civil war Crossword Puzzles

Civil War Era 2017-05-22

Civil War Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tax on imported goods
  2. Split the Confederacy in two - seen as turning point in the War in the West
  3. President of the Union during the CW
  4. A military blockade
  5. General of the Union Army
  6. First Hispanic-American to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor
  7. First battle of the CW
  8. Single bloodiest day of American history
  9. Cut off the South’s resources through bodies of water and blockades
  10. Where General Lee surrendered to the Union
  11. General of the Confederate Army
  12. State A state that does not allow slavery
  13. To separate or break away
Down
  1. General Thomas “_____________” Jackson
  2. State A state that allows slavery
  3. The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments
  4. Americans who want to abolish slavery
  5. First African-American to be elected into the US Senate
  6. Field nurse during the civil war and founder of the American Red Cross
  7. Bloodiest battle of the war; turning point for the East
  8. President of the Confederacy during the CW Emancipation Proclamation
  9. First state to secede from the Union
  10. Slave states that stayed a part of the Union
  11. Assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  12. that all states in the rebellious Confederate states would be free

25 Clues: A military blockade • Tax on imported goods • First battle of the CW • General of the Union Army • To separate or break away • Assassinated Abraham Lincoln • General of the Confederate Army • State A state that allows slavery • The 13th, 14th and 15th amendments • President of the Union during the CW • First state to secede from the Union • Americans who want to abolish slavery • ...

Civil War/Slavery 2018-05-20

Civil War/Slavery crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What was the name of the tool that removed seeds from raw cotton that also increased the want for slaves?
  2. 16th President of the United States and known for getting emancipation for slaves in the US.
  3. Name of the side that was fighting for the right to own slaves
  4. The idea of being more loyal to towards one's state than their own country.
  5. Person who escaped slavery and became a conductor for the Underground Railroad
  6. Ordered by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1st 1863 that called for the freedom of all slaves
  7. Required all escaped slaves to return to their masters after captured. Citizens of Free States were required to help in the capturing of the slaves.
  8. Who was the man that assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865?
  9. What is the name of the battle known as the “bloodiest battle”?
  10. First state to secede from the Union after the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1848.
Down
  1. What was the name of the man who unsuccessfully sued for his freedom from slavery in 1857?
  2. On April 12, 1861 the first battle of the Civil War took place, where did it occur?
  3. Known for leading a charge on Harper's Ferry to take their weapons and arm a slave rebellion in 1859
  4. What was the name of the general of the Union who won the battle of Gettysburg?
  5. Proposed by Henry Clay that would not allow slavery over the 36°30 parallel line.
  6. Means the freeing of someone of slavery. What the Union was fighting for the slaves to get.
  7. Name of the Confederate general who surrendered at the Appomattox Court house in 1865?
  8. Repealed the Missouri Compromise and would allow the people of Kansas and Nebraska to do decide if they would be pro or anti slavery.
  9. Who was the President of the newly configured South government?
  10. People who fought for the emancipation of slaves were known as…
  11. Who was the man that invented a machine that that removed seeds from raw cotton, and greatly increased the want for slaves and slave labor?
  12. New political party that emerged in the 1848 presidential election that had a main goal to keep slavery out of the newly acquired western territories
  13. African American abolitionist and former slave who wrote about the true horrors of slavery in his newspaper called the “North Star”.
  14. Amendment that was ratified in December of 1865 that banned all slavery
  15. Proposed by David Wilmot and would not allow slavery in the newly acquired western territory from Mexico.
  16. What was the name of the side that was fighting for the preservation of the country, and to end slavery?

26 Clues: Name of the side that was fighting for the right to own slaves • Who was the President of the newly configured South government? • People who fought for the emancipation of slaves were known as… • What is the name of the battle known as the “bloodiest battle”? • Who was the man that assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in 1865? • ...

Post Civil war 2016-11-16

Post Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A market structure where only a few large companies produce most of the products.
  2. What industry did the Bessemer process revolutionize?
  3. Workers who worked throughout a strike.
  4. "America's greatest inventor"
  5. Where the Central railroad started laying track for the Transcontinental railroad.
  6. Where the transcontinental railroad jointed up.
  7. Where soldiers were disarming Indians and 200 were killed.
  8. Who owned Carnegie Steel?
  9. Type of consolidation when the business buys all the businesses that do the phases of a product's development.
  10. What type of rare material was the final spike in the Transcontinental railroad made of?
  11. Signed into law by Abraham Lincoln in 1862.
  12. Invented the telephone.
  13. The man who tried to assassinate Henry Frick.
  14. A bad label for industrialists.
  15. How many acres would the homestead act give to each settler?
  16. Where Indians were forced to live.
Down
  1. When a company is in complete control of a product of service.
  2. What is the ideology that the government owned all businesses and an equal distribution of wealth.
  3. Type of consolidation when a company would drive down its prices, putting the competition out of business.
  4. People who bought large pieces of land to sell it later for a profit.
  5. Where the Union Pacific railroad started laying track for the Transcontinental railroad.
  6. One of the first unions.
  7. Where General George Custer Was killed.
  8. When two train engines were made to pull cargo.
  9. A good label for industrialists.
  10. Where Colonel John Chivington killed up to 500 Indian women and children.
  11. A loose association of businesses who produce the same products.
  12. What Samuel Morse is most famous for inventing.
  13. A company's way of getting around anti monopoly laws by controlling, but not owning by one company.
  14. Who called in the Pinkerton police to stop the strike at Carnegie Steel

30 Clues: Invented the telephone. • One of the first unions. • Who owned Carnegie Steel? • "America's greatest inventor" • A bad label for industrialists. • A good label for industrialists. • Where Indians were forced to live. • Workers who worked throughout a strike. • Where General George Custer Was killed. • Signed into law by Abraham Lincoln in 1862. • ...

Post Civil war 2016-11-16

Post Civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When two train engines were made to pull cargo.
  2. Where Colonel John Chivington killed up to 500 Indian women and children.
  3. Signed into law by Abraham Lincoln in 1862.
  4. Where General George Custer Was killed.
  5. Where Indians were forced to live.
  6. How many acres would the homestead act give to each settler?
  7. A good label for industrialists.
  8. Who owned Carnegie Steel?
  9. The dance that the Indians thought would bring back their way of life.
  10. The man who tried to assassinate Henry Frick.
  11. Workers who worked throughout a strike.
  12. What is the ideology that the government owned all businesses and an equal distribution of wealth.
  13. Type of consolidation when the business buys all the businesses that do the phases of a product's development.
  14. When a company is in complete control of a product of service.
  15. A market structure where only a few large companies produce most of the products.
  16. What industry did the Bessemer process revolutionize?
  17. Where the Union Pacific railroad started laying track for the Transcontinental railroad.
  18. People who bought large pieces of land to sell it later for a profit.
Down
  1. Where soldiers were disarming Indians and 200 were killed.
  2. Where the transcontinental railroad jointed up.
  3. One of the first unions.
  4. Invented the telephone.
  5. Who called in the Pinkerton police to stop the strike at Carnegie Steel
  6. What type of rare material was the final spike in the Transcontinental railroad made of?
  7. "America's greatest inventor"
  8. Type of consolidation when a company would drive down its prices, putting the competition out of business.
  9. Where the Central railroad started laying track for the Transcontinental railroad.
  10. A bad label for industrialists.
  11. What Samuel Morse is most famous for inventing.
  12. A loose association of businesses who produce the same products.
  13. A company's way of getting around anti monopoly laws by controlling, but not owning by one company.

31 Clues: Invented the telephone. • One of the first unions. • Who owned Carnegie Steel? • "America's greatest inventor" • A bad label for industrialists. • A good label for industrialists. • Where Indians were forced to live. • Where General George Custer Was killed. • Workers who worked throughout a strike. • Signed into law by Abraham Lincoln in 1862. • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-17

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A company is in complete control of a product or service
  2. a way of getting around anti monopoly laws
  3. Came up with morse code
  4. Greatest inventor
  5. Government ownership of businesses
  6. They performed ghost dances here
  7. Federal lands set aside for native americans
  8. tried to assassinate Frick but failed
  9. Gaining control of many different businesses
  10. Bought large areas of land to sell for profit
  11. Invented the talking telegram
  12. lead the american federation of labor
  13. a loose association who produces the same product
  14. Fought in Little big horn
Down
  1. A group of people who did not feel that the two political parties were doing enough
  2. the government tried to turn native americans
  3. Production increases the cost is lowered
  4. taxes put on imported goods
  5. Survival of the fittest
  6. Governement who was in charge of reservations and making sure they had everything
  7. Dropping prices very low
  8. produced sleeping cars for railroads
  9. lead the knights of labor
  10. Provide 160 acres to indian families
  11. one of the first labor unions
  12. people who cheated and went into Oklahoma early
  13. Signed by Lincoln
  14. Kept money supplies tight because it had to be backed by gold
  15. Leader of american railway union
  16. Leader of cheyenne made a treaty with colorado's governor

30 Clues: Greatest inventor • Signed by Lincoln • Came up with morse code • Survival of the fittest • Dropping prices very low • lead the knights of labor • Fought in Little big horn • taxes put on imported goods • one of the first labor unions • Invented the talking telegram • They performed ghost dances here • Leader of american railway union • Government ownership of businesses • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-17

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An Act that allowed people to obtain 160 acres of land if they met certain conditions.
  2. Who quit his job and became a full time inventor?
  3. Federal lands that were set aside specifically for Indians
  4. Taxes on imported goods
  5. one of the first labor unions that was lead by Terrence Powderly
  6. People who cheated and went into Oklahoma early
  7. Land that was measured, registered and deeded so you knew exactly what was yours
  8. People who bought a lot of land in hope of selling it later for a profit
  9. Place where officials disarmed Indians and someone fired a shot and there was a 200 person massacre
  10. Leader of the American Federation of Labor (last name only)
  11. An attempt by the government to turn Native Americans into the rest of society
  12. Type of factor that led many people toward the West.
  13. A philosophy that suggested government ownership of businesses
  14. The strike that happened because people were angry that wages were cut, but the cost of living stayed the same
Down
  1. People who raced into Oklahoma territory to claim land for a very small price
  2. Type of consolidation where you get control of all the parts of production
  3. Leader of the Cheyenne who made a treaty with Colorado's governor.
  4. Came up with the idea of using pulses to communicate.
  5. The bridge that was a symbol of American success
  6. Industrialists that were seen as stripping the world of natural resources
  7. A loose association of business who produce the same product
  8. Railroad that went across the continent
  9. An Act that was set up to provide 160 acres to Indian families
  10. A way of getting around anti-monopoly laws
  11. Who invented the talking telegram?
  12. When a company is in complete control of a product or service
  13. Type of consolidation when a company would drop its prices to a very low level
  14. Type of workers that were willing to go against a strike and work
  15. Type of factor that led many people out of the East.

29 Clues: Taxes on imported goods • Who invented the talking telegram? • Railroad that went across the continent • A way of getting around anti-monopoly laws • People who cheated and went into Oklahoma early • The bridge that was a symbol of American success • Who quit his job and became a full time inventor? • Type of factor that led many people toward the West. • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-17

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Workers went on strike in support of the eight hour work day.
  2. Henry Frick cut workers wages at Carnegie steel and the Union called a protest.
  3. Signed by Lincoln, allowed people to buy 160 acres of let if they met certain criteria.
  4. Invented by Samuel Morse System of long and short pulses, used to communicate.
  5. Survival of the Fittest.
  6. Leader of the American Federation of Labor.
  7. When a company drops its price to a low level driving competitors out of business.
  8. Helped Invent the Lightbulb.
  9. People who waited for the boom of the cannon during the great land race.
  10. Seen as Captains of Industry and Robber Barons.
  11. Anarchist that tried to assassinate Frick.
  12. Leader of the Knights of Labor.
Down
  1. Cheated during the great land race, hid early so they could get the best land.
  2. Workers who work during a strike
  3. A way to get around monopoly laws Businesses were controlled but not owned by one company.
  4. As production increases the cost of each item produced is lower.
  5. Loose association of business who produce the same product.
  6. Police for Hire
  7. A new way of Burning the impurities out of Iron, making it lighter,stronger,and more flexible.
  8. General that lost the battle of Little bighorn, his troops and him all died.
  9. Owner of Carnegie Steel, was away in Europe when his Partner cut wages at Carnegie steel.
  10. Equal distribution of wealth.
  11. When a company gains control of all the phases of its products production.
  12. Invented the talking telephone.
  13. Proof of American success as a world power.
  14. Expected to work long Hours for little pay, worked in Unsafe conditions.
  15. People who bought large areas of land in the hope of selling it for profit.
  16. Custer and 200 men took the full force of 2000 Indians at the little bighorn river, Custer and his men all died.
  17. Cut workers wages at Carnegie steel causing a Strike.
  18. When a company is in complete control of a product or service.

30 Clues: Police for Hire • Survival of the Fittest. • Helped Invent the Lightbulb. • Equal distribution of wealth. • Invented the talking telephone. • Leader of the Knights of Labor. • Workers who work during a strike • Anarchist that tried to assassinate Frick. • Proof of American success as a world power. • Leader of the American Federation of Labor. • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-17

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This company laid railroad westward starting in Omaha
  2. Barons Industrialists who were seen as stripping the world of resources
  3. Signed by president Lincoln, for a fee people could obtain 160 acres if they met certain conditions
  4. Government ownership of businesses and the equal distribution of wealth
  5. This person tried to assassinate Henry Frick
  6. This was created by Alexander Graham Bell
  7. Workers willing to work during a strike
  8. This is when a company drops its prices very low, driving its competitors out of business, and then they raise the prices
  9. The Bessemer process used this type of metal
  10. Loose association of businesses that create the same product
  11. This is land parcels that were measured, registered, and deeded so that it belonged to you
  12. This was the place where both railroad tracks met up
  13. Person who made morse code
Down
  1. This group of people did not understand the idea of land ownership, they believed all land was shared
  2. This is a type of police that could be hired out by anyone
  3. Gaining control of the many different businesses that make up all phases of a products development
  4. Philosophy which the government does not interfere with business
  5. This is where workers went on strike in support of the 8 hour work day
  6. This company laid railroad track east from Sacramento
  7. A labor union that only allowed skilled workers
  8. This is the last name of the man who was successful in making sleeping cars for railroads
  9. Steel While the owner of this company was in Europe his partner cut wages, and the union called a strike
  10. Lead by Terence Powderly, tried to organize all people into unions
  11. People who bought large areas of land in hopes of selling it later for a profit
  12. This bridge was a symbol of American Success
  13. The name of Industrialists who were praised
  14. Survival of the fittest in the business world
  15. Businesses were controlled but not owned by one company, so not seen as a monopoly
  16. a company in complete control of a product or service
  17. Record Player

30 Clues: Record Player • Person who made morse code • Workers willing to work during a strike • This was created by Alexander Graham Bell • The name of Industrialists who were praised • This person tried to assassinate Henry Frick • This bridge was a symbol of American Success • The Bessemer process used this type of metal • Survival of the fittest in the business world • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-17

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a system of long and short pulses that represented letters of the alphabet
  2. a loose association of businesses who produce the same product
  3. He tried to organize all workers into unions
  4. a new way of burning the impurities out of iron producing a lighrer, stronger, more flexible steel
  5. the setup to provide 160 acres to Indian families so they could become self sufficient
  6. land parcels were measured, registered, and deeded so you knew exactly what you owned and what you could do with it
  7. each worker does one step of the production and then the product would move on to the next person
  8. when a company would drop its prices to a very low level thus driving their competitors out of businesses. Then they would by their competition for a very low price and then raise prices to make a lot of money
  9. when a company is in complete control of a product or service
  10. how wide a track is (this became standard)
  11. central railroad company and Union pacific started on opposite ends of the country and met in the middle to create this
  12. industrialists who were praised for creating jobs, helping the economy to grow and giving generously
  13. a strike against Pullman because he exerted too much control over the lives of his workers
  14. an attempt by the government to turn Native Americans into the rest of society
  15. he led the American Federation of labor that only allows skilled workers to join
Down
  1. federal lands that were set aside specifically for native americans to live on
  2. For a small fee a person could obtain 160 acres of land if they met certain conditions
  3. gaining control of the many different businesses that make up all phases of a product's development
  4. a department of the government who was in charge of making sure that reservations had enough of all critical supplies so native americans would be taken care of
  5. government should not interfere with businesses
  6. April 22,1889 thousands of people raced into the Oklahoma territories and laid claim to land parcels for a very small sum
  7. as production increases the cost of each item produced is lower
  8. suggested government ownership of businesses and the equal distribution of wealth created by those businesses
  9. industrialists who were seen as stripping the world of its natural resources and treating workings poor
  10. a strike in support of the eight hour work day
  11. people who cheated and went into Oklahoma early and claimed some of the best parcels of land
  12. a group of people who did not feel that the two main political parties were doing enough to protect their interests
  13. a philosophy that believes in the survival of the fittest
  14. a strike protesting the cut wages at Carnegie steel where the Pinkerton police were called
  15. people who bought large areas of land in the hope of selling it later for a profit
  16. a way of getting around anti monopoly laws, businesses were controlled but not owned by one company

31 Clues: how wide a track is (this became standard) • He tried to organize all workers into unions • a strike in support of the eight hour work day • government should not interfere with businesses • a philosophy that believes in the survival of the fittest • when a company is in complete control of a product or service • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-17

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This act let people obtain 160 acres for a small fee
  2. People loosing everything was a _______ to move out west
  3. Lad the Knights of Labor
  4. The philosophy that suggested government ownership of business and the equal distribution of wealth
  5. People who raced into Oklahoma
  6. Federal land that was set aside for Native Americans
  7. A loose association of businesses who produce the same product
  8. People who bought large areas of land
  9. Laid a track eastward from Sacramento
  10. Created Morse Code
  11. The idea of owning land was a _____ to move out west
  12. A department of government who was in charge of makings sure there were reservations for Native Americans
  13. General Custer and his 200 men were defeated by 2000 indians
  14. This act provided 160 acres to Indian families
  15. Land Parcels measured, registered, and deeded
  16. These people were praised for creating jobs
  17. When a company is in complete control
  18. Henry Frick cut worker's wages so the Union called this strike
  19. The idea the Government shouldn't interfere
  20. laid a track west from Omaha
Down
  1. 500 Cheyenne were killed
  2. Invented the talking telegram called the telephone
  3. George Pullman treated his workers unfairly and his workers went on this strike
  4. An attempt by the government to turn Native Americans into normal people in society
  5. When a company would drop its prices low driving competitors out of business and then raise prices
  6. This Union was lead by Samuel Gompers and only allowed skilled workers
  7. is a philosophy that believes in the survival of the fittest
  8. Railroad companies cut wages and ran more double headers causing this protest
  9. Gaining control of the differences that make up the phases of a product's development
  10. People who cheated and went into Oklahoma early
  11. Workers went on strike for the eight hour work day
  12. These people stripped the world of its natural resources
  13. How companies got around anti monopoly laws

33 Clues: Created Morse Code • 500 Cheyenne were killed • Lad the Knights of Labor • laid a track west from Omaha • People who raced into Oklahoma • People who bought large areas of land • Laid a track eastward from Sacramento • When a company is in complete control • These people were praised for creating jobs • How companies got around anti monopoly laws • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-17

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is a type of police that could be hired out by anyone
  2. This was the place where both railroad tracks met up
  3. Philosophy which the government does not interfere with business
  4. Industrialists who were seen as stripping the world of resources
  5. People who bought large areas of land in hopes of selling it later for a profit
  6. Signed by president Lincoln, for a fee people could obtain 160 acres if they met certain conditions
  7. This was created by Alexander Graham Bell
  8. Gaining control of the many different businesses that make up all phases of a products development
  9. Workers willing to work during a strike
  10. a company in complete control of a product or service
  11. Businesses were controlled but not owned by one company, so not seen as a monopoly
  12. This is where workers went on strike in support of the 8 hour work day
  13. Survival of the fittest in the business world
  14. This is the last name of the man who was successful in making sleeping cars for railroads
  15. This company laid railroad track east from Sacramento
  16. This person tried to assassinate Henry Frick
Down
  1. This bridge was a symbol of American Success
  2. Record Player
  3. While the owner of this company was in Europe his partner cut wages, and the union called a strike
  4. The Bessemer process used this type of metal
  5. This group of people did not understand the idea of land ownership, they believed all land was shared
  6. This is when a company drops its prices very low, driving its competitors out of business, and then they raise the prices
  7. Person who made morse code
  8. This company laid railroad westward starting in Omaha
  9. Government ownership of businesses and the equal distribution of wealth
  10. Lead by Terence Powderly, tried to organize all people into unions
  11. Loose association of businesses that create the same product
  12. A labor union that only allowed skilled workers
  13. This is land parcels that were measured, registered, and deeded so that it belonged to you
  14. The name of Industrialists who were praised

30 Clues: Record Player • Person who made morse code • Workers willing to work during a strike • This was created by Alexander Graham Bell • The name of Industrialists who were praised • This bridge was a symbol of American Success • The Bessemer process used this type of metal • This person tried to assassinate Henry Frick • Survival of the fittest in the business world • ...

Civil War Review 2016-08-30

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. number of southern slaves that voted for Lincoln
  2. crazy white guy that tried to lead a slave uprising
  3. first state to leave the Union
  4. The name of the South during the war
  5. The first battle of the Civil War
  6. States had to decide whether or not to permit Slavery
  7. The man that assassinated Lincoln
  8. the Nothern plan to cut the Confereracy in half
  9. Winner of the 1860 election
  10. given by Lincoln, to dedicate the battlefield as a national cemetery
  11. Third state to leave the Union
  12. The main reason the South seceded was the threatening of their
Down
  1. the president of the Confederacy
  2. the place that Lee surrendered to Grant
  3. Key to the Dred Scott Decision, he did not have the right to sue becoause of this
  4. the document that was signed by Lincoln freeing the slaves from the rebellious states
  5. Former slave that used his stories to gain support for abolitionists
  6. loyalty to the interests of one's own region or section of the country, rather than to the country as a whole.
  7. single bloodiest day of the Civil War
  8. Do not oppose Slavery in the South but did oppose the spread to new territory

20 Clues: Winner of the 1860 election • first state to leave the Union • Third state to leave the Union • the president of the Confederacy • The first battle of the Civil War • The man that assassinated Lincoln • The name of the South during the war • single bloodiest day of the Civil War • the place that Lee surrendered to Grant • the Nothern plan to cut the Confereracy in half • ...

The Civil War 2019-02-11

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. commanded Confederate forces in Texas
  2. to withdraw from a larger unit one belongs to
  3. 19th Governor of Texas
  4. fought on both sides
  5. southern states
  6. a local law or piece of legislation
  7. Tom Green County is named for him
  8. Free African Americans fought for
  9. steamboat converted to gunboat
  10. rights the position that the federal government should not interfere with the states exercising their constitutional powers
Down
  1. States of American
  2. Governor of Texas in 1861
  3. the civilian world in wartime
  4. using naval vessels to prevent shipment of food and supplies into or out of ports
  5. forced enrollment of people into military service
  6. focus on the interests of one’s own region
  7. member of a volunteer committee organized to punish criminals
  8. coarse, loosely woven, homemade fabric
  9. a tax on trade
  10. drug used for fighting malaria
  11. person who supported the Union cause during the Civil War

21 Clues: a tax on trade • southern states • States of American • fought on both sides • 19th Governor of Texas • Governor of Texas in 1861 • the civilian world in wartime • drug used for fighting malaria • steamboat converted to gunboat • Tom Green County is named for him • Free African Americans fought for • a local law or piece of legislation • commanded Confederate forces in Texas • ...

The Civil War 2019-11-01

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Union soldiers during the Civil War; people from northern states
  2. the act of releasing or setting free
  3. to move back or away from
  4. an official announcement
  5. a unit of troops made up of two or more divisions
  6. an area under the control of a specific government
  7. people who are chosen to run or compete for an office, prize, or honor
  8. to undo or cancel
  9. a military officer of high rank or position
Down
  1. disagreement or argument
  2. people who worked to end slavery
  3. withdraw membership from an established group
  4. the northern states that did not secede
  5. an agreement or settlement to end a dispute
  6. to recruit or call into service
  7. a person who escapes or runs away
  8. the government formed by the states in the South
  9. large farms where crops are raised
  10. sovereignty the idea that government is created for and by the people
  11. the practice of forcing people to work without pay and no freedom to live how they want
  12. the nickname given to Confederate soldiers

21 Clues: to undo or cancel • disagreement or argument • an official announcement • to move back or away from • to recruit or call into service • people who worked to end slavery • a person who escapes or runs away • large farms where crops are raised • the act of releasing or setting free • the northern states that did not secede • the nickname given to Confederate soldiers • ...

Civil War/ Reconstruction 2012-10-22

Civil War/ Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the North and South fought in the ___ War
  2. a wooden ship plated with iron
  3. General commander of the North
  4. Union ironclad
  5. Southern forces
  6. Lincoln's plan for reconstruction
  7. President after Lincoln
  8. a new technology greatly improving gun accuracy
  9. President of the Union
  10. political opponent of Lincoln
  11. Sumter Union fort that was bombarded, starting the war
  12. Ulysses S. Grant called for ____ surrender
  13. Gettysburg lasted for ____ days
  14. Confederate ironclad
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  1. The Confederate states ____ from the Union
  2. Lee surrendered to Grant at the ____ Courthouse
  3. Any soldier who could no longer fight (killed, wounded, captured)
  4. President of the Confederacy
  5. Union Admiral who captured New Orleans
  6. the bloodiest battle of the war
  7. Thomas Jonathan "____" Jackson
  8. the Confederacy consists of ___ states that seceded
  9. the battle marking the end of the Confederate campaign
  10. Northern forces
  11. commander of the Southern forces

25 Clues: Union ironclad • Southern forces • Northern forces • Confederate ironclad • President of the Union • President after Lincoln • President of the Confederacy • political opponent of Lincoln • a wooden ship plated with iron • General commander of the North • Thomas Jonathan "____" Jackson • the bloodiest battle of the war • Gettysburg lasted for ____ days • commander of the Southern forces • ...

The Civil War 2012-04-19

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who was their first president?
  2. What was he(#68)?
  3. This battle was Lee's last clear victory of the war.
  4. Confederate soldiers fought to protect the ____.
  5. The most famous Copperhead, Ohio congressman.
  6. How old was he (#68)?
  7. This battle, fought September 19–20, 1863, marked the end of a Union offensive in southeastern Tennessee and northwestern Georgia.
  8. Northern Democrats who advocated peace with the South.
  9. The Battle of Gettysburg was significant because it ended Confederate hopes of formal recognition by ___ ____.
  10. President during the Civil War?
  11. Lincoln died on ___ 15, 1865.
  12. Name of the place where the first battle was fought.
  13. A major battle of the American Civil War, that was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
  14. Admitted as a State in the Union on June 20, 1863.
  15. How many states, in total, seceded?
  16. In April 1862, General McClellan's troops left northern Virginia to begin the ____ ____.
  17. On November 23-25, Union forces pushed Confederate troops away from _____.
  18. A series of six major battles over the seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia.
  19. A tax that takes a specified percentage of an individual’s income.
  20. Which General was held responsible for the defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run because he had failed to commit his troops to battle quickly enough and later was forced out of the army by 1863?
  21. What were Booth’s last words?
  22. An executive order issued by United States President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863.
  23. General who won several victories around Vicksburg, Mississippi.
  24. Place in Tennessee where, on April 6, 1862, Confederate forces attacked Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant.
  25. Grant’s Campaign, a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June 1864.
  26. Name of the British comedy Lincoln and his wife went to see?
  27. Where did Lee and Grant met to arrange a Confederate surrender on April 9, 1865?
  28. The ____ claimed that the Emancipation Proclamation would only prolong the war by antagonizing the South.
  29. Who was named general-in-chief of the Union army on July 11, 1862?
  30. The ______-_______ Campaign was nine months of trench warfare in which Union forces commanded by Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant assaulted Petersburg unsuccessfully.
  31. The Union inflation rate at the end of the war was ___ percent.
  32. The first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil.
  33. Where was the worst Confederate prison?
  34. From January 1863 on, it was a fight to the ____.
  35. By April 25, 1862, Flag Officer Farragut was in command of ____ ______.
  36. By late March 1865, it was clear that the end of the ____ was near.
  37. Union nurse that often cared for the sick and wounded at the front lines.
  38. In ___ (month) 1861, inexperienced northern troops confronted 25,000 raw confederate soldiers.
  39. After how many hours did the garrison surrender?
  40. Side that had the advantage in terms of industrial production.
  41. Campaign A series of American Civil War battles and maneuvers in East Tennessee during the fall of 1863.
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  1. A series of maneuvers and battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War directed against Vicksburg, Mississippi.
  2. Lincoln could not take office until ___ (month) 1861.
  3. On May 31, 1862, the Confederate army attacked and almost defeated federal forces at ___ ____.
  4. Name of Lincoln’s assassin.
  5. Battle that was fought on December 11–15, 1862.
  6. On March 9, 1862, every navy in the world took notice after the North’s ironclad ___ traded fire with the South’s ironclad Merrimack.
  7. During which act did the shooting happen?
  8. City in Alabama where the Confederate Constitution was created.
  9. A series of battles fought in June and July 1863.
  10. After how many years was the Civil War over?
  11. Although this commander was one of Robert E. Lee's best corps commanders in the East, he was unsuccessful in his role as an independent commander in the West.
  12. Who obtained government jobs for the first time?
  13. Those States formed the ___ ___ __ ____.
  14. Weapons more accurate than old-fashioned muskets, soldiers could load them more quickly and therefore fire more rounds during battle.
  15. General Quincy A. Gillmore battered Fort ____ into submission in less than two days (April 10-11, 1862).
  16. Federal supply ship that dropped its anchor off the coast of New Jersey on April 18, 1861.
  17. Where did he hit the president with the pistol?
  18. Battle that followed the bloody but inconclusive Battle of the Wilderness.
  19. The Union commanding general?
  20. A draft that would force certain members of the population to serve in the army.
  21. Cautious, longterm strategy? Anaconda Plan
  22. Fell to Confederate General Jackson on September 15, along with a great number of men and a large body of supplies.
  23. President that was blamed for not holding the seceders in the Union by sheer force?
  24. Who commanded Confederate soldiers?
  25. Northerners and Confederates alike expected a ___ war.
  26. Percent of voters that preferred some other candidate?
  27. A court order that requires authorities to bring a person held in jail before the court to determine why he or she is being jailed.
  28. In July 1864, General ____ ____ led his forces into Maryland to relieve the pressure on Lee's army.
  29. Where did the states vote to secede?
  30. Lincoln replaced general McDowell with general George B. ____.
  31. Which foreign country was no longer dependent on Southern cotton?

72 Clues: What was he(#68)? • How old was he (#68)? • Name of Lincoln’s assassin. • Lincoln died on ___ 15, 1865. • What were Booth’s last words? • The Union commanding general? • Who was their first president? • President during the Civil War? • How many states, in total, seceded? • Who commanded Confederate soldiers? • Where did the states vote to secede? • ...

Civil War Vocab 2012-04-22

Civil War Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. goods that have been imported or exported illegally
  2. military blockade of a city or building trying to make them surrender
  3. first battle of the civil war
  4. to cut off food, supplies or communication
  5. ship that runs through or around a naval blockade.
  6. act of withdrawing from an organization union
  7. theatre where Lincoln was assassinated
  8. analgesic and narcotic drug
  9. "Honest ___"
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  1. indirect fire weapon that fires explosive projectiles
  2. enlisted in service and deserted asap after recieving the bounty
  3. northerner who sympathized with the South
  4. steam propelled warship
  5. a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater
  6. having or relating to a system of government in which several form a unity
  7. military strategy by General Scott
  8. a union of persons, parties, or states
  9. a movement to end slavery
  10. confederate capital
  11. military operations intended to achieve a certain objective

20 Clues: "Honest ___" • confederate capital • steam propelled warship • a movement to end slavery • analgesic and narcotic drug • first battle of the civil war • military strategy by General Scott • a union of persons, parties, or states • theatre where Lincoln was assassinated • northerner who sympathized with the South • to cut off food, supplies or communication • ...

civil war slangs 2015-05-27

civil war slangs crossword puzzle
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  1. - good for you
  2. - complain
  3. - exclamation meaning, &'terrific!' or 'hurrah!'
  4. - nonsense
  5. - to take leave, to disappear
  6. - if that don't beat all
  7. - haversack
  8. liquor
  9. - big wigs, important people
  10. - refers to men on sick call; named after blue pill.
  11. - braggart, bully
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  1. - Absent With Out Leave
  2. - been through a lot, seen it all
  3. - to camp without formal shelter or in temporary circumstances
  4. - to admit the truth, to confess a lie, or acknowledge an obvious personal shortcoming
  5. - bad person, good for nothing
  6. - a long, sharp knife
  7. - lice
  8. - stomach
  9. - trick or deceive
  10. – malingerer, someone who deliberately lags behind to forage or

21 Clues: liquor • - lice • - stomach • - complain • - nonsense • - haversack • - good for you • - braggart, bully • - trick or deceive • - a long, sharp knife • - Absent With Out Leave • - if that don't beat all • - big wigs, important people • - to take leave, to disappear • - bad person, good for nothing • - been through a lot, seen it all • - exclamation meaning, &'terrific!' or 'hurrah!' • ...

civil war terms 2015-05-27

civil war terms crossword puzzle
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  1. (pronounced ab-uh-tee, ab-uh-tis, uh-bat-ee, or uh-bat-is) A line of trees, chopped down and placed with their branches facing the enemy, used to strengthen fortifications. See image »
  2. Blue Flag": Extremely popular Confederate song named after the first flag of the Confederacy, which had one white star on a blue background. The lyrics listed each state in the order in which they seceded from the Union.
  3. A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored.
  4. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery.
  5. The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports.
  6. States: The states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri. Although these states did not officially join the Confederacy, many of their citizens supported the South.
  7. The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps. There were 16 Union armies (named after rivers, such as the Army of the Potomac) and 23 Confederate armies (named after states or regions, such as the Army of Northern Virginia). 1 company = 50 to 100 men, 10 companies = 1 regiment, about 4 regiments = 1 brigade, 2 to 5 brigades = 1 division, 2 or more divisions = 1 corps, 1 or more corps = 1 army.
  8. (pronounced an-tee-bel-uhm) A term often used to describe the United States of America before the outbreak of the Civil War.
  9. Barriers which were about breast-high and protected sold
  10. Raised platform or mound allowing an artillery piece to be fired over a fortification's walls without exposing the gun crew to enemy fire.
  11. Blanket or other bedding rolled up and carried over the shoulder by a soldier. Sometimes soldiers would include personal belongings in their bedroll.
  12. To lie in wait for an unexpected attack.
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  1. The basic unit of soldiers in an artillery regiment; similar to a company in an infantry regiment. Batteries included 6 cannon (with the horses, ammunition, and equipment needed to move and fire them), 155 men, a captain, 30 other officers, 2 buglers, 52 drivers, and 70 cannoneers. As the War dragged on, very few batteries fought at full strength. A battery can also be the position on a battlefield where cannon are located. See image »
  2. to Top ^
  3. The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming.
  4. A two-wheeled or four-wheeled wagon or cart used to transport wounded or sick soldiers. See image »
  5. A large gap or "hole" in a fortification's walls or embankments caused by artillery or mines, exposing the inside of the fortification to assault. See image »
  6. A soldier who was appointed by an officer to be his confidential assistant. The aide wrote and delivered orders and held a position of responsibility which required him to know troop positions and where officer quarters were located. The aide-de-camp was an officer by virtue of his position and he took orders from his commander only.
  7. (pronounced BIH-voo-ack) Temporary soldier encampment in which soldiers were provided no shelter other than what could be assembled quickly, such as branches; sleeping in the open. See image »
  8. The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired.
  9. (pronounced bay-uh-net) A metal blade, like a long knife or short sword, that could be attached to the end of a musket or rifle-musket and used as a spear or pike in hand-to-hand combat.
  10. A field fortification which was made to absorb the shock of artillery strikes. It was constructed of heavy timbers and its roof was covered with soil. See image »
  11. Cannon or other large caliber firearms; a branch of the army armed with cannon. See image»
  12. A place where weapons and other military supplies are manufactured.

24 Clues: to Top ^ • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack. • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery. • Barriers which were about breast-high and protected sold • The science of growing crops or raising livestock; farming. • A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored. • The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired. • ...

Civil War Vocabulary 2014-12-07

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Nebraska act: 1) an example popular sovereignty 2) The states could choose if they wanted to be slave states or free states
  2. of 1860: 1) The final event that led to the Civil War 2) Abraham Lincoln, John Breckenridge, John Bell, and Stephen Douglas ran for president
  3. 1) grew because of the cotton gin 2) abolitionist tried to end this
  4. Atlanta campaign: 1) aka Sherman's march though Georgia 2) led two seep rate military campaigns in the state of Georgia
  5. Stephens: 1) was governor of Georgia 2) unionist who resisted slavery till the very end
  6. compromise: 1) the north and south allowed a state to be admitted to the union as a slave state then they added a free state 2) created the 36 30' parallel
  7. 1) The "turning point" of the Civil War 2) The South retreated back to Virginia
  8. 1) brought nothing but their labor 2) had to buy tools from the landowner
  9. farmer: 1) owned their own tools 2) owned their own animals
  10. amendment: 1) made African Americans citizens of the United States 2) required that African Americans are given the same rights as all U.S. Citizens
  11. compromise of 1850: 1) California was admitted as a free state 2) the fugitive slave act was created
  12. platform: 1) Led by Alexander Stephens 2) prevented a civil war for 11 years
  13. Scott case: 1) A slave was suing his owner 2) the slave lost and was returned to his owner
  14. codes: 1) laws that said blacks could not vote, testify against whites in court, and serve as jurors 2) they created the 14th amendment because of these
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  1. runners: 1) private citizens who took the risk of invading the Union blockade for the chance at huge profits 2) we're suppose to make it to Europe and back
  2. plan: 1) aka the union blockade 2) prevented the south from shipping cotton to England
  3. slave act: 1) the return of runaway slaves 2) was included in the the compromise of 1850
  4. Klux Klan: 1) began 1867 in Tennessee 2) intimidated freed blacks and white republicans
  5. march to the sea: 1) began November 15, 1864 and ended December 21, 1864 2) an attempt to capture savannah
  6. 1) a Prisoner of war camp 2) located in Macon county
  7. amendment: 1) officially ended slavery 2) due to the passage of this, Georgia was readmitted to the union
  8. address; 1) a famous speech president Abraham Lincoln gave 2) after the "turning point" of the war battle
  9. rights: 1) one of the major conflicts of the civil war 2) the amount of power the local and federal governments had to make decision
  10. McNeal Turner: 1) most prominent black legislator 2) elected to the constitutional convention of 1867 and the Georgia House of Representatives

24 Clues: 1) a Prisoner of war camp 2) located in Macon county • farmer: 1) owned their own tools 2) owned their own animals • 1) grew because of the cotton gin 2) abolitionist tried to end this • 1) brought nothing but their labor 2) had to buy tools from the landowner • platform: 1) Led by Alexander Stephens 2) prevented a civil war for 11 years • ...

The Civil War 2014-03-20

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To exit/leave
  2. An important city in the South
  3. A general who led a march through the South
  4. Cannon or firearms
  5. Another name for the South
  6. A mixture of flour, water, and salt
  7. A famous general for the North
  8. A calvary general who fought in the battle of Gettysburg
  9. A military officer
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  1. A famous general for the South
  2. Small, sharp pieces of metal, wood or other material
  3. A war within a country
  4. A rough line of men who are posted to keep watch for enemies so the army has time to react
  5. The President at the time
  6. Another name for a person who lives in the North
  7. Another name for the North
  8. A battle that was thought to be the turning point of the war
  9. A type of gun that was used at this time
  10. A section of an army that is mounted on horses
  11. Blocking supply routes and escape routes of a city forcing them to surrender

20 Clues: To exit/leave • Cannon or firearms • A military officer • A war within a country • The President at the time • Another name for the North • Another name for the South • A famous general for the South • An important city in the South • A famous general for the North • A mixture of flour, water, and salt • A type of gun that was used at this time • ...

Civil War Episodes 2016-03-30

Civil War Episodes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Another name for it is Elkhorn Tavern
  2. Happened in Phillips County
  3. Happened in Clevland County
  4. Happened on May 1-2
  5. Happened in Quachita County
  6. Also known as Lake Chicot
  7. Also known as Back Bone Mountain
  8. Happened on August 27
  9. Also Known as Gum Grove
  10. Happened in Grant County
  11. Was in 12th Arkansas Infantry
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  1. Happened in Jefferson County
  2. Happened on November 28
  3. Happened on June 17,1862
  4. Also known as Little Rock
  5. Also Known as Cotton Plant
  6. Happened on April 3-4
  7. Was in 33rd Arkansas Infantry
  8. Also known as the battle of Fayetteville
  9. Another name for it is Fort HindMan

20 Clues: Happened on May 1-2 • Happened on April 3-4 • Happened on August 27 • Happened on November 28 • Also Known as Gum Grove • Happened on June 17,1862 • Happened in Grant County • Also known as Little Rock • Also known as Lake Chicot • Also Known as Cotton Plant • Happened in Phillips County • Happened in Clevland County • Happened in Quachita County • Happened in Jefferson County • ...

Civil War Episodes 2016-03-30

Civil War Episodes crossword puzzle
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  1. Happened in Quachita County
  2. Also known as Lake Chicot
  3. Happened on April 3-4
  4. Happened on June 17,1862
  5. Also known as Back Bone Mountain
  6. Another name for it is Elkhorn Tavern
  7. Happened on August 27
  8. Was in 12th Arkansas Infantry
  9. Happened on November 28
  10. Also known as the battle of Fayetteville
  11. Happened on May 1-2
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  1. Happened in Grant County
  2. Also Known as Cotton Plant
  3. Happened in Jefferson County
  4. Also Known as Gum Grove
  5. Another name for it is Fort HindMan
  6. Was in 33rd Arkansas Infantry
  7. Happened in Clevland County
  8. Also known as Little Rock
  9. Happened in Phillips County

20 Clues: Happened on May 1-2 • Happened on April 3-4 • Happened on August 27 • Also Known as Gum Grove • Happened on November 28 • Happened in Grant County • Happened on June 17,1862 • Also known as Lake Chicot • Also known as Little Rock • Also Known as Cotton Plant • Happened in Quachita County • Happened in Clevland County • Happened in Phillips County • Happened in Jefferson County • ...

Civil War Review 2024-01-29

Civil War Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first major city burned down by Sherman
  2. one of the countries the Confederacy wished to get the support of
  3. Capital of the Confederacy
  4. strategy of destroying enemies supplies and morale
  5. Civil War began here (no deaths)
  6. President of Union
  7. first major sea battle, gave Union base of operations in South
  8. commander of Union
  9. Union wanted to control this river to cut the South in half.
  10. bloodiest battle of the war, turning point for the Union
  11. a formal withdrawal of a group or states from a government or country.
  12. Union put this in place to stop the Confederacy from getting goods in or out of their ports.
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  1. first state to secede from the Union
  2. bloodiest one day battle in US History
  3. North's military plan
  4. What the Confederates used to get around
  5. first confederate submarine to sink a Union ship
  6. commander of Confederacy
  7. SC city burned down by Sherman
  8. President of Confederacy
  9. wooden ship armed with iron covering
  10. led a march through the south destroying cities along the way
  11. first major land battle of the Civil War

23 Clues: President of Union • commander of Union • North's military plan • commander of Confederacy • President of Confederacy • Capital of the Confederacy • SC city burned down by Sherman • Civil War began here (no deaths) • first state to secede from the Union • wooden ship armed with iron covering • bloodiest one day battle in US History • first major city burned down by Sherman • ...

Civil War Causes 2024-02-05

Civil War Causes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first state to secede from the Union
  2. a compromise made to settle debates between the north and south stating California could enter the Union as a free state, but the northwest territory would use popular sovereignty to decide whether they are free or slave
  3. South's view on the nation at the time
  4. Union advantage
  5. a book written to show the evils of slavery that angered the south, as they thought it was false
  6. debate in which the winner would get a seat in the senate
  7. Confederate advantage
  8. an invention that helped separate cottons fiber from the seeds, increasing the production of cotton, and therefore slavery
  9. presidential election won by Lincoln in 1860 which angered the south as they viewed Lincoln as a threat to slavery, their way of life
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  1. Confederate advantage
  2. 5 slave states that chose to stay in the Union including: Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri
  3. violence erupting in Kansas as a result of a race to determine the outcome of the election of whether it would be free or slave
  4. military leader for the south that could not fight against his home state, Virginia
  5. 11 states that seceded from the union including: Virginia, South Carolina, Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Texas, North Carolina, and Mississippi
  6. when the civil war officially started due to the battle at Ft. Sumter, where the south wanted to gain control of the fort, South Carolina was the first to attack
  7. document proposing all new territory added to the U.S. will be free states
  8. Union advantage
  9. a law stating that all runaway slaves must be returned to the south and helping them escape to freedom would result in having to pay a fine or jail time
  10. Union advantage
  11. a radical abolitionist who tried to end slavery by giving weapons to slaves
  12. president of the confederacy
  13. capital of confederate states
  14. the original 19 free states that wanted to prevent the south from starting their own country including: Maine, New York, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, California, Nevada, and Oregon
  15. a court case where an African American was denied his freedom after his master died
  16. a law deciding Kansas would use popular sovereignty to decide whether it would be free or slave
  17. president of the Union

26 Clues: Union advantage • Union advantage • Union advantage • Confederate advantage • Confederate advantage • president of the Union • president of the confederacy • capital of confederate states • South's view on the nation at the time • the first state to secede from the Union • debate in which the winner would get a seat in the senate • ...

civil war puzzle 2023-03-01

civil war puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. relied on manufacture
  2. to leaving
  3. a debat about what states are free or inslaved
  4. sued for his freedom
  5. relied on slavery
  6. union president
  7. to get rid of
  8. a memorial
  9. against slavery
  10. union soldier
  11. someone that works for free with no choice
  12. confederate president
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  1. first shot of the civil war
  2. the document that set slaves free
  3. a battle of the north trying to controlle the souths railroads
  4. states that allow slavery but stayed with the union
  5. destroyed everything
  6. the main cause of the whole distribute
  7. a event in the compromise between the south and north about slavery
  8. north
  9. south

21 Clues: north • south • to leaving • a memorial • to get rid of • union soldier • union president • against slavery • relied on slavery • destroyed everything • sued for his freedom • relied on manufacture • confederate president • first shot of the civil war • the document that set slaves free • the main cause of the whole distribute • someone that works for free with no choice • ...

Civil War Tricker 2023-02-15

Civil War Tricker crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To rush towards the enemy
  2. A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored
  3. The distance around the inside of a gun barrel
  4. To lie in wait for an unexpected attack
  5. A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot
  6. Freedom from slavery
  7. To go an opposite way and surprise the enemy
  8. A breech loading single shot rifle
  9. A crop such as tobacco or cotton which was grown to be sold for cash
  10. Cannon or other large caliber firearms
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  1. A fortified location where powder or supplies is stored
  2. Loyal to the government of the United States
  3. The science of growing crops or raising live stock
  4. A metal blade, like a long knife or short sword that could be attached to the end of a musket or rifle
  5. Loyal to the Confederacy
  6. A large gap or hole in a forts walls cause by mines or bombs
  7. Manufacturing goods from raw materials
  8. The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving southern ports
  9. The long metal tube on a gun through which a projectile is fired
  10. To practice marching, military formations

20 Clues: Freedom from slavery • Loyal to the Confederacy • To rush towards the enemy • A breech loading single shot rifle • Manufacturing goods from raw materials • Cannon or other large caliber firearms • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack • To practice marching, military formations • Loyal to the government of the United States • To go an opposite way and surprise the enemy • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-02-22

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The idea that the South had the authority to nullify tariffs placed on goods.
  2. The south had to fight a _________ war to win.
  3. Who won the election of 1860?
  4. Mainly the northern states, fighting to keep the Union together and to make slavery illegal.
  5. Strategy used by the Union to try and take over the South; take control of mississippi river and split the South in two.
  6. Abraham Lincoln said that he would stop the ______ of slavery.
  7. The speach preformed by Abraham Lincoln stating that in order to end the war, slavery must be abolished.
  8. Used to blockade and stop union ships from entering or leaving.
  9. A person who flees or tries to escape.
  10. The __________ __________ states that all slaves would be free as of January 1, 1863.
  11. The man who created a march that burned and demolished many southern towns and cities.
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  1. The compromise that banned slavery north of the 36° 30' line.
  2. When starting the war the Union already had an ____ and a ____.
  3. The act that allowed Kansas and Nebraska to choose if they wanted to be a free or slave state.
  4. The decision to consider slaves as "property" and they would not be free, even in states that didn't allow slavery.
  5. Most people died because of ________ during the Civil War.
  6. The bloodiest battle in American history.
  7. To formally break away in a political state.
  8. Mainly the southern states, fighting for the right to keep slavery legal.
  9. The states that allowed slavery but refused to leave the Union.

20 Clues: Who won the election of 1860? • A person who flees or tries to escape. • The bloodiest battle in American history. • To formally break away in a political state. • The south had to fight a _________ war to win. • Most people died because of ________ during the Civil War. • The compromise that banned slavery north of the 36° 30' line. • ...

Civil War Causes 2024-04-11

Civil War Causes crossword puzzle
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  1. _ Slave Act
  2. _ of 1850
  3. Political Party that Lincoln was a part of
  4. Side that was pro-slavery
  5. It was the first modern _
  6. Side that was anti-slavery
  7. _ Nebraska Act
  8. Main cause of the war
  9. Someone who supported the Union
  10. Location of secession meeting
  11. Carolina First state to secede
  12. Uncle Tom's _
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  1. _ rights, states enforce laws
  2. _ rights, laws throughout country, not just states
  3. Number of states that seceded
  4. President that the Confederacy didn't like
  5. Kansas _ Act
  6. _ decision, Supreme Court case
  7. Amount of states that seceded first
  8. _ 54th
  9. Someone who thought secession was the only option

21 Clues: _ 54th • _ of 1850 • _ Slave Act • Kansas _ Act • Uncle Tom's _ • _ Nebraska Act • Main cause of the war • Side that was pro-slavery • It was the first modern _ • Side that was anti-slavery • _ rights, states enforce laws • Number of states that seceded • Location of secession meeting • _ decision, Supreme Court case • Carolina First state to secede • Someone who supported the Union • ...

Civil War Vocabulary 2024-03-18

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. reward or payment
  2. device used electric signals to send messages
  3. rules focusing on behavior punishment of enslaved people
  4. paper money
  5. System for sending messages using dots and dashes
  6. to formally join military
  7. System selecting people to military service
  8. place to store weapons and military equipment
  9. Unfair opinion not based on facts
  10. Strategy of bringing war to entire society
  11. conflict between citizens of the same country
  12. trade of enslaved people within U.S.
  13. person opposed to immigration
  14. Soldier who is killed, wounded; or missing in battle
Down
  1. System of cooperation to aid those enslaved people escaped
  2. extreme shortage of food
  3. farmer who owns small farm
  4. unfair treatment based on prejudice
  5. ability to read and write
  6. to withdraw break away from a nation
  7. work stoppage by employees as a protest
  8. African American religious folk song
  9. plantation manager
  10. State between north and south
  11. person who is running away from way from legal authority

25 Clues: paper money • reward or payment • plantation manager • extreme shortage of food • ability to read and write • to formally join military • farmer who owns small farm • State between north and south • person opposed to immigration • Unfair opinion not based on facts • unfair treatment based on prejudice • to withdraw break away from a nation • African American religious folk song • ...

The Civil War 2024-03-18

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 1864 running mate for #2
  2. Illinois Senator, 1-1 against Lincoln
  3. Conf. VP Alexander Stephens believed this was slavery for the CSA
  4. "_____________ Plan"
  5. Potential European ally for the CSA
  6. To leave
  7. Actor & assassin
  8. Democratic violation of the answer to #1
  9. President, elected in 1861
  10. Site of a significant battle (and speech)
  11. Disagreed with their eastern counterparts over secession
  12. Last battle of the Civil War
  13. River captured by the union due to #37
  14. Northern advantage (banks, railroads, etc.)
  15. All black regiment that fought at Ft. Wagner
  16. Arguably the best military officer the US had until 1861
  17. Sectional political party opposed to slavery's expansion
  18. Site of the most famous work of #17
  19. as in the impact the answer to #50 had on slavery
  20. The North
  21. Effect of the wealthy buying their way out of required military service
  22. See #46
Down
  1. 1820 attempt at settling free/slave state debate
  2. President, elected in 1860
  3. Name (informally) for the 11 states that left the Union
  4. The first state to leave the Union
  5. Advantage for the CSA (Ex: "Stonewall" Jackson & #38)
  6. Violent stroll to the beach, led by the answer to #35
  7. Lack of enforcement upset the South
  8. Slaveholding states in the Union
  9. Armory stormed by #36
  10. Civil War Prequel
  11. Promoted to Lieutenant General in 1864
  12. Agreed with #41s on slavery in the West
  13. Territory that was allowed to use #19 to decide if it would be open to slavery
  14. First battle of the Civil War
  15. Democratic Presidential candidate, 1860
  16. Potential European ally for the CSA
  17. Predecessor to #18 and architect of #11
  18. Capital of the CSA
  19. Territory that was allowed to use #19 to decide if it would be open to slavery
  20. See #9
  21. Radical abolitionist involved in both #15 and #16
  22. Turning point for the Union in the West.
  23. King of the South
  24. Number of Southern states that #2 won in the 1860 election
  25. Ltrs. that may appear next to #6 and #26
  26. Its introduction made #1 difficult
  27. Taney's controversial 1856 ruling
  28. Abolitionist novel banned in the South

50 Clues: See #9 • See #46 • To leave • The North • Actor & assassin • Civil War Prequel • King of the South • Capital of the CSA • "_____________ Plan" • Armory stormed by #36 • 1864 running mate for #2 • President, elected in 1860 • President, elected in 1861 • Last battle of the Civil War • First battle of the Civil War • Slaveholding states in the Union • Taney's controversial 1856 ruling • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-04-15

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first submarine
  2. Added Clifornia
  3. Made Kansas and Nebraska
  4. President of the Union
  5. Gun made to fire bullets really fast
  6. Total death count of The civil war
  7. Important document signed regarding the line where slavery was illegal (compromise)
  8. Was used to communicate from the battle
  9. Famous abolitionist
Down
  1. Famous Document signed by Abraham Lincoln
  2. President of the Confederate states
  3. Union General
  4. Freed slaves through underground railroad
  5. Helped move soldiers and goods to places faster over land
  6. Confederate general
  7. Were made to carry wounded soldiers off of the battle field
  8. Sued for his freedom but lost
  9. Located at the entrance of Charleston harbor
  10. The treaty was signed at this courthouse
  11. When a country goes to war against itself

20 Clues: Union General • Added Clifornia • The first submarine • Confederate general • Famous abolitionist • President of the Union • Made Kansas and Nebraska • Sued for his freedom but lost • Total death count of The civil war • President of the Confederate states • Gun made to fire bullets really fast • Was used to communicate from the battle • The treaty was signed at this courthouse • ...

Civil War Project 2024-04-08

Civil War Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The party opposed to letting slavery spread into the new states
  2. It let California join as a free state, but caused the fugitive slave act
  3. Someone against slavery
  4. The idea that states are more powerful than the country
  5. The a mouth of states that seceded
  6. The color the Confederate troops wore
  7. The South did this in response of Lincoln being elected president
  8. We fought the civil war over this
  9. This party emerged during this time period
  10. A state can deem a law unconstitutional
Down
  1. An agreement that says anything over Missouri is free
  2. The ____ court case decided that black people were slaves no matter where they went
  3. It let the people vote on whether or not they wanted the state free
  4. The South seceded and became this
  5. Capital of the Confederate
  6. Lincoln is elected president of the United States
  7. The color the Union troops wore
  8. Capital of the United States
  9. First states to leave the United States
  10. President of the Confederate
  11. President of the USA

21 Clues: President of the USA • Someone against slavery • Capital of the Confederate • Capital of the United States • President of the Confederate • The color the Union troops wore • The South seceded and became this • We fought the civil war over this • The a mouth of states that seceded • The color the Confederate troops wore • First states to leave the United States • ...

Civil War Crossword 2024-05-07

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Slave States that did not join the Confederacy
  2. Convinced Lincoln to form the U.S. Sanitary Commission
  3. Constitutional defense against illegal imprisonment
  4. Southern general who Lee put in charge on the third day to attack the Union Line
  5. Angel of the Battlefield and founded the American Red Cross
  6. Famous for nickname
  7. Lincoln grew impatient with him- he took much time to start his attack
  8. Made a two-part strategy to destroy the South's economy
  9. Demolished civilian and economic resources
  10. First shots fired to begin the Civil War
Down
  1. Dedication speech given by Lincoln on the Battlefields
  2. Admiral for the Union Army
  3. Releasing of slaves which became a different issue
  4. Ended up getting his wish when he wanted to be in the attack part of the war
  5. Bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history
  6. Peace Democrats enemies and against abolition and war
  7. Ships armored with iron
  8. Led troops at Harpers Ferry
  9. Three-day battle that ended the South from winning the Civil War
  10. Escaped slaves given the ability to fight in the Union Army

20 Clues: Famous for nickname • Ships armored with iron • Admiral for the Union Army • Led troops at Harpers Ferry • First shots fired to begin the Civil War • Demolished civilian and economic resources • Bloodiest single-day battle in U.S. history • Slave States that did not join the Confederacy • Releasing of slaves which became a different issue • ...

Civil War 25 2024-06-06

Civil War 25 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Long, narrow ditch used in fortifications.
  2. - To associate with the enemy in a friendly way.
  3. - Site of a significant Union siege.
  4. - To move troops into position for action.
  5. - A deadlock or stalemate.
  6. - A celebration, often marking an end of conflict.
  7. - Skilled marksman.
  8. - Battle at the end of the Seven Days Battles.
Down
  1. - A dance style popular during the Civil War era.
  2. - Unharmed or not injured.
  3. - Confederate general known for Pickett's Charge.
  4. - Battle in Georgia during Sherman's campaign.
  5. - Food supplies allocated to soldiers.
  6. - Confederate general famous for his tactics.
  7. - Military supplies, particularly weapons and ammunition.
  8. - Battle in the Seven Days Battles.
  9. - British rifle used by both sides.
  10. - Messenger who delivers military orders.
  11. - Opening in a wall for shooting.
  12. - Farmer owning their own land, often found in the Southern states.

20 Clues: - Skilled marksman. • - Unharmed or not injured. • - A deadlock or stalemate. • - Opening in a wall for shooting. • - Battle in the Seven Days Battles. • - British rifle used by both sides. • - Site of a significant Union siege. • - Food supplies allocated to soldiers. • - Messenger who delivers military orders. • - To move troops into position for action. • ...

Civil War 27 2024-06-06

Civil War 27 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Pouch for carrying ammunition.
  2. - Leader of the Union during the Civil War.
  3. - Incapacitated with fatal wounds.
  4. - Climbed over, often relating to walls during assault.
  5. - Non-commissioned officer.
  6. - Mercy shown to a defeated opponent.
  7. - Obstruction formed of tree branches.
  8. - Steep slope or long cliff.
  9. - To unfold or spread out, especially a flag.
  10. - Building used to house troops.
  11. - Responsible for military supplies in a unit.
  12. - Heated cannonball.
Down
  1. - Hostile force entering a territory.
  2. - Central element holding various parts together.
  3. - Legislative measure passed by both houses.
  4. - Small fort or stronghold.
  5. - Outwork in fortification.
  6. - Soldier positioned to guard the side of a formation.
  7. - Backpack used by soldiers.
  8. - Formation of troops arranged for battle.

20 Clues: - Heated cannonball. • - Small fort or stronghold. • - Outwork in fortification. • - Non-commissioned officer. • - Steep slope or long cliff. • - Backpack used by soldiers. • - Pouch for carrying ammunition. • - Building used to house troops. • - Incapacitated with fatal wounds. • - Hostile force entering a territory. • - Mercy shown to a defeated opponent. • ...

Civil War 34 2024-06-07

Civil War 34 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Small armed vessels used during the war.
  2. - Soft, boggy ground; difficult situation.
  3. - Soldier who operates artillery.
  4. - Act providing land to settlers.
  5. - Military weapons, ammunition, and equipment.
  6. - The act of guiding or managing a group.
  7. - Duty shift for soldiers during nighttime.
  8. - To create or perform without preparation.
  9. - The killing or wounding of people, especially in conflict.
  10. - Deceptive or pretended blow, thrust, or other movement.
Down
  1. - State of being divided or separated, a key theme of the war.
  2. - Raider or plunderer, often a guerrilla fighter.
  3. - Mandatory enlistment in the military.
  4. - Strategic meeting point, often for railroads.
  5. - Surrounded by conflict or difficulties.
  6. - To form into a group working together, metaphorically relating to the Union army.
  7. - A defensive wall of a fortification.
  8. - Prisoner released on the promise not to fight again.
  9. - Casualty status for soldiers who died in battle.
  10. - Person who avoids their duty, often used in a military context.

20 Clues: - Soldier who operates artillery. • - Act providing land to settlers. • - A defensive wall of a fortification. • - Mandatory enlistment in the military. • - Surrounded by conflict or difficulties. • - The act of guiding or managing a group. • - Small armed vessels used during the war. • - Soft, boggy ground; difficult situation. • ...

Civil War 35 2024-06-07

Civil War 35 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Compulsory recruitment for military service.
  2. - Soldier posted on guard duty.
  3. - Surprise attack from a concealed position.
  4. - President of the United States during the Civil War.
  5. - Area where a battle is fought.
  6. - Slang for secession
  7. - A low protective wall along the edge of a roof or fortification.
  8. - Ricochet or bounce back, often used metaphorically.
  9. - Hard biscuit eaten by soldiers.
  10. - Open area surrounded by buildings, often found in military camps.
  11. - Person who secretly collects and reports information on enemy activities.
  12. - To strengthen a place with defensive works.
Down
  1. - About to happen, often in the context of battle.
  2. - Pro-Union guerrilla fighter.
  3. - Long, narrow ditches used in fortifications and battles.
  4. - Guarding or accompanying for protection.
  5. - List of soldiers in a unit.
  6. - Group of artillery guns.
  7. - Temporary promotion for extraordinary service.
  8. - Border state with divided loyalties.
  9. - An early type of rapid-fire weapon.
  10. - Soldier who serves in the cavalry.

22 Clues: - Slang for secession • - Group of artillery guns. • - List of soldiers in a unit. • - Pro-Union guerrilla fighter. • - Soldier posted on guard duty. • - Area where a battle is fought. • - Hard biscuit eaten by soldiers. • - Soldier who serves in the cavalry. • - An early type of rapid-fire weapon. • - Border state with divided loyalties. • ...

Civil War 46 2024-06-07

Civil War 46 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Type of ironclad warship.
  2. - Smoothbore firearm used by infantry.
  3. - Organized movement of troops.
  4. - Military weapons, ammunition, and equipment.
  5. - Civilian military force.
  6. - Prepare and organize troops for active service.
  7. - Injured in a way that leads to death.
  8. - Place where bodies are kept.
  9. - Skilled shooter.
  10. - Person who carries messages, especially in a military context.
Down
  1. - Early machine gun.
  2. - Open rebellion against authority.
  3. - Combative and aggressive in support of a cause.
  4. - Conical bullet used in rifled muskets.
  5. - Movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.
  6. - Artillery piece that launches explosive shells.
  7. - Military rank above captain.
  8. - Raider or plunderer, often a guerrilla fighter.
  9. - Award for bravery or service.
  10. - Assemble troops for inspection or preparation.

20 Clues: - Skilled shooter. • - Early machine gun. • - Civilian military force. • - Type of ironclad warship. • - Military rank above captain. • - Place where bodies are kept. • - Organized movement of troops. • - Award for bravery or service. • - Open rebellion against authority. • - Smoothbore firearm used by infantry. • - Injured in a way that leads to death. • ...

The Civil War 2023-05-10

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cnwcdsh
  2. djdadlkjd
  3. dajkndanjnd
  4. djnsdadajnd
  5. dnjasndjnd
  6. cndjcdwjnc
  7. find cejc
  8. dnjndhebhewb
  9. djdjawdnjd
  10. cjcwn
  11. dnjdnsdjnd
Down
  1. lol
  2. jfrfve
  3. djewjdhjewhd
  4. djdnajdnh
  5. djnjwadjnd
  6. dhjdhjkdj
  7. dnjasndjndj
  8. njdc
  9. ndjasndjad

20 Clues: lol • njdc • cjcwn • jfrfve • cnwcdsh • djdadlkjd • djdnajdnh • dhjdhjkdj • find cejc • djnjwadjnd • dnjasndjnd • cndjcdwjnc • ndjasndjad • djdjawdnjd • dnjdnsdjnd • dajkndanjnd • djnsdadajnd • dnjasndjndj • djewjdhjewhd • dnjndhebhewb

Civil War puzzle 2023-05-03

Civil War puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. longest battle of the war
  2. gave the Gettysburg address
  3. had way more supplies
  4. fedral general in cheif when lincoln took office
  5. killed his son in war.
  6. corps commander
  7. Abrham lincoln promoted it.
  8. Secretary of the navy
  9. States that were on the borer of the north and the south.
  10. General for the north
  11. took winfeild scotts position
  12. run first battle of the war
Down
  1. nickname for people in the union
  2. were the underdogs
  3. president of the confederate states of america
  4. shot abrham lincoln
  5. last battle of the war
  6. left the north
  7. what divided the united states
  8. shortest battle of the war
  9. General for the south
  10. nickname for people fighting for the confederate states of america
  11. won the civil war

23 Clues: left the north • corps commander • won the civil war • were the underdogs • shot abrham lincoln • had way more supplies • General for the south • Secretary of the navy • General for the north • last battle of the war • killed his son in war. • longest battle of the war • shortest battle of the war • gave the Gettysburg address • Abrham lincoln promoted it. • took winfeild scotts position • ...

Civil War puzzle 2023-05-03

Civil War puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. longest battle of the war
  2. gave the Gettysburg address
  3. had way more supplies
  4. fedral general in cheif when lincoln took office
  5. killed his son in war.
  6. corps commander
  7. Abrham lincoln promoted it.
  8. Secretary of the navy
  9. States that were on the borer of the north and the south.
  10. General for the north
  11. took winfeild scotts position
  12. run first battle of the war
Down
  1. nickname for people in the union
  2. were the underdogs
  3. president of the confederate states of america
  4. shot abrham lincoln
  5. last battle of the war
  6. left the north
  7. what divided the united states
  8. shortest battle of the war
  9. General for the south
  10. nickname for people fighting for the confederate states of america
  11. won the civil war

23 Clues: left the north • corps commander • won the civil war • were the underdogs • shot abrham lincoln • had way more supplies • General for the south • Secretary of the navy • General for the north • last battle of the war • killed his son in war. • longest battle of the war • shortest battle of the war • gave the Gettysburg address • Abrham lincoln promoted it. • took winfeild scotts position • ...

The Civil War 2022-12-23

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. which body created in 1919 took increasing control of state affairs instead of the Sovnarkom in the 1920s
  2. who outnumbered workers 2 to 1, creating a 'dictatorship of the bureaucracy'
  3. many argued that the Bolsehviks' rise to power was not..
  4. who had a unified command structure
  5. Trotsky recruited ...thousand former Tsarist officers
  6. the loss of which region added to food shortages in 1918
  7. how many lives were lost from the civil war
  8. which legion sparked war in May 1918 by attacking the Bolsheviks and taking over railway lines
  9. which army was of no political allegiance and consisted of peasants and those seeking independence
  10. organisation used to shoot deserters
  11. what did Trotsky reintroduce to make to Red Army a professional force
  12. The murder of the Tsar prevented him being a... for the Whites
  13. who led the red army during the civil war
  14. who disagreed with Lenin and believed that independent republics should be controlled centrally from Moscow (e.g Ukraine, Belorussia, Georgia)
  15. Trotsky covered over ...thousand miles in his special train during the war visiting fronts
  16. who were ill-disciplined and had a lot of corruption
  17. which General replaced Denikin in 1920 but was faced by opposition from the green army
  18. which General reached Moscow but was forced back by Trotsky in 1919
  19. type of battalion (sometimes made up of conscripted bourgeoisie) to clear debris and remove bodies
  20. what was 'russia' renamed in 1922
Down
  1. how many party members fought for the red army
  2. which General reached Petrograd in October 1919 but was forced back by the Red Army
  3. which Russian Historian and former red army general criticised Trotsky as having made few important strategic decisions
  4. whose slogan was 'Russia One and Indivisible' which concerned national minorities
  5. style of execution used to discourage waverers
  6. name for Party Loyalists who instilled ideology in the troops and countersigned all officers' orders
  7. whose policies were generally more favoured by the peasants
  8. an anti-Bolshevik Volunteer Army was created in Spring 1918, partially funded by which country?
  9. which historian argues that the totalitarian state has its origins in the Civil War
  10. Bolsheviks held which area of European Russia
  11. disloyalty or desertion was punished by..
  12. The Civil war begun in which season of 1918
  13. type of mentality adopted by the Communist Party in response to the Civil War, fearing internal and external threats
  14. there were two assassination attempts on lenin by which political leaning
  15. which General in the South threatened Tsaritsyn but was prevented by Red armies to link with the Whites in the East 1918
  16. where was the royal family killed July 1918
  17. some of the Whites, particularly army officers wanted a return to..

37 Clues: what was 'russia' renamed in 1922 • who had a unified command structure • organisation used to shoot deserters • disloyalty or desertion was punished by.. • who led the red army during the civil war • The Civil war begun in which season of 1918 • how many lives were lost from the civil war • where was the royal family killed July 1918 • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-01-27

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. system of secret routes
  2. a change in law,or bill
  3. growing crops and raising animals
  4. a deal to settle a conflict
  5. town in southern Pennsylvania
  6. a giant farm
  7. A person who tries to escape
  8. a group of states wanting to leave the union
  9. organization of the confederate states
Down
  1. The twenty third state to join the U.S
  2. The sixteenth president of the U.S
  3. to withdraw from an organization
  4. manufacturing goods
  5. a tax on imported goods
  6. to end slavery
  7. a person who want to end slavery
  8. when someone is enslaved for work
  9. the careful use of economic systems
  10. loyal to one part of a country
  11. the group of states loyal to the U.S

20 Clues: a giant farm • to end slavery • manufacturing goods • system of secret routes • a tax on imported goods • a change in law,or bill • a deal to settle a conflict • A person who tries to escape • town in southern Pennsylvania • loyal to one part of a country • to withdraw from an organization • a person who want to end slavery • growing crops and raising animals • ...

Civil War Crossword 2023-09-08

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Material that England and France had a surplus of
  2. Best friend of John Brown who has opposite beliefs as him
  3. 1 day battle and the bloodiest battle that the North won
  4. Killing people on your own side (how Stonewall died)
  5. First battle of the Civil War
  6. Anti-slave activist who butchered pro-slaves with a sword
  7. Nickname for a Confederate soldier on the front lines of Bull Run
  8. Anti-slave Senator was beaten with a cane
  9. Where John Brown got trapped and 48 hours of shooting happened
  10. Snake plan of North to surround south
  11. 3 day battle with highest body count
Down
  1. a Writ to free people who haven't been charged
  2. important confederate general
  3. Slave who tried to sue for his freedom
  4. where the photo of a sniper was staged
  5. Where John Brown was hung and then parts were sold after
  6. Confederate ship that was stopped by the union with British on it
  7. When a state leaves a country
  8. Man who beat Sumner with a cane at the Senate
  9. President during most of Civil War
  10. First name of a 70-year-old farmer who joined the battle of Bull Run

21 Clues: important confederate general • First battle of the Civil War • When a state leaves a country • President during most of Civil War • 3 day battle with highest body count • Snake plan of North to surround south • Slave who tried to sue for his freedom • where the photo of a sniper was staged • Anti-slave Senator was beaten with a cane • ...

Civil War Reconstruction 2022-05-31

Civil War Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What was the name of the assassin
  2. This act divided the south into 5 districts
  3. Natural born republicans who moved to the south after the civil war
  4. One of the leaders of the Radical Republicans
  5. This amendment gave african americans the right to vote
  6. Economic downturn in 1873
  7. What provided relief for poor people
  8. Secret society opposed to civil rights
  9. Provided African Americans with the same rights
  10. Name of process of reuniting a nation
Down
  1. Name of laws that limited african americans
  2. Another word for “Mean Fellows”
  3. Where was the president assassinated
  4. Forced separation of whites and African Americans
  5. This amendment made state laws subject to review by federal courts
  6. This amendment made slavery illegal
  7. Members of the Republican Party committed to emancipation of the slaves
  8. Name for official pardon
  9. Special tax people had to pay before they vote
  10. Democrats that regained control over that states government
  11. The president during the civil war

21 Clues: Name for official pardon • Economic downturn in 1873 • Another word for “Mean Fellows” • What was the name of the assassin • The president during the civil war • This amendment made slavery illegal • Where was the president assassinated • What provided relief for poor people • Name of process of reuniting a nation • Secret society opposed to civil rights • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-31

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a term used to describe the hard crackers often issued to soldiers of both sides during the Civil War.
  2. To formally enroll in the army or to call roll.
  3. row of trees was chopped down and replanted with their limbs pointing  towards the enemy to strengthen fortifications.
  4. Slaves who had escaped to the Union lines for safety.
  5. Term for cheap, poorly made cloth which was used early in the war to make Federal uniforms
  6. The lowest rank in the army.
  7. A pledge by a prisoner of war or a defeated soldier not to bear arms.
  8. Loyal to the government of the United States. Also known as Union, Yankee, or Northern.
  9. The term used for military supplies, such as weaponry and ammunition.
  10. A crushing defeat where, often, the losers run from the field
  11. A branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot.
  12. A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder
  13. Long, cylindrical metal rod used to push the cartridge down the barrel of a musket in preparation for firing
  14. Blocking the supply lines and escape routes of a city to force it to surrender.
Down
  1. A military branch that is mounted on horseback. Cavalry regiments could travel swiftly from place to place or go on reconnaissance excursions on horseback during the Civil War, although they mostly fought on foot. Their primary mission was to acquire intelligence on enemy movements.
  2. Also called the North or the United States Whigs A political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories
  3. A Northerner,someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States.
  4. The Confederacy, often known as the South or the Confederate States of America, was a group of states that broke away from the United States of America to create their own country.
  5. Also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States of America, or the Rebel states
  6. A type of counter-attack used to disrupt the enemy's attack or siege of a fortification, causing the enemy to divert some of its resources away from the initial attack or siege.
  7. Intestinal disease causing severe diarrhea. a leading cause of death by disease.
  8. A part of a defensive line of works or a fortification that juts out from the main line towards the enemy
  9. A cannon which fired hollow projectiles and was generally lighter and shorter than its solid-shot cousins
  10. A branch of the military using ships to conduct warfare. During the Civil War, “blue water” ships cruised the oceans and “brown water” boats floated up and down the rivers
  11. To formally approve or sanction
  12. A leave from duty, granted by a superior officer.

26 Clues: The lowest rank in the army. • To formally approve or sanction • A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder • To formally enroll in the army or to call roll. • A leave from duty, granted by a superior officer. • Slaves who had escaped to the Union lines for safety. • A crushing defeat where, often, the losers run from the field • ...

Civil war terms 2022-05-17

Civil war terms crossword puzzle
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  1. The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
  2. The cruel killing of a number of helpless or unresisting people
  3. Actively attacking someone
  4. Manufacturing goods from raw materials, such as cloth from cotton or machine parts from iron
  5. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
  6. said that the people of each territory should be able to decide for themselves if slavery should be allowed in their territory
  7. A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder
  8. A place where weapons and other military supplies are stored
  9. A state of bondage in which African Americans (and some Native Americans) were owned by other people
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  1. Also Southern or Rebel
  2. The major political party in America and opposed a strong Federal government
  3. Loyal to the Confederate States and also Southern or Confederate
  4. To lie in wait for an unexpected attack
  5. The largest organizational group of soldiers, made up of one or more corps
  6. Also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States of America, or (by Northerners) the Rebel states
  7. The standard infantry bullet of the Civil War
  8. A Northerner; someone loyal to the Federal government of the United States
  9. A metal blade, like a long knife or short sword, that could be attached to the end of a musket or rifle-musket
  10. A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action
  11. the part of the country that remained loyal to the Federal government during the Civil War
  12. Also called the North or the United States

21 Clues: Also Southern or Rebel • Actively attacking someone • To lie in wait for an unexpected attack • Also called the North or the United States • A smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder • The standard infantry bullet of the Civil War • Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery • A soldier who was wounded, killed, or missing in action • ...

Civil War Crossword 2022-05-23

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
  2. an informal, unwritten deal that settled the disputed 1876 U.S. Presidential election
  3. the process by which a legislative body or other legally constituted tribunal initiates charges against a public official for misconduct.
  4. restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces.
  5. a member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. He was one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction of the Republican Party during the 1860s.
  6. A case in which the Court held that the creation of a Louisiana slaughterhouse monopoly did not violate the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments.
  7. a United States federal law in force from 1867 to 1887 that was intended to restrict the power of the president to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the Senate.
  8. a largely historical term used by Southerners to describe opportunistic Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War
  9. an American politician who served as the 25th Governor of New York and was the Democratic candidate for president in the disputed 1876 United States presidential election.
  10. an American politician, minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and a college administrator.
  11. granted citizenship and equal civil and legal rights to African Americans and enslaved people who had been emancipated after the American Civil War.
  12. a legal arrangement with regard to agricultural land in which a landowner allows a tenant to use the land in return for a share of the crops produced on that land.
  13. the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869.
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  1. abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.
  2. an American lawyer and politician who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governor of Ohio.
  3. tate and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States.
  4. a faction of American politicians within the Republican Party from the founding of the Republican Party in 1854 until the end of Reconstruction in the Compromise of 1877.
  5. Bill required that 50% of all voters in the Confederate states, as opposed to Lincoln's proposed 10%, must pledge allegiance to the Union before reunification
  6. a war that is unrestricted in terms of the weapons used, the territory or combatants involved, or the objectives pursued, especially one in which the laws of war are disregarded.
  7. a person who resides on land owned by a landlord.
  8. an American white supremacist terrorist hate group founded in 1865
  9. white Southerners who supported Reconstruction policies and efforts after the conclusion of the American Civil War
  10. the period after the American Civil War from 1865 to 1877, during which the United States grappled with the challenges of reintegrating into the Union the states that had seceded and determining the legal status of African Americans.
  11. to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners, including newly freed African Americans.
  12. a financial crisis that triggered an economic depression in Europe and North America that lasted from 1873 to 1877 or 1879 in France and in Britain.

25 Clues: a person who resides on land owned by a landlord. • an American white supremacist terrorist hate group founded in 1865 • the 17th president of the United States, serving from 1865 to 1869. • abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. • tate and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States. • ...

Civil War Medicine 2025-03-06

Civil War Medicine crossword puzzle
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  1. Searched for missing soldiers
  2. Nurse Phinney's controversial patients
  3. People concerned with hygiene and epidemics
  4. funerary practice that gained popularity because of the war
  5. Where Nurse Hastings received her training
  6. Civil War term for anxiety/panic attacks
  7. The procedure Dr. Foster and Samuel perform for Aurelia
  8. What life expectancy has done since 1860
  9. What all soldiers wished for
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  1. Type of knowledge Samuel secretly possesses
  2. Led to many amputations
  3. Mr. Green finally declares his to the Union
  4. What was believed to cause disease before germ theory
  5. What Mansion House was before it was a hospital
  6. What soldiers saw for the first time in battle
  7. Dr. Foster is a slave to it
  8. What afflicts Tom Strickland
  9. Edward Willis contracted it
  10. Destroyed bone and muscle
  11. Civil War hospitals didn't have them
  12. Mr. Green supplies these for the US Army
  13. What Dr. Summers calls Dorethea Dix
  14. Another term for PTSD
  15. What doctors often labeled men like Tom Strickland
  16. Forerunners of the UDC (abbr.)

25 Clues: Another term for PTSD • Led to many amputations • Destroyed bone and muscle • Dr. Foster is a slave to it • Edward Willis contracted it • What afflicts Tom Strickland • What all soldiers wished for • Searched for missing soldiers • Forerunners of the UDC (abbr.) • What Dr. Summers calls Dorethea Dix • Civil War hospitals didn't have them • Nurse Phinney's controversial patients • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-04-14

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Agency created to help freed slaves
  2. First shots fired of the Civil War
  3. First major battle of the Civil War, also called Manassas
  4. The South depended on this crop-based economy
  5. Northern war goal to restore the ___
  6. Southern hope for help from this continent
  7. Famous escaped slave and abolitionist speaker
  8. President of the Confederate States
  9. System of farming that trapped African Americans in debt
  10. The North's economic policy was built on this industry
  11. Radical Republican who pushed for Reconstruction
  12. Laws in the South that restricted Black freedoms
  13. "A house divided against itself cannot__."
  14. His assassination shocked the nation in 1865
  15. Amendment that abolished slavery
  16. Former slaves
  17. Era of rebuilding after the Civil War
  18. Lincoln's belief in government "of the people, by the people, for the people" defines this system
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  1. Law that let African Americans enlist in Union forces
  2. Lincoln's core belief in freeing slaves
  3. Union siege that split the Confederacy
  4. Lincoln believed all men were created ___
  5. Confederate commander of the Army of Northern VA.
  6. Union nurse who later founded the Red Cross
  7. Union general who accepted Lee's surrender
  8. Turning point battle in Pennsylvania
  9. Secret society that used violence against Black citizens.
  10. Southern belief in state over federal power
  11. Southern spy and Confederate supporter
  12. Site of Lee's surrender
  13. Lincoln believed "with malice toward none, with __ for all"
  14. Northern migrants who moved South after the war
  15. Lincoln believed slavery was morally ___
  16. The Southern policy of leaving the Union
  17. Lincoln declared this proclamation in 1863
  18. Bloodiest single-day battle
  19. Northern naval strategy to block Southern ports
  20. Union victory in Tennessee by Ulysses S. Grant

38 Clues: Former slaves • Site of Lee's surrender • Bloodiest single-day battle • Amendment that abolished slavery • First shots fired of the Civil War • Agency created to help freed slaves • President of the Confederate States • Turning point battle in Pennsylvania • Northern war goal to restore the ___ • Era of rebuilding after the Civil War • Union siege that split the Confederacy • ...

civil war project 2025-05-15

civil war project crossword puzzle
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  1. to leave
  2. to admit defeat
  3. new soldiers
  4. someone forced to work against their will
  5. Cash crop used to make clothing
  6. ammunition superior to musket balls
  7. Someone against slavery
  8. many soldiers required these to survive being shot
  9. troops and military
  10. someone on the side of the south
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  1. land owned by a separate entity
  2. someone who leads the army
  3. mass killing
  4. the primary weapon used in the war
  5. Statement
  6. commander and chief during the civil war
  7. distributed to soldiers on both sides of the war for food
  8. lowest rank in the military
  9. the side for slavery
  10. political party started by Abraham Lincoln
  11. the side against slavery

21 Clues: to leave • Statement • mass killing • new soldiers • to admit defeat • troops and military • the side for slavery • Someone against slavery • the side against slavery • someone who leads the army • lowest rank in the military • land owned by a separate entity • Cash crop used to make clothing • someone on the side of the south • the primary weapon used in the war • ...

The Civil War 2025-05-07

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. Both Union and Confederate had a lot of these campaigns.
  2. Formed by states that seceded from the Union.
  3. A type of firearm.
  4. Location of the first shots.
  5. School where most soldiers graduated from.
  6. A type of hat.
  7. Member of a military unit.
  8. Other name for the Union.
  9. Designed to look like real cannons.
  10. Happened after the Civil War to the President.
  11. Explosive used underwater.
  12. Used by artillery and sharpshooters during the Battle Of Gettysburg.
  13. Resulted in the greatest number of casualties.
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  1. Sent to either Union or Confederate when they were low on men.
  2. Issued by Abraham Lincoln.
  3. Battle located near the Mississippi River.
  4. North had a better one whereas the South was struggling.
  5. Was a Confederate General.
  6. Considered the bloodiest single day battle.
  7. Designed to fire shells at high angles.
  8. Shattered the belief that the war was going to be short
  9. Used for spreading messages and morale.
  10. Other name for the North.
  11. Reason why the Civil War started.

24 Clues: A type of hat. • A type of firearm. • Other name for the Union. • Other name for the North. • Issued by Abraham Lincoln. • Was a Confederate General. • Member of a military unit. • Explosive used underwater. • Location of the first shots. • Reason why the Civil War started. • Designed to look like real cannons. • Designed to fire shells at high angles. • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-05-08

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A risky union cavalry officer who was known for his confederate raids.
  2. A way soldiers protected themselves during warfare by digging.
  3. The capital of confederacy.
  4. A way many slaves escaped to freedom.
  5. The president of the confederate states.
  6. What the confederacy fought for from the U.S.
  7. A military campaign led by General William T. Sherman where railroads and towns were destroyed in the south.
  8. The seige of ______ was a major military campaign near the end of the war to cut off supplies from the south.
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  1. The areas held by either union or confederate forces used to control key zones.
  2. One of the most important battles of the civil war where over 50,000 soldiers were injured/killed.
  3. A major issue in the war with states in the South believing they should be able to make their own rules.
  4. A violent conflict after the Kansas-Nebraska act.
  5. Often fatal because of limited medical knowledge.
  6. Where abolitionist John Brown led a raid.
  7. Formed by 11 southern states that broke away from the U.S
  8. A movement to end slavery
  9. The breaking apart of a united country.
  10. The place where the first battle of the civil war happened
  11. The site of the battle known as the "battle above the clouds".
  12. An important river that separated free states in the North from slave states in the South.
  13. In the 1860 ____ Abraham Lincoln was elected president.

21 Clues: A movement to end slavery • The capital of confederacy. • A way many slaves escaped to freedom. • The breaking apart of a united country. • The president of the confederate states. • Where abolitionist John Brown led a raid. • What the confederacy fought for from the U.S. • A violent conflict after the Kansas-Nebraska act. • ...

ABCs Civil War 2025-05-09

ABCs Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. was an American college professor and politician from Maine who volunteered during the American Civil War to join the Union Army.
  2. An escaped slave who was the most important leader of the abolitionist movemnet
  3. the use of artillery and combined arms assaults, were employed in the Civil War, they were often adapted or rendered less effective due to technological advancements.
  4. a french military cap with a flat top and a horizontal brim.
  5. economic activity concerned with the processing of raw materials and manufacture of goods in factories.
  6. Large, bulky weapon
  7. rifle-musket that requires a cap to fire.
  8. Was a major illness that killed many soldiers
  9. the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions; liberation.
  10. is best known for his famous “March to the Sea” through Georgia in 1864.
  11. Had Control over the Potomac army
  12. a fake or dummy gun.
  13. were documents adopted by states, primarily the southern states.
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  1. was a mounted sentry, or in layman’s terms a scout.
  2. Main person for the underground railroad
  3. the highest ranking general in the union army, and led the Union to victory during the Civil War.
  4. Famous Confederate general
  5. Spiky barricade made of wood and metal
  6. a unit of the Union Army in the American Civil War.
  7. The Philadelfia press hired him in 1864 to cover the African American troops in Virginia.
  8. Was shot by his own men
  9. Soldiers put these on the ends of their guns
  10. was a soldier serving in a unit, typically a volunteer regiment, that adopted the distinctive dress and drill of the French Zouaves.
  11. a type of muzzle-loading shoulder firearm, typically smoothbore, that was a standard weapon for infantry for a long period in history
  12. Southern slang for Union Soldiers

25 Clues: Large, bulky weapon • a fake or dummy gun. • Was shot by his own men • Famous Confederate general • Southern slang for Union Soldiers • Had Control over the Potomac army • Spiky barricade made of wood and metal • Main person for the underground railroad • rifle-musket that requires a cap to fire. • Soldiers put these on the ends of their guns • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-01-14

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. They break your chains
  2. surround and squeeze
  3. Dehydration
  4. I know how to grow a rutabaga
  5. your not free your in New York City
  6. breakaway
  7. I am Virgina I’ll do what I want
  8. This belongs to Uncle Sam now
  9. God special one
  10. Greens for my grains
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  1. We only care about our backyard
  2. MD, DE, VA, KY, there may be more
  3. its all over now baby blue
  4. need more slaves
  5. it over lets put it back together
  6. not a city not a county not a state but a blank government
  7. my illegal self in the Union
  8. opposite of Confederacy
  9. City government is the best
  10. In Canada free
  11. Striped people are better than Polka dot people
  12. loyalist
  13. Corpus sounds like a dead body but its not
  14. opposite of the Union
  15. Equal protection

25 Clues: loyalist • breakaway • Dehydration • In Canada free • God special one • need more slaves • Equal protection • surround and squeeze • Greens for my grains • opposite of the Union • They break your chains • opposite of Confederacy • its all over now baby blue • City government is the best • my illegal self in the Union • I know how to grow a rutabaga • This belongs to Uncle Sam now • ...

The Civil War 2024-12-17

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Union leader who took chances and wore a rumpled uniform
  2. states that remained in the Union but had slavery
  3. Confederate victory but they lost Stonewall Jackson
  4. single bloodiest day of the war
  5. winner of the Civil War
  6. president of the Confederate States
  7. Grant took control of part of the Mississippi and a railroad hub
  8. final battle and surrender
  9. Union general who marched to the sea
  10. first major battle of the war
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  1. slaves were freed in _____ states through the Emancipation Proclamation
  2. food item commonly made and consumed by soldiers
  3. main Confederate leader
  4. strategic plan of the Union
  5. general who led the Union at the Battle of Gettysburg
  6. capital of the Confederate States
  7. first name of general who led the Union at the Battles of Shiloh and Vicksburg
  8. war between opposing citizens of the same country
  9. turning point in Northern territory
  10. first shots fired
  11. issued the Emancipation Proclamation
  12. cautious Union leader fired by President Lincoln

22 Clues: first shots fired • main Confederate leader • winner of the Civil War • final battle and surrender • strategic plan of the Union • first major battle of the war • single bloodiest day of the war • capital of the Confederate States • president of the Confederate States • turning point in Northern territory • issued the Emancipation Proclamation • ...

Civil War & Reconstruction 2025-12-09

Civil War & Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. Moved slaves to wage jobs, supervised labor contracts, and made schools.
  2. The first conflict, in which a federal fort in South Carolina was attacked by Confederate cannons.
  3. The city which was nearly completely undefended and then captured by the Union.
  4. This declared that all Confederate slaves in Confederate territory were free.
  5. The most famous Union general. He later became a president.
  6. A Union general marched to the Atlantic, burning everything in his path.
  7. Laws which made it illegal for black people to be anything but farmers.
  8. Stared as a social club, but escalated quickly into something much worse.
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  1. This states that if one tenth of yor of your states population took an oath of loyalty and accepted the abolition of slavery, there would be a full pardon.
  2. Made slavery and involuntary serviture (except by law) illegal in the U.S.
  3. The first full-scale battle of the Civil War.
  4. Superintendent of West Point and Confederate general who led the invasion of Maryland, and lost at Gettysburg.
  5. An actor who attempted to restart the Civil War.
  6. A Confederate general from Louisiana who was an author, inventor, civil engineer, and president of a military academy.
  7. A hailmary attack by Confederates, which fails, spelling doom for the Confederacy.
  8. Renting property to farmers for a cut of everything they produce.
  9. The president at the time of the Civil War.
  10. Split the confederacy, blockade the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern seaboard, and cut off the Confederacy´s trade.
  11. A battle in which the Confederacy was defending Mississippi.
  12. Known as Ÿoung Napoleon, he was a overly cautious general who people had mixed feelings on.

20 Clues: The president at the time of the Civil War. • The first full-scale battle of the Civil War. • An actor who attempted to restart the Civil War. • The most famous Union general. He later became a president. • A battle in which the Confederacy was defending Mississippi. • Renting property to farmers for a cut of everything they produce. • ...

Reconstruction 2024-10-07

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. Military rule imposed on citizens instead of civil law and government (Government)
  2. Organization established by Congress to provide relief for all the south's poor people.(Groups)
  3. Lincolns assassin(Important People)
  4. Insulting name for white southerners who supported reconstruction(Groups)
  5. Unfairly treating a person differently based on race,age, or gender(Groups)
  6. Process of bringing charges of wrongdoing against a U.S president. Andrew Johnson was _________(Government)
  7. Laws passed in the south that discriminated against freedmen(Government)
  8. Black abolitionist who made his legacy the demand for civil and human rights after Civil War(Important People)
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  1. 16th President of the U.S. assassinated by John Wilkes Booth(Important People)
  2. The period in American history that follows the civil war.(Geography)
  3. A voting qualification under 15th Amendment requiring people to pay a tax in order to register to vote(Government)
  4. an article added to the US Constitution(Achievements)
  5. 17th President of the U.S.(Important People)
  6. Insulting word for Northerners who moved to the South after the war.(Groups)
  7. Terrorist group used to torture and kill African americans (Groups)

15 Clues: Lincolns assassin(Important People) • 17th President of the U.S.(Important People) • an article added to the US Constitution(Achievements) • Terrorist group used to torture and kill African americans (Groups) • The period in American history that follows the civil war.(Geography) • Laws passed in the south that discriminated against freedmen(Government) • ...

History Readings Week 25 2025-02-27

History Readings Week 25 crossword puzzle
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  1. What year did Reconstruction end? (p. 397)
  2. What year was the Civil Rights Act passed? (p. 390)
  3. Where did Jourdan Anderson flee to in order to escape slavery? (p. 385)
  4. George Custer was defeated at this battle by Sioux and Cheyenne tribes in 1876. (p. 396)
  5. Who was the governor of Mississippi who appealed in 1875 for federal troops? (p. 396)
  6. Who became president after Lincoln? (p. 386)
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  1. The ____ Bureau aided and educated people in occupied territory after the Civil War. (p. 388)
  2. After the Civil War Robert E. Lee became president of this college. (p. 393)
  3. What political party was Rutherford B. Hayes? (p. 397)
  4. What was the post-Civil War era known as? (p. 385)
  5. What year did the Fifteenth Amendment take effect? (p. 396)
  6. Who won the 1872 presidential election? (p. 394)
  7. What was the name of Robert E. Lee’s warhorse? (p. 393)
  8. Nat ____ was a black cowboy who moved West from Tennessee. (p. 394-395)
  9. Clara Barton’s nickname was the “_____ of the Battlefield.” (p. 392)

15 Clues: What year did Reconstruction end? (p. 397) • Who became president after Lincoln? (p. 386) • Who won the 1872 presidential election? (p. 394) • What was the post-Civil War era known as? (p. 385) • What year was the Civil Rights Act passed? (p. 390) • What political party was Rutherford B. Hayes? (p. 397) • What was the name of Robert E. Lee’s warhorse? (p. 393) • ...

Reconstruction 2023-02-03

Reconstruction crossword puzzle
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  1. Amendment that gave rights to all citizens
  2. Designed to help formerly enslaved people
  3. Gave all men the right to vote
  4. laws of segregation
  5. founded the Tuskeegee Institute
  6. Amendment that banned slavery
  7. became president after Abraham Lincoln
  8. The President of the US during the Civil War
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  1. Commanding general of the South
  2. turning point of the Civil War won by North
  3. Former enslaved man who spoke against slavery
  4. founded the NAACP
  5. Commanding general of the North
  6. Town where Lee surrendered to Grant
  7. Refused to give up his seat
  8. assassinated Abraham Lincoln
  9. Theater where Lincoln was assassinated

17 Clues: founded the NAACP • laws of segregation • Refused to give up his seat • assassinated Abraham Lincoln • Amendment that banned slavery • Gave all men the right to vote • Commanding general of the South • Commanding general of the North • founded the Tuskeegee Institute • Town where Lee surrendered to Grant • Theater where Lincoln was assassinated • ...

The Civil War 2013-04-08

The Civil War crossword puzzle
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  1. This person rejected the terms of the Sherman and Johnston's surrender agreement. Ironically, Jefferson Davis had already agreed to it, not knowing _________ rejected it.
  2. Battlefield that was figured in both the Civil War and the Revolutionary War.
  3. Final defeat for Hood in 1864.
  4. This state was admitted to the Union on June 20th.
  5. This battle was called "the death knell of the Confederacy".
  6. Union secretary of war.
  7. From April 13-10, the Confederate capital was this Virginia town.
  8. The Monitor and The Virginia were Ironclad_______.
  9. The second great battle of the Civil War, first in Missouri.
  10. John Wilkes Booth was 24 when he _______ Lincoln.
  11. Who's military genius and personality is often credited with holding the Confederate Army together?
  12. Albert Sidney Johnston was mortally wounded at this battle.
  13. Both sides had many prisoners and many died during their imprisonment. True or False?
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  1. President Lincoln ordered a ______ of Southern ports in 1861.
  2. Stonewall captured 20,000 Union soldiers here in 1862.
  3. What was the other battle going on while the Battle of Gettysburg was being fought in Pennsylvania?
  4. What popular battle was also called the Battle of Manassas?
  5. O'Neal Greenhow was a female spy during the Civil War for the Confederacy. *Her first name is also a type of flower.
  6. A ________ was passed in March, making all men between 20 and 45 subject to being called for military service.
  7. Riots broke out in this city to protest the fact that the wealthy could pay a fee to avoid military service.
  8. Robert E. Lee graduated from West Point in 1829 as _______ in his class.
  9. This 1864 act caused "In God We Trust" to be printed on a 2-cent coin.
  10. _______ Van Lew was a female spy during the Civil War for the Union. * Her first name is shared with a famous female British ruler that was also the daughter of Henry VIII.
  11. After this battle, Robert E. Lee was shocked to see this battle's survivors streaming along the road and he exclaimed, "My God, has the army dissolved?"
  12. Hannibal ___________ was Lincoln's first Vice President.

25 Clues: Union secretary of war. • Final defeat for Hood in 1864. • John Wilkes Booth was 24 when he _______ Lincoln. • This state was admitted to the Union on June 20th. • The Monitor and The Virginia were Ironclad_______. • Stonewall captured 20,000 Union soldiers here in 1862. • Hannibal ___________ was Lincoln's first Vice President. • ...

African Wars Crossword Cindy 2024-05-20

African Wars Crossword Cindy crossword puzzle
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  1. Somali Civil War One of the most long and devastating conflicts in modern African history, which affected many areas of politics, economics and the social aspect of Africa with extreme casualties across Samalia and East Africa.
  2. Lead the LRA an Christian extremist organization
  3. to refer to diamonds mined in a war zone and sold to fun conflict
  4. Second Congo War of 1998-2003 Kabila's unstable government subsequently came into conflict with his allie paving the way for the Great War of Africa, was characterized by a complex web of alliances involving various Congolese factions, neighboring countries, and rebel groups vying for control over territory and resources.
  5. Eritrean People's Liberation Front seeking independence for their respective region
  6. people of southeastern Nigeria
  7. President of Uganda
  8. Tigray People's Liberation Front seeking independence for their respective region
  9. Julius Nyerere declared war and ordered his troops to invade Uganda in response. Nyerere also armed and directed Ugandan rebels loyal to Obote and other anti-Amin leaders including Yoweri Museveni
  10. President Julius Nyerer
  11. non-governmental organizations
  12. Barre The original spark of the Somali civil war, an authoritarian leader who abused human rights, oppressed the regions and came to power in 1969 with totalitarian control.
  13. Led rebel forces to exile Mobutu and became the newly named Democratic Republic of Congo
  14. One of the most infamous perpetrators of violence in Uganda and the African Great Lakes region
  15. deployment of United Nations peacekeeping forces, failed to bring lasting stability to the region.
Down
  1. The overthrow of Patrice Lumumba shortly after independence and the rise to power of Joseph-Désiré Mobutu as a dictator following a series of civil wars and Cold War proxy conflicts
  2. a leader in the Eastern Region of Biafra
  3. Gaddafi the leader of Libya and an ally of Amin
  4. led a repressive dictatorship as a colonel.
  5. dictatorial rule, characterized by repression, corruption, and economic mismanagement, heightened existing ethnic and class divisions within Ethiopian society.
  6. apart of the Nigerian government
  7. that started in July of 2009
  8. an armed uprising against Obote's government in the West Nile region of Uganda in 1980
  9. Reigned over Congo since the 1960s- intensely anti-imperialism
  10. Genocide between 500,000 to 800,000 people of the Tutsi minority ethnic group slaughtered by Rwanda's Hutu majority in 1994 as an effect of the Rwandan Civil War
  11. Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship
  12. ethnic group found mostly in northern Nigeria

27 Clues: President of Uganda • President Julius Nyerer • that started in July of 2009 • people of southeastern Nigeria • non-governmental organizations • apart of the Nigerian government • Marxist-Leninist military dictatorship • a leader in the Eastern Region of Biafra • led a repressive dictatorship as a colonel. • ethnic group found mostly in northern Nigeria • ...

Kayden 2025-05-16

Kayden crossword puzzle
Across
  1. provides citizenship to former slaves
  2. addressed slavery issues in Louisiana
  3. Secret escape path for slaves
  4. period when new inventions occurred
  5. or former servitude
  6. Law that authorized Andrew Jackson to
  7. treaties with Native Americans
  8. conflict between North and South from 1861-1865
Down
  1. American abolitionist who rescued slaves
  2. people who sought refuge in U.S.
  3. prohibits denial to vote because of race,
  4. 18th president led Union army in Civil War
  5. steam-powered warships
  6. abolished slavery
  7. agreement to restore disputed 1876 election
  8. machine invented to separate cotton fibers
  9. Place where Civil War began

17 Clues: abolished slavery • or former servitude • steam-powered warships • Place where Civil War began • Secret escape path for slaves • treaties with Native Americans • people who sought refuge in U.S. • period when new inventions occurred • provides citizenship to former slaves • addressed slavery issues in Louisiana • Law that authorized Andrew Jackson to • ...

Chapter 4 Crossword 2020-09-28

Chapter 4 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first and only President of the Confederate States of America after the election of Lincoln in 1860 led to the secession of many southern states
  2. meaning scoundrel; name given by former Confederates to those southerners who supported the shift in power to Congress and the army in the South during Reconstruction
  3. Henry Clay's proposed agreement that allowed California to enter the Union as a free state and divided the rest of the Mexican Cession into two territories where slavery would be decided by popular sovereignty
  4. an order issued by P. Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union; took effect January 1, 1863
  5. 18th President of the US, received a field promotion to lieutenant general in charge of all Union forces
  6. a constitutional amendment that gave African-American men the right to vote
  7. constitutional amendment that outlawed slavery (1865)
  8. 16th President of the US; he promoted equal rights for African-Americans and issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Down
  1. (1861) the first major battle of the Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory; showing the North that the Civil War would not be won easily
  2. a law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of escaped slaves in areas where slavery was illegal and required their return to slaveholders
  3. (1863) a Union Civil War battle victory that turned the tide against the Confederates
  4. a law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery or not
  5. the nation formed by the southern states when they seceded from the Union; also known as the Confederacy
  6. American politician and pro-slavery nominee for President; he debated Lincoln about slavery; he proposed the unpopular Kansas-Nebraska Act
  7. a secret society created by white southerners in 1866 that used terror and violence to keep African-Americans from obtaining their civil rights
  8. (1862) a Union battle victory in the Civil War that marked the bloodiest single-day battle in US military history
  9. the idea that political authority belongs to the people
  10. American general; he refused Lincoln's offer to head the Union Army and agreed to lead Confederate forces
  11. the laws that put the southern states under US military control and required them to draft new constitutions upholding the 14th amendment
  12. (1861) the first battle of the Civil War; surrendered by the Union on April 14, 1861
  13. a constitutional amendment giving full rights of citizenship to all people born or naturalized in the United States (except for American Indians)

21 Clues: constitutional amendment that outlawed slavery (1865) • the idea that political authority belongs to the people • a constitutional amendment that gave African-American men the right to vote • (1861) the first battle of the Civil War; surrendered by the Union on April 14, 1861 • ...

Vocab 2021-12-03

Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. federal reconstruction agency; provided food; helped build schools and hospitals; created the first public school program for either African Americans or whites in Georgia
  2. Missouri slave who sued for his freedom because he had lived in free territory; was denied the right to sue by the United States Supreme Court
  3. the period immediately after the Civil War when the South rebuilt and the southern states returned to the Union
  4. battles in and around Atlanta that led to Atlanta being completely destroyed
  5. the belief that a state’s interests should take priority over the
  6. legislation passed by Congress in which California was admitted to the Union as a free state and a stronger Fugitive Slave Act was passed
  7. a legal idea that a state has the right to cancel; any federal law which that state has considered unconstitutional
  8. most notorious prisoner of war camp during the Civil War; officially named “Fort Sumter
  9. battle that was the largest Union defeat in the western theater of the Civil War; failure to follow up on the victory lead to Sherman’s Atlanta campaign
  10. one of the most important strategies during the Civil War; designed to prevent the South from shipping its cotton to England and France in return for weapons and other supplies
Down
  1. a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah
  2. Abraham Lincoln elected President; outcome led to southern states to secede from the Union
  3. proclamation that said all slaves in the rebellious states would be freed on January 1, 1863
  4. of the national government
  5. the action of southern states to leave the Union
  6. established Georgia's conditional acceptance of the Compromise of 1850;kept Georgia from succeeding from the Union

16 Clues: of the national government • the action of southern states to leave the Union • a destructive path of total war from Atlanta to Savannah • the belief that a state’s interests should take priority over the • battles in and around Atlanta that led to Atlanta being completely destroyed • ...

Civil War/Reconstruction 2017-12-17

Civil War/Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A strategy practised by William T. Sherman which involved the destruction of both military and civilian property in hopes of destroying the South's economy and morale
  2. 16th president of the United States and the Union; assassinated by John Wilkes Booth
  3. Issued after the Battle of Antietam; freed all enslaved persons in the South
  4. April 12, 1861, first shots of the Civil War were fired here
  5. General of the Union army that managed to force Lee's troops to surrender in the north
  6. Considered the turning point of the war; after this battle Lincoln gave an address to honour those who had fallen and implored citizens to continue the war effort
  7. President of the Confederate States of America
  8. An organisation that opposed civil rights and used violence and fear against mainly African Americans
Down
  1. 17th president, took office after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
  2. First female physician who played a major role in the Civil War; created the first training program for nurses
  3. Most notable general of the Confederate Army
  4. Place where General Lee's army surrendered to Grant's forces; this ultimately ended the war in the north region
  5. Compared to the Anaconda snake who strangles it prey and kills it slowly, this plan was formulated to defeat the south with as little casualties as possible, though this plan would take time.
  6. A siege that lasted for about six weeks; after the Confederate forces surrendered, the Union had gained control of the Mississippi River
  7. Bloodiest battle of the Civil War; fought on September 17, 1862
  8. "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction."

16 Clues: Most notable general of the Confederate Army • President of the Confederate States of America • April 12, 1861, first shots of the Civil War were fired here • Bloodiest battle of the Civil War; fought on September 17, 1862 • 17th president, took office after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. • ...

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 (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
Down
  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 (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 (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 (n.) abolished slavery

23 Clues: (n.) the right to vote • Amendment (n.) abolished slavery • (n.) rising to an important position • tax (n.) a fixed sum tax levied on all persons • (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 • ...

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 (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
Down
  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 (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 (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 (n.) abolished slavery

23 Clues: (n.) the right to vote • Amendment (n.) abolished slavery • (n.) rising to an important position • tax (n.) a fixed sum tax levied on all persons • (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 • ...

Rulers and Their Problems 2013-11-18

Rulers and Their Problems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ruler of England who angered citizens, causing a civil war
  2. author of Don Quixote
  3. ruling body of England
  4. the half sister Queen Mary, daughter of Henry VIII
  5. group during the English Civil War who supported Parliament and opposed the king
  6. groups during the English Civil War who supported the king and opposed Parliament
Down
  1. son of Mary Queen of Scots
  2. what happens when one commits capital crime; e.g. beheading
  3. a man caught in the act of trying to blow up Parliament and kill James I in the Gunpower Plot of 1605
  4. English military leader who later became Lord Protector
  5. the name given to the time when the Catholic Church was broken into different denominations
  6. when the king has absolute control
  7. British playwright who wrote Romeo and Juliet
  8. ruler of France from 1643-1750
  9. ruler of England the broke away from the Catholic Church

15 Clues: author of Don Quixote • ruling body of England • son of Mary Queen of Scots • ruler of France from 1643-1750 • when the king has absolute control • British playwright who wrote Romeo and Juliet • the half sister Queen Mary, daughter of Henry VIII • English military leader who later became Lord Protector • ruler of England the broke away from the Catholic Church • ...

Civil War Reconstruction 2023-05-17

Civil War Reconstruction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How people in the South used slaves and someone work the land in exchange for ½ or more of the crop and used to keep slave in a cycle of porverty
  2. Laws enacted in the former Confederate states after the civil war limited the rights and liberties of African americans
  3. slaves stayed in the union during the civil war
  4. Lasted from 1861-1865
  5. Bloodiest battle
  6. Federal Gov't set things to keep the South in the union
  7. Divided state and federal power
Down
  1. all slaves must return to their master
  2. Caili wanted to join the union but started a conflict between the north and the south
  3. This side has slavery
  4. Gave the right to African Americans people to vote
  5. Not all slaves were freed and this was the main part of the Civil war
  6. 16th president
  7. Failed the case with the supreme court
  8. This side had no slavery

15 Clues: 16th president • Bloodiest battle • This side has slavery • Lasted from 1861-1865 • This side had no slavery • Divided state and federal power • all slaves must return to their master • Failed the case with the supreme court • slaves stayed in the union during the civil war • Gave the right to African Americans people to vote • ...

Civil War Crossword 2025-03-18

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. soldiers for the Confederacy
  2. United States of America's President
  3. Bloodiest battle of the Civil War with more than 50,000 casualties
  4. Confederate general that led to a Rebel victory at the First Battle of Bull Run
  5. General-in-Chief of the US Army and veteran of the 1812 and Mexican wars
  6. Sunk March 8, 1862 by the CSS Virginia and marked the end of wooden vessels use in the US Navy
  7. Britian nearly sided with the Confederacy.
Down
  1. commander of the South's eastern forces
  2. Confederate States of America's President
  3. Union strategy to cut blockade Southern ports using the US Navy
  4. The court house were the Civil War officially ended with Confederate surrender and reunification on April 9, 1865
  5. United States army during the civil war
  6. The Confederate strategy that hoped European nations dependent on American cotton would help aid the rebellion
  7. succeeded from the United States
  8. soldiers for the Union Union's

15 Clues: soldiers for the Confederacy • soldiers for the Union Union's • succeeded from the United States • United States of America's President • commander of the South's eastern forces • United States army during the civil war • Confederate States of America's President • Britian nearly sided with the Confederacy. • Union strategy to cut blockade Southern ports using the US Navy • ...

Across Five Aprils- Brayden 2021-09-27

Across Five Aprils- Brayden crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Creek, was the first major engagement of the Civil war west of the Mississippi River
  2. Donelson, Ulysses S. Grant's first big battle he won
  3. bad battle that North lost
  4. Jethro's Dad
  5. Milton, rights the newspapers
  6. Burdow, Nobody likes him, but he is miss interpreted
  7. main son. Helps on farm
  8. brother that died in battle
  9. Jethro's cousin
  10. Jethro's mom
Down
  1. son, shot Jenny
  2. the State the Creighton's lived in
  3. fought for south. Jethro's Brother
  4. Bluff, fought in Virginia-South won
  5. got shot by Burdo's son
  6. Henry, first big battle won by the North
  7. Shad's wife
  8. Sumter, first shots fired that started the Civil War-South won
  9. school teacher
  10. Run, first major battle in the Civil War-South won

20 Clues: Shad's wife • Jethro's Dad • Jethro's mom • school teacher • son, shot Jenny • Jethro's cousin • got shot by Burdo's son • main son. Helps on farm • bad battle that North lost • brother that died in battle • Milton, rights the newspapers • the State the Creighton's lived in • fought for south. Jethro's Brother • Bluff, fought in Virginia-South won • ...

Final Exam Review 2017-06-12

Final Exam Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Treaty that ended World War I
  2. Banned discrimination in public places
  3. Dirty cramped city apartments
  4. Korean and Vietnam wars were this type of war
  5. America's government spy agency
Down
  1. First all black regiment
  2. June 6 1944
  3. policy to withdraw from world affairs
  4. Hatred towards Jews
  5. ban on Alcohol
  6. Number of Americans killed during the American Civil War
  7. President's plan to pull America out of the Great Depression

12 Clues: June 6 1944 • ban on Alcohol • Hatred towards Jews • First all black regiment • Treaty that ended World War I • Dirty cramped city apartments • America's government spy agency • policy to withdraw from world affairs • Banned discrimination in public places • Korean and Vietnam wars were this type of war • Number of Americans killed during the American Civil War • ...

Toward Civil War 2016-03-21

Toward Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Part of the compromise of 1850. (3 words)
  2. A proposal that would ban slavery in any land acquired from Mexico. (2 words)
  3. a particular method for deciding the question of slavery in a place. (2 words)
  4. Know-Nothings nomination for president in 1856.
  5. In 1844, Democrats nominated _________ for president.
  6. John Brown led a group on a raid to this town in VA. (2 words)
  7. First state to secede from the union.
  8. __________ guns opened fire on April 12, 1861.
  9. wanted African Americans to be fully equal to whites.
  10. a person who dies for a great cause.
  11. War between citizens of the same country.
  12. To refuse to accept.
Down
  1. Democratic nomination for president in 1856.
  2. A person who is running away from legal authority.
  3. Theory that individual states are independent and have the right to control their most important affairs. (2 words)
  4. Preserved the balance between slave and free states. (2 words)
  5. Commander who ordered the first attack of the Civil War.
  6. The place where the first shots of the Civil War where fired.(2 Words)
  7. Virginian who expressed concerns about secession. (full name)
  8. Slavery supporters attacked this town in May 1856.
  9. California's candidate for president in 1856.
  10. The issue of slavery split this party.
  11. Where delegates met to form Confederate states.
  12. To control.
  13. claimed he was free since he lived in areas where slavery was illegal.
  14. ruled against the slaves case, said he was an enslaved person.

26 Clues: To control. • To refuse to accept. • a person who dies for a great cause. • First state to secede from the union. • The issue of slavery split this party. • Part of the compromise of 1850. (3 words) • War between citizens of the same country. • Democratic nomination for president in 1856. • California's candidate for president in 1856. • ...

Toward Civil War 2016-03-21

Toward Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Democratic nomination for president in 1856.
  2. claimed he was free since he lived in areas where slavery was illegal.
  3. wanted African Americans to be fully equal to whites.
  4. The place where the first shots of the Civil War where fired.(2 Words)
  5. California's candidate for president in 1856.
  6. John Brown led a group on a raid to this town in VA. (2 words)
  7. The issue of slavery split this party.
  8. a particular method for deciding the question of slavery in a place. (2 words)
  9. Virginian who expressed concerns about secession. (full name)
  10. War between citizens of the same country.
Down
  1. ruled against the slaves case, said he was an enslaved person.
  2. A person who is running away from legal authority.
  3. Where delegates met to form Confederate states.
  4. __________ guns opened fire on April 12, 1861.
  5. Slavery supporters attacked this town in May 1856.
  6. A proposal that would ban slavery in any land acquired from Mexico. (2 words)
  7. a person who dies for a great cause.
  8. Preserved the balance between slave and free states. (2 words)
  9. Part of the compromise of 1850. (3 words)
  10. To refuse to accept.
  11. First state to secede from the union.
  12. Theory that individual states are independent and have the right to control their most important affairs. (2 words)
  13. In 1844, Democrats nominated _________ for president.
  14. Know-Nothings nomination for president in 1856.
  15. To control.
  16. Commander who ordered the first attack of the Civil War.

26 Clues: To control. • To refuse to accept. • a person who dies for a great cause. • First state to secede from the union. • The issue of slavery split this party. • Part of the compromise of 1850. (3 words) • War between citizens of the same country. • Democratic nomination for president in 1856. • California's candidate for president in 1856. • ...

The Civil War 2016-05-18

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. withdraw for an organaztion or communion
  2. who commanded the confederate army
  3. what battle was the start of the civil war
  4. restriction on former slaves
  5. Who assassinated President Abraham Licoln
  6. Those killed in battle
  7. what battle was the major turning point of the war
  8. the bloodiest single day in American history
  9. The U.S passed this law requiring man to serve
  10. to be free from slavery
  11. Douglass Became a leader in the Abolition movement to end slavery
  12. who was the president of the confederate states
Down
  1. The union was defeated by who
  2. where did Robert E.Lee surrender to Ulysses s.grant in 1865
  3. The first battle to use African Americans
  4. who was the author of the Compromise of 1850 and the Missouri compromise of 1820
  5. loyalty to a section of a country
  6. Which act divided up Indian Reservation into sections for individual ownership
  7. Supreme power/Authority
  8. who was the 16th president for the united states during the civil war
  9. who was refer to the northern army
  10. a speech given by Lincoln during the dedication of Gettysburg battle field
  11. Free land titles to territory west of the mississsippi river
  12. An American General and 18th president of the united states
  13. To bring something to end

25 Clues: Those killed in battle • Supreme power/Authority • to be free from slavery • To bring something to end • restriction on former slaves • The union was defeated by who • loyalty to a section of a country • who commanded the confederate army • who was refer to the northern army • withdraw for an organaztion or communion • The first battle to use African Americans • ...

The Civil War 2015-10-25

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President during the war.
  2. John ____Booth assassinated president Lincoln.
  3. Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin.
  4. Staple in the Civil War soldier's diet.
  5. President Lincoln's famous speech The ____ Address.
  6. Group of people against slavery.
  7. Confederate general.
  8. Confederate attack on this fort.
Down
  1. Blockade prevented the Confederacy.
  2. Nat_____ led slave rebellion.
  3. Spanish slave ship.
  4. Ownership of a person by another person.
  5. The _____ Railroad is a secret network for slaves.
  6. Southerners felt loyal to their way of life.
  7. Location of the Confederacy's surrender.
  8. Tariffs or ____.
  9. President of the Confederacy.
  10. To break away.
  11. Raided Harper's Ferry to steal guns.
  12. The Battle of Gettysburg lasted for _____ days.

20 Clues: To break away. • Tariffs or ____. • Spanish slave ship. • Confederate general. • Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin. • President during the war. • Nat_____ led slave rebellion. • President of the Confederacy. • Group of people against slavery. • Confederate attack on this fort. • Blockade prevented the Confederacy. • Raided Harper's Ferry to steal guns. • Staple in the Civil War soldier's diet. • ...

Civil War Vocabulary 2017-02-26

Civil War Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A set of 4 or 6 cannons/mortars.
  2. the Union dollar
  3. Union army salesman, oven overcharged.
  4. The weapons used in a battery.
  5. A pouch that held ammunition and rations (cloth).
  6. French musket round.
  7. The ship that supposedly revolutionized Naval warfare.
  8. Soldiers specialized in precision drilling, uniforms resembling French infantry.
  9. Mandatory civilian milita service.
  10. Box that carried the ammunition (leather)
  11. Food found by soldiers, often at the cost of the farmer.
Down
  1. An intestinal disease.
  2. Guard(s)
  3. The 11 states that left.
  4. One of these is a job of the President, he is the highest of this in the militia.
  5. Army bread
  6. What happened to John Kennedy.
  7. An anesthetic drug.
  8. The 23 states that stayed.
  9. Sea mine

20 Clues: Guard(s) • Sea mine • Army bread • the Union dollar • An anesthetic drug. • French musket round. • An intestinal disease. • The 11 states that left. • The 23 states that stayed. • What happened to John Kennedy. • The weapons used in a battery. • A set of 4 or 6 cannons/mortars. • Mandatory civilian milita service. • Union army salesman, oven overcharged. • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-17

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Philosophy that government should stay out of business and let things take its natural course
  2. Laid track westward staring in Omaha
  3. People who raced into the Oklahoma territories and laid claim to land parcels
  4. Where the golden spike was driven in connecting the two railroads together
  5. A Railroad connecting the east to the west
  6. Land parcels were measured, registered and deeded so you knew exactly what you owned and what you could do with it
  7. People who cheated and went into Oklahoma early and claimed some of the best land parcels
  8. A symbol of American success
  9. Was very successful in producing sleeping cars for railroads
  10. Came up with Morse code
  11. A way of getting around anti-monopoly laws
  12. One of the first labor unions
Down
  1. A philosophy that suggested government ownership of businesses and the equal distribution of wealth
  2. invented the telephone
  3. Industrialist that were praised for creating jobs
  4. laid track eastward from Sacramento
  5. An attempt by the government to turn Native Americans into the rest of society
  6. When a company is in complete control of a product or service.
  7. Industrialist seen as stripping the world of its natural resources
  8. When they put two train engines at the front of the train
  9. When a company would drop it's prices to a very low level driving their competitors out of business then buying them out for a very low price
  10. The leader of the Cheyenne tribe
  11. Federal lands that were set aside specifically for Native Americans to live on
  12. Americas great inventor
  13. Led the Knights of Labor
  14. A philosophy that believes in the survival of the fittest
  15. people who bought large areas of land in the hope of selling it later for profit
  16. An act that was set up to provide 160 acres to indian families so they could become self sufficient
  17. Led the American Federation of labor
  18. A loose association of businesses who produce the same product

30 Clues: invented the telephone • Americas great inventor • Came up with Morse code • Led the Knights of Labor • A symbol of American success • One of the first labor unions • The leader of the Cheyenne tribe • laid track eastward from Sacramento • Laid track westward staring in Omaha • Led the American Federation of labor • A Railroad connecting the east to the west • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-17

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People who cheated by going into the Oklahoma territories early
  2. "Double _" - Putting two engines at the front of the train, allowing the railroad companies to attach many more cars to be pulled.
  3. The type of consolidation when a company creates a monopoly by making their prices lower than competition and thus driving them out of business
  4. “Land _” - People who bought large areas of land in the hope of selling it later for a profit
  5. Tax on imported goods
  6. "_ Square" - Strikers had a rally in protest of the companies and police actions.
  7. A market structure when only a few large profitable companies control most of the production of a certain product.
  8. An attempt by the government to turn Native Americans into the rest of society
  9. The type of consolidation when a company gains control of all the different phases of their product's production
  10. "The American _ of Labor" - A union that only allowed membership to skilled workers.
  11. "_ Strike" - Henry Frick cut worker's wages at Carnegie steel so the union called this strike.
  12. “_ act” - An act set up to provide up to 160 acres to Indian families
  13. "_ of Labor" - One of the first labor unions, lead by Terence Powderly.
  14. What the Native Americans did with their land
  15. "_ Strike" - George Pullman created a town for his workers and dolf them food and rent, but after the economy went bad he still didn't lower his prices, causing this strike.
  16. “Sand _ Massacre” - Colonel John Chivington massacred up to 500 people during this
Down
  1. A loose association of businesses who produce the same product
  2. A way of getting around anti-monopoly laws.
  3. A philosophy that suggests government ownership of businesses and equal distribution of wealth.
  4. “Black _” - The leader of the Cheyenne
  5. “_ Property” - Land parcels were measured, registered, and deeded so you knew what you owned.
  6. Federal land set aside for the Native Americans to live on.
  7. A group of people who felt the two main political parties weren’t doing enough to protect their interests
  8. “_ Big Horn” - Custer fought 2000 Indians here, him and all his men died.
  9. “_ stead act” - This act was signed by Lincoln, and stated that for a small fee a person could obtain 160 acres of land if they met certain conditions
  10. “Federal Bureau of Indian _” - A government department in charge of making sure the Native Americans had enough critical supplies
  11. “Wounded _” - The Indians were disarmed, and killed here, after a shot was fired, killing about 200 people
  12. When a company is in complete control of a product or service
  13. What money was backed by
  14. "Economies of _" - As production increases, the cost of each item produced is lower

30 Clues: Tax on imported goods • What money was backed by • “Black _” - The leader of the Cheyenne • A way of getting around anti-monopoly laws. • What the Native Americans did with their land • Federal land set aside for the Native Americans to live on. • When a company is in complete control of a product or service • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-17

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A new way of burning the impurities out of iron.
  2. Land parcels were measured, registered, and deeded so you knew exactly what you owned and what you could do with it.
  3. The ___________________ railroad.
  4. A philosophy that suggested government ownership of businesses and the equal distribution of wealth created by those businesses.
  5. He lead the American Railway Union.
  6. America's greatest inventor.
  7. As production increases the cost of each item produced is lower.
  8. The leader of the Cheyenne tribe.
  9. A way of getting around anti monopoly laws, businesses were controlled but not owned by one company so not seen as a monopoly.
  10. He went out to Montana to round up the Sioux nation to put them on reservations.
  11. A company would drop its prices very low, driving their competitors out of business, then would buy out competition for a low price, then would raise their prices back up.
  12. He invented the talking telegram in 1876.
  13. When a worker was trained to do one step of the production and then the product moved to someone else.
  14. People who bought large areas of land in the hope of selling it later for a profit.
Down
  1. He lead the American Federation of labor.
  2. The government cannot interfere.
  3. A loose association of businesses who produce the same product, agree to limit production so prices go up.
  4. Indians had been rounded up and put in reservations, about 200 people were shot by soldiers.
  5. Invented the morse code.
  6. He was aching for a big victory over the Cheyenne tribe.
  7. A philosophy that believes in the survival to the fittest.
  8. For a small fee a person could obtain 160 acres of land if they met certain conditions.
  9. One of the 3 major strikes of that time, involved Pinkerton police.
  10. One of the 3 major strikes of that time, involved scab workers.
  11. Gaining conrol of many different businesses that make up all phases of a product's development.
  12. When a company is in complete control of a product or service, eliminated all of their competition.
  13. A legal decision or form of proceeding serving as an authoritative rule.
  14. One of the first labor unions, accepted women, African Americans, and even unskilled workers.
  15. One of the 3 major strikes of that time,involved George Pullaman.
  16. Taxes put on imported goods.

30 Clues: Invented the morse code. • America's greatest inventor. • Taxes put on imported goods. • The government cannot interfere. • The ___________________ railroad. • The leader of the Cheyenne tribe. • He lead the American Railway Union. • He lead the American Federation of labor. • He invented the talking telegram in 1876. • A new way of burning the impurities out of iron. • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-15

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two engines put in the front of a train
  2. Pullman A man who was successful in producing sleeping cars
  3. An anarchist who tried to assassinate Henry Frick
  4. When Colonel John Chivington, attacked with 700 men against the helpless Cheyenne, he killed 500 women and children
  5. when a company is in complete control of a service or product
  6. A symbol of America's power and progress
  7. As production increases the cost of each item produced is lower
  8. Company drops prices to drive other out of business, then buys them out
  9. Henry Frick cut wages at Carnegie steel, then their was a strike
  10. A way of getting around monopoly laws, owning 51% of a business
  11. People who bought large areas of land in hope of selling in later for a profit
  12. People who lost everything during the civil war and were forced to move
  13. A man who tried to obtain better wages, working hours etc.
  14. Signed by Lincoln in 1862, for a small fee a person could obtain 160 acres if they met certain conditions
Down
  1. Indians on reservation performed a sacred dance, the soldiers thought it was an uprising so they shot and killed 200 defenseless indians
  2. Make more stuff and sell if really cheap to gain control of a product
  3. In loose association of businesses
  4. An act that provided 160 acres of land to indian families
  5. People who stripped the world of its natural resources
  6. A big labor union at the time
  7. Owner of Carnegie steel
  8. One of the 1st labor unions, worked towards reforms of equal pay,no child labor etc.
  9. Non-Interference by the government
  10. Workers went out on strike in support of 8 hour work days
  11. Land was measured so you knew exactly what you owned
  12. Survival of the fittest in business
  13. The new process of burning out impurities to make better metal
  14. When custer and 200 men took on a force of 2000 indians at a river
  15. Land--people's dream was to own land
  16. 260,000 railroad workers went on strike to protest the wage cuts
  17. Equal distribution of wealth

31 Clues: Owner of Carnegie steel • Equal distribution of wealth • A big labor union at the time • In loose association of businesses • Non-Interference by the government • Survival of the fittest in business • Land--people's dream was to own land • Two engines put in the front of a train • A symbol of America's power and progress • An anarchist who tried to assassinate Henry Frick • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-16

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thousands of these kinds of people raced into Oklahoma territories and laid claim to land parcels for a small sum.
  2. This party was a group of people who did not feel that the two main political parties were doing enough to protect their interests.
  3. _________ workers contributed greatly to the Transcontinental Railroad, with the Irish.
  4. The ______________ railroad connected the east and west.
  5. This process was a new way of burning the impurities out of iron.
  6. A way of getting around the anti-monopoly laws.
  7. Workers went on this strike in support of the eight hour work day.
  8. Federal lands that were set aside specifically for Native Americans to live on.
  9. This helped speed up normal processes of everyday life, and created jobs for the United States.
  10. People who cheated and went into Oklahoma early and claimed some of the best parcels of land.
  11. The ___________ Bridge was a symbol of American success.
  12. The ________ ________ Massacre was led by Colonel John Chivington, with a force of 700 men that killed up to 500 Cheyenne Indians (two words).
  13. Workers protested in this strike against cut wages and “double headers.”
  14. Taxes put on imported goods.
  15. When a company is in complete control of a product/service, they are known as this.
Down
  1. A philosophy that suggested government ownership of businesses and the equal distribution of wealth created by those businesses.
  2. A philosophy that believes in "survival of the fittest" (two words).
  3. Alexander Graham Bell invented this (two words).
  4. The Indian performed ______ dances to bring back their old way of living.
  5. People who bought large areas of land in the hope of selling it later for profit were known as Land _____________.
  6. The Union went on this strike in protest against cut wages.
  7. An attempt, by the government, to turn Native Americans into the rest of society.
  8. Workers went on this strike in protest against prices for food and rent.
  9. Thomas Edison was called "America's greatest ____________".
  10. A system of long and short pulses that represented letters (two words).
  11. _________ consolidation is when a company would drop its prices, to a very low level, driving out competition.
  12. At _________ Knee, the Indians were being disarmed, when someone fired a shot. 200 defenseless Indians were massacred.
  13. Gaining the control of the many different businesses that make up all phases of a product's development is known as _________ consolidation.
  14. The ______ Act was set up to provide 160 acres to Indian families so they could become self-sufficient.

29 Clues: Taxes put on imported goods. • A way of getting around the anti-monopoly laws. • Alexander Graham Bell invented this (two words). • The ______________ railroad connected the east and west. • The ___________ Bridge was a symbol of American success. • The Union went on this strike in protest against cut wages. • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-17

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The strike that happened because people were angry that wages were cut, but the cost of living stayed the same
  2. Type of workers that were willing to go against a strike and work
  3. Type of consolidation where you get control of all the parts of production
  4. Federal lands that were set aside specifically for Indians
  5. People who bought a lot of land in hope of selling it later for a profit
  6. Type of consolidation when a company would drop its prices to a very low level
  7. Came up with the idea of using pulses to communicate.
  8. Place where officials disarmed Indians and someone fired a shot and there was a 200 person massacre
  9. Leader of the American Federation of Labor (last name only)
  10. An Act that allowed people to obtain 160 acres of land if they met certain conditions.
  11. Railroad that went across the continent
  12. Type of factor that led many people toward the West.
  13. The bridge that was a symbol of American success
Down
  1. Industrialists that were seen as stripping the world of natural resources
  2. Leader of the Cheyenne who made a treaty with Colorado's governor.
  3. An Act that was set up to provide 160 acres to Indian families
  4. Land that was measured, registered and deeded so you knew exactly what was yours
  5. A loose association of business who produce the same product
  6. A philosophy that suggested government ownership of businesses
  7. People who raced into Oklahoma territory to claim land for a very small price
  8. one of the first labor unions that was lead by Terrence Powderly
  9. When a company is in complete control of a product or service
  10. Who quit his job and became a full time inventor?
  11. Type of factor that led many people out of the East.
  12. An attempt by the government to turn Native Americans into the rest of society
  13. Taxes on imported goods
  14. Who invented the talking telegram?
  15. A way of getting around anti-monopoly laws
  16. People who cheated and went into Oklahoma early

29 Clues: Taxes on imported goods • Who invented the talking telegram? • Railroad that went across the continent • A way of getting around anti-monopoly laws • People who cheated and went into Oklahoma early • The bridge that was a symbol of American success • Who quit his job and became a full time inventor? • Type of factor that led many people out of the East. • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-17

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where the two railroads meet
  2. a kind of Tax
  3. When a company is the only one
  4. New kind of these helped the railroads work better
  5. Who was the leader of Knights of Labor
  6. A person who wanted land in the oklahoma territory
  7. Bell created this along with the telephone
  8. When a company drops its prices driving out competition
  9. The leader of American federation of Labor
  10. Only a few companyies of same product
  11. A place where Indians were placed
  12. people who bought land hopeing to sell it for more later
  13. Completion of this helped america get recognition
Down
  1. These were made to preserve sunlight for the different regions
  2. Where the Central Railroad company started building
  3. Who was america's greatest inventor
  4. The people who were moved to reservations by the white people
  5. Battle where america underestemated the number of indians an got beat
  6. What they called it when all the people raced for land in oklahoma
  7. What state was the land rush in
  8. Was the general at Big Horn
  9. Lose alliance
  10. Gaining control of many different businesses
  11. did the tough work of busting through the Sierra Nevada with the Railroad
  12. Samuel Morse invented what
  13. What is a person who went into oklahoma before the race?
  14. When workers protest something and stop working
  15. Way of getting around monopoly rules
  16. one thing that helped with the economy boom
  17. Where the Union Pacific railroad company started building

30 Clues: a kind of Tax • Lose alliance • Samuel Morse invented what • Was the general at Big Horn • Where the two railroads meet • When a company is the only one • What state was the land rush in • A place where Indians were placed • Who was america's greatest inventor • Way of getting around monopoly rules • Only a few companyies of same product • Who was the leader of Knights of Labor • ...

post civil war 2016-11-17

post civil war crossword puzzle
Across
  1. these are put on imported goods
  2. people who had committed a crime would flee out west to try and get lost from the law
  3. george armstrong custer went out to montana to round up the sioux nation to put them on reservations.
  4. indians had been rounded up and put in reservations
  5. another union that only allow membership to skilled workers
  6. he invented the talking telegram
  7. train that have two engines
  8. federal lands that were set aside specifically for native americans to live on
  9. people who cheated and went into oklahoma early and claimed some of the best parcels of land
  10. black kettle, the leader of the cheyenne made a treaty with colorado's governor and took his people to sand creek
  11. gaining control of the many different businesses that make up all phases of a product's development
  12. the dawes act was set up to provide 160 acres to indian families so they could become self sufficient
  13. land-for most people their life dream was to own land
  14. one of the first labor unions
Down
  1. the populist party was a group of people who did not feel that the two main political were doing enough to protect their interests
  2. this assured people that it was worth the risk to move out west and become a property owner.
  3. an attempt by the government to turn native americans into the rest of society
  4. this kept money supplies tight bc it had to be backed by gold
  5. a department of the government who was in charge of making sure that reservations had enough of all critical supplies so native americans would be taken care of
  6. this proof that the us had taken it's place as one of the world powers when it came to hard work and inventiveness
  7. one of the three major strikes, happened on may 1 1886, workers went out on strike in support of the eight hour work day
  8. a market structure where only a few large profitable companies control most of the production of a certain product
  9. one of the three major strikes, happened in the summer of 1892
  10. this is a philosophy that suggested government ownership of businesses and the equal distribution of wealth created by those businesses
  11. april 22,1889 thousands of people raced into the oklahoma territories and laid claim to land parcels for a very small sum
  12. this is a disadvantage for smaller companies who did not have the capacity to produce as much as the bigger companies
  13. this was signed by president Lincoln in 1862
  14. one of the three major strikes that named after George Pullman
  15. people who bought large areas of land in the hope of selling it later for a profit

29 Clues: train that have two engines • one of the first labor unions • these are put on imported goods • he invented the talking telegram • this was signed by president Lincoln in 1862 • indians had been rounded up and put in reservations • land-for most people their life dream was to own land • another union that only allow membership to skilled workers • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-18

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A loose association of businesses who produce the same product and agree to limit production thus driving up prices
  2. A way of getting around anti-monopoly laws. Businesses were controlled but not owned by one company thus not seen as a monopoly
  3. A philosophy that suggested government ownership of businesses and the equal distribution of wealth created by those businesses
  4. Kept money supplies tight because it had to be backed by gold
  5. Leader of The American Federation of Labor, another labor union at this time
  6. When a company is in complete control of a product or service
  7. The leader of the Knights of Labor, one of the first labor unions
  8. Taxes put on imported goods
  9. Called America's greatest inventor
  10. _______ immigrants contributed greatly to building the railroad in the east
  11. He and his 200 troops were killed at the Little Big Horn River when they tried to take on 2000 Native Americans and force them into reservations
  12. Industrialists seen as stripping the world of its natural resources, competing ruthlessly for business, and treating their workers cruelly
  13. A philosophy that believes in survival of the fittest
  14. People who cheated and went into Oklahoma early and claimed some of the best parcels of land
  15. __________ consolidation is when a company buys out their competition to create a monopoly
  16. A refusal to work organized by a body of employees as a form of protest
Down
  1. This political party was a group of people who didn't feel the two main political parties were doing enough to protect their interests
  2. ________ immigrants did the work for the railroad in the west
  3. __________ consolidation is when a company gains control of all the businesses that make up the phases of production for their product
  4. An attempt by the government to turn Native Americans into the rest of society
  5. Invented the "Talking Telegram"
  6. People who bought large areas of land in the hopes of selling it later for a profit
  7. Created Morse Code
  8. A non interference approach
  9. Industrialists praised for creating jobs, helping the economy, and giving to charities and other causes
  10. Federal lands that were set aside specifically for Native Americans to live on
  11. The _________ Railroad connected the east and the west
  12. Thousands of people who raced into the Oklahoma Territories to claim parcels of land
  13. The _________ Process was a new way of burning impurities out of iron
  14. The _________ Bridge was a symbol of American success

30 Clues: Created Morse Code • A non interference approach • Taxes put on imported goods • Invented the "Talking Telegram" • Called America's greatest inventor • A philosophy that believes in survival of the fittest • The _________ Bridge was a symbol of American success • The _________ Railroad connected the east and the west • ...

Post Civil War 2016-11-18

Post Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. George Armstrong Custer went put to Montana to round up the Sioux nation to put them on reservations.
  2. was an agrarian-populist political party in the United States. For a few years, 1892–96, it played a major role as a left-wing force in American politics.
  3. in a loose association of businesses who produce the same product.
  4. is encouraged Western migration by providing settlers 160 acres of public land. In exchange, homesteaders paid a small filing fee and were required to complete five years of continuous residence before receiving ownership of the land.
  5. production increases the cost of each item produce is lower.
  6. Federal lands that were set aside specifically for Native Americans to live on.
  7. People who cheated and went into Oklahoma early and claimed some of the best parcels of land.
  8. is a legal designation for the ownership of property by non-governmental legal entities.Private property is distinguishable from public property, which is owned by a state entity; and from collective property, which is owned by a group of non-governmental entities.Private property is further distinguished from personal property, which refers to property for personal use and consumption. Private property is a legal concept defined and enforced by a country's political system.
  9. was proof that the U.S had taken it's place as one of the world powers went it came to hard work and inventiveness.
  10. as steel rails replaced iron rails,track gauges became standard,and time zones were implemented railroad began to flourish.
  11. a new way of burning the impurities out of iron thus producing a lighter,stronger,more flexible steel. This is made it easier to mass produce steel thus ushering in a new era of construction in the US.
  12. are those factors which either forcefully push people into migration or attract them. A push factor is forceful, and a factor which relates to the country from which a person migrates. It is generally some problem which results in people wanting to migrate.
  13. He believed he could turn out a small invention every 10 days and a major invention every 6 months.He and others worked on how to get an electric light to glow for a long time without overheating and burning up.
  14. was a massacre in the American Indian Wars that occurred on November 29, 1864, when a 675-man force of Colorado U.S. Volunteer Cavalry attacked and destroyed a village of Cheyenne and Arapaho in southeastern Colorado Territory, killing and mutilating an estimated 70–163 Native Americans, about two-thirds of whom were women and children. The location has been designated the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site and is administered by the National Park Service.
  15. Workers went out on strike in support of the eight hour work day.
  16. An attempt by the government to turn Native Americans into the rest of society.
  17. was a nationwide railroad strike in the United States on May 11, 1894 and a turning point for US labor law. It pitted the American Railway Union (ARU) against the Pullman Company, the main railroads, and the federal government of the United States under President Grover Cleveland.
Down
  1. is a philosophy that believes in the survival of the fittest.
  2. is a financial activity that involves the purchase of real estate with the hope that the price will increase. Most land purchases can be better referred to as real estate investment, since land tends to appreciate in value over time due to factors such as scarcity.
  3. Gaining control of the many different businesses that make up all phases of product's development. Carnegie Steel used this to became the leader in Steel production.
  4. is an agency of the federal government of the United States within the U.S. Department of the Interior. ... The BIA's responsibilities once included providing health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives.
  5. One of the first labor unions, is lead by Terence Powderly, tried to organize all workers into unions.
  6. labor was another union at this time.
  7. a way of organizing a society in which major industries are owned and controlled by the government rather than by individual people and companies.
  8. when a company would drop it's prices to a very low level thus driving their competitors out of businesses.
  9. April 22,1889 thousands of people raced into the Oklahoma territories and laid claim to land parcels for a very small sum.
  10. is when a company is in complete control of a product or service.
  11. was an industrial lockout and strike which began on June 30, 1892, culminating in a battle between strikers and private security agents on July 6, 1892.[3] The battle was one of the most serious disputes in U.S. labor history, third behind the Ludlow Massacre and the Battle of Blair Mountain. The dispute occurred at the Homestead Steel Works in the Pittsburgh area town of Homestead, Pennsylvania, between the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers (the AA) and the Carnegie Steel Company. The final result was a major defeat for the union and a setback for their efforts to unionize steelworkers.
  12. was a way of getting around anti monopoly laws.
  13. Was set up to provide 160 acres to Indian families so they could become self sufficient.

30 Clues: labor was another union at this time. • was a way of getting around anti monopoly laws. • production increases the cost of each item produce is lower. • is a philosophy that believes in the survival of the fittest. • is when a company is in complete control of a product or service. • Workers went out on strike in support of the eight hour work day. • ...

Civil War Era 2016-11-18

Civil War Era crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Movement where 4 African American students went into a whites only diner and asked politely for a cup of coffee. When denied service, they would not engage in violence, but sit quietly and wait to be served.
  2. Played a pivotal role in ending the legal segregation of African American citizens in the South and the creation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
  3. This case dealt with the segregation of public schools on the basis of race.
  4. Movement to win dignity and respect for America's farm workers through better working conditions and a living wage.
  5. The Mexican American Civil Rights Movement that fought for restoration of land grants, to farm workers rights, enhance education, and voting and political rights.
  6. The mass march from Selma to Montgomery to protest for the black voter registration in Dallas county, where protesters were brutally attacked by state troopers and mounted patrolmen.
  7. Abolished slavery within the United States.
Down
  1. An Indian leadership movement that transformed policy making into programs and organizations that served many Indian communities.
  2. Women's suffrage and the right for women to have equal voting rights as her male counterparts. Finalized in 1919.
  3. This trail wanted to treat African American like they are "Separate but Equal."
  4. Civil rights activist who fought for better working conditions for farmers.
  5. The segregation and disenfranchisement laws codified system of racial apartheid that dominated the American South.
  6. Supreme court overturned decision on the abortion law, meaning that women and their doctor can choose abortion pregnancy without legal restriction.
  7. Movement where African Americans rode interstate buses to test the enforcement of the Supreme Court's decision to outlaw segregation at interstate level.
  8. Granted African Americans the right to vote.
  9. An African American leader who articulated concepts of race pride and black nationalism in the 1950's and 60's.
  10. Citizens no longer have to pay a fee to vote. If they are a citizen then they are eligible to vote to vote and have voting rights.
  11. The massive boycott that lasted 13 months, resulting in the ruling that bus segregation between whites and black was unconstitutional.
  12. Signed on July 2, 1964, prohibited any discrimination in a public place and allowed integration in school. Signed by President Lyndon Johnson.
  13. A charismatic Oglala Sioux who helped revive image of the American Indian.
  14. Grant citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.
  15. Her refusal to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a public bus spurred a citywide boycott and helped launch nationwide efforts to end segregation of public facilities.

22 Clues: Abolished slavery within the United States. • Granted African Americans the right to vote. • A charismatic Oglala Sioux who helped revive image of the American Indian. • Grant citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States. • Civil rights activist who fought for better working conditions for farmers. • ...

The Civil War 2017-09-08

The Civil War crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to formally enroll in the army or to call roll
  2. a minor fight
  3. a fortified location where powder or supplies were stored safely
  4. a soldier who was appointed by an officer to be his confidential assistant
  5. a crushing defeat where, often, the losers run from the field.
  6. smoothbore heavy artillery which lobbed shot and shell
  7. Party: a political party generally against slavery and its expansion into the territories
  8. a Northerner; someone loyal to the federal government of the United States
  9. escaped slaves who fled to the Union lines for protection
  10. a term used for 'living off the land", as well as plundering committed by soldiers
  11. an overwhelming, advancing force that crushes or seems to crush everything in its path
Down
  1. a small canvas bag used to carry a soldier's food
  2. to pretend to attack in one direction while the real attack is directed somewhere else
  3. a stretcher used to transport wounded soldiers
  4. a soldier who delivered the mail to other soldiers
  5. a tightly bound bundle of straight sticks used to reinforce trenches
  6. intestinal disease-causing severe diarrhea was a leading cause of death by disease
  7. a ship protected by iron armor
  8. freedom from slavery
  9. a mound of earth used to protect gun positions
  10. a branch of the military in which soldiers traveled and fought on foot

21 Clues: a minor fight • freedom from slavery • a ship protected by iron armor • a stretcher used to transport wounded soldiers • to formally enroll in the army or to call roll • a mound of earth used to protect gun positions • a small canvas bag used to carry a soldier's food • a soldier who delivered the mail to other soldiers • ...

Civil war crossword 2017-04-24

Civil war crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. President of the United States of America during the Civil War
  2. laws passed to restrict African Americans
  3. withdrawal from enemy forces and territory
  4. Place where Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, when Lee surrendered to Grant
  5. The effort by the North to keep ships from entering or leaving Southern ports
  6. Troops sent to strengthen a fighting force by adding an additional number of fresh soldiers
  7. soldiers who ride horses
  8. Union general who believed in total war
  9. To leave or withdraw
  10. Someone who wishes to abolish or get rid of slavery
Down
  1. freeing slaves in Union-controlled Confederate states
  2. confederate general
  3. Slave states that remained in the Union (Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware)
  4. Place in Virginia where John Brown led a raid on a federal arsenal
  5. Loyal to the Confederacy ,Also Southern or Rebel
  6. Law the provided for harsh treatment for escaped slaves and for those who helped them
  7. Withdrawal from the Federal government of the United States
  8. killed most of solders during the holocaust
  9. Paper currency which began to circulate in the North
  10. A ship protected by iron armor

20 Clues: confederate general • To leave or withdraw • soldiers who ride horses • A ship protected by iron armor • Union general who believed in total war • laws passed to restrict African Americans • withdrawal from enemy forces and territory • killed most of solders during the holocaust • Loyal to the Confederacy ,Also Southern or Rebel • ...

Civil War Definitions 2018-01-05

Civil War Definitions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. slavert status in the South
  2. official name for the South
  3. official name for the North
  4. type of war in which an army destroys its opponents ability to fight by attacking civilian and economic as well as military targets
  5. president of South
  6. a moment in history that marks a decisive change
  7. official nickname for the North
  8. the freeing of slaves
  9. official nickname for the south
  10. William Sherman destroys bridges, factories, and railroad lines
  11. the founder of the American Red Cross
  12. capital city of South
  13. capital city of North
Down
  1. president of North
  2. the slave states that had not left the union
  3. someone injured or killed or missing in a military engagement
  4. famous speech by Lincoln after the battle which reminds Americans that the war was being fought for liberty, equality, and democracy
  5. the order by Lincoln in which all slaves in confederate states are free
  6. the idea that the south could get Britain and France to help them through cotton
  7. union fort
  8. slavery status of the North
  9. commanding officer for the South
  10. union strategy to squeeze the south with a combination of a naval blockade and control of the Mississippi to divide the south
  11. a person who is not a member of his/her country's military
  12. commanding officer for the North

25 Clues: union fort • president of North • president of South • the freeing of slaves • capital city of South • capital city of North • slavert status in the South • official name for the South • official name for the North • slavery status of the North • official nickname for the North • official nickname for the south • commanding officer for the South • commanding officer for the North • ...

Civil War Croassword 2018-05-04

Civil War Croassword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. warships covered in iron
  2. a union general in the west
  3. a tax on earnings
  4. The South's strategy to win over foreign aid.
  5. soldiers on horseback
  6. a turning point in the war for the Union
  7. laws that required men to serve in the military
  8. the bloodiest day in American history
  9. a gun with a grooved barrel that causes a bullet to spin through the air
Down
  1. conditions and practices that promote health
  2. the place where Lee surendered
  3. the 16th president
  4. fulfilled a major part of the Anaconda plan
  5. Northern democrats who favored peace with the South
  6. the president of the Confederacy
  7. fought during a terrible thunderstorm
  8. armed forces the prevent the transportation of goods or people into or out of an area
  9. cash payments to men who volunteered to serve
  10. a bullet with a hollow base
  11. slave states that bordered states in which slavery was illegal

20 Clues: a tax on earnings • the 16th president • soldiers on horseback • warships covered in iron • a union general in the west • a bullet with a hollow base • the place where Lee surendered • the president of the Confederacy • fought during a terrible thunderstorm • the bloodiest day in American history • a turning point in the war for the Union • ...

Civil War Crossword 2018-03-31

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

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 ________ • ...

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 ________ • ...

Civil War Crossword 2018-04-30

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Union strategy to defeat the Confederacy, using a blockade to keep supplies away from the south
  2. Cash payments
  3. Gun with a grooved barrel that causes a bullet to spin through the air.
  4. Who assassinated President Lincoln?
  5. Slave states that bordered states in which slavery was illegal.
  6. Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites.
  7. Lincoln's first goal as president was to
  8. Talented Military Leader
  9. What did the 13th Amendment abolish?
  10. Warships covered with iron.
  11. Bullet with a hollow base.
  12. Bloodiest day in all of American History
  13. Conditions and practices that promote health.
Down
  1. Proclamation issued by Lincoln as a military tactic, freeing all slaves in areas still at war with the Union.
  2. Soldiers on horseback.
  3. tax on earnings
  4. Abolitionist who killed pro slavery settlers in Kansas and was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia
  5. What right did the 15th Amendment grant to African Americans?
  6. Lincoln's main opponents
  7. Armed forces that prevent the transportation of goods or people into or out of an area.
  8. Lee and McClellan's army clashed for a week.
  9. What does the 14th Amendment define?

22 Clues: Cash payments • tax on earnings • Soldiers on horseback. • Lincoln's main opponents • Talented Military Leader • Bullet with a hollow base. • Warships covered with iron. • Who assassinated President Lincoln? • What did the 13th Amendment abolish? • What does the 14th Amendment define? • Lincoln's first goal as president was to • Bloodiest day in all of American History • ...

Civil War Crossword 2012-06-01

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. conflict between citizens of the same country
  2. last name of Lincoln's killer
  3. defeat
  4. a smaller river that flows into a larger river
  5. crops sold for money
  6. runaway
  7. protection against unlawful imprisonment
  8. general increase in prices
  9. school for special training
  10. storage site for weapons
Down
  1. explain
  2. pardon
  3. formally charge
  4. control
  5. loyalty to a region
  6. extra time/money to pay for goods
  7. remove from office temporarily
  8. not vote
  9. interconnected system (refers to railroads)
  10. _____ codes were used to control freed men and women

20 Clues: pardon • defeat • explain • control • runaway • not vote • formally charge • loyalty to a region • crops sold for money • storage site for weapons • general increase in prices • school for special training • last name of Lincoln's killer • remove from office temporarily • extra time/money to pay for goods • protection against unlawful imprisonment • interconnected system (refers to railroads) • ...

Civil War Vocab 2013-03-26

Civil War Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. money give as a reward such as to encourage enlistment in the army
  2. general increase in prices
  3. Important female in the Underground railroad
  4. Famous abolitionist from Kansas
  5. northern money
  6. the two minute speach given by President Abraham Lincoln gave a the Gettysburg cemetery
  7. a tax of a fixed amount per person that had to be pain before they could vote
  8. a method used to prevent african americans from voting
  9. Withdraw from the union
  10. armored naval vessel
Down
  1. The histoirical nick name for Kansas
  2. confederate ships
  3. guarenteed the accused individuals the right to a hearing before being jailed
  4. Union soldier
  5. Missouri, Kentucky, and Maryland were all called...
  6. Confederate soldier
  7. to free
  8. set up in a strong position
  9. people killed or wounded
  10. approved

20 Clues: to free • approved • Union soldier • northern money • confederate ships • Confederate soldier • armored naval vessel • Withdraw from the union • people killed or wounded • general increase in prices • set up in a strong position • Famous abolitionist from Kansas • The histoirical nick name for Kansas • Important female in the Underground railroad • ...

Civil War Crossword 2013-04-11

Civil War Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. :former general and candidate for the presidency in 1864
  2. :fortress that's capture split the South in two
  3. :responsible for the assassination of Lincoln
  4. :plan designed to smother the South's economy
  5. :southern general killed at the Battle of Chancellorsville "Stonewall"
  6. :southern general at the Battle of Fort Henry
  7. :northern Democrats that opposed war and sympathized with the South
  8. :one of the three rivers that Sherman damaged that was crucial to the South
  9. :site where Lee's last attempt to an invasion of the North was turned back
  10. :A coalition of Republicans and War Democrats that helped Lincoln's re-election
  11. Lincoln's vice president and running mate in the election of 1864
Down
  1. :Georgian city given to Lincoln as a Christmas present by Sherman
  2. :fort in Mississippi where black soldiers were massacred after surrender.
  3. :anything prohibited by law from being imported or exported
  4. a white, bitter, crystalline alkaloid used in medicine as a pain reliever
  5. :warships covered in iron
  6. :freeing someone from the control of another
  7. :capital of the Confederacy
  8. :confederate general at the Battle of Shiloh
  9. :armed forces that prevent the transportation of goods and people of an area

20 Clues: :warships covered in iron • :capital of the Confederacy • :freeing someone from the control of another • :confederate general at the Battle of Shiloh • :responsible for the assassination of Lincoln • :plan designed to smother the South's economy • :southern general at the Battle of Fort Henry • :fortress that's capture split the South in two • ...