidate 1860
  19. Confederate Capital from 1861-1865
  20. First major battle of the Civil War

40 Clues: Siege of _______, 1863 • Home of Union soldiers • Lee courthouse surrender • Republican candidate 1860 • Important crop in the South • President of the Confederacy • Home of Confederate soldiers • Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry • A main cause of the civil war • South did this from the Union • Nickname for Northern currency • Supervised slaves on plantation • ...

Civil War Crossword 2019-01-15

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. 2,000 women in the civil war worked as these
  2. Home of Confederate soldiers
  3. Important crop in the South
  4. Lincoln’s opponent in Illinois Senate election
  5. In charge of female nurses for the Union
  6. Republican candidate 1860
  7. Confederates won the battle, Jackson lost his arm
  8. Executive order that freed slaves
  9. Supervised slaves on plantation
  10. A main cause of the civil war
  11. _______ of factories changed the economy of the North
  12. Battle of _______, 1862 confederate victory
  13. Siege of _______, 1863
  14. States that left the Union formed the ______ States of America
  15. Sumter First battle of the American Civil War
  16. Confederate Capital from 1861-1865
  17. Pennsylvania site of major battle and famous address
  18. Battle in the woods won by Union
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  1. President of the Confederacy
  2. Jackson nickname after First Battle of Bull Run
  3. Names of ironclad ships in famous battle
  4. Part of the compromise of 1850 was this ________ Slave Act
  5. Big battle in Maryland, big win for Union
  6. Someone who wants to end slavery
  7. Lee courthouse surrender
  8. General put in charge of Union armies, 1864
  9. State with many battles and a Capital of the Confederacy
  10. Important new mode of transportation for the North
  11. First major battle of the Civil War
  12. Major military leader of the Confederacy
  13. “Four _______ and seven years ago…”
  14. Home of Union soldiers
  15. Economy of the South was based on this
  16. states Slave states that didn’t leave the union
  17. Nickname for Northern currency
  18. South did this from the Union
  19. Turner Slave who led violent revolt
  20. Woman who helped free hundreds of slaves
  21. Believed that slavery should be outlawed
  22. Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry

40 Clues: Home of Union soldiers • Siege of _______, 1863 • Lee courthouse surrender • Republican candidate 1860 • Important crop in the South • President of the Confederacy • Home of Confederate soldiers • Led a raid on Harper’s Ferry • A main cause of the civil war • South did this from the Union • Nickname for Northern currency • Supervised slaves on plantation • ...

Post Civil War: Reconstruction Era 2023-02-09

Post Civil War: Reconstruction Era crossword puzzle
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  1. Main focus of southern economy before the Civil War
  2. year 2nd Black Senator was elected
  3. Assassinated President Lincoln
  4. Year Reconstruction ended
  5. Length of Civil War in years
  6. How Southerners felt during Reconstruction
  7. Northern general who destroyed much of Georgia to get Union victory
  8. civilwargeneralwhobecamepresident
  9. Main focus of northern economy before the Civil War
  10. What right did Southerners particularly want to deny formerly enslaved people?
  11. Nickname for Southerners who supported Reconstruction
  12. first Black U.S. president
  13. Supreme Court case that legalized segregation
  14. What freed people were promised by the federal government to help them get a fresh start after slavery
  15. Location where South surrendered to the North
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  1. Was Reconstruction considered a success or failure?
  2. Laws passed to prevent former slaves to travel or lively freely
  3. Ensures equal protection under the law
  4. Terrorist group that used violence to keep AfricanAmericans from voting
  5. Attempt to rebuild South after the Civil War
  6. Black men get the right to vote
  7. "______ but_____"
  8. Test requiring voters be able to read and explain in detail a section of the Constitution
  9. Northerners who moved to the South for economic opportunity
  10. Outlawed slavery in the United States
  11. Southern general
  12. Plantation land divided into small plots of land to rent to poor whites or freed peopl
  13. First Black senator, elected in 1870
  14. Law passed to make sure poor white voters would still be able to vote
  15. Black regiment who fought at Fort Wagner
  16. The legal separation of people of different races
  17. Fee imposed on newly freed people to keep them from voting

32 Clues: Southern general • "______ but_____" • Year Reconstruction ended • first Black U.S. president • Length of Civil War in years • Assassinated President Lincoln • Black men get the right to vote • civilwargeneralwhobecamepresident • year 2nd Black Senator was elected • First Black senator, elected in 1870 • Outlawed slavery in the United States • ...

Civil War Cross word 2017-11-02

Civil War Cross word crossword puzzle
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  1. Sovereignty, a system in which the residents vote to decide an issue
  2. Railroad, A system of routes along which runaway slaves were helped to escape to Canada or safe areas in free states.
  3. Tax, a tax on earnings
  4. Northerner who moved to the South after the civil war
  5. Courthouse, town near Appomattox Virginia where Lee surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865
  6. a system in which landowners give farm workers land, seed, and tools in return for part of the crop they raise.
  7. Barton, founded the Red Cross
  8. Amendment, Abolished slavery and involuntary solitude.
  9. Sumter, Fort seized by confederate soldiers.
  10. Bureau, A federal agency set up to help former slaves after the civil war.
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  1. Address, a famous speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln in November 1863, at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg.
  2. Amendment, All persons born or naturalized in the United States - including former slaves - citizens of the country and guarantees equal protection of the laws
  3. Wilkes Booth, Assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  4. Proclamation, An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 freeing the slaves in all regions behind confederate lines.
  5. a white Southerner who joined the republican party after the civil war
  6. The period of rebuilding that followed the civil war, which the defeated confederate were readmitted to the union.
  7. Scott, Slave whose owner took him from slave state of Missouri to free territory in Illinois.
  8. Formed in 1861 by the Southern states after their secession from the union.
  9. amendment, Prohibits the denial of voting rights to people because of their race or because they have previously been slaves
  10. The formal withdrawal of a state from the union.

20 Clues: Tax, a tax on earnings • Barton, founded the Red Cross • Wilkes Booth, Assassinated Abraham Lincoln • Sumter, Fort seized by confederate soldiers. • The formal withdrawal of a state from the union. • Northerner who moved to the South after the civil war • Amendment, Abolished slavery and involuntary solitude. • ...

civil war project 2019-04-30

civil war project crossword puzzle
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  1. The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired.
  2. To rush towards the enemy.
  3. Land within the mainland boundaries of the country that had not yet become a state by 1861.
  4. A region or area where fighting takes place
  5. Today called mines, Civil War torpedoes were mostly used by the Confederates.
  6. A crop such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for cash
  7. Also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States of America, or (by Northerners) the Rebel states, the South incorporated the states that seceded from the United States of America to form their own nation.
  8. A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare.
  9. A state of bondage in which African Americans (and some Native Americans) were owned by other people, usually white, and forced to labor on their behalf
  10. An overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path.
  11. Also called the Union or the United States the North was the part of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.
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  1. Essential to firing a percussion rifle-musket, a cap is a tiny brass shell that holds fulminate of mercury.
  2. The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps.
  3. The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports.
  4. A new way of conducting war appeared during the Civil War.
  5. Someone who does something because they want to, not because they need to.
  6. This doctrine held the powers of the individual states as greater than the powers of the Federal government.
  7. Blanket or other bedding rolled up and carried over the shoulder by a soldier.
  8. A branch of the military mounted on horseback.
  9. Also called the North or the United States, the Union was the portion of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War.

20 Clues: To rush towards the enemy. • A region or area where fighting takes place • A branch of the military mounted on horseback. • A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare. • A new way of conducting war appeared during the Civil War. • The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired. • ...

Civil war 2023-03-02

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The year the civil war started
  2. The tear the civil war ended
  3. Won the civil war
  4. The south was known as this during the war
  5. Citizenship rights
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  1. Allows black men to vote
  2. The north was also known as this during the war
  3. Abolished slavery

8 Clues: Abolished slavery • Won the civil war • Citizenship rights • Allows black men to vote • The tear the civil war ended • The year the civil war started • The south was known as this during the war • The north was also known as this during the war

Civil war 2025-02-21

Civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. biscuits they ate during the war
  2. didn’t want slavery
  3. what gun did they use
  4. confederate general
  5. the moth of the civil war ended
  6. used it to heal
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  1. union general
  2. the month of the Civil War
  3. wanted slavery
  4. food the Confederate wanted to steal

10 Clues: union general • wanted slavery • used it to heal • didn’t want slavery • confederate general • what gun did they use • the month of the Civil War • the moth of the civil war ended • biscuits they ate during the war • food the Confederate wanted to steal

The Crimean War 2012-10-20

The Crimean War crossword puzzle
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  1. Rear-Admiral Lyons' Flagship
  2. Commander of the Cavalry Division
  3. lack of this hindered the British war effort
  4. Key Russian naval base
  5. Commander in Chief during Crimea
  6. Iron Maiden single based on the Charge of the Light Brigade and inspired by Tennyson's poem
  7. The British Army Command
  8. The Times war correspondent
  9. lack of this hindered the British war effort
  10. established in 1856, embodied a more meritocratic approach in the army
  11. 93rd Highlanders at Balaclava
  12. First war photographer
  13. Lucky British-French victory
  14. Conveyor of vague orders
  15. Improved conditions in Crimean hospitals
  16. driving force behind Civil Service reform
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  1. introduced a series of army reforms
  2. Civil Service entrance exam
  3. contributed to the lack of informed leadership at the top of the British army
  4. Unsuccessful Russian attack
  5. 'pious Victorian'
  6. destroyed by the winter weather with key supplies on board
  7. Commander of the Light Brigade
  8. 'purveyor of alcohol'

24 Clues: 'pious Victorian' • 'purveyor of alcohol' • Key Russian naval base • First war photographer • The British Army Command • Conveyor of vague orders • Civil Service entrance exam • Unsuccessful Russian attack • The Times war correspondent • Rear-Admiral Lyons' Flagship • Lucky British-French victory • 93rd Highlanders at Balaclava • Commander of the Light Brigade • ...

The Civil War By: Buck Leffingwell 2015-02-17

The Civil War By: Buck Leffingwell crossword puzzle
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  1. the north's plan to surround the south.
  2. battle that Gen. Thomas Jackson died at.
  3. southern charge at Gettysburg that led to many casualties.
  4. main nickname given to the civil war.
  5. the activity that consumed the least amount of a soldiers time.
  6. last confederate-held city on the Miss. River
  7. General Thomas Jackson's nickname.
  8. union general that captured the Miss. River.
  9. Sherman's destruction path.
  10. new technology that made capturing pictures of battle possible.
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  1. the civil war was the first ______ war.
  2. the ____________ won both battles of Bull Run.
  3. Lincoln's decree against slavery.
  4. the actor that killed Abraham Lincoln.
  5. the recruitment of soldiers.
  6. switched places with Grant as general in the west.
  7. way to avoid the draft; hire __________.
  8. the "spinal column" of America.
  9. McClellan Lincoln's opponent in the 1864 election.
  10. side that had more supplies.

20 Clues: Sherman's destruction path. • the recruitment of soldiers. • side that had more supplies. • the "spinal column" of America. • Lincoln's decree against slavery. • General Thomas Jackson's nickname. • main nickname given to the civil war. • the actor that killed Abraham Lincoln. • the civil war was the first ______ war. • the north's plan to surround the south. • ...

The Civil War Shawn Aguon Ordot 2017-02-21

The Civil War Shawn Aguon Ordot crossword puzzle
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  1. abraham _______ is the president that announced the emancipation proclamation
  2. order to bring accused to court
  3. 3 day battle & turning point of war
  4. 3 part union strategy to win the civil war
  5. drafting people into the military
  6. cottin profits,generals,motivation
  7. southern states that succeeded & proslavery
  8. the emancipation proclamation freed the slaves in the south
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  1. commander of MS division
  2. robert e ___ is the general known for commanding the confederate army
  3. where lee surrendered in april 1865
  4. soldiers,factories,foods,railroads
  5. a statement lincoln gave that freed all slaves in the south
  6. union victory
  7. ceremony held to dedicate cemetary in gettysburg
  8. where the civil war started
  9. lincoln appoints ulysses s. _____ as commander of all union armies in march 1864
  10. what the union had
  11. where the 2nd part of the anaconda plan was achieved
  12. ________ march was the march to sea that devastated atlanta georgia

20 Clues: union victory • what the union had • commander of MS division • where the civil war started • order to bring accused to court • drafting people into the military • soldiers,factories,foods,railroads • cottin profits,generals,motivation • where lee surrendered in april 1865 • 3 day battle & turning point of war • 3 part union strategy to win the civil war • ...

American Civil Rights Movement 2023-12-08

American Civil Rights Movement crossword puzzle
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  1. Requires schools/employers to recruit minorities to correct inequalities
  2. Era of American history following the Civil War that created the political climate that would eventually lead to the Civil Rights Movement a century later
  3. Segregation imposed by social condition
  4. Segregation imposed by law
  5. Initials of the Civil Rights Activist who garnered international attention for his peaceful approach to ending segregation
  6. Campaign characterized by mass arrests of black Americans preforming peaceful protests in an attempt to override local jails
  7. Peaceful movement characterized by black Americans who would calmly sit in segregated restaurants before facing harassment
  8. A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
  9. Protester and activist famous for refusing to give up her bus seat
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  1. Name of the 1963 march for civil/black rights, and the largest march in American history at the time
  2. Name of the segregation laws that were deemed constitutional in Plessy v Ferguson
  3. Name of the Islamic leader who advocated for Black Nationalism
  4. The Arkansas movement following Brown v Board where black children attempted to attend formerly segregated schools
  5. Day named after the peaceful Selma to Montgomery march that was violently stunted by police
  6. Southern interstate buses boarded by activists testing new desegregation laws
  7. Leader and founder of the Black Panthers
  8. The major war in the 1940s that temporarily stunted the rising Civil Rights Movement before the end of the war intensified it
  9. The 1964 project that attempted to increase voter registration among southern black communities
  10. Los Angeles riots the ensued shortly following the implementation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
  11. Supreme court case that ruled segregation as unconstitutional

20 Clues: Segregation imposed by law • Segregation imposed by social condition • Leader and founder of the Black Panthers • Supreme court case that ruled segregation as unconstitutional • Name of the Islamic leader who advocated for Black Nationalism • Protester and activist famous for refusing to give up her bus seat • ...

Civil War 2022-02-09

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. This fort was the location of the first battle in the civil war. It took place in Charleston, SC
  2. This was the name of the Union's plan to blockade the South
  3. This battle was a turning point in the civil war
  4. This word means to leave and make your own country.
  5. At the battle of Bull Run, civilians were eating this
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  1. Being more loyal to your region than your country
  2. The name of the confederate submarine that sunk a ship
  3. This fort was the place where the 54th Regiment of African American Union Soldiers were heros
  4. President during the civil war
  5. Who won the civil war?

10 Clues: Who won the civil war? • President during the civil war • This battle was a turning point in the civil war • Being more loyal to your region than your country • This word means to leave and make your own country. • At the battle of Bull Run, civilians were eating this • The name of the confederate submarine that sunk a ship • ...

Foreign Countrys' Envolvement with the Civil War - Madeline Wagner 2023-05-21

Foreign Countrys' Envolvement with the Civil War - Madeline Wagner crossword puzzle
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  1. Although European powers remained neutral, they still prvided supplies to this side
  2. The need for this crop was the reason France mainy leaned towards th Confederacy
  3. Most foreign contries were this in the Civil War
  4. This country helped the Union because it thought the U.S was a counterbalance to Great Britian
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  1. This continent had the greatest influence on the Civil War
  2. This Fench leader was desperate to help the Confederate side
  3. This was something British people recived from family in the U.s, making them stay out of the war
  4. The most amount of Mexican American soliers fought for this side in the Civil War
  5. This country fought for both sides of the Civil War
  6. The main supply given to the South by Europe

10 Clues: The main supply given to the South by Europe • Most foreign contries were this in the Civil War • This country fought for both sides of the Civil War • This continent had the greatest influence on the Civil War • This Fench leader was desperate to help the Confederate side • The need for this crop was the reason France mainy leaned towards th Confederacy • ...

Civil War 2025-05-12

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. The name of the group of states that stayed with the United States during the Civil War
  2. The location on the map where the confederacy was located
  3. The states that banned slavery in the Civil War, also called the Northern States
  4. The type of economy that the south had, focuses on growing and selling crops
  5. Leaving a group of people or things
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  1. When a country fights itself in a war
  2. The name of the group of states that left the United States during the Civil War
  3. The type of economy that the north had, focused on making things in factories
  4. The location on the map where the Union was located
  5. The states that allowed slavery in the Civil War, also called the Southern States

10 Clues: Leaving a group of people or things • When a country fights itself in a war • The location on the map where the Union was located • The location on the map where the confederacy was located • The type of economy that the south had, focuses on growing and selling crops • The type of economy that the north had, focused on making things in factories • ...

Unit 5--The Civil War 2022-04-19

Unit 5--The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. AKA Battle of Sharpsburg, McLellan finds Lee's Battle plan. Union keeps South from advancing, bloodiest single day battle in US history. Gives Lincoln confidence to give the Emancipation Proclamation
  2. Sumter Lincoln is sending unarmed troops to resupply Fort Sumter and says they will not fire unless fired upon. Before they reach the fort, Confederate troops attack and eventually overtake the fort, forcing the US to surrender it to the Confederates. Official start of the Civil War
  3. 1st major battle of Civil War, and the Confederate's victory. The battle is also known as the first Battle of Manassas. It shattered the North's hopes of winning the war quickly.
  4. was based on manufacturing and trade
  5. was based on agriculture/plantations/slave labor
  6. Causes of the Civil War: The nation was divided on whether slavery should be allowed or not. The North wanted slavery to be illegal, the South wanted slavery to be legal.
  7. Three day battle, major turning point, most casualties of the war. Lee will not attack in the North again, England & France will not engage in "Cotton Diplomacy"
  8. Mayor surrenders to Union, after Union ships make their way between forts on both sides of the MS River, but remains loyal to south
  9. on the defensive/Home field advantage greater food
  10. Smaller population--only 9 million 1/9 the industrial capacity of the Union
  11. Causes of the Civil War: Southern States broke away from the Union to form their own country, The Confederate States of America, out of fear of losing the right to own slaves.
  12. Union surrounds the city (which sits on a hill above the MS River), Grant surrounds and starves them out until they surrender, giving the Union greater control of the MS river
  13. Cotton Diplomacy=Convince European countries to help them out of fear of losing their cotton source outlast the Union
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  1. Grant surrounds Lee's army and forces them to surrender, Union wins the war
  2. Union trying to make its way to Richmond, but Confederates hold them out. Stonewall Jackson is accidentally shot by his own troops
  3. Lincoln dedicates the battlefield, reminds troops of the Declaration of Independence and why they are fighting. Inspiration to keep fighting to defeat the South.
  4. PGT Beauregard, Stonewall Jackson, A.S. Johnston, Pemberton, Longstreet, Pickett
  5. Fighting on the offensive--had to invade, conquer, and occupy the south less trained soldiers
  6. Frees all slaves in Southern states, many African Americans begin fighting for the Union
  7. McDowell, Pope, McClellan farragut, Burnside, Hooker, Chamberlain, Oates, Sherman
  8. Union captures Atlanta to cut off railroad, continues marching to Savannah. Practice of "total war" which means destroying resources along the way. Gave North confidence to re-elect Lincoln
  9. After capturing Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, Grant leads Union troops in TN, while waiting for backup from Ohio army, South attacks. When Ohio forces finally arrive, Union pushes Southern troops back into MS
  10. Anaconda Plan=surround the South by blockading the Atlantic Coast take control of the Mississippi River capture the Confederate Capital of Richmond, VA
  11. president of the USA during the Civil War
  12. Greater population--21 million
  13. Naval battle with ironclads fighting against each other. Monitor (US) vs. Virginia/Merrimac (CSA), Union victory, allows blockade to continue
  14. Army was almost equal in size to the union more military officers and military schools
  15. Lee pushed most of the Union forces out of Virginia (after this, Lee decides to take war into the north)
  16. president of the CSA during the Civil War
  17. Commander of the Confederate Army
  18. Leader of the Union Army
  19. Causes of the Civil War: When Lincoln is elected in 1860, it was known that he was against slavery. Even though he announced in his inaugural address that he would not try to end slavery, it was too late, the South had already begun to secede.
  20. industry and manufacturing greater density of railroad control of the Navy/Seas

33 Clues: Leader of the Union Army • Greater population--21 million • Commander of the Confederate Army • was based on manufacturing and trade • president of the USA during the Civil War • president of the CSA during the Civil War • was based on agriculture/plantations/slave labor • on the defensive/Home field advantage greater food • ...

history 2022-10-17

history crossword puzzle
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  1. the states that were slave stats and did not leave the union
  2. a nickname for the south
  3. a name given to the states that stayed loyal to the united states
  4. putting the local intrest's an customs ahead of the entire country
  5. a term used to describe people who- supported the union
  6. Lincoln stating that the enslaved in the confederate were to be set free
  7. a soldier that is injured or hurt
  8. stack a canvas bag that many civil war soldiers use to carry there food
  9. a slave that was in a free state had to be returned to their owner
  10. a long gun with a bore that shoulders shot from there shoulder
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  1. Scott decision a decision made by the supreme court saying that slavery could not be outlawed
  2. A term meaning "before war" the people used to describe white d states
  3. a nickname for the north and also for the union soldier
  4. a nickname for the northerners who were against the civil war
  5. a long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket
  6. when a person is murdered or killed
  7. a cracker eaten by civil war soldiers made from 3 ingredients

17 Clues: a nickname for the south • a soldier that is injured or hurt • when a person is murdered or killed • a long blade or knife attached to the end of a musket • a nickname for the north and also for the union soldier • a term used to describe people who- supported the union • the states that were slave stats and did not leave the union • ...

RECONSTRUCTION 2013-11-12

RECONSTRUCTION crossword puzzle
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  1. The President of Confederates.
  2. The Confederate states of America, a confederation formed in 1861 by the Southerner states after their separation from the Union.
  3. The period of rebuilding that followed the Civil War.
  4. Union General who headed the Union army on the invasion in Western Tennessee.
  5. A system of routes along which runaway slaves were helped to escape to Canada or to safe areas in the free states.
  6. Klux Klan A secret organization that used terrorist tactics in an attempt to restore white supremacy in Southern states after the Civil War.
  7. Dedicated Union army nurse who found the red cross.
  8. an amendment that prohibits the denial of voting rights to people because of their race or color or because they have previously been slaves.
  9. Nickname given to Confederate General Thomas J who stood like a stone.
  10. Lee & Grant met at a private home to arrange the confederate surrender in this very court house.
  11. Famous speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln in November 1863.
  12. an amendment that makes all persons born or naturalized in the U.S- including former slaves-citizens of the country and guarantees equal protection of the laws.
  13. Group of Republicans led by Senator Charles Sumner.
  14. appointed commander of the military division of Mississippi.
  15. an amendment that abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.
  16. the drafting of citizens for military service.
  17. A Northerner who moved to the South after Civil War.
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  1. A slave whose owner took him from a slave state to a free state and then back, he also appealed Supreme court for his freedom.
  2. Winner of the Democratic candidate in 1862
  3. Lincolns successor.
  4. A system in which the residents vote to decide and issue.
  5. First bloodshed on the battlefield after Fort Sumter.
  6. the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
  7. wrote a novel called "Uncle Tom's Cabin"
  8. An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863 freeing the slaves in all regions behind confederate lines.
  9. One of the two strongholds on the Mississippi River. Played important role since its location.
  10. The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union.
  11. A federal agency set up to help former slaves after the Civil War.
  12. Republican Congressman, who later on end up as the Union President.
  13. The Confederates general.
  14. on an wind in Charleston Harbor.
  15. Democratic incumbent who had a debate with Abraham Lincoln.
  16. a system in which landowners give farm workers land, seed and tools in return for a part of the crops they raise.
  17. Revels The first African American senator.
  18. Historic site in Northwestern Maryland, scene of major Civil War battle in 1862
  19. Tax on earning.
  20. white Southerners who joined the Republican Party after the Civil War.

37 Clues: Tax on earning. • Lincolns successor. • The Confederates general. • The President of Confederates. • on an wind in Charleston Harbor. • wrote a novel called "Uncle Tom's Cabin" • the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. • Winner of the Democratic candidate in 1862 • Revels The first African American senator. • the drafting of citizens for military service. • ...

Abolition, Emancipation, Reconstruction 2025-11-11

Abolition, Emancipation, Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. Sets of oppressive laws that applied only to African Americans; laws that sought to create as little change as possible from enslavement to freedom after the 13th Amendment
  2. Also called “The Confederate States of America,” or “The South” during the Civil War, the 11 states that did secede from the Union and fought against the Union Army in the Civil War for independence
  3. A movement that sought to end the system of enslavement in America
  4. The quality of being clever, original, or inventive
  5. The act of formally withdrawing membership from a political body; the withdrawal of 11 states from the Union in 1860, leading to the Civil War
  6. A secret network of people who helped enslaved people escape bondage to Canada or northern states
  7. Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success
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  1. The Constitutional Amendment that abolished “slavery and involuntary servitude” except as punishment for a crime
  2. A person who believes in ending enslavement
  3. Something that is done successfully as the result of effort, courage, or skill
  4. Gave citizenship (equal protection and rights) to Black Americans
  5. The period of time that followed the Civil War and Emancipation in which the country stove to reunify; this era was marked by racism, violence, and upheaval
  6. Prohibited denying Black Americans the right to vote
  7. People in a state/territory making decisions by popular vote (as opposed to having the government decide for them); majority rules
  8. A forced work camp that grew crops on a large scale and relied on enslavement for labor
  9. Also called “The United States of America,” or “The North” during the Civil War, these were the states and governments in America that did not secede
  10. The Constitutional Amendment that declared enslaved people in America free except as punishment for a crime (the 13th Amendment)

17 Clues: A person who believes in ending enslavement • The quality of being clever, original, or inventive • Prohibited denying Black Americans the right to vote • Gave citizenship (equal protection and rights) to Black Americans • A movement that sought to end the system of enslavement in America • ...

Civil War Crossword 2017-01-13

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. An American army officer that helped defeat the Confederate army at Gettysburg in 1863. famous for his "firm justice"
  2. the battle that took place near a stream called Bull Run
  3. translates to "people are the rulers"
  4. A political party during the pre-Civil War period. they did not agree with the extension of slavery into the western states
  5. describes the series of battles that took place in Georgia during the Civil War
  6. the place in which the first shots of the Civil War took place
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  1. a term that referred to any citizen in the north that opposed war policy and moved to the south
  2. a leader of antislavery guerrillas Osawatomie, Kansas in 1855
  3. a system of routes that allowed slaves to escape to safety in the northern states
  4. the second battle of the Civil War
  5. involved a proslavery mob burning a hotel and newspaper office in Lawrence, Kansas. Kansas was announced a free state

11 Clues: the second battle of the Civil War • translates to "people are the rulers" • the battle that took place near a stream called Bull Run • a leader of antislavery guerrillas Osawatomie, Kansas in 1855 • the place in which the first shots of the Civil War took place • describes the series of battles that took place in Georgia during the Civil War • ...

Civil War Crossword Puzzlw 2013-04-16

Civil War Crossword Puzzlw crossword puzzle
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  1. Was fought in Pennsylvania
  2. Was fought in 1863
  3. Wanted slavery
  4. Was fought in 1861
  5. Was president during Civil War
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  1. Was fought in 1864 to 1865
  2. Won the Civil War
  3. Did not want slavery
  4. Was fought in Mississippi
  5. Won fort Sumter
  6. Was fought in 1862
  7. Was fought in Tennessee

12 Clues: Wanted slavery • Won fort Sumter • Won the Civil War • Was fought in 1863 • Was fought in 1861 • Was fought in 1862 • Did not want slavery • Was fought in Tennessee • Was fought in Mississippi • Was fought in 1864 to 1865 • Was fought in Pennsylvania • Was president during Civil War

Civil rights movement 2024-02-22

Civil rights movement crossword puzzle
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  1. Won't sit at the back of the bus
  2. Holiday that celebrate the end of slavery
  3. The first president to be assassinated
  4. Period right after the Civil War
  5. A civil rights movement
  6. "Separate but...
  7. ______V Board of Education
  8. Martin Luther ____
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  1. The war of slavery
  2. Laws that enforced segregation
  3. George __________
  4. "I can't breathe

12 Clues: "Separate but... • "I can't breathe • George __________ • The war of slavery • Martin Luther ____ • A civil rights movement • ______V Board of Education • Laws that enforced segregation • Won't sit at the back of the bus • Period right after the Civil War • The first president to be assassinated • Holiday that celebrate the end of slavery

reconstruction 2023-10-09

reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. a Radical Republican
  2. overrode Johnson's Veto of Civil Rights Act
  3. impeached president
  4. offered by Lincoln to white southerners
  5. civil rights leader
  6. restored the full rights of people of south and supported by democrat
  7. war hero president
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  1. abolished slavery in the United States
  2. a champion of political reform
  3. new industry of the south
  4. a black Senator
  5. Secretary of War
  6. the editor of the Atlanta Constitution
  7. the first African American Senator
  8. a single crop grown by farmers

15 Clues: a black Senator • Secretary of War • war hero president • impeached president • civil rights leader • a Radical Republican • new industry of the south • a champion of political reform • a single crop grown by farmers • the first African American Senator • abolished slavery in the United States • the editor of the Atlanta Constitution • offered by Lincoln to white southerners • ...

U.S Presidents 2024-04-30

U.S Presidents crossword puzzle
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  1. Sixteenth President, issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
  2. Forty-second President, impeached but not removed from office.
  3. Fifteenth President, often criticized for his handling of the slavery
  4. 5th u.s president
  5. Farther of the constitution
  6. Ninth President, served the shortest term, died after 31 days.
  7. founded the University of Virginia.
  8. Forty-sixth President, oldest person to take presidency.
  9. Forty-first President, led during the Gulf War.
  10. Eleventh President, oversaw major territorial expansion.
  11. Twenty-seventh President, later served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
  12. Admas onis treaty
  13. Twenty-ninth President, known for the Teapot Dome scandal.
  14. Thirty-second President, led the U.S. through the Great Depression and World War II.
  15. Fourteenth President, served during a divisive time before the Civil War.
  16. Thirty-fifth President, youngest elected President and faced the Cuban Missile Crisis.
  17. Forty-fifth President, impeached twice.
  18. Thirty-fourth President, Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War II.
  19. Twelfth President, hero of the Mexican-American War.
  20. Eighteenth President, Union General during the Civil War.
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  1. Thirty-ninth President, brokered the Camp David Accords.
  2. Twenty-third President, grandson of William Henry Harrison.
  3. Twenty-eighth President, led the U.S. through World War I.
  4. Thirty-seventh President, resigned over the Watergate scandal.
  5. Thirteenth President, signed the Compromise of 1850.
  6. Thirty-sixth President, signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
  7. Thirty-first President, in office during the Great Depression.
  8. Seventh President, known for his populism and the Trail of Tears.
  9. Nineteenth President, ended Reconstruction.
  10. Twenty-second and Twenty-fourth President, only non-consecutive terms.
  11. Forty-fourth President, first African-American President.
  12. Seventeenth President, first to be impeached.
  13. Forty-third President, led during the September 11 attacks.
  14. Twenty-first President, passed civil service reform.
  15. Thirtieth President, known for his "Coolidge Prosperity."
  16. On the dollar bill
  17. Twenty-fifth President, led during the Spanish-American War.
  18. Twenty-sixth President, known for progressive reforms and conservation.
  19. Ford Thirty-eighth President, pardoned Nixon.
  20. Eighth President, known as the "Little Magician."
  21. Tenth President, first to ascend from VP due to death of a President.
  22. Twentieth President, assassinated in office.
  23. Second president of the United States
  24. Fortieth President, known for Reaganomics and ending the Cold War.
  25. Thirty-third President, ordered the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

45 Clues: 5th u.s president • Admas onis treaty • On the dollar bill • Farther of the constitution • founded the University of Virginia. • Second president of the United States • Forty-fifth President, impeached twice. • Nineteenth President, ended Reconstruction. • Twentieth President, assassinated in office. • Seventeenth President, first to be impeached. • ...

Killer Angels 2016-02-18

Killer Angels crossword puzzle
Across
  1. General of Rebel Army
  2. Song that is now associated with the death of an important officer
  3. General of Union Army
  4. Color of Unions uniform
  5. The reason for a Civil War
  6. President of the Confederacy
  7. Nickname for Union soldiers
  8. Shot and killed during battle of Gettysburg
  9. Winner of the Civil War
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  1. Important battle won by Union
  2. Commander of the Regiment
  3. Lookout for Confederacy
  4. What the Union Army was trying to end
  5. Spy for the Confederacy
  6. Color of Confederates uniforms
  7. President of the Union

16 Clues: General of Rebel Army • General of Union Army • President of the Union • Lookout for Confederacy • Color of Unions uniform • Spy for the Confederacy • Winner of the Civil War • Commander of the Regiment • The reason for a Civil War • Nickname for Union soldiers • President of the Confederacy • Important battle won by Union • Color of Confederates uniforms • ...

Reconstruction 2014-10-01

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lincoln was born in a _____.
  2. Assassinated Lincoln
  3. To free from bondage
  4. Rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
  5. Delivered Gettysburg address
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  1. A Northerner who went to the South after the Civil War to take advantage of the Southerners
  2. Location where the Civil War Ended
  3. The legal prohibition and ending of slavery
  4. Surrendered to Grant at Appomattox
  5. Fought for the rights of women and African Americans

10 Clues: Assassinated Lincoln • To free from bondage • Lincoln was born in a _____. • Delivered Gettysburg address • Location where the Civil War Ended • Surrendered to Grant at Appomattox • The legal prohibition and ending of slavery • Rebuilding of the South after the Civil War • Fought for the rights of women and African Americans • ...

Unit 4 Keywords 2022-10-13

Unit 4 Keywords crossword puzzle
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  1. A derogatory term for an individual from the North who relocated to the South during the Reconstruction period (1865–77), following the American Civil War.
  2. Was a small civil war in the United States, fought between proslavery and antislavery advocates for control of the new territory of Kansas under the doctrine of popular sovereignty.
  3. It was an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election, through it Republican Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded the presidency, in return he would remove the remaining federal troops from the South.
  4. A pejorative term for a white Southerner who supported the federal plan of Reconstruction or who joined with black freedmen and the "carpetbaggers" in support of Republican Party policies.
  5. Was an important national change in policy over the expansion of slavery into the territories, affirming popular sovereignty over congressional authority.
  6. The general officers who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
  7. A individual who resides on a landlord's property. They participate in an agricultural system in which landowners provide their land as well as a portion of the operational capital and management, while tenants contribute their labor as well as differing amounts of capital and management.
  8. A terroristic white-supremacy hate group that was founded immediately after the Civil War and lasted until the 1870s. It employed terror in pursuit of a white supremacist agenda.
  9. In U.S. history, the period (1865–77) that followed the American Civil War and during which attempts were made to rectify the injustices of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy and to solve the problems arising from the readmission to the Union of the 11 states that had seceded from the Union years prior.
  10. Was a member of one of the United States’ most distinguished acting families of the 19th century and the assassin who killed U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
  11. During and after the American Civil War, a member of the Republican Party committed to emancipation of the slaves and later to the equal treatment and enfranchisement of the freed blacks.
  12. One of the two major political parties in the US, the other being the Democratic Party. During the 19th century it stood against the extension of slavery to the country’s new territories and, ultimately, for slavery’s complete abolition.
  13. Was a series of seven debates between the Democratic senator Stephen A. Douglas and Republican challenger Abraham Lincoln during the 1858 Illinois senatorial campaign, largely concerning the issue of slavery extension into the territories.
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  1. Order issued by U.S. Pres. Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, that freed the slaves of the Confederate states in rebellion against the Union.
  2. Numerous laws enacted in the states of the former Confederacy after the American Civil War intended to assure the continuance of white supremacy.
  3. Was the president of the Confederate States of America throughout its existence during the American Civil War (1861–65).
  4. A form of tenant farming in which the landowner provided all of the capital and most of the other inputs while the tenants contributed labor.
  5. Was a law issued by Congress in 1850 (which was repealed in 1864) requiring the seizure and return of runaway slaves who escaped from one state into another or into a federal territory.
  6. U.S. legislation, and the last of the major Reconstruction decrees, which guaranteed African Americans equal treatment in public transportation and public accommodations and service on juries.
  7. Was a controversial political doctrine according to which the people of federal territories should decide for themselves whether their territories would enter the Union as free or slave states.
  8. Was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that held that the United States Constitution was not meant to include American citizenship for people of black African descent, regardless of whether they were enslaved or free, and so the rights and privileges that the Constitution bestows upon American citizens could not apply to them.
  9. A military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the American Civil War. The plan called for a naval blockade of Confederate ports to prevent the southern states from conducting trade with foreign nations.
  10. In U.S. history, the withdrawal of 11 slave states from the Union during 1860–61 following the election of Abraham Lincoln as president.
  11. Fought in Appomattox County, Virginia, it was one of the final battles of the American Civil War.
  12. Massachusetts infantry unit made up of African Americans that was active during the American Civil War (1861–65). It became famous for its fighting prowess and courage of its members.
  13. A charge of misconduct made against President Andrew Johnson, whom was the first president of the United States to be charged with misconduct to a certain degree, after which he underwent trial.
  14. An abolitionist novel, it achieved wide popularity, particularly among white readers in the North, by vividly depicting the experience of slavery.
  15. During the Reconstruction period, a popular name for the U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, established by Congress to provide practical aid to 4,000,000 newly freed African Americans in their transition from slavery to freedom.
  16. Was an effort by abolitionist John Brown to initiate a slave revolt in Southern states by taking over the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.
  17. Was a series of measures proposed by Kentucky Senator Henry Clay and passed by the United States Congress in an attempt to address many unresolved slavery issues and avert the possibility of Union dissolution.
  18. The general officers who served in the Union Army during the Civil War.

31 Clues: The general officers who served in the Union Army during the Civil War. • The general officers who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. • Fought in Appomattox County, Virginia, it was one of the final battles of the American Civil War. • ...

Civil Rights 2017-05-19

Civil Rights crossword puzzle
Across
  1. president pf the confederate union
  2. what admendment gave all U.S citizens equal protection
  3. refused to give her seat up to a white passenger
  4. what amendment gave african american men right to vote
  5. Chisholm The first african american women elected to the U.S house of representatives
  6. during civil war, Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves in the confederate office
  7. The amendment that abolished the poll tax
  8. the movement to end slavery
  9. President of the U.S during the civil war
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  1. the separation at race
  2. what amendment abolished slavery
  3. group of African Americans students that were integrated into an all white school in 1957
  4. general in chief of the union army
  5. wrote the book uncle Tom's cabin that influenced public opinion of the civil war

14 Clues: the separation at race • the movement to end slavery • what amendment abolished slavery • president pf the confederate union • general in chief of the union army • The amendment that abolished the poll tax • President of the U.S during the civil war • refused to give her seat up to a white passenger • what admendment gave all U.S citizens equal protection • ...

5.2 Civil War 2025-12-11

5.2 Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Town where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in 1865
  2. Lincoln’s 1863 order freeing slaves in Confederate territory
  3. Southern states leaving the Union after Lincoln’s election
  4. Site of the first shots of the Civil War in South Carolina
  5. 1862 battle in Tennessee that helped the Union gain the Mississippi River
  6. Bloodiest single-day battle of the war, fought in Maryland
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  1. Turning-point 1863 battle fought in Pennsylvania
  2. Abolitionist who led a failed raid at Harper’s Ferry
  3. Last name of the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  4. Era of rebuilding the U.S. after the Civil War
  5. The new nation formed by the seceded Southern states
  6. The first major battle of the Civil War fought in Virginia

12 Clues: Era of rebuilding the U.S. after the Civil War • Turning-point 1863 battle fought in Pennsylvania • Abolitionist who led a failed raid at Harper’s Ferry • The new nation formed by the seceded Southern states • Last name of the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln • The first major battle of the Civil War fought in Virginia • ...

Week 1 Vocab 2016-04-28

Week 1 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the act of cancelling something
  2. General of the Confederate Army
  3. The period after the Civil War in which the states formerly part of the Confederacy were brought back into the United States
  4. General of the Union Army
  5. Man the undistinguished commoner lacking class or rank
  6. a league or alliance
  7. a state of the US in which slavery was illegal
  8. the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions
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  1. Abolished Slavery in all of the United States
  2. any of the southern states of the US in which slavery was legal before the Civil War
  3. the action of annexing something
  4. the action of assassinating someone
  5. Devotion to on region rather than a country as a whole
  6. settle or find a solution to
  7. any of the slave states that bordered the northern free states during the US Civil War
  8. obtain by using force or threats
  9. The act of formally withdrawing from a union
  10. the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution

18 Clues: a league or alliance • General of the Union Army • settle or find a solution to • the act of cancelling something • General of the Confederate Army • the action of annexing something • obtain by using force or threats • the action of assassinating someone • The act of formally withdrawing from a union • Abolished Slavery in all of the United States • ...

Module 9 Lessons 1-4 2023-01-26

Module 9 Lessons 1-4 crossword puzzle
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  1. 15th president
  2. President of the Confederate States of America
  3. formed in 1861 by southern states that seceded from the union.
  4. Nickname given to Kansas Territory because of the violence
  5. Union fort in Charleston, SC,whose attack started the war
  6. President during the civil war
  7. slave who was briefly taken by his owner
  8. battle that was Union victory
  9. Famous "Conductor"on the Underground Railroad
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  1. Confederate general real name is Thomas
  2. 14th president
  3. location of federal arsenal that John Brown raided
  4. decision by a state to leave the union
  5. led a raid that killed five proslavery people
  6. Three part union strategy to win the Civil War.
  7. favoring native born people over immigrants

16 Clues: 14th president • 15th president • battle that was Union victory • President during the civil war • decision by a state to leave the union • Confederate general real name is Thomas • slave who was briefly taken by his owner • favoring native born people over immigrants • led a raid that killed five proslavery people • Famous "Conductor"on the Underground Railroad • ...

The Civil War 2025-05-21

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Last name of a famous formerly enslaved abolitionist speaker
  2. A law requiring people to join the army (Subsitutes)
  3. The time after the war when the South was rebuilt
  4. Cannons and large guns used in war
  5. The act of freeing enslaved people
  6. The southern states that seceded from the U.S
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  1. President of the confederacy
  2. To block ports to stop goods from coming in or out
  3. A person who would try to end slavery
  4. First name of the woman who led many slaves to freedom
  5. Union general who became president
  6. Forced labor without pay or freedom
  7. The northern states during the civil war
  8. To break away from a group or country
  9. President of the Union during the Civil War

15 Clues: President of the confederacy • Union general who became president • Cannons and large guns used in war • The act of freeing enslaved people • Forced labor without pay or freedom • A person who would try to end slavery • To break away from a group or country • The northern states during the civil war • President of the Union during the Civil War • ...

The Civil War...North vs. South 2014-05-19

The Civil War...North vs. South crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First real battle of the Civil War
  2. To end
  3. Probably the most famous abolitionist, "Black Moses"
  4. He assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  5. Lee sent 12,500 men to march head on into the Union lines on the 3rd day of Gettysburg in this famous "charge"
  6. The Civil War began here on April 12, 1861
  7. Secret paths to help escaped slaves get to the north
  8. A famous book by Harriet Beecher Stowe telling of the cruelty of slavery
  9. Skedaddle Mass exodus of Union troops out of Manassas
  10. The first state to secede from the Union
  11. What type of economy did the Northern states have?
  12. The single bloodiest day battle of the Civil War
  13. Color of the Confederate uniforms
  14. Known for his stubbornness and unwillingness to give up in a fight, he was responsible for winning Bull Run
  15. Famous 3-day battle which was the costliest battle of human life of the war
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  1. To leave or break away from
  2. President of the southern states
  3. This proclamation from Lincoln freed the slaves
  4. "Four score and seven years ago..." What speech?
  5. Someone who wants to abolish slavery
  6. Where "Our American Cousin" was playing the night of Lincoln's death
  7. Color of the Union uniforms
  8. Broke into a gun warehouse to arm slaves to cause a slave rebellion
  9. Leader of the Confederate troops from Virginia
  10. This is the place where Confederate forces surrendered to the Union
  11. This African American earned his freedom only to have it taken from him when his "master" died while they were in the south.
  12. Another name for the United States during the Civil War
  13. The name of the new country of the south
  14. This imaginary line separated the Northern states from the Southern states
  15. When the needs of one area are more important that the needs of the whole country
  16. What type of economy did the Southern states have?
  17. Leader of the Union troops for the second half of the war
  18. He was elected president in 1860, causing great fear in the south
  19. He marched to the sea burning and destroying everything, punishing the south

34 Clues: To end • To leave or break away from • Color of the Union uniforms • He assassinated Abraham Lincoln • President of the southern states • Color of the Confederate uniforms • First real battle of the Civil War • Someone who wants to abolish slavery • The name of the new country of the south • The first state to secede from the Union • The Civil War began here on April 12, 1861 • ...

Unit 5--The Civil War 2022-04-19

Unit 5--The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to the Sea Union captures Atlanta to cut off railroad, continues marching to Savannah. Practice of "total war" which means destroying resources along the way. Gave North confidence to re-elect Lincoln
  2. Commander of the Confederate Army
  3. Causes of the Civil War: When Lincoln is elected in 1860, it was known that he was against slavery. Even though he announced in his inaugural address that he would not try to end slavery, it was too late, the South had already begun to secede.
  4. Army was almost equal in size to the union
  5. Union surrounds the city (which sits on a hill above the MS River), Grant surrounds and starves them out until they surrender, giving the Union greater control of the MS river
  6. of the Navy/Seas
  7. was based on manufacturing and trade
  8. Grant surrounds Lee's army and forces them to surrender, Union wins the war
  9. trained soldiers
  10. Lincoln dedicates the battlefield, reminds troops of the Declaration of Independence and why they are fighting. Inspiration to keep fighting to defeat the South.
  11. industry and manufacturing
  12. density of railroads
  13. AKA Battle of Sharpsburg, McLellan finds Lee's Battle plan. Union keeps South from advancing, bloodiest single day battle in US history. Gives Lincoln confidence to give the Emancipation Proclamation
  14. president of the CSA during the Civil War
  15. Causes of the Civil War: The nation was divided on whether slavery should be allowed or not. The North wanted slavery to be illegal, the South wanted slavery to be legal.
  16. 1st major battle of Civil War, and the Confederate's victory. The battle is also known as the first Battle of Manassas. It shattered the North's hopes of winning the war quickly.
  17. Mayor surrenders to Union, after Union ships make their way between forts on both sides of the MS River, but remains loyal to south
  18. Fighting on the offensive--had to invade, conquer, and occupy the south
  19. Smaller population--only 9 million 1/9 the industrial capacity of the Union
  20. Anaconda Plan=surround the South by blockading the Atlantic Coast take control of the Mississippi River capture the Confederate Capital of Richmond, VA
  21. Lee pushed most of the Union forces out of Virginia (after this, Lee decides to take war into the north)
  22. PGT Beauregard, Stonewall Jackson, A.S. Johnston, Pemberton, Longstreet, Pickett
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  1. Greater population--21 million
  2. was based on agriculture/plantations/slave labor
  3. Chancellorsville Union trying to make its way to Richmond, but Confederates hold them out. Stonewall Jackson is accidentally shot by his own troops
  4. Causes of the Civil War: Southern States broke away from the Union to form their own country, The Confederate States of America, out of fear of losing the right to own slaves.
  5. Three day battle, major turning point, most casualties of the war. Lee will not attack in the North again, England & France will not engage in "Cotton Diplomacy"
  6. president of the USA during the Civil War
  7. Frees all slaves in Southern states, many African Americans begin fighting for the Union
  8. on the defensive/Home field advantage
  9. McDowell, Pope, McClellan farragut, Burnside, Hooker, Chamberlain, Oates, Sherman
  10. Sumter Lincoln is sending unarmed troops to resupply Fort Sumter and says they will not fire unless fired upon. Before they reach the fort, Confederate troops attack and eventually overtake the fort, forcing the US to surrender it to the Confederates. Official start of the Civil War
  11. military officers and military schools
  12. Roads Naval battle with ironclads fighting against each other. Monitor (US) vs. Virginia/Merrimac (CSA), Union victory, allows blockade to continue
  13. food
  14. After capturing Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, Grant leads Union troops in TN, while waiting for backup from Ohio army, South attacks. When Ohio forces finally arrive, Union pushes Southern troops back into MS
  15. Cotton Diplomacy=Convince European countries to help them out of fear of losing their cotton source outlast the Union
  16. Leader of the Union Army

38 Clues: food • of the Navy/Seas • trained soldiers • density of railroads • Leader of the Union Army • industry and manufacturing • Greater population--21 million • Commander of the Confederate Army • was based on manufacturing and trade • on the defensive/Home field advantage • military officers and military schools • president of the USA during the Civil War • ...

Tristans 2023-11-14

Tristans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. capital of alabama
  2. era where use was rebuilding
  3. a group of organisms
  4. action of withdrawing formally
  5. was in the civil war
  6. tax on imported goods
  7. used to break down cotton
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  1. a person who works in something illegle
  2. reunited the country during civil war
  3. an enslaved black man
  4. community supported agriculture
  5. when a white man ownes a black man
  6. joined by an agreement or treaty
  7. people who believe in abortion
  8. served as the first and only president of the confederate states
  9. a man who abolished slavery

16 Clues: capital of alabama • a group of organisms • was in the civil war • an enslaved black man • tax on imported goods • used to break down cotton • a man who abolished slavery • era where use was rebuilding • action of withdrawing formally • people who believe in abortion • community supported agriculture • joined by an agreement or treaty • when a white man ownes a black man • ...

Sectionalism 2025-11-17

Sectionalism crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Helped freed slaves with jobs, food, schools.
  2. Wanted full rights for freed slaves.
  3. Separation of races.
  4. Citizenship to all born in U.S.
  5. loyalty to one’s region.
  6. Southern states that seceded.
  7. Southern laws limiting rights of freedmen.
  8. States – Slave states that stayed in Union.
  9. Northern states during Civil War.
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  1. Voting rights for African American men.
  2. Used violence to keep African Americans from rights.
  3. Proclamation – Freed enslaved people in Confederate states.
  4. Rebuilding South after Civil War.
  5. Laws enforcing segregation.
  6. Ended slavery.
  7. To break away from a country.

16 Clues: Ended slavery. • Separation of races. • loyalty to one’s region. • Laws enforcing segregation. • To break away from a country. • Southern states that seceded. • Citizenship to all born in U.S. • Rebuilding South after Civil War. • Northern states during Civil War. • Wanted full rights for freed slaves. • Voting rights for African American men. • ...

Unit 5--The Civil War 2022-04-19

Unit 5--The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Smaller population--only 9 million 1/9 the industrial capacity of the Union
  2. Lee pushed most of the Union forces out of Virginia (after this, Lee decides to take war into the north)
  3. Commander of the Confederate Army
  4. Fighting on the offensive--had to invade, conquer, and occupy the south less trained soldiers
  5. McDowell, Pope, McClellan farragut, Burnside, Hooker, Chamberlain, Oates, Sherman
  6. Union surrounds the city (which sits on a hill above the MS River), Grant surrounds and starves them out until they surrender, giving the Union greater control of the MS river
  7. Roads Naval battle with ironclads fighting against each other. Monitor (US) vs. Virginia/Merrimac (CSA), Union victory, allows blockade to continue
  8. Chancellorsville Union trying to make its way to Richmond, but Confederates hold them out. Stonewall Jackson is accidentally shot by his own troops
  9. was based on manufacturing and trade
  10. on the defensive/Home field advantage greater food
  11. industry and manufacturing greater density of railroad control of the Navy/Seas
  12. Cotton Diplomacy=Convince European countries to help them out of fear of losing their cotton source outlast the Union
  13. After capturing Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, Grant leads Union troops in TN, while waiting for backup from Ohio army, South attacks. When Ohio forces finally arrive, Union pushes Southern troops back into MS
  14. president of the CSA during the Civil War
  15. Causes of the Civil War: Southern States broke away from the Union to form their own country, The Confederate States of America, out of fear of losing the right to own slaves.
  16. Greater population--21 million
  17. Three day battle, major turning point, most casualties of the war. Lee will not attack in the North again, England & France will not engage in "Cotton Diplomacy"
  18. PGT Beauregard, Stonewall Jackson, A.S. Johnston, Pemberton, Longstreet, Pickett
  19. Army was almost equal in size to the union more military officers and military schools
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  1. 1st major battle of Civil War, and the Confederate's victory. The battle is also known as the first Battle of Manassas. It shattered the North's hopes of winning the war quickly.
  2. Union captures Atlanta to cut off railroad, continues marching to Savannah. Practice of "total war" which means destroying resources along the way. Gave North confidence to re-elect Lincoln
  3. Lincoln dedicates the battlefield, reminds troops of the Declaration of Independence and why they are fighting. Inspiration to keep fighting to defeat the South.
  4. Mayor surrenders to Union, after Union ships make their way between forts on both sides of the MS River, but remains loyal to south
  5. Causes of the Civil War: The nation was divided on whether slavery should be allowed or not. The North wanted slavery to be illegal, the South wanted slavery to be legal.
  6. Sumter Lincoln is sending unarmed troops to resupply Fort Sumter and says they will not fire unless fired upon. Before they reach the fort, Confederate troops attack and eventually overtake the fort, forcing the US to surrender it to the Confederates. Official start of the Civil War
  7. AKA Battle of Sharpsburg, McLellan finds Lee's Battle plan. Union keeps South from advancing, bloodiest single day battle in US history. Gives Lincoln confidence to give the Emancipation Proclamation
  8. was based on agriculture/plantations/slave labor
  9. Causes of the Civil War: When Lincoln is elected in 1860, it was known that he was against slavery. Even though he announced in his inaugural address that he would not try to end slavery, it was too late, the South had already begun to secede.
  10. Anaconda Plan=surround the South by blockading the Atlantic Coast take control of the Mississippi River capture the Confederate Capital of Richmond, VA
  11. president of the USA during the Civil War
  12. Frees all slaves in Southern states, many African Americans begin fighting for the Union
  13. Grant surrounds Lee's army and forces them to surrender, Union wins the war
  14. Leader of the Union Army

33 Clues: Leader of the Union Army • Greater population--21 million • Commander of the Confederate Army • was based on manufacturing and trade • president of the USA during the Civil War • president of the CSA during the Civil War • was based on agriculture/plantations/slave labor • on the defensive/Home field advantage greater food • ...

CIVIL WAR READING ASSIGNMENT 11-12 2025-03-07

CIVIL WAR READING ASSIGNMENT 11-12 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A key strategic waterway for the union.
  2. The name of a Civil War battle and a national battlefield in Maryland.
  3. Southeast Virginia landmass surrounded by water
  4. A warship with an iron or steel armor plating, built in the mid-19th century
  5. He commanded the Army of the Potomac during the early part of the Civil War.
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  1. Confederate general during the American Civil War,known for his leadership.
  2. A hero of the Mexican War 1846–1848 commanding the Army at the start of the Civil War 1861–1865.
  3. A Union warship that was captured and converted by the Confederates.
  4. A revolutionary Union ironclad warship known for its distinctive rotating gun turret
  5. A military strategy aimed at preventing people and goods from entering or leaving an area.

10 Clues: A key strategic waterway for the union. • Southeast Virginia landmass surrounded by water • A Union warship that was captured and converted by the Confederates. • The name of a Civil War battle and a national battlefield in Maryland. • Confederate general during the American Civil War,known for his leadership. • ...

civil war - sophia ramirez 2024-06-12

civil war - sophia ramirez crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The 18th American president who was also top commander of the Union Armies and led them to victory during the Civil War
  2. The 16th American president that issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863
  3. Seventh House speaker and ninth secretary of state (1849-1852). He also arranged the Compromise of 1850
  4. The battle that initiated the civil war on April 12, 1861
  5. The act of sealing off a place so no one can leave nor enter
  6. An alliance formed by countries because of a common interest
  7. An escapee, usually avoiding unpleasant circumstances
  8. An enslaved man who unsuccessfully sued Sandford for his freedom, although the U.S Court stated that enslaved people were not citizens of the U.S
  9. To be formally withdrawn from an alliance
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  1. A person who wants to end slavery
  2. A War hawk and seventh vice president who supported the Indian Removal Act
  3. A reshaping of culture and societal norms that can occur over time
  4. The temporary substitution of military authority for civilian rule
  5. A person injured or killed in an accident or war
  6. The US federal legislation that admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state in 1820.
  7. The U.S secretary of state from 1850-1852.
  8. Misleading information used to promote a political cause.
  9. Being freed from control, especially in terms of slavery
  10. A confederate general during the Civil War. Also nicknamed "Granny Lee", "King of Spades", and "Marble Man"

19 Clues: A person who wants to end slavery • To be formally withdrawn from an alliance • The U.S secretary of state from 1850-1852. • A person injured or killed in an accident or war • An escapee, usually avoiding unpleasant circumstances • Being freed from control, especially in terms of slavery • The battle that initiated the civil war on April 12, 1861 • ...

Unit 8 - The Civil War and Reconstruction in Texas 2023-02-20

Unit 8 - The Civil War and Reconstruction in Texas crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The economic system of Texas allows free choice for creating ______________.
  2. His letter encouraged many to immigrate to Texas.
  3. a war between groups living within the same country
  4. There were only a few of these in Texas during the Civil War.
  5. market system where people have freedom as producers and consumers
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  1. One political impact of the Civil War was the creation of a new state ______________.
  2. This treaty opened up more land for settlement.
  3. laws passed to limit the activities of newly freed African Americans
  4. Most people in Texas lived in or near these in the 1800s.
  5. a celebration that recognizes the date when slavery ended in Texas
  6. to withdraw from a nation or state to be independent
  7. economic activity that had the most growth in Texas during the 1800s.
  8. the process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War

13 Clues: This treaty opened up more land for settlement. • His letter encouraged many to immigrate to Texas. • a war between groups living within the same country • to withdraw from a nation or state to be independent • the process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War • Most people in Texas lived in or near these in the 1800s. • ...

Civil war 2025-05-12

Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The people who fought to end slavery
  2. The Confederates were known as this
  3. The general in the battle of Bull run
  4. The Union were known as this
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  1. The people who fought to keep slavery
  2. The bloodiest one day battle
  3. The first attack that started the Civil war
  4. The act of ending slavery
  5. The main force of artillery in the Civil war
  6. The president in the civil war

10 Clues: The act of ending slavery • The bloodiest one day battle • The Union were known as this • The president in the civil war • The Confederates were known as this • The people who fought to end slavery • The people who fought to keep slavery • The general in the battle of Bull run • The first attack that started the Civil war • The main force of artillery in the Civil war

Drew brinkmeier 2023-03-29

Drew brinkmeier crossword puzzle
Across
  1. delaying Federal troops during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign
  2. was runaway slave on the under ground rail road
  3. general for the union army
  4. Southern planter, Democratic politician and hero of the Mexican-America war
  5. president during the civil war
  6. Confederate general who led the South's attempt at secession during the Civil War
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  1. Green was clerk of the Texas Supreme Court until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he became a Confederate cavalry leader.
  2. one of the most rapidly promoted leaders in the Confederate military forces during the Civil War.
  3. Lubbock was elected lieutenant governor in 1857 and governor in 1861.
  4. Reagan resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives when Texas declared secession from the United States and joined the Confederate States of America.

10 Clues: general for the union army • president during the civil war • was runaway slave on the under ground rail road • delaying Federal troops during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign • Lubbock was elected lieutenant governor in 1857 and governor in 1861. • Southern planter, Democratic politician and hero of the Mexican-America war • ...

American History Honors Unit 2 Vocabulary 2022-02-17

American History Honors Unit 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Known for writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin
  2. The South’s victory in this Civil War battle gave the South a surge of confidence and the North realized the Civil War would not be as easy to win as they previously thought.
  3. A political party that existed during the Civil War. This political party opposed the expansion of slavery in western territories. Their slogan was "free soil, free speech, free labor, and free men.”
  4. The idea that the United States was destined to expand their territory to the Pacific Ocean and possibly beyond.
  5. Supported the idea of popular sovereignty when it came to states and slavery
  6. American nurse who provided aid in the Civil War and founded the American Red Cross
  7. In the hopes of a new life, escaping debt, etc., farmers and businessmen would pack up their lives and travel down this trail to settle in the west.
  8. This abolitionist wrote The Liberator
  9. Northern citizens who opposed the Civil War and wished to reunite the Union by negotiation with the South.
  10. Societal standards placed on women in the 19th century. Stated that women should stay at home, cook, clean, and care for the children.
  11. Movement against alcohol, claimed alcohol was a threat to the success of the nation
  12. Protects arrested individuals from facing unlawful punishments before trial.
  13. Pre-Civil War
  14. The first women’s rights convention.
  15. This amendment gave African American men the right to vote.
  16. Granted citizenship to African Americans who had been emancipated after the American Civil War.
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  1. An abolitionist who believed God had called on him to end slavery. He became known as “God’s Angry Man.”
  2. Referred to as “The Father of Common School,” this reformer led the Common School Movement. This reformer made it possible for every child to receive a basic education that would be paid for by local taxes.
  3. Transformed American business and global trade, led to economic growth and personal wealth.
  4. This amendment abolished slavery
  5. Issued by President AbrahamLincoln Declared all slaves in the states that broke away from the Union (the Confederate states) were free. This did not free all slaves.
  6. 60 of the town’s prominent citizens were held hostage by Brown and his 21 men who hoped that their slaves would join the raid. However, they did not. Instead, local troops killed some of Brown’s men and captured Brown. Brown was turned over to the state to be tried for treason.
  7. Party When asked about their political views, they would claim they knew nothing.
  8. American abolitionist and women's rights activist who was born into slavery but escaped with her infant daughter. She became the first African American woman to win a case against a white man when she went to court to recover her son. She was known for giving speeches about slavery and rights. Her most famous speech was “Ain’t I A Woman?”
  9. He was a former slave who became a reformer and abolitionist. He published the anti-slavery newspaper, North Star.
  10. He became the President of the Confederate States. Before the Civil War, he represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives.
  11. Founder of Mormonism.
  12. He was living in a free state when his owner died and tried to become free, but the court ruled that he was not a citizen and could not sue in the federal court
  13. This prison reform is responsible for establishing over 30 hospitals and abolishing the practice of keeping the mentally ill and disabled in prison.
  14. A union military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott. The strategy aimed to cut off imports or exports from southern states. The blockade would wrap around the southern states almost like a snake.

30 Clues: Pre-Civil War • Founder of Mormonism. • This amendment abolished slavery • Known for writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin • The first women’s rights convention. • This abolitionist wrote The Liberator • This amendment gave African American men the right to vote. • Supported the idea of popular sovereignty when it came to states and slavery • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-08-05

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the three day battle in pennsylvania that was a major win for the union
  2. the amendment that ended slavey in the united states
  3. this march to the sea devastated farms and families in georgia
  4. slaveholding states still in the union like kentucky and maryland
  5. the _____ proclamation freed enslaved people in all areas that were in rebellion against the united states
  6. a main cause of the civil war and ended after
  7. the civil war started here on april 12, 1861
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  1. Lee's greatest victory in the war by surprising union troops at dinnertime
  2. killed more soldiers than battle - measles and smallpox were rampant
  3. the leader of the union who later became president
  4. the _____ (the north) won the civil war
  5. the court house in virginia where lee surrendered to grant
  6. the leader of the confederate army

13 Clues: the leader of the confederate army • the _____ (the north) won the civil war • the civil war started here on april 12, 1861 • a main cause of the civil war and ended after • the leader of the union who later became president • the amendment that ended slavey in the united states • the court house in virginia where lee surrendered to grant • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-08-05

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the three day battle in pennsylvania that was a major win for the union
  2. the amendment that ended slavey in the united states
  3. this march to the sea devastated farms and families in georgia
  4. slaveholding states still in the union like kentucky and maryland
  5. the _____ proclamation freed enslaved people in all areas that were in rebellion against the united states
  6. a main cause of the civil war and ended after
  7. the civil war started here on april 12, 1861
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  1. lee's greatest victory in the war by surprising union troops at dinnertime
  2. killed more soldiers than battle - measles and smallpox were rampant
  3. the leader of the union who later became president
  4. the _____ (the north) won the civil war
  5. the court house in virginia where lee surrendered to grant
  6. the leader of the confederate army

13 Clues: the leader of the confederate army • the _____ (the north) won the civil war • the civil war started here on april 12, 1861 • a main cause of the civil war and ended after • the leader of the union who later became president • the amendment that ended slavey in the united states • the court house in virginia where lee surrendered to grant • ...

Civil War Battles 2023-04-06

Civil War Battles crossword puzzle
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  1. Bloodiest one day battle
  2. Battle that ends civil war
  3. Battle that cut the south into two
  4. The first battle fought in the civil war
  5. Last battle fought in Texas
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  1. Document that states all slaves in the south are set free
  2. Francis Lubbock fought in this civil war battle
  3. Document written by Lincoln on a train
  4. Surprise attack on the union ships
  5. Bloodiest battle fought in Pennsylvania

10 Clues: Bloodiest one day battle • Battle that ends civil war • Last battle fought in Texas • Surprise attack on the union ships • Battle that cut the south into two • Document written by Lincoln on a train • Bloodiest battle fought in Pennsylvania • The first battle fought in the civil war • Francis Lubbock fought in this civil war battle • ...

Civil War Battles 2023-04-06

Civil War Battles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Bloodiest one day battle
  2. Battle that ends civil war
  3. Battle that cut the south into two
  4. The first battle fought in the civil war
  5. Last battle fought in Texas
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  1. Document that states all slaves in the south are set free
  2. Francis Lubbock fought in this civil war battle
  3. Document written by Lincoln on a train
  4. Surprise attack on the union ships
  5. Bloodiest battle fought in Pennsylvania

10 Clues: Bloodiest one day battle • Battle that ends civil war • Last battle fought in Texas • Surprise attack on the union ships • Battle that cut the south into two • Document written by Lincoln on a train • Bloodiest battle fought in Pennsylvania • The first battle fought in the civil war • Francis Lubbock fought in this civil war battle • ...

Civil War 2024-09-16

Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Home of the Deadliest battle in American History.
  2. Won the First Battle of the Civil War.
  3. Won the Civil War.
  4. The first state to leave the Union.
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  1. Major cause of the Civil War.
  2. Plan by the Union in order to cut off the South's economy.
  3. President of the Union.
  4. Commander of the Confederates, Lost in Gettysburg
  5. President of the Confederacy.
  6. Commander of the Union, soon to be president.

10 Clues: Won the Civil War. • President of the Union. • Major cause of the Civil War. • President of the Confederacy. • The first state to leave the Union. • Won the First Battle of the Civil War. • Commander of the Union, soon to be president. • Home of the Deadliest battle in American History. • Commander of the Confederates, Lost in Gettysburg • ...

Module 4 Crossword 2022-10-27

Module 4 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Third stage of the French Revolution
  2. Maximilien ________, leader of the Committee of Public Safety
  3. Second stage of the French Revolution
  4. Popular establishment where people would meet and exchange ideas in the 17th and 18th centuries
  5. Toussaint L'Ouverture was the leader of the _______ Revolution
  6. French royal prison stormed by the rebelling third estate on July 14, 1789
  7. Agreement of the 3rd estate to continue meeting in the king's tennis court until a constitution is created
  8. Nickname for the supporters of Parliament during the English Civil War
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  1. Leader of the Latin American Revolutions
  2. Enlightenment thinker who believed people were born with Natural Rights
  3. Enlightenment thinker who believed people were naturally greedy and evil
  4. The English Civil War was about Absolute vs.______ monarchy
  5. First stage of the French Revolution
  6. An informal gathering of people where ideas can be exchanged
  7. Oliver ______, leader of England after the English Civil War
  8. Social class system in France
  9. Leader who came to power in France after the revolution
  10. Montesquieu believed the government should be split into ______ branches

18 Clues: Social class system in France • Third stage of the French Revolution • First stage of the French Revolution • Second stage of the French Revolution • Leader of the Latin American Revolutions • Leader who came to power in France after the revolution • The English Civil War was about Absolute vs.______ monarchy • ...

civil war 2022-04-14

civil war crossword puzzle
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  1. the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869.
  2. the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877
  3. an American politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator. Born free in North Carolina, he later lived and worked in Ohio, where he voted before the Civil War
  4. this bill created a framework for Reconstruction and the re-admittance of the Confederate states to the Union
  5. were laws governing the conduct of African Americans
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  1. from the founding of the Republican Party in 1854 until the end of Reconstruction in the Compromise of 1877
  2. granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the American Civil War
  3. opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War, who were perceived to be exploiting the local populace for their own financial, political, and/or social gain.
  4. a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop.
  5. Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War
  6. An Act to establish a Bureau for the Relief
  7. the process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct

12 Clues: An Act to establish a Bureau for the Relief • were laws governing the conduct of African Americans • the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877 • the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. • a system where the landlord/planter allows a tenant to use the land in exchange for a share of the crop. • ...

U.S. History - 1st Semester 2023-01-11

U.S. History - 1st Semester crossword puzzle
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  1. inventor of the incandescent light bulb
  2. president of Confederate States
  3. site of Lee's surrender to Grant
  4. ironclad warship
  5. rebuilding after the Civil War
  6. inventor of the telephone
  7. author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
  8. amendment separating voting and race
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  1. assassin of President Garfield
  2. amendment that abolished slavery
  3. Illinois senator who debated Lincoln
  4. first major conflict of the Civil War
  5. placing excessive emphasis on money and possessions
  6. amendment granting citizenship to blacks

14 Clues: ironclad warship • inventor of the telephone • author of Uncle Tom's Cabin • assassin of President Garfield • rebuilding after the Civil War • president of Confederate States • amendment that abolished slavery • site of Lee's surrender to Grant • Illinois senator who debated Lincoln • amendment separating voting and race • first major conflict of the Civil War • ...

Reconstruction 2023-10-10

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. Laws to control black people.
  2. This man was the civil rights leader.
  3. This man was a radical republican
  4. A northener who came down to help the south during reconstructi
  5. To go against someone in office.
  6. The process of rebuilding after mass destruction or war.
  7. To kill a black person.
  8. These republicans overode president Johnsons veto.
  9. single crop for big farm
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  1. Secretary of war during the time of reconstruction.
  2. To cancel a veto
  3. This Amendment gave all men the right to vote.
  4. Licoln was shot in this theatre___
  5. these ships were used in the civil war mainly.
  6. This was the new industry in the south.
  7. Ulyses S.___

16 Clues: Ulyses S.___ • To cancel a veto • To kill a black person. • single crop for big farm • Laws to control black people. • To go against someone in office. • This man was a radical republican • Licoln was shot in this theatre___ • This man was the civil rights leader. • This was the new industry in the south. • This Amendment gave all men the right to vote. • ...

Reconstruction 2023-10-10

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Laws to control black people.
  2. This man was the civil rights leader.
  3. This man was a radical republican
  4. A northener who came down to help the south during reconstructi
  5. To go against someone in office.
  6. The process of rebuilding after mass destruction or war.
  7. To kill a black person.
  8. These republicans overode president Johnsons veto.
  9. single crop for big farm
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  1. Secretary of war during the time of reconstruction.
  2. To cancel a veto
  3. This Amendment gave all men the right to vote.
  4. Licoln was shot in this theatre___
  5. these ships were used in the civil war mainly.
  6. This was the new industry in the south.
  7. Ulyses S.___

16 Clues: Ulyses S.___ • To cancel a veto • To kill a black person. • single crop for big farm • Laws to control black people. • To go against someone in office. • This man was a radical republican • Licoln was shot in this theatre___ • This man was the civil rights leader. • This was the new industry in the south. • This Amendment gave all men the right to vote. • ...

Grade 10 Midterm Review People 2024-01-07

Grade 10 Midterm Review People crossword puzzle
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  1. Henry ____ Wrote the Compromise of 1850 and the Missouri Compromise
  2. Leader of the assualts in Kansas and Harpers Ferry
  3. Devised the war strategy known as "Total War"
  4. Wrote the Declaration of Independence
  5. Freed slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation
  6. US President when the Alien and Sedition Acts were passed
  7. General in charge of the Union Army during the Civil War
  8. President of the Confederate States of America
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  1. Removed Native Americans from Georgia and moved them to OK
  2. First President
  3. Jackson's Vice-President and voice for secession before the Civil War
  4. Succeeded Lincoln, impeached for defying Congress
  5. Secretary of the Treasury under Washington
  6. Confederate General in charge of the Army of N. Virginia
  7. Stephen A. ____ designed the laws around Popular Sovereignty

15 Clues: First President • Wrote the Declaration of Independence • Secretary of the Treasury under Washington • Devised the war strategy known as "Total War" • President of the Confederate States of America • Freed slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation • Succeeded Lincoln, impeached for defying Congress • Leader of the assualts in Kansas and Harpers Ferry • ...

Killer Angels 2016-02-18

Killer Angels crossword puzzle
Across
  1. General of Rebel Army
  2. President of the Confederacy
  3. for Confederacy
  4. Important battle won by Union
  5. What the Union Army was trying to end
  6. for the Confederacy
  7. Shot and killed during battle of Gettysburg
  8. Song that is now associated with the death of an important officer
  9. Nickname for Union soldiers
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  1. Winner of the Civil War
  2. of Unions uniform
  3. President of the Union
  4. of the Regiment
  5. Color of Confederates uniforms
  6. General of Union Army
  7. Rights, The reason for a Civil War

16 Clues: of the Regiment • for Confederacy • of Unions uniform • for the Confederacy • General of Rebel Army • General of Union Army • President of the Union • Winner of the Civil War • Nickname for Union soldiers • President of the Confederacy • Important battle won by Union • Color of Confederates uniforms • Rights, The reason for a Civil War • What the Union Army was trying to end • ...

Killer Angels 2016-02-18

Killer Angels crossword puzzle
Across
  1. General of Union Army
  2. President of the Confederacy
  3. Color of Confederates uniforms
  4. The reason for a Civil War
  5. What the Union Army was trying to end
  6. Color of Unions uniform
  7. Shot and killed during battle of Gettysburg
  8. President of the Union
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  1. Important battle won by Union
  2. Commander of the Regiment
  3. Lookout for Confederacy
  4. Song that is now associated with the death of an important officer
  5. Spy for the Confederacy
  6. General of Rebel Army
  7. Winner of the Civil War
  8. Nickname for Union soldiers

16 Clues: General of Union Army • General of Rebel Army • President of the Union • Lookout for Confederacy • Spy for the Confederacy • Color of Unions uniform • Winner of the Civil War • Commander of the Regiment • The reason for a Civil War • Nickname for Union soldiers • President of the Confederacy • Important battle won by Union • Color of Confederates uniforms • ...

Killer Angels(Fraser Coleman)Column: Knowledge/Comprehension Activity: #1 2016-02-18

Killer Angels(Fraser Coleman)Column: Knowledge/Comprehension Activity: #1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Lookout for Confederacy
  2. Commander of the Regiment
  3. General of Union Army
  4. Important battle won by Union
  5. Spy for the Confederacy
  6. Nickname for Union soldiers
  7. What the Union Army was trying to end
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  1. President of the Confederacy
  2. The reason for a Civil War
  3. Song that is now associated with the death of an important officer
  4. General of Rebel Army
  5. Color of Unions uniform
  6. Shot and killed during battle of Gettysburg
  7. Color of Confederates uniforms
  8. President of the Union
  9. Winner of the Civil War

16 Clues: General of Rebel Army • General of Union Army • President of the Union • Lookout for Confederacy • Color of Unions uniform • Spy for the Confederacy • Winner of the Civil War • Commander of the Regiment • The reason for a Civil War • Nickname for Union soldiers • President of the Confederacy • Important battle won by Union • Color of Confederates uniforms • ...

the civil war 2022-02-10

the civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the bill lincoln is on
  2. wrote the Gettysburg address
  3. where the civil war started
  4. full general of the south part of the north
  5. where the civil war ended
  6. wrote the declaration of independence
  7. last name of the women who invented the underground railroad
  8. how many kids abraham lincoln had
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  1. ambraham lincoln was
  2. robert lees middle name
  3. how the north made money
  4. the state made when virginia split
  5. abraham lincoln ended it
  6. abraham lincolns wife
  7. this side allowed slavery
  8. they wanted to abolish slavery

16 Clues: ambraham lincoln was • abraham lincolns wife • the bill lincoln is on • robert lees middle name • how the north made money • abraham lincoln ended it • where the civil war ended • this side allowed slavery • where the civil war started • wrote the Gettysburg address • they wanted to abolish slavery • how many kids abraham lincoln had • the state made when virginia split • ...

Unit 5--The Civil War 2022-04-19

Unit 5--The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Smaller population--only 9 million 1/9 the industrial capacity of the Union
  2. Lee pushed most of the Union forces out of Virginia (after this, Lee decides to take war into the north)
  3. Commander of the Confederate Army
  4. Fighting on the offensive--had to invade, conquer, and occupy the south less trained soldiers
  5. McDowell, Pope, McClellan farragut, Burnside, Hooker, Chamberlain, Oates, Sherman
  6. Union surrounds the city (which sits on a hill above the MS River), Grant surrounds and starves them out until they surrender, giving the Union greater control of the MS river
  7. Roads Naval battle with ironclads fighting against each other. Monitor (US) vs. Virginia/Merrimac (CSA), Union victory, allows blockade to continue
  8. Chancellorsville Union trying to make its way to Richmond, but Confederates hold them out. Stonewall Jackson is accidentally shot by his own troops
  9. was based on manufacturing and trade
  10. on the defensive/Home field advantage greater food
  11. industry and manufacturing greater density of railroad control of the Navy/Seas
  12. Cotton Diplomacy=Convince European countries to help them out of fear of losing their cotton source outlast the Union
  13. After capturing Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, Grant leads Union troops in TN, while waiting for backup from Ohio army, South attacks. When Ohio forces finally arrive, Union pushes Southern troops back into MS
  14. president of the CSA during the Civil War
  15. Causes of the Civil War: Southern States broke away from the Union to form their own country, The Confederate States of America, out of fear of losing the right to own slaves.
  16. Greater population--21 million
  17. Three day battle, major turning point, most casualties of the war. Lee will not attack in the North again, England & France will not engage in "Cotton Diplomacy"
  18. PGT Beauregard, Stonewall Jackson, A.S. Johnston, Pemberton, Longstreet, Pickett
  19. Army was almost equal in size to the union more military officers and military schools
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  1. 1st major battle of Civil War, and the Confederate's victory. The battle is also known as the first Battle of Manassas. It shattered the North's hopes of winning the war quickly.
  2. Union captures Atlanta to cut off railroad, continues marching to Savannah. Practice of "total war" which means destroying resources along the way. Gave North confidence to re-elect Lincoln
  3. Lincoln dedicates the battlefield, reminds troops of the Declaration of Independence and why they are fighting. Inspiration to keep fighting to defeat the South.
  4. Mayor surrenders to Union, after Union ships make their way between forts on both sides of the MS River, but remains loyal to south
  5. Causes of the Civil War: The nation was divided on whether slavery should be allowed or not. The North wanted slavery to be illegal, the South wanted slavery to be legal.
  6. Sumter Lincoln is sending unarmed troops to resupply Fort Sumter and says they will not fire unless fired upon. Before they reach the fort, Confederate troops attack and eventually overtake the fort, forcing the US to surrender it to the Confederates. Official start of the Civil War
  7. AKA Battle of Sharpsburg, McLellan finds Lee's Battle plan. Union keeps South from advancing, bloodiest single day battle in US history. Gives Lincoln confidence to give the Emancipation Proclamation
  8. was based on agriculture/plantations/slave labor
  9. Causes of the Civil War: When Lincoln is elected in 1860, it was known that he was against slavery. Even though he announced in his inaugural address that he would not try to end slavery, it was too late, the South had already begun to secede.
  10. Anaconda Plan=surround the South by blockading the Atlantic Coast take control of the Mississippi River capture the Confederate Capital of Richmond, VA
  11. president of the USA during the Civil War
  12. Frees all slaves in Southern states, many African Americans begin fighting for the Union
  13. Grant surrounds Lee's army and forces them to surrender, Union wins the war
  14. Leader of the Union Army

33 Clues: Leader of the Union Army • Greater population--21 million • Commander of the Confederate Army • was based on manufacturing and trade • president of the USA during the Civil War • president of the CSA during the Civil War • was based on agriculture/plantations/slave labor • on the defensive/Home field advantage greater food • ...

industrial revolution 2016-01-27

industrial revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. connected the country
  2. founder of the standard oil company
  3. causeCarnegie Scottish business tycoon
  4. rockefeller owned this
  5. got its roots in the civil war
  6. steamboat and railroad tycoon
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  1. were not regulated by the government
  2. Scottish business tycoon
  3. practically buying related businesses
  4. big business owners made
  5. caused lots of demands for various items
  6. an attempt to ban trusts
  7. vanderbilt also established this
  8. founder of the standard oil company
  9. got its roots in the civil war
  10. was another lucrative business
  11. captains of industry were also called this
  12. started building during the civil war

18 Clues: connected the country • rockefeller owned this • Scottish business tycoon • big business owners made • an attempt to ban trusts • steamboat and railroad tycoon • got its roots in the civil war • was another lucrative business • got its roots in the civil war • vanderbilt also established this • founder of the standard oil company • founder of the standard oil company • ...

UNIT 9 VOCAB 2025-03-31

UNIT 9 VOCAB crossword puzzle
Across
  1. (n.) to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature
  2. of Office Act (n.) a law passed in 1867 that limited the power of the president to remove certain federal officials
  3. process (n.) the right of a citizen to be treated fairly by the government when laws are made and enforced
  4. (n.) a white Southerner who collaborated with northern Republicans during Reconstruction, often for personal profit
  5. of 1877 (n.) agreement between southern Democrats and the Republicans to settle the result of the 1876 presidential election and marked the end of the Reconstruction era
  6. Codes (n.) laws passed in the Southern United States after the Civil War to limit the rights of formerly enslaved people
  7. tax (n.) a fixed sum tax levied on all persons
  8. amendment Amendment (n.) defined U.S. citizen, which receives due process and equal protection under the law
  9. (n.) the period of rebuilding social, economic, and political systems after the Civil War
  10. (n.) rising to an important position
  11. (n.) the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights
  12. Crow Laws (n.) laws that enforced racial segregation in the United States from the post-Civil War era until the 1960s
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  1. (n.) a person from the northern states who went to the South after the Civil War to profit from the Reconstruction.
  2. Republicans (n.) a Republican favoring drastic and usually repressive measures against the southern states in the period following the Civil War
  3. protection (n.) a term in the 14th amendment requiring that states guarantee the same rights, privileges, and protections to all people
  4. rights rights (n.) the rights of all people to social, economic, and political freedom and equality
  5. (n.) a system that keeps different groups separate from each other, normally through social pressures and/or laws
  6. amendment Amendment (n.) Males could vote regardless of color (gave suffrage to African Americans)
  7. Percent Plan (n.) a proposal by President Abraham Lincoln to readmit Confederate states to the Union. The plan was based on the idea that 10% of a state's 1860 voters must swear loyalty to the Union
  8. (n.) the right to vote
  9. (n.) murder usually under secret attack for political reasons
  10. supremacy (n.) a system of beliefs and practices in which White people are considered to be superior to people of other racial backgrounds that is maintained through discrimination
  11. amendment Amendment (n.) abolished slavery

23 Clues: (n.) the right to vote • (n.) rising to an important position • tax (n.) a fixed sum tax levied on all persons • amendment Amendment (n.) abolished slavery • (n.) to reject; to refuse a law made by legislature • (n.) murder usually under secret attack for political reasons • (n.) the status of being a legal citizen of a country and entitled to certain rights • ...

civil war crossword puzzle 2023-03-03

civil war crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg
  2. an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States
  3. He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War
  4. one of the best-known Confederate commanders, after Robert E. Lee.
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  1. requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court
  2. Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864
  3. battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg
  4. required a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court
  5. served as the first and only president of the Confederate States
  6. commander of the Confederate States Army.
  7. a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War
  8. "With malice toward none with charity for all

12 Clues: commander of the Confederate States Army. • "With malice toward none with charity for all • Campaign fought during the American Civil War on July 22, 1864 • served as the first and only president of the Confederate States • one of the best-known Confederate commanders, after Robert E. Lee. • He served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War • ...

history final from max 2022-05-13

history final from max crossword puzzle
Across
  1. substance that when ignited creates a large explosion of gas; used in cannons and muskets
  2. soldier that fought for the south was called this
  3. soldier that fought for the north was called this
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  1. gun that was used during civil war that shoots small round pellets
  2. state type that was on the border of the north and the south during the civil war
  3. large steel barrel that you put gunpowder in to launch large round balls
  4. a declaration of ___ is fighting people in a deadly battle
  5. war type that is within a country
  6. 13th ______ that ended slavery
  7. War that involves civilians is _____ war

10 Clues: 13th ______ that ended slavery • war type that is within a country • War that involves civilians is _____ war • soldier that fought for the south was called this • soldier that fought for the north was called this • a declaration of ___ is fighting people in a deadly battle • gun that was used during civil war that shoots small round pellets • ...

Unit 7 2023-03-06

Unit 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Three branches of government
  2. Representatives are chosen
  3. federal government doesn't have the right to tell states what to do
Down
  1. helped African Americans adjust after the Civil War
  2. Texas economy after the Civil War
  3. vital to the economy of the South
  4. power shared between state and national governments
  5. North and South divisions
  6. laws given to blacks to limit their behavior after the Civil War
  7. Freedom of Slaves

10 Clues: Freedom of Slaves • North and South divisions • Representatives are chosen • Three branches of government • Texas economy after the Civil War • vital to the economy of the South • helped African Americans adjust after the Civil War • power shared between state and national governments • laws given to blacks to limit their behavior after the Civil War • ...

Photography 2024-05-22

Photography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wet-plates made higher__
  2. these photographs were time consuming
  3. this was the first major ___ to be photographed
  4. there were millions made during Civil War
  5. this type of photography originated in the Civil War
  6. this process allowed infinite reproduction of an image
  7. these types of plates were famous during the Civil War
Down
  1. numbers of photos of dead soldiers
  2. first 3D photos
  3. this side was the first to take photos

10 Clues: first 3D photos • wet-plates made higher__ • numbers of photos of dead soldiers • these photographs were time consuming • this side was the first to take photos • there were millions made during Civil War • this was the first major ___ to be photographed • this type of photography originated in the Civil War • this process allowed infinite reproduction of an image • ...

Spring Final 2023-05-16

Spring Final crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Black ________ limited the rights of African Americans
  2. the dust bowl was caused by _________, plowing, and drought
  3. Which battle was the turning point that led to Union victory in the Civil War?
  4. last name of the president of the United States when the Civil War began
  5. long, light rope
  6. The system in which voters elect officials to represent them in government is called
  7. _________ Bureau was created by Congress to provide help and legal aid to freedpeople
  8. Under the Constitution of 1845, the only groups allowed to vote were white males and _______
  9. Who established the first ranches in Texas?
  10. Gave African Americans the right to vote
Down
  1. In 1961 NASA chose to open the headquarters for its astronauts in ______
  2. Oil well near Beaumont, Texas in 1901 that started the oil boom in Texas
  3. this branch of government makes the laws
  4. the GI bill provided money for college for who?
  5. large-scale farming and processing of crops
  6. _____ party, or the other name for the Populist Party
  7. The Civil War began in April 1861 with a Confederate attack on Fort ________
  8. Reconstruction officially ended in

18 Clues: long, light rope • Reconstruction officially ended in • this branch of government makes the laws • Gave African Americans the right to vote • large-scale farming and processing of crops • Who established the first ranches in Texas? • the GI bill provided money for college for who? • _____ party, or the other name for the Populist Party • ...

The Civil War: Prison Camps and Medical Care 2015-05-29

The Civil War: Prison Camps and Medical Care crossword puzzle
Across
  1. There were more than ______ the number of deaths in prison camps on each side than in actual combat.
  2. The notorious Civil War prison camp located in Georgia tasked with holding captured Union Soldiers.
  3. Many southern Civil War camps and prisons were converted warehouses, including ___________ in Virginia.
Down
  1. Former government clerk ________ quit her desk job in order to become a battlefield nurse during the Civil War. She later founded the American Red Cross.
  2. The commander of Andersonville Prison Camp was the only confederate officer in the civil war to be tried for ________.
  3. A disease spread by mosquitoes, which accounted for many deaths in Medical and Battle camps.
  4. Soldiers who were captured by an enemy force during battle.
  5. Many issues occurred when imprisoning war prisoners, including __________.
  6. While most battlefield doctors were aware of the relationship between cleanliness and infection, they did not know how to ________ their equipment.
  7. By the end of the Civil War, ___________ was not longer exclusively reserved for Men.

10 Clues: Soldiers who were captured by an enemy force during battle. • Many issues occurred when imprisoning war prisoners, including __________. • By the end of the Civil War, ___________ was not longer exclusively reserved for Men. • A disease spread by mosquitoes, which accounted for many deaths in Medical and Battle camps. • ...

26H 2024-04-30

26H crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Rival house to Lancaster in 15th century wars four
  2. - National flag of the UK nine
  3. - Supporter of Parliament during Civil War ten
  4. - Part of a key 1215 charter five
  5. - War location for Britain in 1982 nine
  6. - Britain's first female Prime Minister eight
Down
  1. - Group of nations once part of the British Empire twelve
  2. - Iconic English playwright eleven
  3. - Iceni queen who fought the Romans seven
  4. - Supporter of the king during Civil War eight
  5. - Nickname for Cromwell's troops eight
  6. - House involved in the Wars of the Roses nine
  7. - Term for British overseas territories six
  8. - 1066 battle site eight
  9. - Battle site of 1415 involving Henry V nine

15 Clues: - 1066 battle site eight • - National flag of the UK nine • - Part of a key 1215 charter five • - Iconic English playwright eleven • - Nickname for Cromwell's troops eight • - War location for Britain in 1982 nine • - Iceni queen who fought the Romans seven • - Term for British overseas territories six • - Battle site of 1415 involving Henry V nine • ...

Adison Valles 2025-05-13

Adison Valles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. made slavery illegal
  2. people who moved from Ireland to another country
  3. site of the first battle during the civil war
  4. rebuilding
  5. trading lands west of the mississippi for Indian lands
  6. secret routs people in the south used to escape slavery
  7. racist laws in the south
Down
  1. all born in the United States is automatically a citizen
  2. another word for the civil war
  3. war between citizens of the same country
  4. machine used for separating cotton from seeds
  5. process of changing the economy
  6. made all male citezens allowed to vote no matter their race
  7. deal so the Hayes could become president
  8. seventh president of the united States

15 Clues: rebuilding • made slavery illegal • racist laws in the south • another word for the civil war • process of changing the economy • seventh president of the united States • war between citizens of the same country • deal so the Hayes could become president • machine used for separating cotton from seeds • site of the first battle during the civil war • ...

civil war terms 2025-05-06

civil war terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. warships armed with iron armor plating, revolutionized naval warfare during the American Civil War.
  2. A political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories.
  3. a crucial food source for soldiers on both sides, primarily due to its long shelf life and ease of storage.
  4. An enclosed field work - without redans - which had several sides and was used to protect a garrison from attacks from several directions.
  5. where the first shots where fired
  6. A war between the northern and southern states over the way of life of the south and whether or not the union would stay together.
  7. often called the first and second manassas
  8. The tactics used by Napoleon Bonaparte that were studied by military men and cadets at West Point before the Civil War.
  9. It was copied from the French officer's hat
  10. It's often used metaphorically to describe the destructive and relentless nature of war
  11. A rifled artillery piece with a reinforcing band at the rear, or breech.
Down
  1. mounted infantry used in the civil war
  2. a type of artillery round consisting of a cluster of small balls
  3. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States.
  4. Large logs painted to look like cannons.
  5. what granted slaves their freedom
  6. creator of the emancipation proclamation
  7. They were modeled after French African troops who were known for their bravery and marksmanship.
  8. A boundary surveyed in the 1760s that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South.
  9. The term used for military supplies.
  10. Land within the mainland boundaries of the country that had not yet become a state by 1861.
  11. This curing process allowed the pork to last a very long time without the need for refrigeration.
  12. Someone who does something because they want to, not because they need to.
  13. Also called the North or the United States,
  14. Cultural movement in which Southern states attempted to cope - mentally and emotionally - with devastating defeat and Northern military occupation after the Civil War.

25 Clues: what granted slaves their freedom • where the first shots where fired • The term used for military supplies. • mounted infantry used in the civil war • Large logs painted to look like cannons. • creator of the emancipation proclamation • often called the first and second manassas • Also called the North or the United States, • It was copied from the French officer's hat • ...

civil war terms 2025-05-06

civil war terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of artillery round consisting of a cluster of small balls
  2. A political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories.
  3. A war between the northern and southern states over the way of life of the south and whether or not the union would stay together.
  4. creator of the emancipation proclamation
  5. Someone who does something because they want to, not because they need to.
  6. An enclosed field work - without redans - which had several sides and was used to protect a garrison from attacks from several directions.
  7. Large logs painted to look like cannons.
  8. a crucial food source for soldiers on both sides, primarily due to its long shelf life and ease of storage.
  9. A rifled artillery piece with a reinforcing band at the rear, or breech.
  10. The tactics used by Napoleon Bonaparte that were studied by military men and cadets at West Point before the Civil War.
  11. mounted infantry used in the civil war
  12. Also called the North or the United States,
  13. where the first shots where fired
  14. They were modeled after French African troops who were known for their bravery and marksmanship.
  15. The term used for military supplies.
Down
  1. It's often used metaphorically to describe the destructive and relentless nature of war
  2. It was copied from the French officer's hat
  3. warships armed with iron armor plating, revolutionized naval warfare during the American Civil War.
  4. This curing process allowed the pork to last a very long time without the need for refrigeration.
  5. often called the first and second manassas
  6. what granted slaves their freedom
  7. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States.
  8. Cultural movement in which Southern states attempted to cope - mentally and emotionally - with devastating defeat and Northern military occupation after the Civil War.
  9. Land within the mainland boundaries of the country that had not yet become a state by 1861.
  10. A boundary surveyed in the 1760s that ran between Pennsylvania to the North and Delaware, Maryland and (West) Virginia to the South.

25 Clues: what granted slaves their freedom • where the first shots where fired • The term used for military supplies. • mounted infantry used in the civil war • creator of the emancipation proclamation • Large logs painted to look like cannons. • often called the first and second manassas • It was copied from the French officer's hat • Also called the North or the United States, • ...

History of the USA 2019-10-10

History of the USA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. name of the laws which legalised racism (Jim _____)
  2. one of the Japanese cities destroyed by an atom bomb
  3. first European colonizer in North America
  4. the name of the prosperous era in 20th century (twenties)
  5. first US president
  6. arriving to and taking over a land (noun)
Down
  1. first name of the leader of the Civil Rights Movement
  2. cancellation (e.g. of slavery)
  3. ocean in which USA fought during WWII
  4. work without pay
  5. country created by the southern states during Civil War
  6. US holiday (usually with turkey)
  7. first person on the Moon
  8. US president in position during Civil War
  9. city in which the most famous act of American rebellion against the British took place

15 Clues: work without pay • first US president • first person on the Moon • cancellation (e.g. of slavery) • US holiday (usually with turkey) • ocean in which USA fought during WWII • first European colonizer in North America • US president in position during Civil War • arriving to and taking over a land (noun) • name of the laws which legalised racism (Jim _____) • ...

Russian Civil War 2012-10-22

Russian Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Red Army were defeated by this country
  2. Month Red Army was established
  3. Civil War ended
  4. One of the parties that supported the whites
  5. One of the main forces of the whites
  6. The year Kolchak was captured and shot
  7. The Reds
  8. First British troops land in march 1918
Down
  1. The Greens
  2. Treaty
  3. Civil War began
  4. Kolchak army based here
  5. Most dangerous and famous of the Green Army
  6. March 1921 peace between Poland and Soviet Russia
  7. Yudenich was defeated in this month

15 Clues: Treaty • The Reds • The Greens • Civil War ended • Civil War began • Kolchak army based here • Month Red Army was established • Yudenich was defeated in this month • One of the main forces of the whites • Red Army were defeated by this country • The year Kolchak was captured and shot • First British troops land in march 1918 • Most dangerous and famous of the Green Army • ...

Citizenship Crossword 2025-04-01

Citizenship Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ocean on the East coast
  2. U.S. Representative for District 3 in Oklahoma
  3. Number of U.S. Representatives depends on
  4. an amendment
  5. The other Senator from Oklahoma
  6. a diplomat, author of Poor Richard's Almanac
  7. Current Speaker of the House
  8. 4th President and an author of the Federalist Papers
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  1. Reason we fought the British
  2. Leader of the Civil Rights Movement
  3. Leader of the Women's suffrage
  4. President during World War I
  5. Current Chief Justice
  6. Oklahoma Senator
  7. President during the Civil War

15 Clues: an amendment • Oklahoma Senator • Current Chief Justice • Ocean on the East coast • Reason we fought the British • President during World War I • Current Speaker of the House • Leader of the Women's suffrage • President during the Civil War • The other Senator from Oklahoma • Leader of the Civil Rights Movement • Number of U.S. Representatives depends on • ...

Jim Crow and Segregation 2021-03-25

Jim Crow and Segregation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. jim crow laws required ______
  2. plessy's first name
  3. states can't ______ based on skin color
  4. state where we live
  5. ku klux _____
  6. time period after the civil war
  7. 14th ______ guaranteed equal protection
  8. president who sent troops to the south
Down
  1. type of transportation where plessy was arrested
  2. _____ clause stopped relatives of former slaves from voting
  3. jim ____ laws
  4. plessy v. ferguson ruling: _____ but equal
  5. state where plessy was arrested
  6. assassinated at the end of civil war
  7. a literacy ____ stopped less educated people from voting
  8. ____ taxes made people pay to vote

16 Clues: jim ____ laws • ku klux _____ • plessy's first name • state where we live • jim crow laws required ______ • state where plessy was arrested • time period after the civil war • ____ taxes made people pay to vote • assassinated at the end of civil war • president who sent troops to the south • states can't ______ based on skin color • 14th ______ guaranteed equal protection • ...

The Civil War 2021-01-13

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fought Nov 1861 in Southeast Missouri.
  2. Lee was trapped here for 291 days.
  3. Grant's goal during 1864 Campaign.
  4. Another name for guerrilla fighters.
  5. Notorious guerrilla fighter from Mo.
  6. Commanded Confederates at 1st Bull Run
  7. Albert Sydney Johnston killed here.
  8. Shiloh was fought in this theater.
  9. Eventually made up of 13 states.
  10. Round ball is another name for this.
  11. Attacked Lee's forces at Cold Harbor.
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  1. Had the 3rd most battles during Civil War.
  2. Nickname of Conf. Gen. Thomas Jackson.
  3. Defeated Union forces August 1861.
  4. Fought in Pennsylvania in 1863, turning point
  5. President of Confederacy
  6. Defeated Lee at Antietam.
  7. Was wounded and allowed Lee to take command.
  8. Still hated in GA and SC to this day.
  9. McClellan attacked Lee 1st here at Antietam.
  10. Emanc. Proc. was issued after this battle.
  11. Ended the Civil war.

22 Clues: Ended the Civil war. • President of Confederacy • Defeated Lee at Antietam. • Eventually made up of 13 states. • Defeated Union forces August 1861. • Lee was trapped here for 291 days. • Grant's goal during 1864 Campaign. • Shiloh was fought in this theater. • Albert Sydney Johnston killed here. • Another name for guerrilla fighters. • Notorious guerrilla fighter from Mo. • ...

Civil War & Reconstruction 2020-03-01

Civil War & Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rights The rights of citizens
  2. Extreme
  3. Separating people of different races
  4. To declare that an enemy won
  5. Countryside
  6. Cutting off limb by surgery
  7. A person that worked to stop slavery
  8. A large farm
  9. A deep, painful feeling of anger
  10. Radical steps Congress took to bring South back to Union
  11. Changes to a document
  12. Great fear
  13. To leave or to withdraw
  14. A person who is forced to leave their home to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster
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  1. To hurt, to break
  2. To close off
  3. To be set free
  4. City
  5. To cancel a law
  6. The business of making goods by hand or by machine
  7. Killed
  8. Good thing that can cause success
  9. People who come into a country to live
  10. To be smashed, torn down, broken
  11. To lose

25 Clues: City • Killed • Extreme • To lose • Great fear • Countryside • To close off • A large farm • To be set free • To cancel a law • To hurt, to break • Changes to a document • To leave or to withdraw • Cutting off limb by surgery • To declare that an enemy won • rights The rights of citizens • To be smashed, torn down, broken • A deep, painful feeling of anger • Good thing that can cause success • ...

Civil War & Reconstruction 2021-04-12

Civil War & Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. group of republicans that favor a more extreme approach to reconstruction; believed in equality
  2. this amendment abolished slavery
  3. loyalty to the interests of your section/region rather than then the country as a whole
  4. Union's military plan
  5. this amendment gave African American MALES the right to vote
  6. divided the South into 5 military districts
  7. time period after the Civil War where the nation rebuilt
  8. first state to secede from the Union
  9. confederacy general
  10. legislative body that makes laws
  11. Congress is part of this branch
  12. to put an end to something
  13. another word for emancipated slaves
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  1. government organization that gave food & clothes to freedmen & established schools
  2. this amendment gave citizenship to all born in the U.S.
  3. created the 36'30' line that banned slavery above the line
  4. Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that showed the cruelties & evils of slavery
  5. amendments change this document
  6. union general
  7. to withdraw formally from an organization (like the U.S.)
  8. Lincoln declared all slaves living in the Confederacy free
  9. became president in 1865, after Lincoln was assassinated
  10. war between the Union and the confederacy
  11. power of a president to refuse to sign a bill into law
  12. battle that was the turning point of the Civil War
  13. controversial election that led to southern states to secede
  14. laws that limited the rights of freedmen
  15. first battle of the Civil War

28 Clues: union general • confederacy general • Union's military plan • to put an end to something • first battle of the Civil War • amendments change this document • Congress is part of this branch • this amendment abolished slavery • legislative body that makes laws • another word for emancipated slaves • first state to secede from the Union • laws that limited the rights of freedmen • ...

Civil War Crossword 2020-11-25

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Confederate tactical victory. Union strategic victory. Dubbed the "Gettysburg of the West".
  2. The issue of slavery in these new states would be decided by popular sovereignty.
  3. An effort by Congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries at the request of Missouri late in 1819 for admission as a state in which slavery would be permitted.
  4. Antislavery protesters that took a stand against slavery
  5. the siege ends; Grant accepts surrender of second Confederate army under Pemberton.
  6. Withdraw formally from membership in a federal union, alliance, or a political or religious organization.
  7. Lee loses to Meade, Pickett's Charge fails, ends second invasion of North. Confederate army arrived in Gettysburg to resupply army, unaware of Union army nearby.
  8. She was known for writing "Uncle Tom's Cabin" that sold millions of copies for speaking against slavery.
  9. He spoke out against slavery and published the "North Star" magazine.
  10. the last quadrennial presidential election. It served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the American Civil War.
  11. Since Scott wasn't a citizen the ruling was to allow slavery throughout the territory.
  12. McClellan ends Lee's first invasion of North, bloodiest single day of the war.
  13. Restriction of interest to a narrow sphere.
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  1. The pathway that led slaves North or Canada.
  2. The event in which John Brown and his men raided an arsenal in Harper's Ferry, then killed numerous people.
  3. Laws passed by the U.S. Congress in 1793 and 1850 to provide for the return of slaves, who escaped from one state into another territory.
  4. McDowell loses to J.E. Johnston, Beauregard; Jackson named "Stonewall".
  5. A package of five separate bills passed by U.S. Congress to defuse a four-year political confrontation between free and slave states.
  6. The period before the civil war and after the War of 1812.
  7. She was a slave that helped others escape to the Underground Railroad.
  8. The principle that the authority of a state and it's government is created and sustained by the consent of its people.

21 Clues: Restriction of interest to a narrow sphere. • The pathway that led slaves North or Canada. • Antislavery protesters that took a stand against slavery • The period before the civil war and after the War of 1812. • He spoke out against slavery and published the "North Star" magazine. • She was a slave that helped others escape to the Underground Railroad. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-10-18

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To get rid of
  2. A powder used in guns, fuses, and fireworks
  3. A group of soldiers
  4. Person who wanted to get rid of slavery
  5. Someone good at shooting
  6. Large weapons and firearms Ex - cannons or mortars
  7. A long ditch in the ground soldiers used
  8. When a state separates itself from the US
Down
  1. Someone killed in the crossfire during war
  2. The system a large community goes by
  3. When someone is killed by an order, generally for political reasons
  4. Projectiles used and fired from a gun
  5. A term used to refer to new soldiers
  6. Nessesities brought and delivered where they're needed
  7. States stayed loyal to the US government
  8. A large farm where slaves generally worked
  9. Being owned and forced to work
  10. A long blade at the end of a musket
  11. People supporting the confederate states
  12. A hard cracker/bread made of flour, water, and salt

20 Clues: To get rid of • A group of soldiers • Someone good at shooting • Being owned and forced to work • A long blade at the end of a musket • The system a large community goes by • A term used to refer to new soldiers • Projectiles used and fired from a gun • Person who wanted to get rid of slavery • States stayed loyal to the US government • People supporting the confederate states • ...

Civil War Crossword 2021-10-18

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Person who wanted to get rid of slavery
  2. Large weapons and firearms Ex - cannons or mortars
  3. When someone is killed by an order, generally for political reasons
  4. A large farm where slaves generally worked
  5. People supporting the confederate states
  6. Being owned and forced to work
  7. A group of soldiers
  8. Projectiles used and fired from a gun
  9. A long ditch in the ground soldiers used
Down
  1. A hard cracker/bread made of flour, water, and salt
  2. When a state separates itself from the US
  3. To get rid of
  4. Someone killed in the crossfire during war
  5. States stayed loyal to the US government
  6. A powder used in guns, fuses, and fireworks
  7. The system a large community goes by
  8. Nessesities brought and delivered where they're needed
  9. Someone good at shooting
  10. A small army of civilians prepared for emergencies
  11. A long blade at the end of a musket
  12. A term used to refer to new soldiers

21 Clues: To get rid of • A group of soldiers • Someone good at shooting • Being owned and forced to work • A long blade at the end of a musket • The system a large community goes by • A term used to refer to new soldiers • Projectiles used and fired from a gun • Person who wanted to get rid of slavery • States stayed loyal to the US government • People supporting the confederate states • ...

civil war puzzl 2021-10-12

civil war puzzl crossword puzzle
Across
  1. state of being unable to think
  2. a persons voice being loud and powerful
  3. a fine smooth yarn from sheep
  4. of or relating to an empire
  5. having lots of space
  6. happened before desired
  7. expressing disagreement
  8. several
  9. church that has the seat of the bishop
Down
  1. densely packed group of animals or human
  2. endless
  3. to make beautiful
  4. lifting something up
  5. recognizing something
  6. to intrude
  7. great suffering or distress
  8. conference between enemies to discuss a truce
  9. lean or haggard esp bc of old age or suffering
  10. to ask urgently
  11. ppl who engage in risky business venture
  12. uproarious
  13. monarch or ruler
  14. impossible to understand
  15. formation of things into a clusters
  16. showing contempt

25 Clues: endless • several • to intrude • uproarious • to ask urgently • monarch or ruler • showing contempt • to make beautiful • lifting something up • having lots of space • recognizing something • happened before desired • expressing disagreement • impossible to understand • of or relating to an empire • great suffering or distress • a fine smooth yarn from sheep • state of being unable to think • ...

Civil War Ch7 2021-11-22

Civil War Ch7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Laws meant to limit rights of black people and keep them as landless workers.
  2. Political party that wanted to keep slavery out of newly acquired lands.
  3. Wrote Uncle Toms Cabin
  4. Act that made western land available for cheap to anyone willing to farm it.
  5. Advantages included: Population size, more railroads, more factories
  6. Volunteer regiment from Massachusetts that earned respect for its courage and discipline.
  7. Officially started the Civil War.
  8. that nullified the Missouri Compromise, but kept balance of power in Congress.
  9. Mississippi Senator turned Confederate President.
  10. Amendment that defined a citizen and guaranteed equal rights.
Down
  1. For every soldier who died in battle, two died from this.
  2. Advantages included: Defensive war, generals, fighting for survival.
  3. Antislavery town raided by border ruffians, J.Brown retaliates and kills 5 proslavery settlers.
  4. Union plan to block southern ports, prevent trade, and control the Mississippi to divide the south in two.
  5. Admitted California as a free state.
  6. Amendment that ended slavery.
  7. Was not underground nor a railroad
  8. "Little Giant"
  9. Laws meant to nullify the Fugitive Slave Act and arrest slave catchers for kidnapping.
  10. Amendment, forbid states to deny suffrage based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  11. Supreme Court ruled him property
  12. Led failed attempt to raid federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry.

22 Clues: "Little Giant" • Wrote Uncle Toms Cabin • Amendment that ended slavery. • Supreme Court ruled him property • Officially started the Civil War. • Was not underground nor a railroad • Admitted California as a free state. • Mississippi Senator turned Confederate President. • For every soldier who died in battle, two died from this. • ...

The Civil War 2021-12-07

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. successful leader of the Confederate Army
  2. led troops to destroy Georgia
  3. citizens called to serve in the military
  4. May 1863 Union attacks Lee
  5. three step plan to force Confederate defeat
  6. first major bloodshed of Civil War
  7. president and head of the Union forces
  8. people who are treated as property
  9. Successful commander of the Union Army
  10. confederate surrender after 47 of siege
  11. successful leader on the underground railroad
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  1. attacking enemies society
  2. when slaves were liberated from slavery
  3. Lincoln was murdered by Booth
  4. was a cemetery and home to 40,000 deaths
  5. southern states/slave states
  6. free states and border states
  7. the fort in which commander Anderson was asked to surrender
  8. The North separating from the South
  9. bloodiest single day of battle

20 Clues: attacking enemies society • May 1863 Union attacks Lee • southern states/slave states • led troops to destroy Georgia • Lincoln was murdered by Booth • free states and border states • bloodiest single day of battle • first major bloodshed of Civil War • people who are treated as property • The North separating from the South • president and head of the Union forces • ...

civil war causes 2021-12-09

civil war causes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Repealed the Missouri Compromise - allowing popular sovereignty.
  2. Movement to get rid of slavery
  3. 1787 law that kept slavery out of the territories
  4. Tried to arm slaves for a uprising against their masters - Harper’s Ferry
  5. Leave - The south began this after Lincoln’s election
  6. Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
  7. The Liberator publisher
  8. The Great Compromiser
  9. His cabin is the setting of a book about the horrors of slavery
  10. Compromise that make the 36º30’ slavery line
Down
  1. Kansas nickname due to fighting over slavery.
  2. Political party started to stop the spread of slavery
  3. Slave Law (Act) to return runaway slaves to their owners.
  4. John Brown’s raid of this arsenal (gun storage) was to start a slave uprising.
  5. Newspaper for immediate abolition
  6. Free state according to the Compromise of 1850.
  7. Self rule - squatters/popular--- means voting on slavery
  8. servants who worked for 5-7 years for a trip to America
  9. “A nation divided cannot stand” statement in debate
  10. Debate view supported voting over slavery (squatter sovereignty)

20 Clues: The Great Compromiser • The Liberator publisher • Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Movement to get rid of slavery • Newspaper for immediate abolition • Compromise that make the 36º30’ slavery line • Kansas nickname due to fighting over slavery. • Free state according to the Compromise of 1850. • 1787 law that kept slavery out of the territories • ...

England Civil War 2017-02-28

England Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A government where there is no king or queen; power rest with the citizens who vote to elect their leaders
  2. A literary work in which corruption, foolishness or abuses are held up to ridicule and contempt
  3. A fleet of ships sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England
  4. The Great Charter, which guaranteed the English people certain civil rights and limited the powers of the monarch
  5. A document affirming specific rights for English citizens
  6. To plunge suddenly under water and out again
  7. A series of wars fought between Catholics and Protestants in Europe
  8. Jewelry used, but not personally owned by the royal family.
  9. Criminal court sessions
  10. A form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state, but his or her powers are limited by a constitution
  11. Settlement and control of the lands of others for the purpose of extracting resources
  12. To give up or renounce
  13. Born of parents not married to each other; not recognized by law as an heir
  14. A device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and arms, in which offenders were exposed to public scorn
  15. Wagons of supplies, as well as people, needed to support an army
  16. Any Christian not belonging to the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Church
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  1. A king, queen, emperor, or empress with unlimited power
  2. The rights of a citizen, such as safety, protection from discrimination and the right to vote
  3. When two or more groups in a country fight each other for control of the country
  4. A royal court where sessions were held in secret
  5. The legislative body in England
  6. A ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly
  7. Legal and military customs that ordered society in medieval Europe
  8. A payment of one-tenth of a person's earnings
  9. A follower of John Calvin, a leader of the Protestant Reformation
  10. A supporter of Charles I; derived from the French word chevalier, meaning "horseman"
  11. A ruler with unrestricted authority
  12. An act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions
  13. Strict laws, often printed on blue paper
  14. To settle a dispute, with both sides giving up a part of what they demand
  15. Careless and lavish spending, wastefulness
  16. False and malicious statements against the monarch, which are considered treason
  17. The official church in England. headed by the monarch
  18. A government that is controlled by the people who live under it
  19. A person given special treatment
  20. A king or queen
  21. To take goods by force

37 Clues: A king or queen • To give up or renounce • To take goods by force • Criminal court sessions • The legislative body in England • A person given special treatment • A ruler with unrestricted authority • Strict laws, often printed on blue paper • Careless and lavish spending, wastefulness • To plunge suddenly under water and out again • ...

England Civil War 2017-02-28

England Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A person given special treatment
  2. A ruler who uses power oppressively or unjustly
  3. Criminal court sessions
  4. Careless and lavish spending, wastefulness
  5. Jewelry used, but not personally owned by the royal family.
  6. A king, queen, emperor, or empress with unlimited power
  7. The Great Charter, which guaranteed the English people certain civil rights and limited the powers of the monarch
  8. Born of parents not married to each other; not recognized by law as an heir
  9. A payment of one-tenth of a person's earnings
  10. A ruler with unrestricted authority
  11. A device consisting of a wooden board with holes for the head and arms, in which offenders were exposed to public scorn
  12. A series of wars fought between Catholics and Protestants in Europe
  13. A royal court where sessions were held in secret
  14. A government where there is no king or queen; power rest with the citizens who vote to elect their leaders
  15. A fleet of ships sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England
  16. A follower of John Calvin, a leader of the Protestant Reformation
  17. A document affirming specific rights for English citizens
  18. A government that is controlled by the people who live under it
  19. A literary work in which corruption, foolishness or abuses are held up to ridicule and contempt
  20. Wagons of supplies, as well as people, needed to support an army
  21. The legislative body in England
  22. The official church in England. headed by the monarch
  23. Legal and military customs that ordered society in medieval Europe
  24. To plunge suddenly under water and out again
Down
  1. To take goods by force
  2. Any Christian not belonging to the Roman Catholic or Eastern Orthodox Church
  3. False and malicious statements against the monarch, which are considered treason
  4. A supporter of Charles I; derived from the French word chevalier, meaning "horseman"
  5. An act forbidding anyone except members of the Church of England from holding political office or entering the professions
  6. A form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state, but his or her powers are limited by a constitution
  7. When two or more groups in a country fight each other for control of the country
  8. To settle a dispute, with both sides giving up a part of what they demand
  9. Settlement and control of the lands of others for the purpose of extracting resources
  10. The rights of a citizen, such as safety, protection from discrimination and the right to vote
  11. To give up or renounce
  12. Strict laws, often printed on blue paper
  13. A king or queen

37 Clues: A king or queen • To take goods by force • To give up or renounce • Criminal court sessions • The legislative body in England • A person given special treatment • A ruler with unrestricted authority • Strict laws, often printed on blue paper • Careless and lavish spending, wastefulness • To plunge suddenly under water and out again • ...

Civil War Crossword 2018-04-18

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The bloodiest day in US history
  2. President of the Confederate Sates of America
  3. Speech given by Lincoln at the National Cemetery of Gettysburg
  4. Where Lee surrendered to Grant marking the end of the Civil War
  5. Who was Lincolns assassin
  6. Turning point of the war
  7. The all black regiment that fought for the Union army at Fort Wagner
  8. deadly bullets used in ridged rifles
  9. What was the Confederate war plan
  10. A ship covered in iron for protection
  11. What strategy did the North use for the War
  12. States that all persons born in the US are citizens
  13. Who left the Union army to fight for the Confederate States of America as a leader
  14. All African American men could vote
  15. What was a common reason of illness during the war
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  1. Capitol of the Union
  2. What document freed slaves in the south as a military tactic
  3. The 16th president
  4. What play was Lincoln watching when he was shot
  5. To withdraw or leave
  6. Who was now able to fight for the Union army after the Emancipation Proclamation
  7. What was the first state to secede from the Union
  8. Who conducted the Underground Railroad and was a spy for the Union
  9. Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired
  10. Amendment that abolished slavery in the US
  11. Theater where Lincoln was shot
  12. Capitol of the Confederacy

27 Clues: The 16th president • Capitol of the Union • To withdraw or leave • Turning point of the war • Who was Lincolns assassin • Capitol of the Confederacy • Theater where Lincoln was shot • The bloodiest day in US history • What was the Confederate war plan • All African American men could vote • deadly bullets used in ridged rifles • A ship covered in iron for protection • ...

Civil War Crossword 2018-03-31

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A military blockade of an enemy town or position in order to force it to surrender
  2. In the Clay vs. Calhoun debate, one of John Calhoun's demands was for _______ slaves to be returned to their owner
  3. A legal case brought by as person or group against another to settle a dispute between them
  4. The belief that one race is superior to another
  5. A person who dies for his or her beliefs
  6. A person who takes advantage of a crisis to make a profit is called a ________
  7. A policy or attitude that denies equal rights and treatment to certain groups of people
  8. People who were not int the war, worked on farms and labored in factories to support the war effort
  9. An all-out war that affects civilians at home as well as soldiers in combat
  10. In John Brown's raid he planned to raid a Federal ________
  11. Lincoln wanted to stop the riots and other "disloyal practices", so one way he did so was by denying _____________
  12. A war between people of the same country
  13. In 1861, to pay for the war, Congress established the nation's first __________ on people's earnings
Down
  1. To withdraw from membership in a group
  2. In 1863, Congress passed a ______ law that required all able-bodied males between the age of 20-45 to serve in the military if they were called
  3. Loyalty to a state or section rather than to the whole country
  4. A rise in prices and decrease in the value of money
  5. At Pottawatomie Creek both North and South engaged in ___________
  6. Abraham Lincoln decided to _________ enslaved African Americans in the Confederacy
  7. A rule by the army instead of the elected government

20 Clues: To withdraw from membership in a group • A person who dies for his or her beliefs • A war between people of the same country • The belief that one race is superior to another • A rise in prices and decrease in the value of money • A rule by the army instead of the elected government • In John Brown's raid he planned to raid a Federal ________ • ...